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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.
36 notesREBLOG Members of the honor guard assigned to the amphibious assault ships USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and USS Essex (LHD 2) render honors during the official exchange of commands ceremony. Bonhomme Richard is replacing Essex as the Navy’s only full-time forward deployed large deck amphibious ship.
26 notesREBLOG Sailors run to man the ship during an exchange of command ceremony between the amphibious assault ships USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and USS Essex (LHD 2). Bonhomme Richard is replacing Essex as the Navy’s only full-time forward deployed large deck amphibious ship.
24 notesREBLOG Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ships USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and USS Essex (LHD 2) stand in ranks during preparations for the official exchange of commands ceremony. Bonhomme Richard is replacing Essex as the Navy’s only full-time forward deployed large deck amphibious ship.
27 notesREBLOG Sailors assigned to Navy Munitions Command Uraga prepare to parade the colors during a change of command ceremony where Lt. Cmdr. Baron Tillinghast relieved Lt. Cmdr. Darrell Adamson.
6 notesREBLOG Sailors assigned to Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific present the colors as world-renowned guitar player Yngwie Malmsteen plays the national anthem at the Revolver 2012 Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles.
28 notesREBLOG Steelworker 2nd Class Clarence Lewis and Builder Constructionman Shane Slowiak, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, Detail Chinhae, march with Jinhae school children during the annual Admiral Yi victory parade. Sailors from U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae marched the parade route with Jinhae school children and Republic of Korea service members.
37 notesREBLOG Sailors fire a rifle volley during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway conducting Afloat Training Group 1.4 basic phase training.
31 notesREBLOG Electronics Technician 1st Class Alex Aligaen, left, a reserve component Sailor assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command, and Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Michael Sterba, a reserve component Sailor assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Omaha, receive movement instruction from a young patron at the Omaha Children’s Museum. Active and reserve component Sailors visited and played with children at the museum during Omaha Navy Week, one of 21 Navy weeks across America in 2011. Navy weeks are intended to show the investment Americans have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.
58 notesREBLOG U.S. Navy Sailors participate in a parade through downtown Waikiki honoring Japanese-American veterans of World War II who recently received the Congressional Gold Medal. The medal was presented to members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion, Military Intelligence Service and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion.