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📢❗NEW Surface Warfare Digital Feature OUT NOW❗👀 🌊RC to SEA: Enlisted Reservist Take Sea Duty Tours, Gain Experience and Readiness⚓ 📖 Read the full feature here:⤵️
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In the past 48 hours, Federal Fire Department San Diego and U.S. Navy Sailors have conducted numerous firefighting operations, making significant progress with the help of aerial firefighting operations conducted by U.S. Navy helicopters.
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Federal Fire San Diego is the on-scene lead for firefighting efforts on @NavBaseSD combatting the fire on @LHD6BHR . “Currently there are two firefighting teams fighting the fire aboard the ship,” said Federal Fire San Diego Division Chief Rob Bondurant.
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As of 3:30 p.m. Pacific time July 13, firefighting teams continue operations on board @LHD6BHR . 59 personnel, 36 @USNavy Sailors and 23 civilians, have been treated for minor injuries including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation. Currently, there are no personnel hospitalized.
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The fire was called away at approx. 8:30 AM, July 12. Approx. 160 Sailors were aboard at the time. @LHD6BHR is going through a maintenance availability and has a crew size of approx. 1000. 18 Sailors have been transferred to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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The 6:30 p.m. Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) fire press conference with Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck will be live-streamed on the Surface Warriors Facebook page.
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Local, base, and shipboard fire fighting teams are responding to a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) located on Naval Base San Diego. More information to follow. @LHD6BHR @NavBaseSD
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🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day #SurfaceWarriors !🎆
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We are continuing to engage in firefighting efforts and will continue to provide updates via our social media platforms. There are currently no scheduled press conferences for the rest of today.
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🇺🇸Happy Independence Day!🎆
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🇺🇸Moored for RIMPAC 2024 in Pearl Harbor⚓ An aerial view of ships from multiple nations moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3.
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As of 06:30 a.m. Pacific time, firefighting teams continue operations on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 57 personnel, 34 @USNavy Sailors and 23 civilians, have been treated for minor injuries including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.
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Today in honor of African American History Month we honor the Golden 13, the first 13 African American Sailors who became officers in the @USNavy . They forged the path for desegregation in the US Navy in 1944 & left a lasting legacy. #AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth #PeopleMatter
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At approximately 8:30 on July 12, a fire was called away aboard @LHD6BHR while it was moored pier side at @NavBaseSD . Approximately 160 Sailors were aboard at the time. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability and has a crew size of approximately 1000. 1/2
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As of 06:00 a.m. Pacific time July 16, firefighting teams are on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) continuing operations. The total personnel treated for minor injuries remains 63, 40 Sailors and 23 civilians.Will continue to provide updates via our social media platforms.
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#USSDecatur sailors assist in firefighting efforts onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). #OneTeamOneFight
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Responding to the need for aid, @USNavy hospital ship #USNSComfort prepares to go to #PuertoRico . @USNINews
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🇺🇸 This #WarshipWednesday , USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Sails in Formation with USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group ⚓
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🇺🇸 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2023 🕊️ 📸 USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam after completing Pacific Partnership 2023, Dec. 1.
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Thank you for joining us to welcome #USSSavannah #LCS28 during her commissioning ceremony starting at 10:00 a.m. EST.
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As of 06:00 a.m. Pacific time July 15, firefighting teams continue operations on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 63 personnel, 40 Sailors and 23 civilians, have been treated for minor injuries including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.
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Future #USSMichaelMonsoor , the #USNavy 's newest stealth destroyer & 2nd of 3 #Zumwalt -class destroyers being built by Bath Iron Works, departed the shipyard for at-sea trials, Dec. 4. via @PressHerald @GDBIW
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#ICYMI USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) returned to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego Thursday, Dec. 9 after a scheduled underway conducting advanced degaussing testing.
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🇺🇸U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits the Gulf of Thailand during routine operations, July 15, 2024. ⚓
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Seventeen Sailors and four civilians are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital. All inport ships have been contacted and directed to provide fire parties to possibly assist with firefighting efforts.
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Another step closer to #theNavytheNationNeeds ! The @USNavy 's newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future #USSTripoli #LHA7 , successfully completed Builder's Trials July 19. Learn more at
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🌊USS Sterett (DDG 104), USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Princeton (CG 59), arrive for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024⚓
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🌊Multinational ships sail in formation during RIMPAC 2024⚓ Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1.
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🚀⚓ USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducted a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile at a designated target. 🔥
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Welcome to the @USNavy , #USSTripoli ! Due to COVID-19 social distancing protocols, this commissioning will occur administratively via naval message on the 7th anniversary of Tripoli’s 1st day of construction. Welcome #SurfaceWarriors ! Read more at
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🇺🇸 USS Boxer steams in the Pacific Ocean⚓ The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations.
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Meet Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to command a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time in American history! BZ shipmate! ⚓️
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Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, commander, ESG 3, and Capt. Will Eastham, HSC-3 commanding officer, will hold a press conference at @NavBaseSD Pass and ID at 11:00 a.m. July 13 to provide updates and discuss ongoing efforts to combat the fire on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).
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🚀 USS Carney Engages Houthi Missiles and UAVs🔥 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19.
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⚓USS Stethem Arrives in Diego Garcia🇺🇸 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrives in Diego Garcia for a scheduled port visit Jan. 3, 2024.
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🇺🇸Happy President's Day #SurfaceWarriors ! “Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think I can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, ‘I served in the United States Navy.’” - John F. Kennedy, August 1963
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ICYMI, check out the #USSCoronado and #VX -1 team test and operate the MQ-8C Fire Scout at sea #ready #capable
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This is what a #CultureofExellence looks like in action! Well done!
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Three ships, including #USSHarpersFerry , have satisfied requirements under recent revisions to @SurfaceWarriors ' training and #NavyReadiness guidelines permitting crews to certify early when demonstrating full proficiency during certification events.:
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This #WarshipWednesday ,🇺🇸 U.S. Navy, 🇯🇵 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force,🇦🇺 Royal Australian Navy,🇨🇦 Royal Canadian Navy Participate in Annual Exercise 2023 ⚓
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USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) sails with two T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessels (USV) and an Arabian Fox MAST-13 USV, all attached to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) Task Force 59, during exercise Digital Talon 2 in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 27.
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🇺🇸⚓ Welcome Home USS Jack H. Lucas, We are super stoked to have you in San Diego! ☀️🤙 🗣️"The crew is super excited to get back to their families, after pushing so hard to get the ship ready to go, commissioned, and transit here to San Diego," said Capt. Brett Oster, DDG125 CO.
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⚓ Getting Underway ⚓ The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) departs Naval Base San Diego after being sortied in response to tropical storm Hilary. The ship will remain at sea until inclement weather from the storm subsides.
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🚀USS Fitzgerald fires first Naval Strike Missile from U.S. warship⚓🇺🇸 #WarshipWednesday USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18.
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🇺🇸F-35 Flight Operations aboard USS America (LHA 6)⚓ An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to land on the flight deck of USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, July 11.
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Federal Fire Department San Diego and @USNavy Sailors continue to fight the fire to save the ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).
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“We talk a lot about the future of warfighting – well, the future is now!” Don’t miss out on hearing #SWOBoss speak at SNA. Tune in at 1:10 p.m. EST/ 10:10 a.m. PST January 12, 2021 to hear more about the Status of the Force. Register for SNA: #SNA2021
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Today's the day! @USNavy destroyer #USSRafaelPeralta to be commissioned in honor of @USMC namesake Sgt. Peralta. #NeverForget
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At approximately 1:00 p.m., USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) shifted berths to a pier further away from the fire. USS Russell (DDG 59) moved approximately 30 minutes later.
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🌊Multinational Group Sail from RIMPAC 2024⚓ Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1.
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🎉 The newest Surface Warfare Officers and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists were pinned today at the 36th annual @navysna National Symposium. 👏
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🇺🇸 Boxer Steams in the Pacific Ocean 🌊 The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th MEU are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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🚀Check out USS Benfold (DDG 65) as they launch a standard missile this #WarshipWednesday !
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Local, base and shipboard firefighters are responding to a fire aboard @LHD6BHR located on @NavBaseSD . Initially, eleven Sailors have been transported to the hospital for minor injuries. The entire crew is off the ship and all are accounted. More information to follow.
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@USSMakinIsland and USS Chung Hoon sail in the South Chia Sea⚓ Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) conducts a photo exercise and replenishment-at sea with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93), March 15, 2023 in the South China Sea.
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Today a commemoration service was held on board #USSStockdale on the 20th anniversary of the Oct. 12, 2000 terrorist attack on @cole_uss . We'll never forget the 17 brave Sailors who lost their lives 20 years ago. The legacy of those #DeterminedWarriors lives forever. #Remember67
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🌊Come sail away with us it's #WarshipWednesday !⚓ 📸A @USMC MV-22B Osprey takes off from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) as it sails in front of amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) during a photo exercise in the East China Sea.
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Ensign Bridget Ralph of #USSLakeChamplain (CG 57) is our featured Face of Surface Warfare this week. BZ for all of your hard work #SurfaceWarrior !⚓️
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⚓USS San Diego Departs for Japan🇯🇵 USS San Diego (LPD 22) will join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J). This is a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. Read More:
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🔗USS Ralph Johnson conducts fueling-at-sea with USS Ronald Reagan⚓ USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), steams alongside the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a fueling-at-sea with in the Philippine Sea, June 4.
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As of 2100 PST, there are 16 personnel (15 Sailors, one Federal Fire firefighter) admitted to local hospitals. All are currently in stable condition. The firefighting efforts on board @LHD6BHR are ongoing. Further updates will be provided as they become available.
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🇺🇸🇵🇭 USS Dewey (DDG 105) Conducts Bilateral Sail With Philippine Navy in South China Sea ⚓ USS Dewey, top, steams in formation with the Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessel BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS 15) while conducting a bilateral sail in the South China Sea, Oct. 21.
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Federal Fire San Diego is the on-scene lead for firefighting efforts on @NavBaseSD combatting the fire on @LHD6BHR . “Currently there are two firefighting teams fighting the fire aboard the ship,” said Federal Fire San Diego Division Chief Rob Bondurant.
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⚓ The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Transits the Strait of Hormuz 🇺🇸 USS Stethem (DDG 63) and the French Navy destroyer FS Languedoc (D 653) transit the Strait of Hormuz as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) makes an inbound transit to the Arabian Gulf.
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Happy 28th birthday to #USSMonterey !
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🇺🇸 Steaming into the weekend with USS Dewey ⚓ The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) steams in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 14.
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This #warshipwednesday we see the versatility of the F-35B and the @USNavy 's amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7).
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Heads down eyes up it's #warshipwednesday
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🇺🇸 Burial-at-Sea aboard USS Sterett 🕊️ Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) lay to rest the remains of retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeffery Nilsson during a burial-at-sea ceremony held on the flight deck.
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It's a Bird... it's a Plane... it's Both! 🇺🇸 An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), approaches USS Somerset (LPD 25) during flight quarters, Oct. 30, 2023.
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🇺🇸 Honoring Patriot Day 🇺🇸 The U.S. Navy is home to three ships named in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. They are the New York, Arlington and Somerset — all San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships.
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🫡⚓Passing Honors🇺🇸🇯🇵 #NavyPartnerships 📸 Sailors assigned to USS Oakland (LCS 24) wave to @jmsdf_pao_eng destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104) following a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea. #FreeandOpenIndoPacificRegion .
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🇺🇸USS Wasp (LHD 1) Operates with the Turkish Navy🇹🇷
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🇯🇵🇬🇧🇻🇬🇨🇦🇺🇸Steaming Strong for #KeenSword23 this #WarshipWednesday ⚓💪 Ships from the @USNavy , @jmsdf_pao_eng (JMSDF), @RoyalNavy , @Australian_Navy and @RoyalCanNavy steam in formation during #KeenSword23 , in the Philippine Sea!
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🎊 #ICYMI , USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) commissions!⚓ 🗣️ “Our surface fleet, sends a strong signal that we remain committed to our values. Values that we share with our allies and partners around the world,” @SECNAV . 📖 📺
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As of 3:30 a.m. PST, firefighting teams continue operations on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in addition to aerial firefighting operations that commenced via helicopter water bucket at 10:30 p.m. PST with two helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron THREE.
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DJ Khaled said it best...anotha one! Welcome to the world's finest @USNavy future #USSKansasCity #LCS22 ! Ship video courtesy of @Austal_USA #SurfaceWarriors #LCSisMainstreaming #USNavy
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Keep Calm and Easter On! #happyEaster2022
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⚓ USS Halsey Gets Underway 🇺🇸 U.S. Sailors prepare to get underway and stand watch as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) transits under the Coronado Bay Bridge, Nov. 22, 2023.
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Sailors and civilian fire crews continue to combat a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego. For more information visit We're #InThisTogether .
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🚀This #warshipwednesday Amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), fire a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean.💥 #navylethality @RaytheonDefense   @US3rdFleet
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🤝Pride in #NavyPartnerships this #WarshipWednesday 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷 @NimitzNews steams in formation with the @jmsdf_pao_eng and Republic of Korea and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and @DDG108 . @USNavy @US7thFleet
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🇺🇸 USS Jack H. Lucas Arrives at Homeport in San Diego 👋 🗣️ “I am so proud of all of the Sailors of Jack H. Lucas, who truly embody the indestructible mindset of the namesake,” said Capt. Brett Oster, commanding officer of Jack H. Lucas. Read more:
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❗The future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) will join the active fleet May 6th, with a commissioning ceremony in New York City❗ #LCS23 will be the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to join the Surface Force.
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🚁 15th MEU Lifts Off USS Somerset (LPD 25), 🇺🇸 #BlueGreenTeam Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit transport gear on the flight deck during a training exercise aboard USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2023.
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⚓USS Higgins (DDG 76) Aerosonde Flight🛩️ A Mark 4.7 Golf Aerosonde drone launches from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while operating in the Philippine Sea, May 22.
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Eighteen Sailors have been transferred to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Local, base and shipboard firefighters are responding to the fire. More information to follow.
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The future #USSSiouxCity comes to life tomorrow! Check out this video to get a closer look at the @USNavy 's newest warship!
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This #WarshipWednesday we are highlighting #BALTOPS22 , the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. ⚓💪 The exercise, led by @USNavyEurope , and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces @NATO .
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🚁VMM 165 Transports 15th MEU aboard USS Somerset⚓ U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit transport gear on the flight deck of USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2024.
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From sun up to sun down, 24/7, We are ready! Happy #WarshipWednesday Surface Warriors.🌅
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🇺🇸 🚁 USS Boxer Glides Through Flight Operations 🛩️ ⚓ The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations.
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🇺🇸👏Welcome Home #SurfaceWarriors aboard USS Somerset (LPD 25)🙌⚓️ Somerset was on deployment conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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USS Jackson LCS 6, hosts Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado, Flag Officer in Command, and members from the @Philippine_Navy for a tour of Jackson. #FreeandOpenIndoPacific . @US7thFleet @DESRON_7 @USPacificFleet @USNavy
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Memorial Day allows us to remember our fallen heroes and pay our respects to our many @USNavy shipmates who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Fair Winds and Following Seas Shipmates, we will never forget you. #MemorialDay2020 #USNavy
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⚓USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Basic Phase!💪
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🎤USS Sterett hosts San Diego’s Fox 5 News!📰 Weatherman Mr. Brad Wills visited Sterett for a live weather broadcast and to interview Sterett’s Dauntless Warriors. Can you spot the ship’ mascot Andrew the phoenix?
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❗All Engines Ahead Flank it's #WarshipWednesday ❗ The #SurfaceWarriors aboard USS Spruance push the ship to her limits during a sea-power demonstration.
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The @USNavy 's newest amphibious transport dock ship, the future #USSPortland (LPD 27), will be commissioned during a ceremony Saturday, April 24, 2018 in #Portland , Oregon. @ThePortlandTrib
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🇺🇸 USS Oakland & Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One Arrive in Sydney Harbor 🇦🇺 The unmanned surface vessel Ranger, Seahawk and Mariner transit underneath the Sydney Harbor bridge as part of a scheduled port visit during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2.
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