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8 notesREBLOG Visitors await the public boarding of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) during New Orleans Navy Week. Mitscher is participating in The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration, a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning in April 2012 and concluding in 2015. New Orleans is the first and the last city visit in the series.
7 notesREBLOG Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Vincent Delisi supervises Seaman Alexandria Jones during an M240 machine gun weapon qualification aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
10 notesREBLOG Family members welcome home the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) to Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Gulf.
18 notesREBLOG Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Bryan Dubell kisses his wife after the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) pulled into homeport at Naval Station Norfolk from a seven-month deployment to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Gulf.
8 notesREBLOG Musician 1st Class Dan Smith, assigned to the U.S. Navy Band New Orleans, sings the national anthem before the start of the New Orleans Hornets and Houston Rockets NBA Game in conjunction with The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration. The event is part of a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning in April 2012 and concluding in 2015. New Orleans is the first and the last city visit in the series.
6 notesREBLOG Operations Specialist 2nd Class Ginny Grady, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), carries a Chinese Tallow tree to the clearing ground in New Orleans’ City Park. Wasp is in New Orleans April 17-23 celebrating New Orleans Navy Week and commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.
14 notesREBLOG The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) pulls into homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Gulf.
20 notesREBLOG Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Vincent Delisi supervises Engineman 3rd Class Kimberly Gambichler during an M240 machine gun weapon qualification exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
16 notesREBLOG The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) breaks away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) after a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
6 notesREBLOG Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) visit the French Quarter during New Orleans Navy Week. Wasp is participating in The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration, a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning in April 2012 and concluding in 2015. New Orleans is the first and the last city visit in the series.