070426-N-3285B-018 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 26, 2007) - Command Master Chief (CMDCM) Robert A. Hamilton dispels Individual Augmentee (IA) myths during an "IA Mythbuster" conference held on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Sailors who are getting ready to deploy as IA's attended the brief to get more information on the process of being an IA. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Regina L. Brown (RELEASED)
070417-F-3488S-040 FAIRBANKS, Alaska (April 17, 2007) - A Navy F/A-18, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, sits on the flight line during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases. VFA-87 is home based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang (RELEASED)
061227-N-9594C-003 Manama, Bahrain (Dec. 27, 2006) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen addresses Sailors and Marines on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain during a holiday tour of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations (AOO). During their stop in Bahrain, the CNO and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. Campa Jr. addressed Sailors' issues and expressed gratitude for the Sailors' service during an all hands call. U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Julian Carroll (RELEASED)
070222-N-3917G-088 FORT GORGON, Ga. (Feb. 22, 2007) - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen addresses the Sailors of Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Georgia during an all hands call. This was the first visit by the CNO to the command since it was realigned as an NIOC under Naval Network Warfare Command. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph Gunder (RELEASED)
070503-N-4420S-120 INDIAN OCEAN (May 3, 2007) - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Equipment 3rd Class Edwardo Villagomez signals “hands off” as an F/A-18A Hornet, assigned to the "Red Devils" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, prepares to launch off the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is deployed in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice John Scorza (RELEASED)
070425-N-3560G-015 CAMP RAMADI, Iraq (April 25, 2007) - Navy Chaplain, Lt. Peter Ott, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 lends a hand filling sandbags for various construction projects. NMCB-4 is on a six-month deployment to Ramadi, Iraq in support of Maritime Security Operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge (RELEASED)
070417-N-5253W-002 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2007) - Smoke billows from the five-inch deck gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen during a calibration test fire. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gabriel S. Weber (RELEASED)
