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In the past 48 hours, Federal Fire Department San Diego and U.S. Navy Sailors have conducted numerous firefighting operations, making significant progress with the help of aerial firefighting operations conducted by U.S. Navy helicopters.
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Federal Fire San Diego is the on-scene lead for firefighting efforts on @NavBaseSD combatting the fire on @LHD6BHR. “Currently there are two firefighting teams fighting the fire aboard the ship,” said Federal Fire San Diego Division Chief Rob Bondurant.
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The fire was called away at approx. 8:30 AM, July 12. Approx. 160 Sailors were aboard at the time. @LHD6BHR is going through a maintenance availability and has a crew size of approx. 1000. 18 Sailors have been transferred to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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The 6:30 p.m. Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) fire press conference with Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck will be live-streamed on the Surface Warriors Facebook page.
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Local, base, and shipboard fire fighting teams are responding to a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) located on Naval Base San Diego. More information to follow. @LHD6BHR @NavBaseSD.
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We are continuing to engage in firefighting efforts and will continue to provide updates via our social media platforms. There are currently no scheduled press conferences for the rest of today.
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🇺🇸USS America (LHA 6) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Group Photo📸. Sailors assigned to USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gather on America’s flight deck for a group photo in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 26, 2024.
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🇺🇸Moored for RIMPAC 2024 in Pearl Harbor⚓. An aerial view of ships from multiple nations moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3.
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As of 06:30 a.m. Pacific time, firefighting teams continue operations on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 57 personnel, 34 @USNavy Sailors and 23 civilians, have been treated for minor injuries including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.
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At approximately 8:30 on July 12, a fire was called away aboard @LHD6BHR while it was moored pier side at @NavBaseSD. Approximately 160 Sailors were aboard at the time. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability and has a crew size of approximately 1000. 1/2.
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As of 06:00 a.m. Pacific time July 16, firefighting teams are on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) continuing operations. The total personnel treated for minor injuries remains 63, 40 Sailors and 23 civilians.Will continue to provide updates via our social media platforms.
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#USSDecatur sailors assist in firefighting efforts onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). #OneTeamOneFight
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🇺🇸 This #WarshipWednesday, USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Sails in Formation with USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group ⚓
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Responding to the need for aid, @USNavy hospital ship #USNSComfort prepares to go to #PuertoRico. @USNINews.
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🇺🇸USS America (LHA 6) Transits Suraga Bay⛰️. LHA 6 passes Mount Fuji during Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX), Sept. 14. TRANSPORTEX is a humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise, further enhancing interoperability between the U.S. and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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🇺🇸 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2023 🕊️. 📸 USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam after completing Pacific Partnership 2023, Dec. 1.
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Thank you for joining us to welcome #USSSavannah #LCS28 during her commissioning ceremony starting at 10:00 a.m. EST.
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As of 06:00 a.m. Pacific time July 15, firefighting teams continue operations on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), 63 personnel, 40 Sailors and 23 civilians, have been treated for minor injuries including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.
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Future #USSMichaelMonsoor, the #USNavy's newest stealth destroyer & 2nd of 3 #Zumwalt-class destroyers being built by Bath Iron Works, departed the shipyard for at-sea trials, Dec. 4. via @PressHerald @GDBIW
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#ICYMI USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) returned to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego Thursday, Dec. 9 after a scheduled underway conducting advanced degaussing testing.
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🇺🇸U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits the Gulf of Thailand during routine operations, July 15, 2024. ⚓
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Another step closer to #theNavytheNationNeeds! The @USNavy's newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future #USSTripoli #LHA7, successfully completed Builder's Trials July 19. Learn more at
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Seventeen Sailors and four civilians are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital. All inport ships have been contacted and directed to provide fire parties to possibly assist with firefighting efforts.
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🌊USS Sterett (DDG 104), USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Princeton (CG 59), arrive for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024⚓
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🇺🇸USS Beloit Arrives in Milwaukee for Commissioning⚓. USS Beloit (LCS 29) arrives in Milwaukee for its commissioning ceremony week, Nov. 17, 2024. The ship will be commissioned at Veterans Park in Milwaukee on Nov. 23, 2024.
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🌊Multinational ships sail in formation during RIMPAC 2024⚓. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1.
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🚀⚓ USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducted a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile at a designated target. 🔥
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From the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, USS Constitution, to the Navy’s newest commissioned warship, USS Nantucket (LCS 27), naval history and heritage are carried forward into the future of our fleet! ⚓
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Welcome to the @USNavy, #USSTripoli!.Due to COVID-19 social distancing protocols, this commissioning will occur administratively via naval message on the 7th anniversary of Tripoli’s 1st day of construction. Welcome #SurfaceWarriors!.Read more at
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⚓ Surface Warriors of the USS Lake Erie (CG 70) Return Home from Seven-Month Deployment 🌎. #usnavy | #homecoming | #family
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🇺🇸 USS Boxer steams in the Pacific Ocean⚓. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations.
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Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, commander, ESG 3, and Capt. Will Eastham, HSC-3 commanding officer, will hold a press conference at @NavBaseSD Pass and ID at 11:00 a.m. July 13 to provide updates and discuss ongoing efforts to combat the fire on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).
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⚓USS Stethem Arrives in Diego Garcia🇺🇸. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrives in Diego Garcia for a scheduled port visit Jan. 3, 2024.
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🚀 USS Carney Engages Houthi Missiles and UAVs🔥. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19.
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⚓⚔️ #WarfighterWednesday: Twilight Amphibious Operations Between the Crew of USS Somerset (LPD 25) and Marines of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion 🦅🌎⚓. #JustAnotherDayUnderway | #warfighting | #readiness | #lethality
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🇺🇸Happy President's Day #SurfaceWarriors!. “Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think I can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, ‘I served in the United States Navy.’”.- John F. Kennedy, August 1963
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⚓USS Dewey (DDG 105) Conducts Multilateral Operations in the Timor Sea🇺🇸🇯🇵🇦🇺. Dewey (DDG 105) conducts multilateral operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Navy in the Timor Sea, Sept. 24, 2024.
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⚓USS Boxer (LHD 4) Conducts Replenishment At Sea🇺🇸🤝🇳🇿. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) conducts a replenishment at sea with the New Zealand oiler HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) in the South Korea Strait during Exercise Ssang Yong 24 (SY24), Sept. 4, 2024.
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ICYMI, check out the #USSCoronado and #VX-1 team test and operate the MQ-8C Fire Scout at sea #ready #capable
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🎉Welcome to the Chief’s Mess⚓️. Congratulations to our newest Chief Petty Officers. This group of Chief selects from Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet were pinned by their friends, mentors and loved ones on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.
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This #WarshipWednesday,🇺🇸 U.S. Navy, 🇯🇵 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force,🇦🇺 Royal Australian Navy,🇨🇦 Royal Canadian Navy Participate in Annual Exercise 2023 ⚓
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USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) sails with two T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessels (USV) and an Arabian Fox MAST-13 USV, all attached to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s (NAVCENT) Task Force 59, during exercise Digital Talon 2 in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 27.
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🇺🇸⚓ Welcome Home USS Jack H. Lucas, We are super stoked to have you in San Diego! ☀️🤙. 🗣️"The crew is super excited to get back to their families, after pushing so hard to get the ship ready to go, commissioned, and transit here to San Diego," said Capt. Brett Oster, DDG125 CO.
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⚓ Getting Underway ⚓. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) departs Naval Base San Diego after being sortied in response to tropical storm Hilary. The ship will remain at sea until inclement weather from the storm subsides.
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🚀USS Fitzgerald fires first Naval Strike Missile from U.S. warship⚓🇺🇸 #WarshipWednesday. USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18.
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🇺🇸F-35 Flight Operations aboard USS America (LHA 6)⚓. An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to land on the flight deck of USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, July 11.
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Federal Fire Department San Diego and @USNavy Sailors continue to fight the fire to save the ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).
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Today's the day! @USNavy destroyer #USSRafaelPeralta to be commissioned in honor of @USMC namesake Sgt. Peralta. #NeverForget
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At approximately 1:00 p.m., USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) shifted berths to a pier further away from the fire. USS Russell (DDG 59) moved approximately 30 minutes later.
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🌊Multinational Group Sail from RIMPAC 2024⚓. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1.
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🎉 The newest Surface Warfare Officers and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists were pinned today at the 36th annual @navysna National Symposium. 👏
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🇺🇸 Boxer Steams in the Pacific Ocean 🌊. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th MEU are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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⚓⚔️ #FriendsPartnersAllies: USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Surface Warriors Train with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵. #Warfighting | #Readiness | #Lethality | #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific
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Local, base and shipboard firefighters are responding to a fire aboard @LHD6BHR located on @NavBaseSD. Initially, eleven Sailors have been transported to the hospital for minor injuries. The entire crew is off the ship and all are accounted. More information to follow.
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⚓ @USSMakinIsland and USS Chung Hoon sail in the South Chia Sea⚓. Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) conducts a photo exercise and replenishment-at sea with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93), March 15, 2023 in the South China Sea.
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Today a commemoration service was held on board #USSStockdale on the 20th anniversary of the Oct. 12, 2000 terrorist attack on @cole_uss. We'll never forget the 17 brave Sailors who lost their lives 20 years ago. The legacy of those #DeterminedWarriors lives forever. #Remember67
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Ensign Bridget Ralph of #USSLakeChamplain (CG 57) is our featured Face of Surface Warfare this week. BZ for all of your hard work #SurfaceWarrior!⚓️
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🌊Come sail away with us it's #WarshipWednesday!⚓. 📸A @USMC MV-22B Osprey takes off from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) as it sails in front of amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) during a photo exercise in the East China Sea.
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⚓USS San Diego Departs for Japan🇯🇵. USS San Diego (LPD 22) will join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J). This is a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. Read More:
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🔗USS Ralph Johnson conducts fueling-at-sea with USS Ronald Reagan⚓. USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), steams alongside the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a fueling-at-sea with in the Philippine Sea, June 4.
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As of 2100 PST, there are 16 personnel (15 Sailors, one Federal Fire firefighter) admitted to local hospitals. All are currently in stable condition. The firefighting efforts on board @LHD6BHR are ongoing. Further updates will be provided as they become available.
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🇺🇸🇵🇭 USS Dewey (DDG 105) Conducts Bilateral Sail With Philippine Navy in South China Sea ⚓. USS Dewey, top, steams in formation with the Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessel BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS 15) while conducting a bilateral sail in the South China Sea, Oct. 21.
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Federal Fire San Diego is the on-scene lead for firefighting efforts on @NavBaseSD combatting the fire on @LHD6BHR. “Currently there are two firefighting teams fighting the fire aboard the ship,” said Federal Fire San Diego Division Chief Rob Bondurant.
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🇺🇸 USS Green Bay Arrives in San Diego after a Decade in Japan 🇯🇵. Read the story: #usnavy #ussgreenbay #lpd20 #welcomehome
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⚓ The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Transits the Strait of Hormuz 🇺🇸. USS Stethem (DDG 63) and the French Navy destroyer FS Languedoc (D 653) transit the Strait of Hormuz as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) makes an inbound transit to the Arabian Gulf.
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🇺🇸 Steaming into the weekend with USS Dewey ⚓. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) steams in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 14.
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This #warshipwednesday we see the versatility of the F-35B and the @USNavy's amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7).
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🇺🇸Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS John Basilone⚓. The U.S. Navy will commission the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) on November 9, 2024, in New York City, New York. Read More:
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⚓⚔️ USS Spruance (DDG 111) Sailors and U.S. Coast Guardsmen Support Southern Border Mission 🛡️🇺🇸. #southernborder
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🇺🇸 Burial-at-Sea aboard USS Sterett 🕊️. Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) lay to rest the remains of retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeffery Nilsson during a burial-at-sea ceremony held on the flight deck.
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It's a Bird. it's a Plane. it's Both! 🇺🇸. An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), approaches USS Somerset (LPD 25) during flight quarters, Oct. 30, 2023.
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🇺🇸 Honoring Patriot Day 🇺🇸. The U.S. Navy is home to three ships named in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. They are the New York, Arlington and Somerset — all San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships.
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🇺🇸USS Wasp (LHD 1) Operates with the Turkish Navy🇹🇷
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🚢The USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) arrives at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida Aug. 30, 2024. The ship will be commissioned in Pensacola Sept. 7, 2024.⚓
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🫡⚓Passing Honors🇺🇸🇯🇵#NavyPartnerships.📸 Sailors assigned to USS Oakland (LCS 24) wave to @jmsdf_pao_eng destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104) following a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea. #FreeandOpenIndoPacificRegion.
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🌊Michael Murphy conducts routine operations⚓. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroy USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) transits in the vicinity of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112).
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🇯🇵🇬🇧🇻🇬🇨🇦🇺🇸Steaming Strong for #KeenSword23 this #WarshipWednesday⚓💪.Ships from the @USNavy, @jmsdf_pao_eng (JMSDF), @RoyalNavy, @Australian_Navy and @RoyalCanNavy steam in formation during #KeenSword23, in the Philippine Sea!
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As of 3:30 a.m. PST, firefighting teams continue operations on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in addition to aerial firefighting operations that commenced via helicopter water bucket at 10:30 p.m. PST with two helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron THREE.
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DJ Khaled said it best. anotha one!.Welcome to the world's finest @USNavy future #USSKansasCity #LCS22!. Ship video courtesy of @Austal_USA .#SurfaceWarriors #LCSisMainstreaming #USNavy
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⚓ USS Halsey Gets Underway 🇺🇸. U.S. Sailors prepare to get underway and stand watch as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) transits under the Coronado Bay Bridge, Nov. 22, 2023.
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🇺🇸🇨🇦🇯🇵🇰🇷Warships Sail in Formation During Exercise Pacific Vanguard⚔️. Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy and U.S. Navy warships sail in formation in the Philippine Sea during exercise Pacific Vanguard, Aug. 26, 2024.
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Sailors and civilian fire crews continue to combat a fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego. For more information visit We're #InThisTogether.
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🚀This #warshipwednesday Amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), fire a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean.💥 #navylethality @RaytheonDefense @US3rdFleet
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❗The future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) will join the active fleet May 6th, with a commissioning ceremony in New York City❗. #LCS23 will be the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to join the Surface Force.
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🇺🇸 USS Jack H. Lucas Arrives at Homeport in San Diego 👋. 🗣️ “I am so proud of all of the Sailors of Jack H. Lucas, who truly embody the indestructible mindset of the namesake,” said Capt. Brett Oster, commanding officer of Jack H. Lucas. Read more:.
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🤝Pride in #NavyPartnerships this #WarshipWednesday🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷. @NimitzNews steams in formation with the @jmsdf_pao_eng and Republic of Korea and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and @DDG108. @USNavy @US7thFleet
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⚓ USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. & USS Michael Murphy Return Home 🇺🇸. Read the story: #usnavy #welcomehome #ussfrankepetersenjr #ussmichaelmurphy
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