060129-N-1464F-003 Puget Sound, Wash. (Jan. 29, 2006) – The guided missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) prepares to stops for a personnel transfer in Puget Sound, Washington. Media were transported to Ohio to see the new capabilities that the submarine now brings to the joint warfighter. Ohio is the first ballistic missile submarine to complete conversion to the new class of guided missile submarines (SSGN). Three other submarines are undergoing the SSGN conversion process including USS Michigan (SSGN 727), Florida (SSGN 727) and Georgia (SSGN 729). U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Dave Fliesen (RELEASED)
060129-N-1464F-004 Puget Sound, Wash. (Jan. 29, 2006) – The guided missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) prepares to stop for a personnel transfer in Puget Sound, Washington. Media were transported to Ohio to see the new capabilities that the submarine now brings to the joint warfighter. Ohio is the first ballistic missile submarine to complete conversion to the new class of guided missile submarines (SSGN). Three other submarines are undergoing the SSGN conversion process including USS Michigan (SSGN 727), Florida (SSGN 727) and Georgia (SSGN 729). U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Dave Fliesen (RELEASED)
060125-N-1467K-059 Pacific Ocean (Jan. 25, 2006) – The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) and the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) sails towards the Military Sealift Command (MSC) underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). Peleliu and Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) are underway off the coast of Southern California conducting their Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Nathaniel J. Karl (RELEASED)