The SWO Picture Gallery for those so inclined

[HeyJoe]

090630-N-6814F-033 UMM QASR, Iraq (June 30, 2009) Mine countermeasure ship USS Scout (MCM 8) pulls into port at Iraqi Training Academy Mission, Umm Qasr, Iraq. Scout's port call marks a historic first for a U.S. ship visiting a port now under Iraqi control. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian K. Fromal/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090704-N-8110K-080 BOSTON, Mass. (July 4, 2009) Spectators at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Boston watch as USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," presents a 19-gun salute. The annual Independence Day turnaround cruise is one of more than 200 scheduled events during Boston Navy Week and Boston Harborfest 2009. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Dave Kaylor/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090702-N-4774B-029 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 2, 2009) Amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) conducts operations in preparation for an underway replenishment. New Orleans is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and is on a regularly scheduled deployment is in support of global maritime security. Boxer ARG is operating in the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090625-N-4879G-037 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 25, 2009) The sun rises on a new day for the crew of the guided missile frigate USS Doyle (FFG 39) as she sails through the Pacific Ocean. Doyle is on a six-month deployment to Latin America and the Carribean as part of Southern Seas 2009 in support of U.S. Southern Command's Partnership of the Americas strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Grieco/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090625-G-0314D-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 25, 2009) A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point C-130 crew flies over USS Crommelin (FFG 37), homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the FSS Independence, a patrol boat from the Federated States of Micronesia, patroling in the Western Pacific Ocean. Both the Coast Guard and Navy have shared goals of protecting the fragile ecosystems of Oceania as well as enforcing maritime laws throughout mutual areas of responsibility. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090701-N-2638R-003 SYDNEY, Australia (July 1, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) transits Sydney Harbor after completing a scheduled port visit in Sydney, Australia. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)

 

[Gatordev]

So when the Constitution does a Famfire like that, do they have a 30 minute long brief in the wardroom w/ every swinging dick on the ship in attendance? I mean, they are all SWOs, right?

 

[HeyJoe]

090702-N-XXXXG-005 GULF OF MEXICO (July 2, 2009) The littoral combat ship Independence (LCS 2) underway during builder's trials. Builder's trials is the first opportunity for the shipbuilder and the U.S. Navy to operate the ship underway, and provides an opportunity to test and correct issues prior to acceptance trials, and will include demonstration to the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). (Photo courtesy Dennis Griggs General Dynamics/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090703-N-9689V-001 UPOLU, Samoa (July 3, 2009) USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) sits pier side during Pacific Partnership 2009. The U.S. Navy's Pacific Partnership is the dedicated humanitarian and civil assistance mission conducted by, with and through partner nations, non-governmental organizations and other U.S. and international government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility. This year Pacific Partnership will travel to Oceania, including Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga. The Richard E. Byrd serves as the enabling platform for U.S. and partner nation military and non-governmental organizations to coordinate humanitarian civic assistance efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Valcarcel/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090706-N-9301D-305 GULF OF ADEN (July 6, 2009) The guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG68) breaks away after an underway replenishment with the French Durance-class tanker FS Var (A608). Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission-based mandate to actively deter, disrupt and suppress piracy off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mathew J. Diendorf/Released)

 

[A4sForever]

.... The ULTIMATE SWO-mobile

Photo by A4sForever

 

[phrogpilot73]

That's the only ship that I would have considered going SWO for...

And consideration would last for 2 days...

 

[HeyJoe]

090708-N-0450C-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (JULY 8, 2009) The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) pose for a photo on the ship's foc'sle. (U.S. Navy photo by Gary Keen/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Heel to starboard!

090709-N-7092S-047 ARICA, Chile (July 9, 2009) Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) man the rails while entering port in Arica, Chile. Kauffman is on a four-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2009 supporting the U.S. Southern Command Partnership of the Americas. Southern Seas focuses on training exercises, military to military engagements, and theater security cooperation engagements to enhance relationships with partner nations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Shelander/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Accomplished SWO

090707-N-5345W-083 RED SEA (July 7, 2009) Rear Adm. Michelle Howard, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, speaks with Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during a port visit in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Howard discussed with Sailors current operations and challenges within the theater. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

090707-N-5345W-103 RED SEA (July 7, 2009) Rear Adm. Michelle Howard, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, visits with junior enlisted Sailors during a visit to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry made a port visit in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Howard discussed with Sailors current operations and challenges within the theater. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)