Eye on the Fleet

All Hands, Sept, 2004

Eye on the Fleet is a monthly photo feature sponsored by the Chief of Information Navy Visual News Service. We are looking for high impact, quality photography from Sailors in the fleet to showcase the American Sailor in action.

AN Kevin Tatum wipes Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) off of his face following a test of the flight deck AFFF sprinkler system aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The amphibious assault ship is currently under way conducting a series of tests to prepare for an upcoming visit by the Board of Inspection and Survey.

Photo by PH2 Joshua Pritekel

Search and Rescue swimmers sit in an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment to transfer ammunition between USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and USS John E Kennedy (CV 67).

Photo by PH3 Chris Weibull

The crew of USS Hampton (SSN 767) posted a homemade sign reading "North Pole" after surfacing on the polar ice cap. Hampton and the Royal Navy Trafalgar-class attack submarine HMS Tireless (SS 8) took part in ICEX '04, a combined operational exercise beneath the polar ice cap.

Photo by JOC Kevin Elliott

LTJG Justin Hane, left, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, trains with instructors in the 2F-87 Operational Flight Trainer, a full motion P-3C Orion aircraft flight simulator, at the Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2 Training Facility. Air crew personnel from VP-4 and other Hawaii-based P-3C squadrons routinely train at the facility to maintain mission readiness.

Photo by PH1 William Goodwin

ST3 Michael Freer stands watch next to a 25mm cannon aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) in the Persian Gulf while participating in exercises aimed at fighting the global war on terrorism.

Photo by PH1 Brien Aho

SM3 Ricky Berenguer has the honor of raising the National Ensign aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on her 43rd birthday. The conventional aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk is America's oldest active warship, having been commissioned April 29, 1961. Kitty Hawk is the world's only aircraft carrier forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

Photo by Phan Bo Flannigan

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 flies past the island of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) after receiving a "wave off" just prior to landing.

Photo by PHAN Chris Valdez

AN Adam High hauls a motor whaleboat and the Captain's Gig in the hangar bay aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) using a specially designed tow tractor for use on Navy ships. These boats are used to transfer the ship's commanding officer and crew from ship to shore.

Photo by PHAN Milosz Reterski

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 place sandbags on top of a fortified bunker in Central Iraq.

Photo by PH2 Eric Powell

The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) makes her way up the Willamette River en route to the 97th Annual Portland Rose Festival.

Photo by PH1 Michael Larson

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