SINGAPORE (Nov. 22, 2016) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Ray Mabus, speaks with Sailors and Marines during an all-hands call on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) at Changi Naval Base. Mabus was aboard Makin Island as part of a visit to the Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Nov. 22, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) arrives in Auckland for the first port visit by a U.S. Navy ship in more than 30 years. While originally en route to Auckland last week to participate in the International Naval Review commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Sampson…
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 21, 2016) The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) arrives in San Diego, her new homeport. Scranton arrived after two years of extensive maintenance at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine and three months operating at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek A. Harkins)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2016) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 direct the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck. The Carl Vinson Strike Group recently completed a Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty…
EVERETT, Wash. (Nov. 21, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) arrives at its new homeport, Naval Station Everett. Kidd is the third of three destroyers to change homeports from San Diego to Everett this year, along with USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USS Sampson (DDG 102). (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Van’tLeven)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 21, 2016) Petty Officer First Class (AW) Robert Henderson meets his newborn child for the first time during USS Ronald Reagan's (CVN 76) return to Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Ronald Reagan participated in exercises Valiant Shield, Invincible Spirit and Keen Sword, designed to enhance joint military operations with partner…
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 21, 2016) Sailors man the rails aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as it returns to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka following its 2016 patrol. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Nov. 20, 2016) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus holds an all-hands call with Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Mabus is visiting Sampson to thank them for their humanitarian assistance/disaster relief efforts in response to the earthquake in New Zealand and present them with a…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Nov. 20, 2016) USS Sampson (DDG 102), rear, enters Wellington Harbour in formation with ships from New Zealand, Australia and Canada today after participating in earthquake relief efforts in Kaikoura, New Zealand. The entry marked the first visit into a New Zealand port in more than 30 years. (Royal New Zealand Navy photo)
