Electronics Technician 3rd Class Spencer Greer kisses his wife after the return of the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) to Mayport, Florida on March 20th, 2014 from a six-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Salt…
U.S. Navy
Is the U.S. Navy Heading for Arctic Waters?
That’s the question a large group of contributors worked on to create the U.S. Navy’s Arctic Roadmap 2014-2030. The report represents many different disciplines within the Navy, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
PHOTO: Exercise Falcon Defender
A U.S. Navy Riverine Command Boat crew conducts training in the Arabian Gulf during Exercise Falcon Defender on February 23rd, 2014. Falcon Defender is a multinational exercise involving forces from Bahrain, the United Kingdom and the United States for training…
Navy Deploying Ship-Borne Lasers
The U.S. Navy is deploying a solid-state laser for the first time aboard the USS Ponce this summer (2014), and rail guns aren’t far behind reports the U.S. Navy. The lasers will complement kinetic based weapons to create another layer…
PHOTO: USNS Kanawha
The Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) steams in the Atlantic Ocean during rough seas on February 11th, 2014. Gallery Image
PHOTO: USS Bulkeley
PHOTO: The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) transits the Gulf of Oman on February 6th, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donald R. White Jr./Released) Click photo to enlarge: