080513-N-0684R-095 PACFIC OCEAN (May 13, 2008) - Final safety checkers give thumbs up, signaling it's safe to launch a T-45C Goshawk from Training Wing (TW) 2 off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as a T-45C Goshawk from Training Wing (TW) 1 flies by. Stennis and embarked TW-1 and 2 are conducting Naval Aviation Training Command carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Reeves (Released)
080514-N-1120L-114 WOOLMARKET, Miss. (May 14, 2008) - Utilitiesman 2nd Class Adrian Bell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, fires on his target with the M-16A2E3 service rifle in the kneeling position during his annual Navy rifle qualification. The rifle qualification is part of each Seabee's homeport training schedule and is updated yearly. NMCB-7 is currently in its training stages for an upcoming deployment to U.S. Forces Central Command. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Lavender (Released)
080511-N-7981E-143 PERSIAN GULF (May 11, 2008) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron 137 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)
Good evening, EMB....great pictures of our Navy hard at work.
Thank you for the GREAT Pics!!