π VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) hosted a bi-annual leadership training symposium. More than 150 surface leaders gathered to discuss the manning, training and equipping of the surface force.
Read more about it here: β¬οΈ
go.usa.gov/xuFJX
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Back to sea β π
#USSPaulIgnatius (DDG 117) gets underway from Azores, Portugal, May 10.
Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the @USNavyEurope area of operations.
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Underway, shift colors β π
#USSPorter (DDG 78) departed Naval Station Rota, Spain to begin its 11th Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe patrol in the @USNavyEurope area of operations, May 10, 2022.
Read more here β‘οΈ go.usa.gov/xuFKp
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#USNavy Photos of the Day:
@usairforce Osprey aboard #USSEssex and firefighting training aboard #USSTripoli @US3rdFleet
#USSGridley plans fire support exercise @US7thFleet
Sailors train in the main engine aboard #USSPaulIgnatius @US2ndFleet
π go.usa.gov/xu6dz
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Load 'em up β
Sailors load ordnance onto an F/A-18E #SuperHornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 on the flight deck of @CVN_72.
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#ICYMI: @USNavyCNO Adm. Mike Gilday delivers testimony at the #HASC hearing for the fiscal year 2023 defense budget request.
Read the full testimony here: go.usa.gov/xuFKP
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π GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas. The entirety of the top-tier Navy Cryptologic Technicians Interpretive (CTIs) gathered in West Texas for their annual Rating Strategy Council (RSC).
Read more about it here: β¬οΈ
go.usa.gov/xuFuH
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Training is π
Sailors fight simulated fires during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the U.S. Navyβs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier @Gipper_76.
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All clear for takeoff π β
Sailors aboard #USSPaulIgnatius (DDG 117) show the pilots of an #MH60R helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, the removed chalks and chains, May 11, 2022.
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Always a pleasure, Ma'am β
Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport welcomed @ASNEIE Meredith Berger on May 5 for tours and a series of award presentations.
Read more here β‘οΈ go.usa.gov/xuFKs
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Happy International Day of Families! π β
Through trainings, deployments, homecomings, promotions, PCS, the highs and the lows, our families are there for us. We know it is not an easy job, so thank you to all the Navy families that support our sailors! #family #navyfamily
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Always on the go.
π MANAMA, Bahrain - Rear Adm. Sean Bailey, Deputy Commander, @US5thFleet, left, speaks with Cmdr. David Catterall, commanding officer of #USSFitzgerald (DDG 62), while pierside, May 10.
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Commissioning Day β πΊπΈ π
The Navyβs newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) is commissioned in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2022.
Read more here β‘οΈ go.usa.gov/xuFtY
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#ExerciseTradewinds22 β π§πΏ
Tradesmen from partner nations share knowledge while repairing engines on Belize Coast Guard vessels at Belize Coast Guard Headquarters for Exercise Tradewinds 2022, May 9.
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Sunset at sea βοΈ π
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser #USSMobileBay (CG 53) transits the Philippine Sea, May 9, 2022.
Mobile Bay is underway in the @US7thFleet area of operations.
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Maintenance check π§ β
Sailors conduct a 91-day inspection on a bomb rack unit (BRU-32) of an F/A-18F #SuperHornet in the hangar bay aboard @CVN_72, May 9.
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Going π #NeonDefender β π
Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Elishua Hardy gets hoisted into an #MH60S Knighthawk during a search and rescue training operation during Exercise Neon Defender 2022, May 11.
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Life at sea β π
Sailors aboard @CVN70 conduct daily operations while underway in the #PacificOcean.
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