Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) leads the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) and other members of Expeditionary Strike Group Eight (ESG-8) through the Suez Canal. Nassau and other members of Expeditionary Strike Group Eight (ESG-8) transited the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean Sea after a scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet Area of Operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Lithographer 3rd Class Sean Stafford (RELEASED)
1 posted on
05/04/2006 5:36:39 PM PDT by
SandRat
To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..
WOO-HOO!!!!
2 posted on
05/04/2006 5:37:11 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Welcome home, shipmates. I went on four 6 month deployments when I was in the Navy. I know how bad it feels when you leave, and how great it feels when you come home.
3 posted on
05/04/2006 5:54:01 PM PDT by
CrawDaddyCA
(I ain't learning no friggin' Spanish!! This is America, you learn English!!)
To: SandRat
4 posted on
05/04/2006 6:54:20 PM PDT by
GATOR NAVY
(Homeward bound from the Gulf)
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