Your Navy Operating Forward – Yokosuka, Naples, Algeciras
Right now your Navy is 100 percent on watch around the globe helping to preserve the American way of life. Whether it be operating and training off the coast of Spain or forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf, the flexibility and presence provided by our U.S. naval forces provides national leaders with great options for protecting and maintaining our national security and interests around the world. The imagery below highlights the Navy’s ability to provide those options by operating forward.
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines: Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits anchored off the coast of Legazpi, Philippines, during Pacific Partnership 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA: An F/A-18F assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 prepares to take off on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dartez C. Williams/Released)
DILI, Timor Leste: Utilitiesman Constructionman (SCW) Christopher Parrilla from Seattle, Washington, ground guides Equipment Operator 2nd Class Amber Floyd from Phoenix, Arizona, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, as she operates a skid steer to grade the courtyard at the Aimutin Primary School. (U.S. Navy photo by Construction Electrician Constructionman George Oliver/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA: An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
YOKOSUKA, Japan: The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) gets underway after a port visit at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA: An EA-18G Growler from the “Shadowhawks” of Early Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane/Released)
ARABIAN GULF: Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Joseph Cowan launches a RQ-20A Puma AE (All Environment) unmanned aircraft system from aboard USS Stout (DDG 55) during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill Dodge/Released)
Mediterranean Sea: The fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) performs a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dartez C. Williams/Released)
ALGECIRAS, Spain: USS Porter (DDG 78) departs Algeciras, Spain. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released)
NAPLES, Italy: The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) transits off the coast of Naples, Italy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael R. Gendron/Released)
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