120407-N-ZZ999-015 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 7, 2012) The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) conducts alpha trials in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat)
PUGET SOUND, Wash. (July 12, 2018) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) transits the Hood Canal as it returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following the boats first strategic patrol since 2013. Nebraska recently completed a 41-month engineered refueling overhaul, which will extend the life of the submarine for another 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)180712-N-UD469-0042
180731-N-KC128-0001 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2018) Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) participate in a swim call at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Fire Control Technician Senior Chief Vien Nguyen/Released)
The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducts stability and security operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the South China Sea. Photographer: James Hong (U.S. Navy) 200719-N-VF045-1052. Date: July 19, 2020
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BATH, Maine (Oct. 28, 2013) The Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer DDG 1000 is floated out of dry dock at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard. The ship, the first of three Zumwalt-class destroyers, will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces and operate as part of joint and combined expeditionary forces. The lead ship and class are named in honor of former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Elmo R. Bud Zumwalt Jr., who served as chief of naval operations from 1970-1974. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics/Released)
Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro protects withdrawing Marines at Guadalcanal. During WWII the U.S. Coast Guard performed a wide variety of duties. One of the more important tasks was manning amphibious craft for the U.S. Navy. It was
'I walked beside the evening sea
And dreamed a dream that could not be;
The waves that plunged along the shore
Said only: "Dreamer, dream no more!" '
by George William Curtis (1824-1892)//
BACK TO THE BARN: As the setting sun ma
Torokina Field, Bougainville @ 15-19 December, 1943. Marines manning a 75 mm. pack howitzer position at the field. Note the captured Japanese battle flag.
The crew of the USS Oregon (Battleship No. 3) watch the fall of a shot at the Spanish armored cruiser Cristobal Colon during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on Sunday 3 July 1898. The cruiser, the sole survivor of Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topetes Caribbean squadron after its attempted breakout from the port, was pursued for more than an hour before her captain turned toward shore and scuttled his ship. Just five weeks earlier, the Oregon had completed an epic 14,000 mile voyage around South America from San Francisco in 66 days to join the Atlantic units.