Friday, February 4, 2011

CNS Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15)

CNS Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15), ex-HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Almirante Latorre (FFG-14)

CNS Almirante Latorre (FFG-14), ex-HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15)

CNS Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15), ex-HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Araucano (AO 53)

CNS Araucano (AO53). (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Capitan Prat (FFG-11)

CNS Capitan Prat (FFG-11), ex-HNLMS Witte de With (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Almirante Latorre (FFG-14)

CNS Almirante Latorre (FFG-14), ex-HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Almirante Lynch (FF-07)

CNS Almirante Lynch (FF-07), ex-HMS Grafton. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Capitan Prat (FFG-11)

CNS Capitan Prat (FFG-11), ex-HNLMS Witte de With. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Capitan Prat (FFG-11)

CNS Capitan Prat (FFG-11), ex-HNLMS Witte de With. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15)

CNS Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15), ex-HNLMS Abraham van der Hulst. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Almirante Riveros (FF-18)

CNS Almirante Riveros (FF-18), ex-HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Almirante Riveros (FF-18)

CNS Almirante Riveros (FF-18), ex-HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes. (Photo: Armada de Chile)

CNS Esmeralda (BE 43)

The Chilean Navy training ship CNS Esmeralda (BE 43) pulls into Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port call before starting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. Eight nations are participating in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Dennis C. Cantrell

P-301

P-301 Iraq Navy. (Foto: DID)

P-301

The U.S. Navy delivered two P-302 and P-303 35-meter patrol boats to the Iraqi navy Umm Qasr naval facility Jan. 26. The vessels are the second and third such craft to be delivered to the Iraqi navy as part of a planned 15-ship foreign military sales case managed by the Support Ships, Boats and Craft Program Office in the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office Ships. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo courtesy of SWIFTSHIPS/Released)

P-302

A Military Sealift Command contracted tug /barge transports a patrol boat from Louisiana to Texas for delivery to Bahrain. The boat will be used by Iraq to provide maritime security for its oil platforms. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Phil Kenyon)

RSS Tenacious (71)

RSS Tenacious and HMAS Success, conduct Replenishment at Sea exercises during Exercise Bersama Shield 2009 in the South China Sea. (Photo: Australia DoD)

RSS Tenacious (71)

RSS Tenacious and HMAS Success, conduct Replenishment at Sea exercises during Exercise Bersama Shield 2009 in the South China Sea. (Photo: Australia DoD)

INS Mumbai (D62)

Indian Navy Ship MUMBAI (D62) commences her Replenishment At Sea approach on HMAS SUCCESS, during a passage exercise enroute to Quingdau, China, for participation in the People's Liberation Army Navy 60th Anniversary International Review. (Photo: Australia DoD)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

USS Blue Ridge docks into the Port of Towsville during Exercise Talisman Sabre 05. (Photo: Australia DoD)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

USS Blue Ridge docks into the Port of Towsville during Exercise Talisman Sabre 05. (Photo: Australia DoD)

HMAS Kanimbla (L51)

HMAS Kanimbla conducts helicopter operations with a French Fennec helicopter (Australian Squirel equivalent) during Exercise Croix Du Sud off the coast of Noumea.

HMNZS Canterbury (L421)

HMNZS Canterbury conducts helicopter operations with a French Alouette III helicopter during Exercise Croix Du Sud off the coast of Noumea. (Photo: Australia DoD)

FS Jacques Cartier (L9033)

The French Navy ship, Jacques Cartier, comes alongside HMAS Tobruk in New Caledonia during Exercise Croix du Sud. (Photo: Australia DoD)

HMAS Manoora (L 52)

HMAS Manoora anchored during Exercise Croix Du Sud in New Caledonia. (Photo: Australia DoD)

JDS Kurama (DDH 114)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144) pulls alongside amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during Exercise Malabar 2009, an annual exercise led by the Indian Navy. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

A large harbor tug assists the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as she departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled underway. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio/Released)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) steams within sight of Mt. Fuji on its final stop to Shimizu, ending a six-week Spring Swing tour. Blue Ridge serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious force. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heidi McCormick)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) steams within sight of Mt. Fuji on its final stop to Shimizu, ending a six-week Spring Swing tour. Blue Ridge serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious force. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heidi McCormick)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) steams within sight of Mt. Fuji on its final stop to Shimizu, ending a six-week Spring Swing tour. Blue Ridge serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious force. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heidi McCormick)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) steams in the western Pacific Ocean during a scheduled deployment. Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Heidi McCormick)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)


Amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepares to enter port upon the ship's return to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. The Blue Ridge returned after successfully participating in Exercise Talisman Saber 2007. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

Large harbor tug USS Manistee (YTB 782) prepares to help guide amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) into port upon the ship's return to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Blue Ridge returned after successfully participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2007. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

A large harbor tug follows alongside amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as she departs Commander Fleet Activities for a scheduled summer underway period. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Reckard)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into her forward deployed operating base at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. Blue Ridge is returning from a regularly scheduled deployment within the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Operations Specialist 2nd Class Kevin D. Harris)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the 52nd Aviation Regiment approaches the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a joint Army-Navy training evolution off the coast of Korea. The CH-47 is a twin-engine, tandem rotor helicopter designed for transportation of cargo, troops, and weapons during day, night, visual and instrument conditions. The Blue Ridge is the 7th Fleet command ship, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Lowell Whitman)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transit the South China Sea, during a two-month regularly scheduled deployment. Blue Ridge, the 7th Fleet command ship, is currently underway for a regularly scheduled deployment throughout the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Journalist Seaman Marc Rockwell-Pate)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transit the eastern coast of Japan as Mt. Fuji looms on the horizon. Blue Ridge and embarked 7th Fleet staff recently deployed to complete routine port visits and community relations projects throughout the 7th Fleet area of operation (AOR). (Photo: U.S. Navy/Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Roger Moore)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to her forward deployed operating base Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan (CFAY) after it's longest scheduled Western Pacific deployment since Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 2nd Class John L. Beeman)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The U.S. 7th Fleet command and amphibious control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) approaches Apra Harbor in the U.S. territory of Guam for a routine port visit. Blue Ridge is one of the Navy's forward deployed assets, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Nathanael T. Miller)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The harbor tug USS Muskegon (YTB 763) maneuvers amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) away from the pier while getting underway for sea trials. Blue Ridge is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Novia E. Harrington)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The harbor tug USS Muskegon (YTB 763) maneuvers amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) away from the pier while getting underway for sea trials. Blue Ridge is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Novia E. Harrington)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The harbor tug USS Muskegon (YTB 763) maneuvers amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) away from the pier while getting underway for sea trials. Blue Ridge is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Novia E. Harrington)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious assault ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) leaves port for sea trials under escort from the harbor tug USS Muskegon (YTB 763). Blue Ridge is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Novia E. Harrington)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to its homeport in Yokosuka, Japan after a scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific. Blue Ridge is the command and control ship of U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet and is forward deployed to Yokosuka. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 1st Class Alan Warner)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command and control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to its homeport in Yokosuka, Japan after a scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific. Blue Ridge is the command and control ship of U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet and is forward deployed to Yokosuka. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer's Mate 1st Class Alan Warner)

USS S Coronado (AGF 11)

The command ship USS Coronado (AGF 11) will deploy from San Diego, Calif., in March to the Western Pacific. Coronado will provide a command platform for the Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet staff and serve as a temporary replacement for USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while it undergoes a maintenance period. Blue Ridge is currently forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan. The Navy is testing an innovative manning concept aboard Coronado that combines the skills of Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) Civilian Mariners (CIVMARS). Coronado recently completed a two-month yard period, during which its basic engineering, navigation and hotel services were converted to civilian specifications. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The 7th Fleet amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) rests at the Minato-Machi pier in Hakodate, Japan during a recent port visit. U.S. Navy (Photo: USN/Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Novia E. Harrington)

USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC/JCC 19) sits anchored in Pyongtaek Bay. U.S. Navy (Photo: USN/Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Tucker Yates)