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#USNavyPhotosoftheDay 1️⃣ A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) inspects an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. 2️⃣ Sailors assigned to USS Somerset (LPD 25) and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration engineers work together during NASA Underway Recovery Test 12 in the Pacific Ocean. 3️⃣ USS Gridley (DDG 101) fires a Mark 38 25mm machine gun during live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean. 4️⃣ A U.S. Sailor shoots a shot line during a replenishment-at-sea aboard USS Gettysburg (CG 64) in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. #AmericasNavy250 #Warfighting #Readiness #USNavy #Lethality

USS Iowa (BB 4) ➡ USS Iowa (BB 61) ➡ USS Iowa (SSN 797) Commissioning tomorrow, USS Iowa (SSN 797) is the latest symbol of the Navy’s 250-year commitment to innovation and maritime dominance. Commissioning livestream: https://lnkd.in/gZFJu7-4 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gAQZ-TbN #AmericasNavy250 #Warfighting #Lethality

Acting CNO Adm. James Kilby spoke to leaders from the Royal Australian Navy, British Royal Navy, and U.S. Navy at the inaugural tri-lateral Naval Capabilities and Science and Technology Talks to discuss ways to increase warfighting capabilities and increase lethality to strengthen long-term warfighting advantage. Full press release: https://lnkd.in/gCeTvAdp

#AlwaysReady USS Nimitz (CVN 68) stays sharp while maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. 1️⃣ Sailors conduct maintenance on an F/A-18E. 2️⃣ Ammunition onload on the flight deck. 3️⃣ USS Curtis D. Wilbur (DDG 54) approaches Nimitz and 4️⃣ Sailors heave line during a refueling-at-sea evolution. #Warfighting #Warfighters #USNavy

#USNavyPhotosoftheDay 1️⃣ The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) operates in the Atlantic Ocean. 2️⃣ Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Mele Filiai from Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, left, and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Tyatiana Finley signal to pilots of an MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 aboard USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) during flight operations in the South China Sea. 3️⃣ Senior Chief Intelligence Specialist Dan Caywood takes photos during an integrated phase training event aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in the Atlantic Ocean. 4️⃣ U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, upload ordnance to an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U. S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of operations. #AmericasNavy250 #Warfighting #Readiness #USNavy #Lethality VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. If you or someone you know needs support, help is always available. DoD Safe Helpline: safehelpline.org | 877-995-5247 Additional resources: https://lnkd.in/eV-P2AQ6 #SAAPM #STEPFORWARD

#USNavyPhotosoftheDay 1️⃣ An E/A-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 144, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U. S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility. 2️⃣ Seabees assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, conduct an underwater damage survey, and casualty evacuation and recompression chamber treatment during a joint field training exercise between Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, and NMCB 5. 3️⃣ Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Garcia Hernandez, from Norfolk, Virginia, assigned to Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 “Chargers”performs maintenance on an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. 4️⃣ USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) participate in an integrated phase training event in the Atlantic Ocean. #AmericasNavy250 #Warfighting #Readiness #USNavy #Lethality

#USNavyPhotosoftheDay 1️⃣ An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. 2️⃣ Sailors haul in a mooring line aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) at U.S. Naval Base Guam. 3️⃣ A Sailor lowers from an MH-60S Seahawk during maritime recovery training in San Diego Bay with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration personnel in preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission. 4️⃣ Sailors man the rails aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it departs for deployment. #AmericasNavy250 #Warfighting #Readiness #USNavy #Lethality VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

Happy 132nd Birthday Chiefs! ⚓ On April 1, 1893, the rank of Chief Petty Officer was established. For over a century Chiefs have been leading, mentoring and developing their Sailors from the deck plates. Their commitment and dedication to the Navy core values uphold the tradition of our warfighting spirit. Navy Chief, Navy Pride! #AmericasNavy250 #CPOBday #Warfighting

#USNavyPhotosoftheDay 1️⃣ Equipment Operator Constructionman Damian Rose, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, operates a front-end loader in support of the Polaris Point access road project on Polaris Point, Santa Rita, Guam. 2️⃣ An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 126, prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. 3️⃣ Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Recruit Ganerdene Battur and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Recruit Miguel Paul, both assigned to USS Makin Island (LHD 8), participate in an aviation fire drill in the hangar bay. 4️⃣ Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Elijah Partlow, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78, mans an M2 Browning machine gun on the catwalks during a live-fire exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. #AmericasNavy250 #Warfighting #Readiness #USNavy #Lethality VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5