SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2021) San Diego, a part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, returned to Naval Base San Diego May 23rd after a deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets where they served as a crisis-response force for combatant commanders in the Africa, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands. (U.S. Navy photoContinue reading “Amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego.”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams off the coast of Iwo To. Formerly referred to as Iwo Jima
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 22, 2021) , Japan returned to calling it by its pre-war name in 2007. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S.Continue reading “The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams off the coast of Iwo To. Formerly referred to as Iwo Jima”
USNS Big Horn (T-AOE 6), left, conducts an underway replenishment with the French navy.
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 19, 2021) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AOE 6), left, conducts an underway replenishment with the French navy amphibious assault ship FS Tonnerre (L 9014), as the French navy frigate FS Surcouf (F711) follows. (Photo courtesy of the French navy) 210524-N-UA460-001 from JC’s Naval, Maritime and MilitaryContinue reading “USNS Big Horn (T-AOE 6), left, conducts an underway replenishment with the French navy.”
USS America and JS Hamana
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force replenishment ship JS Hamana (AOE-424), left, sails alongside the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a replenishment-at-sea. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with alliesContinue reading “USS America and JS Hamana”
USS Constitution fires its cannons as it is tugged through Boston Harbor.
BOSTON (May 21, 2021) USS Constitution fires its cannons as it is tugged through Boston Harbor. USS Constitution, is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationedContinue reading “USS Constitution fires its cannons as it is tugged through Boston Harbor.”
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