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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale Leadership Award

























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070912-N-6611F-007 NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 12, 2007) - Cmdr. Frank Olmo, recipient of the Atlantic Fleet Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale Leadership Award, stands in front of his prior command ship, USS Mahan (DDG 72). The Stockdale Award is presented annually to two commissioned officers below the grade of captain, who have commanded a ship, submarine, aviation squadron, SEAL team, SEAL delivery team, special boat team, explosive ordnance disposal mobile unit, mobile diving and salvage unit, or Navy special clearance team. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jerry Foltz (RELEASED)


















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070911-N-5208T-010 SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 11, 2007) - Rear Adm. Scott R. Van Buskirk, commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, tells engineering Brigham Young University students about Utah Navy Week, one of 26 Navy Weeks in America this year. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and to increase awareness of the Navy in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josh Treadwell (RELEASED)

















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070908-N-4014G-041 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2007) - Ensign Thomas Brown conducts research on the Internet, to prepare a history brief for an operations and intelligence brief aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78). Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations with Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser (RELEASED)


























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070911-N-0946B-003 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 11, 2007) - Family members of USS Jefferson City's (SSN 759) crew wave goodbye as the Los Angeles-class submarine begins a a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific. Approximately 140 Sailors man the vessel, one of five submarines assigned to Submarine Squadron 11. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kristina Brockman (RELEASED)


















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070910-N-7202B-001 CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 10, 2007) - Students from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) class 267 spend the night carrying heavy boats up and down the beach, during the middle of Hellweek. BUD/S students who make it through Hellweek have a 95-percent chance of becoming a Navy SEAL. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)



























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070913-N-1003P-032 ARTA, Djibouti (Sept. 13, 2007) - Senior Chief Eric Clark, of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, Det. 20, based in Sigonella, Italy, prepares expired munitions for disposal. Det. 20 is on a six-month deployment to Camp Lemonier in Djibouti. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mary Popejoy (RELEASED)

















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070913-N-1003P-054 ARTA, Djibouti (Sept. 13, 2007) - Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, Det. 20, based in Sigonella, Italy, dispose of expired ammunition. Det. 20 is on a six-month deployment to Camp Lemonier in Djibouti. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mary Popejoy (RELEASED)


















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070906-N-3713P-002 CAMP COVINGTON, Guam (Sept. 6, 2007) - Equipment Operator Constructionman Recruit Justin P. Dimmitt and Equipment Operator 2nd Class Brandon S. Miller, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, use front end loaders to take rock, from a recent blast at Orote Point Quarry, to a rock crusher. NMCB-4 is deployed to Guam supporting construction requirements for Pacific Command. U.S. Navy photo by Equipment Operator Constructionman Apprentice Annamarie B. Pannone (RELEASED)
















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070907-N-4014G-143 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2007) – Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts an underway replenishment with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195), as dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) approaches. Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations with Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser (RELEASED)