Monthly Archives: April 2022

USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) operates with a Saildrone Explorer in the Red Sea.

RED SEA (April 21, 2022) A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel and and the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) operate in the Red Sea in support of the newly established Combined Task Force 153, April 21, 2022. CTF-153 focuses on maritime security and capacity building in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb andContinue reading “USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) operates with a Saildrone Explorer in the Red Sea.”

Chief Electronics Technician Kenneth Deford, right, and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Sutton, search and rescue (SAR) swimmers assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), participate in SAR and man overboard training while the ship is in Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 13, 2022.

PONCE, Puerto Rico (April 13, 2022)  Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Lau) from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military NewsContinue reading “Chief Electronics Technician Kenneth Deford, right, and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Sutton, search and rescue (SAR) swimmers assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), participate in SAR and man overboard training while the ship is in Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 13, 2022.”

An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Wizards” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a U.S.-Japan bilateral exercise.

SEA OF JAPAN (April 14, 2022)  During bilateral exercises between Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the two navies strengthen all-domain awareness and maneuvers across a distributed maritime environment. Bilateral operations like this one, reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region.Continue reading “An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Wizards” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a U.S.-Japan bilateral exercise.”

USS Thomas F. Nickel (DE 587)

Undated post-war view of Thomas F. Nickel underway mid-1950’s: San Francisco, Cal. – USS Thomas F. Nickel (DE 587) moored at the Treasure Island Naval Station. 27 July 1955: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – USS Thomas F. Nickel (DE 587) lies off while preparing to moor at Vancouver.(Photo #AM1506-S3-3-: CVA 447-8445 by Walter E. Frost from the City of Vancouver Archives) Thomas F. Nickel (DEContinue reading “USS Thomas F. Nickel (DE 587)”

USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrives in New Orleans for Navy Week New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS (April 18, 2022) The guided-missile destoryer USS Lassen (DDG 82) prepares to moore pierside in New Orleans as part of Navy Week New Orleans festivities. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.Continue reading “USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrives in New Orleans for Navy Week New Orleans.”