The Officer of the Deck, U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Daniel Cavanagh, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Buehnerkemper stand watch and look for contacts from the bridge of the submarine USS Toledo as Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Ramos removes a portable commercial radar display in preparation for a dive shortly after getting underway in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 1, 2004, following a 10-day port visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The crew used the port visit as a working port to perform a mid-deployment upkeep. The USS Toledo is part of the USS John F. Kennedy Strike Group and is on a routine six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David C. Lloyd
U.S. Navy sonar technicians aboard the submarine USS Toledo monitor the acoustic rapid cots insertion screens during their watch while underway in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 1, 2004. Underway sonar is the "eyes and ears of the submarine" and is responsible for tracking all surface ships and submarines. The USS Toledo is part of the USS John F. Kennedy Strike Group and is on a routine six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David C. Lloyd