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An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter
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USS Gabrielle Giffords PHOTOEX
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SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 16, 2019) Asst. Secretary of the
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Boatswains Mate Seaman Brian Hurley signals to the
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Robert Blake, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, left center,
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Sailors aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth
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170417-N-PD309-011 CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (April
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Cmdr. Kendall Bridgewater, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) Crew
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150926-N-MK881-206 ANDAMAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2015) Operations
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SURABAYA, Indonesia (Aug. 1, 2019) - U.S. Navy Rear
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150722-N-MK881-744 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 21, 2015)
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U.S. Representative Gwen Moore speaks during the
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KEY WEST, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2019) USS Billings (LCS 15)
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CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore – (Jan. 15, 2016) – Naval
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The Malaysian frigate KD Jabat trails USS Curtis Wilbur
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190420-N-IA905-1038 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2019)
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170202-N-WV703-032 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 2, 2017)
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170609-N-PD309-044 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 9, 2017) Sailors
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190421-N-IA905-1075 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2019)
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170103-N-WV703-189 CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (Jan.
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170215-N-WV703-043 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2017)
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180505-N-N0101-230 MOBILE, Alabama (May 5, 2018) LCS-20’s
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170427-N-PD309-014 CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (April
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The Navy's newest Freedom-variant littoral combat
The Navy's newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, USS Detroit (LCS 7) is commissioned. LCS-7 is the sixth U.S. ship named in honor of city of Detroit. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)
170427-N-PD309-056 CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (April
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170219-N-WV703-021 MUARA, Brunei (Feb. 19, 2017) Sailors
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170602-N-PD309-173 GULF OF THAILAND (June 2, 2017)
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161107-N-MW990-006 CHANGI NAVAL BASE (November 7, 2016)
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170216-N-ZZ999-005 PACIFIC OCEAN – A U.S. Coast Guard
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170219-N-WV703-021 MUARA, Brunei (Feb. 19, 2017) Sailors
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The littoral combat ship USS Freedom fires its Mk-110
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom fires its Mk-110 57mm gun during a surface gunnery exercise as part of the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise de... More
150831-N-MK881-050 CHANGI NAVAL BASE (August 31, 2015)
150831-N-MK881-050 CHANGI NAVAL BASE (August 31, 2015) Chief Selects, assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), hang up mail from family members of Fort Worth Sailors. Currently on a 16-month... More
151005-N-MK881-183 BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 5, 2015) Sailors
151005-N-MK881-183 BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 5, 2015) Sailors conduct a mass casualty drill on the mess deck of the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). Currently on a 16-month rotational deployment in suppo... More
151014-N-MK881-027 CHENNAI, INDIA (October 14, 2015)
151014-N-MK881-027 CHENNAI, INDIA (October 14, 2015) Cmdr. Christopher Brown, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), center, speaks with officers from the Indian Navy and Japan M... More
170627-N-PD309-037 SULU SEA (June 27, 2017) Sailors
170627-N-PD309-037 SULU SEA (June 27, 2017) Sailors standby while operating a twin-boom extensible crane during boat operations aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4). The U.S. and Philippine navies a... More
171006-N-LR795-142 SAN DIEGO (October 6, 2017) - Cmdr.
171006-N-LR795-142 SAN DIEGO (October 6, 2017) - Cmdr. Karl F. McCarthy reads his orders as he assumes command of USS Coronado (LCS 4) Gold Crew during a change of command ceremony held aboard the littoral comb... More