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Full gallery »Photos of the week for May 18

  • Lancers power | An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Lancers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • Jaws to the rescue | Members of the Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Engine 29 demonstrate an emergency personnel extraction using 'the Jaws of Life' in Jackson Plaza to service members, their families and DoD personnel during the 14th annual Health Fair on Naval Station Everett. The goal of the Health Fair is to bring people together to find wellness activities in the area and included a healthy appetizer contest, local vendors and raffles for various prizes.
  • ‘Missed a spot’ | Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) paint the starboard side of the ship. Stennis is moored at its Bremerton homeport for a planned maintenance availability.
  • A day of prayer | USS Ronald Reagan command chaplain Darrell Wesley speaks on the importance and power of prayer in the lives of the military and civilian community during a breakfast at the NBK Bangor Galley celebrating the 61st annual National Day of Prayer.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for May 11

  • Fill’er up | The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) conducts a connected replenishment and vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment at sea to transfer fuel and ammunition. Nimitz is conducting carrier qualifications off the southern coast of California.
  • Sundays are PBY Open House | The PBY Memorial Foundation is holding open houses on the World War II PBY Catalina on the first Sunday of every month, now through September 2012. The aircraft is located on Seaplane Base in the parking lot next to the NAS Whidbey Island Command Display in Simard Hall (Building 12). Hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Civilians (without base access) are asked to enter the base through the Torpedo Gate located on Crescent Harbor Rd. just east of Regatta Drive. Just let the sentry know you’re visiting the PBY Memorial Foundation and ask for directions if you need them. Contact the PBYMF docents at (360) 240-9500 for more information.
  • Off with the old | Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Samuel Cabaruvias uses a needle gun to remove paint off a wall on board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is currently moored at her homeport Bremerton, Wash., for scheduled maintenance availability.
  • Jersey’s for coins | Logistics Specialist 1st Class Carmen Admire, a Selected Reservist assigned to Navy Operational Support Center, Springfield, Ore. poses on an Oregon Ducks motorcycle during the April 28 military appreciation spring football game at Autzen Stadium. At the end of the game 100 players gave their game jerseys to members of the military for command coins.
  • Nevada Sailors pay visit to namesake | Cmdr. Alan Schrader, Blue crew commanding officer of USS Nevada (SSBN 733), throws out the first pitch before a Pacific Coast League baseball game between the Reno Aces and Las Vegas 51s. Sailors from Nevada's Blue crew are currently visiting the Reno area as part of a namesake visit.
  • Bangor Cinema Plus Theater upgrading | Beginning Friday, May 18, Bangor Cinema Plus Theater will start playing digital movies. Also coming soon - 3D movies! Watch out for a free showing of our first 3D movie. The theater is located on Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor and is open to active duty, retirees, reservists, DoD civilians, base contractors, families and guests. Text NBKmovies to 30364 to receive the weekly movie schedule. Movie schedules are also available on line at www.navylifepnw.com or call the 24-hour movie line at (360) 535-5923.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for May 4

  • Digging in | Capt. Garrett Farman, acting commander, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility helps students at the Naval Ave. Early Learning Center in Bremerton plant flowers in celebration of Earth Day. The students dug in with teachers and members of the Naval Civilian Manager's Association to plant various spring flowers and bushes in planting areas at the school's entrance. April 23.
  • Hail to the chief | John-Adrian Castro, Navy Station Everett Sea Cadet Division is pinned the rank of chief petty officer by his father, Ensign Allan Castro, left, and division Commanding Officer Lt.j.g. Joseph Flores during a recent ceremony at NSE. Castro is the second cadet from the division to be promoted to the rank of CPO. Castro received an appointment to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in January. He will be commissioned as an Ensign upon graduating from the academy with the class of 2016. The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps is committed to providing American youth with a drug and alcohol free environment to foster leadership abilities and broaden horizons through hands-on training. For more information on the Everett Sea Cadets, go to: everettseacadets.com.
  • Above is an informational poster about sexual assault awareness month. Throughout the month of April, commands were encouraged to organize activities to raise awareness of sexual assault using the theme, 'Hurts One, Affects All. Prevention of Sexual Assault is Everyone's Duty.' Join the conversation on social media and help raise awareness using #SAAM.
  • NEX rewards academic achievement | Jonathan Rockey, age 10, an Olympic View Elementary student and son of Aviation Electrician’s Mate Jon Rockey, VAQ-135, excitedly receives a check for $2,500 with which to purchase a $5,000 U. S. savings bond, medal and certificate of achievement from the Navy Exchange’s A-OK Student Rewards Program. Each quarter the Navy Exchange draws the names of four students who have a minimum B average in school from entries worldwide who then receive a savings bond with a value of $5,000, $3,000, $2,000, or $1,000. Capt. Christopher Phillips, NAS Whidbey Island executive officer, right, and Dave Beargeon, NEX store manager, were on hand to make the presentation at the April 24 Ombudsman meeting.
  • Liftoff | BM2 Scott Cronkrite looks over the shoulder of BM1 Siemers as a helicopter departs at Naval Station Everett VERTREP training. The First Division of USS Ford (FFG 54) recently used air assets from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station to conduct required vertical replenishment (VERTREP) proficiency training. This was not the usual method of conducting the evolution. Instead of being in the open ocean, the VERTREP was conducted on the helo pad located at Naval Station Everett.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for April 27

  • THREE MH-60S KNIGHTHAWKS FROM NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND’S SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) LIFT OFF ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 17 TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPROVED AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY AFFORDED BY THEIR RECENT ACCEPTANCE OF A THIRD AIRCRAFT. CHIEF NAVAL AIRCREWMAN JEREMY WILKINS FROM SAR WATCHES THE GRAY AND ORANGE “ANGELS IN THE SKY” FROM ATOP THE 168-FOOT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.
  • SAILORS FROM NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND AND LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS CROSS A LAGOON AT WINDJAMMER PARK DURING THE SPARTYKA WOUNDED WARRIOR 5K IN OAK HARBOR. THE RUN BENEFITS THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT, A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING WOUNDED VETERANS.
  • LT. RYAN MATTSON, LEFT, INSTRUCTOR PILOT ASSIGNED TO ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON (VAQ) 129 AND HIS FATHER CAPT. STEPHEN MATTSON, SENIOR REGIONAL FLIGHT SURGEON, ELECTRONIC ATTACK WING, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET BOTH ASSIGNED TO NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND PREPARE TO TAXI THE FLIGHT-LINE DURING A SCHEDULED FLIGHT ON A EA-18G GROWLER FOR FLIGHT QUALIFICATIONS. THE FLIGHT INCLUDED A FLY-OVER THE CASCADES, A LOW-LEVEL TRAINING ROUTE THROUGH CENTRAL WASHINGTON, COMPLETING THE FLIGHT AT THE AIR STATION WITH FIELD CARRIER LANDING PRACTICE.
  • CHIEF ELECTRICIAN’S MATE ROY VASQUEZ, AFLOAT TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC NORTHWEST, SERVES FIRE CONTROLMAN 2ND CLASS DEMETRIUS ALLEN AND SENIOR CHIEF INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN ANDREA HAGBERG HIS ‘BEST IN SOUTH TEXAS’ CHILI DURING A CHILI COOK-OFF AT NAVAL STATION EVERETT’S ANNUAL EARTH DAY CELEBRATION IN JACKSON PLAZA, APRIL 27. THE DAY-LONG EVENT INCLUDED A DIVING FOR RECYCLABLES COMPETITION, AN ENERGY STAR AWARD FOR BUILDING 2000, AND A BASE CLEANUP COMPETITION.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for April 20

  • Seaman Apprentice Samuel Martinez removes a mooring line from a capstan on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship pulls into San Diego. John C. Stennis is in San Diego to pick up fleet replenishment squadrons for carrier qualifications.
  • Reserve leader visit region | Vice Adm. Dirk Debbink, Chief of Navy Reserve, speaks with Sailors and staff at Navy Region Northwest Reserve Component Command and Navy Operational Support Center, Everett during an All-Hands call. Debbink talked about the Reserve Forces current fiscal year outlook, strategic initiatives and also fielded questions from the audience.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for April 13

  • Heave ho | Sailors rig the barricade during flight deck fire fighting drills on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
  • Easter Bunny hops to Everett | The Easter Bunny visits with children during Naval Station Everett’s annual Easter egg hunt. The event was sponsored by the base Moral Welfare and Recreation office and the Fleet and Family Readiness office.
  • The hunt is on | Berkeley Blosil stands strong among the crowd of fellow egg hunters at the Naval Base Kitsap Child and Youths Programs, Eggstravaganza, at NBK Bangor. Hundreds turned out for the event which also included face painting, a bounce house, basket making and photos with the Easter Bunny.
  • The empowerment of women | U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Patricia Rose, mobilization assistant to the Director of Logistics and Sustainment, speaks at a special event to honor women, April 5. Naval Hospital Oak Harbor hosted a Women's Education- Women's Empowerment program at the officer's club at NAS Whidbey in honor of Women's History Month.
  • Celebrate Dutch heritage | The City of Oak Harbor and Chamber of Commerce invite NAS Whidbey Island personnel and their families to its annual Holland Happening event April 27-29. The event starts April 27 with Family Carnival on Bayshore Drive and Oak Harbor School District Elementary Art Walk all weekend; Klompen Barn Dance at Roller Barn; April 28, Oak Harbor Christian School Eagle Run at 8 a.m.; Street Fair on Pioneer; Grand Parade, 11 a.m.; and International Entertainment Stage at noon; April 29, Klompen Canal Races (as seen above), 2 p.m. along with street fair. Go to www.hollandhappening.org for details.
  • Show and Tell | While personnel get ready to snap their own photos, Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Dale West carefully transfers a mature bald eagle recently captured on NAS Whidbey Island to Cmdr. Chip Gaber, Electronic Attack Wing’s chief of staff and avid nature photographer. Humane trap-and-release of raptors is just one of many methods used to provide a shared yet safe environment for both pilots and birds.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for April 6

  • Helping out a team member | Sailors attached to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC), Springfield remove branches and debris to improve drainage on Selected Reservist Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shawna Rian's property. The Sailors completed several general maintenance tasks to help Rian, who recently lost her husband, a former Marine.
  • Bulls eye | Senior Law Enforcement Training Instructor Gary Goodenbour looks on as Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Sean McClain and Master-at-Arms Seaman Marc Dayton shoot the M16 rifle during Naval Station Everett’s annual qualification and recertification training held at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. All NSE Security Department personnel are required to qualify annually to be able to carry the M16 rifle while standing watch.
  • A new recycle trailer now sits in the parking lot between the gas station and Navy Exchange (NEX) for personal and home recycling. The following materials are accepted: cardboard, mixed paper, newspaper/magazines, container glass, aluminum cans, plastic bottles (PET #1), assorted plastics (#2-7). No trash or hazardous waste is allowed. For more information, contact base Recycling at (425) 304-3071.
  • Hail to the Chiefs | Naval Station Everett chief petty officers, lead by Command Master Chief Josh Dugan, observe colors in honor of the United States Chief Petty Officer 119th birthday April 1. Chiefs have served in the U.S. Navy since 1893. The United States Navy Memorial celebrates 2012 as the ‘Year of the Chief,’ a worldwide spotlight on the history, traditions, and contributions of the Navy CPO mess.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for March 30

  • Good eats | Clyde and Esther, a pair of resident Mallard ducks, take a break from “guard” duty at the Fleet Gas Station at Naval Base Everett and enjoy a few Cheerios from Everett Sailor Ken Morrison. Exchange employees say their two feathered friends have been living nearby for several years and come by like clockwork every day, sometimes several times a day, to greet customers and snag a snack or two.
  • Engine check | Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Michael Walsh and Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Chandra Tremayne perform maintenance on a 404-400 jet engine afterburner aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The engine components will be used on an F-18 Legacy aircraft. Nimitz recently arrived to its new homeport of Everett.
  • Once I was blind | Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mitchell Bode, from Killeen, Texas, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), decontaminates after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) during security OC spray qualification.
  • Any questions? | Capt. Pete Dawson speaks to kindergarteners at Cougar Valley Elementary School last week on the importance of reading. Dawson was participating in the school's Reading Olympics awards ceremony.
  • Corrosion prevention | Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kirsten Sorensen blows the water out of a pad-eye with a high-pressure hose on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Removing the water is a necessary part of preventative corrosion control.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for March 23

  • Welcome Canadian cadets | Over 70 members with the 583 “Coronation” Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron from Maple Ridge, B.C., visit NAS Whidbey Island March 12 for a tour. At VP-40, Lt.j.g. Matthew Esche shows the cadets life support equipment the Fighting Marlins carry in their vests. Besides going inside the P-3C Orion, they group visited Search & Rescue and their MH-60S Knighthawk, the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Firefighting School and the Aviation Survival Train Center complex. They also met Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Underhill, officer in charge of the Canadian Forces detachment at Naval Ocean Processing Facility, to learn about the Canadians role with the U.S. Navy.
  • NOSC reservist returns | U.S. Navy reservist Lt. Cmdr. Kim Thompson-Boring assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Springfield is welcomed by her family at the airport. Thompson-Boring returned home from a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for March 16

  • Picture perfect | SEALs and divers from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team (SDVT) 1 swim back to the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) during an exercise for certification on SEAL delivery vehicle operations in the southern Pacific Ocean. The exercises educate operators and divers on the techniques and procedures related to the delivery vehicle and its operations.
  • All systems go | Fireman Recruit Sara Battisti takes a sample from a flight deck firefighting system sprinkler aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton March 5 to begin sea trials. The underway marked the first time the ship has been to sea since its Docked Planned Incremental Availability.
  • Ohio returns from deployment | Capt. Brian Humm, Blue crew commanding officer of the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), supervises the submarine’s arrival at Naval Magazine Indian Island. Ohio recently completed a 14-month forward deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for March 9

  • Damage Controlman 1st Class Christopher Kight proposes marriage to his girlfriend, Dana Elliott, on the pier in Bremerton after pulling in from deployment on board USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
  • Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Travis Benton meets his 4-month old son Brayden for first time following deployment.
  • Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the aircraft carrier pulls into Bremerton, March 2.
  • Family and friends of Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) anxiously wait on the pier in Bremerton.
  • Family and friends of Sailors assigned to USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) celebrate the ship’s homecoming on the pier at Naval Base Kitsap, March 2.
  • Family and friends wait for the arrival, March 2, of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.


Full gallery »Photos for the week of March 2

  • Aerial action | STENNIS 1: An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSC) 8 flies over tiger cruise participants during an air power demonstration aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and crew returned to families, friends and its Bremerton homeport March 2.
  • Sailors and family members look down from the island of the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis as it leaves San Diego for Bremerton.
  • Petty Officer 1st Class Ralph Linkenhoker III takes photos from the flight deck as USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) departs San Diego for Bremerton, Feb. 28. His dad, Ralph Linkernhoker II, was with him on the trip.
  • USS Stennis DCFN Jessica Greenbaum, right, outfits Robbie Nicely, 11 in a fire suit as the carrier as it departs San Diego for Bremerton, Feb. 28 Nicely's sister Heather Laberdee is a Stennis Sailor.
  • Louisiana returns } Sailors from the Gold Crew of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) haul in mooring lines as Louisiana returns to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a strategic deterrent patrol.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for February 24

  • Where’s the fire? | Sailors of the #1 hose team on board USS Ingraham (FFG 61) participate in a simulated emergency flight quarters drill. Ingraham is on a five-month deployment in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, in support of Operation MARTILLO. Operation MARTILLO is a component of the U.S. government's coordinated interagency regional security strategy.
  • Driving for NMCRS | Pledging their support of the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) fund drive at the Feb. 14 kickoff are Rear Adm. Robert Hennegan, commander, Submarine Group 9; Capt. Stephen Iwanowicz, commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport; and Rear Adm. Douglass Biesel, commander, Navy Region Northwest. Capt. Iwanowicz is the chairman for this year's fund drive.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for February 17

  • End of an era | Two EA-6B Prowlers attached to the 'Gauntlets' of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 take off from Naval Air Facility Atsugi for the last time. VAQ-136 has been part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 for nearly 32 years.
  • Running for love | Sailors participate in the Coronado Valentine's Day 10K Run on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment.
  • Master-at-Arms 1st Class Lamont Gunnings, from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, cheers and referees a Special Olympian at the 2012 North West Region Special Olympics Basketball tournament in Stanwood, Wash.
  • Close knit | Cmdr. Benjamin Nicholson, executive officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), and watch standers on the bridge wing observe as the ship passes the Seawolf-Class attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 21) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship gets underway following a port visit to Singapore. Pinckney is a part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group.
  • RMD Sailors visit Panamanian orphanage | Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Shane Cardon, USS Ingraham (FFG 61) Command Senior Chief speaks with a young boy at the San Jose de Malambo Orphanage in the village of Cerro Silvestre, Arraijan, Feb. 11. Ingraham is on a five-month deployment in the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility, in support of Operation MARTILLO. Operation MARTILLO is a critical component of the U.S. government's coordinated interagency regional security strategy in support of the White House Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime (C-TOC) and the U.S. Central America Regional Security Initiative.
  • NSE gets energy upgrades | Contractors from Northwest Edison install new outdoor LED light fixtures on base. Under a contract with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), the base is modernizing more than 120 street lights. The old 295 watt High Pressure Sodium street light fixtures will be replaced with 69 watt LED fixtures. The upgrades will include another 110 parking lot lighting fixtures, plus nearly 600 exterior building wall pack lights and interior lighting controls throughout base facilities. Overall, the lighting modernization work is expected to save $49,000 annually or 2.5% of Naval Station Everett's annual shore energy usage.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for February 10

  • Super Bowl watch at sea | Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Charmeta Coble watches her team play during the Super Bowl party in hangar bay two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Sailors from both sides looked on as the Giants defeated the Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI.
  • USS Shoup returns from drydock | Mike Norman, of Vigor Shipyard, and Russell Beeman, of Ford Crane, unload ballast from USS Shoup (DDG 86) at Pier Bravo Feb. 7. The Shoup returned to Naval Station Everett last Thursday after receiving multiple upgrades during a seven-month drydock overhaul at a Seattle shipyard. The ship will continue to conduct intermediate-level maintenance at the pier.
  • New CDC opens in Bremerton | A ribbon cutting ceremony, Feb. 10, officially opened Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton’s new child development center (CDC). For more information on the center, call 1-888-463-6697.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for February 3

  • Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) participate in a memorial foreign object damage walk-down dedicated to Lt. Cmdr. Regina Mills. Mills was struck and killed recently as she assisted others in a traffic collision near Bremerton where she was stationed aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Mills served on board Lincoln beginning in 1998 and earned her commission through the LDO Program while serving on the ship.
  • Sailors release lines from a rigid hull inflatable boat during a man overboard drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • California-based chef Adam Weiner, left, helps Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Matthew MacDonald and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Claro Marisigan, both assigned to the Gold Crew of USS Alabama (SSBN 731), serve specially prepared dishes during lunch at Naval Submarine Support Center Bangor. Weiner worked with six culinary specialists assigned to Bangor on improving their cooking and presentation skills.
  • Service and family members participate in a step aerobics class at the Concourse West Fitness and Aquatics Center on Naval Base Kitsap. Step aerobics is an aerobic exercise utilizing an elevated platform known as a “step”. More than 4,000 participants attend step aerobics classes at NBK each year including Sailors, DoD civilians, and family members. Step aerobics classes are held at Concourse West Fitness and Aquatics Center Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for January 27

  • Almost there | Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Joseph Alsup maneuvers an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Lancers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 through the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
  • Other duties assigned | Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Tatyana Sakara removes snow from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). More than four inches of snow blanketed Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., and the surrounding area during a snowstorm that hit the Pacific Northwest. Nimitz is wrapping up its year-long docked planned incremental availability period.
  • Passing on the gold | Gen. Peter Chiarelli, U.S. Army vice chief of staff, addresses the audience during a recent Seattle Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the University of Washington’s Meany Hall.
  • Fill her up | The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) breaks away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) during a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln and Cape St. George are deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • HMJ returns | The ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) moors at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor after a strategic deterrent patrol.
  • Help with numbers | Electronics Technician 2nd Class Tory Powell, assigned to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC), Springfield, Ore. assists first grade students at Elizabeth Page Elementary in Springfield with solving math problems. Sailors from NOSC Springfield recently participated in the Adopt-a-School Program with the school.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for Jaunuary 20

  • Right this way | A Sailor directs an EA-6B Prowler from the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • A SALUTE TO REVEREND KING | Chief Hospital Corpsman Psyletta Gilroy, assigned to Navy Operation Support Center (NOSC) at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island sings the National Anthem during the start of a ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the base chapel. The ceremony celebrated the life and achievements King, an influential American civil rights leader. He was most well known for his campaigns to end racial segregation and for racial equality in the United States.
  • Celebrating Dr. King’s legacy | NAS Whidbey Island observes Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday Jan. 12 at the Admiral Nimitz Hall with cake and special lunch menu open to all base military and civilian employees. Cutting the cake depicting a collage of images of Dr. King are, from left, Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Glenford Delarosa; Chief Religious Programs Specialist Gilbert Dominguez, command managed equal opportunity manager; and Capt. Christopher Phillips, NAS Whidbey executive officer. The cake was decorated by CS1 Andrew Suzio who missed the ceremony for the birth of his son.
  • A family affair | Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Brian Tingle, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) embraces his youngest daughter at the Bremerton Recreational Center. Reagan Sailors met with family members last week following the arrival of the San Diego-based carrier to Bremerton. The festivities at the center was sponsored by Fleet and Family Readiness.
  • On the charts | Quartermaster Seaman Roosevelt Feazell charts a course from the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR.


Full gallery »Photos of the week for January 13

  • Sailors assigned to the Blue Crew of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) secure mooring lines following Maine's return to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.
  • This way boys | Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Michael Linscott directs a fixed-wing aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • Watch the eyes! | Seaman Zachary Redford pours water on his face after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum during a security force qualification exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
  • A U.S. Navy SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter provides support to a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) a member of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group. The VBSS team boarded the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai after the dhow's master claimed he was being held captive by pirates. Kidd's VBSS team detained 15 suspected pirates who were reportedly holding a 13-member Iranian crew hostage for the last two months.


Full gallery »USS Reagan arrives in Bremerton

  • With the Seattle skyline behind it, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan turns to enter Rich Passage near Manchester on its way to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
  • Sam Schroeder, 11, of Port Orchard wraps up in a thank you banner she made for the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan.
  • Sailors and their vehicles line the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as it pulls into Sinclair inlet. The Reagan will be undergoing a yearlong overhaul at PSNS.
  • People watch and take pictures as USS Ronald Reagan passes the Waterman Dock.



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