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Stryker Raid -- U.S. Army soldiers make their way up to the second floor of a house they are searching during Operation Latte in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2004. During the operation, soldiers cordoned off areas and searched buildings for suspected insurgents and illegal weapons. The soldiers, assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Stryker Brigade Combat Team, worked with members of the Iraqi National Guard during the operation. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, engages targets from the apartments at the edge of the city of Fallujah, Iraq, in the first hours of Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn), Nov. 8, 2004. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James J. Vooris

041112-N-8704K-002 Arabian Gulf (Nov. 12, 2004) - An Aviation Ordnanceman observes a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-A0 200) from the "bomb farm" aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) embarked aboard Kennedy are supporting ground troops in Fallujah, Iraq, under Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn). Kennedy and embarked CVW-17 are currently on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten (RELEASED)

041111-N-3799S-003 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 11, 2004) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Marauders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82), flies over the Pali Training Area on Oahu Island, Hawaii, with live MK-82 500 pound general purpose bombs during an Integrated Warfare Training cycle. VFA-82 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Perry Solomon (RELEASED)

041108-N-0780F-088 Crete, Greece (Nov. 8, 2004) - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) sails out of Souda harbor in Crete, Greece, following a four-day port visit to Greece's largest island. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (RELEASED)

[Pippin]

Hi, EMB!

Thanks for posting those fantastic pictures!

[Billie]

Wonderful! You continue to keep us updated with these great news photos. Thanks!

[Diver Dave]

Cool pics EMB. That last one reminds me of the time we did a diving job on the USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) back a hunnert years ago.

We were in Subic Bay, the Big E was tied up to the carrier pier and we had to put a "dam" around one of the rudder posts so the Machinist's Mates could install new packing material on the rudder post where it passes through the hull. The 'dam' prevented water from flowing in when they removed the packing gland.

Our diving barge was tied up to the stern and looking up, that ship was HUGE (or is that HUGH?).

Now, all ships have the name of the ship painted on the stern just below the main deck level. However, the Big E, along with ENTERPRISE spelled out, down at our level just above the waterline, one of the divers chipped his name into the haze gray paint - "Huey".