NORFOLK (Dec. 20, 2018) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Sikeston Bingham stands watch on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is currently moored at Naval Station Norfolk conducting targeted maintenance and training, and remains operationally ready. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph A.D. Phillips/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 6, 2018) Sailors stand watch in the combat information center during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Dec. 6, 2018. Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its eighth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ford Williams/Released) 181207-N-JI086-089
ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 17, 2018) The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), back, conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 17, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick Bauer/Released)
GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 15, 2018) Lt. j.g. Michael Robinson, from Cooperstown, New York, looks through binoculars aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 15, 2018. Chung-Hoon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Logan C. Kellums/Released) 181215-N-OW019-1064
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2018) A recruit marches from one training location to the next at Recruit Training Command. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/Released)
My grandson, poopeye, is stationed aboard Nimitz. He's here in Cedar Rapids on Christmas leave. He told me that Nimitz is getting some "upgrades" and so far the work is proceeding on time. They are scheduled to go back to sea in May.
The photos below show Nimitz sporting a new paint job. And yes a lot more work was done in the last nine months other than the new paint.
PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, Wash. (December 5,2018) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Dry Dock 6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., Dec. 5, 2018. This marked the conclusion of the nine-month dry dock portion of the Nimitz’s Docking Planned Incremental Availability maintenance period. (PSNS & IMF photos by Thiep Van Nguyen II)
SINGAPORE (Dec. 20, 2018) – Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Melissa Turner, assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), puts together meal boxes during a community service event at the Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen in Singapore, Dec. 20. Emory S. Land is a forward-deployed expeditionary submarine tender on an extended deployment conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordyn Diomede/RELEASED)
SINGAPORE (Dec. 20, 2018) – Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) pose for a photo with Teh Eng Hua, the president of Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen, during a community service event at the soup kitchen in Singapore, Dec. 20.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordyn Diomede/RELEASED)
SINGAPORE (Dec. 20, 2018) – Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) build meal boxes during a community service event at the Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen in Singapore, Dec. 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordyn Diomede/RELEASED)
SINGAPORE (Dec. 20, 2018) – Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) cut cabbage during a community service event at the Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen in Singapore, Dec. 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordyn Diomede/RELEASED)
SINGAPORE (Dec. 20, 2018) – Lt. Jean Wilking (left) and Machinery Repairman Fireman Brandyn Bastanzi (right), both Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), wash dishes during a community service event at the Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen in Singapore, Dec. 20.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordyn Diomede/RELEASED)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Matthew Waltman, from Greenbo, Ala., acts as the signalman during flight operations aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72). The Vella Gulf is underway during the basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Waters)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 4, 2018) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Warren Brown, from Leesburg, Fla., gathers the projectiles for the five-inch mount aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Waters)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2018) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Courtney Robinson, from Monroe, La., checks fuel for impurities prior to commencing flight operations aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Waters)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2018) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Kevin Gomez, from Sacramento, loads ordnance into the close-in weapons system aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Waters)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2018) The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) test fires the forward five-inch gun mount. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Waters)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2018) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Daniel Arceo, left, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Candice Kern load a close-in weapons system aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are on a scheduled deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2018) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Hector Wimmer, left, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Candice Kern load a close-in weapons system aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2018) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Candice Kern loads a close-in weapons system aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) .(U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)
VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (Dec. 23, 2018) Students from St. Joseph’s college sit in the commanding officer’s chair while on a tour with Ensign Giovanna Rodriguez, from North Plainfield, N.J., right, aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a port visit to Visakhapatnam, India. Anchorage is on a deployment with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/ 13th MEU is a capable and lethal Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)
TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands (Dec. 12, 2018) Builder 3rd Class Jesse Martinez, from Omaha, Neb., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Detachment Guam, hammers a purlin to the roof of a home. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' civil and local officials as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency-supported Super Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger)
INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 26, 2018) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) transits the Bay of Bengal with Indian Navy destroyer INS Rajput (D 51) while conducting a cooperative deployment with the Indian Navy. Anchorage is deployed as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 21, 2018) U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Peru, disembark USS Somerset (LPD 25) after spending weeks deployed to Peru and Chile. SPMAGTF-Peru is part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative and reflects the United States’ long standing commitment of friendship, partnership and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Prado)
VISAKHAPATNAM, India (Dec. 22, 2018) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) man the rails during a port visit to Visakhapatnam while on a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)
