The SWO Picture Gallery for those so inclined

[HeyJoe]

Not a good time to be strolling anywhere near the bow

090707-N-9132C-207 ARABIAN SEA (July 7, 2009) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) steams through the Arabian Sea. Chancellorsville is an anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, long-range strike and anti-surface warfare combatant capable of supporting carrier and expeditionary strike groups. The Chancellorsville is currently deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oliver Cole/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

The "other" LCS takes to the waves

090712-N-0000G-007 GULF OF MEXICO (July 12, 2009) The littoral combat ship Independence (LCS 2) underway during builder's trials. Builder's trials are the first opportunity for the shipbuilder and the U.S. Navy to operate the ship underway, and provide an opportunity to test and correct issues before acceptance trials. (Photos courtesy Dennis Griggs General Dynamics/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Small Boys pass in review

090713-N-0901C-041 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 13, 2009) Ships prepare for a pass and review during the North Atlantic Council at Sea Day aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility after a scheduled five-month deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Shonna Cunningham/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090714-N-9123L-146 CORAL SEA (July 14, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) fires the MK 45 five-inch gun system during a naval surface fire support exercise at a training area off the coast of Australia. McCampbell is underway supporting the bilateral training exercise Talisman Saber 2009, an exercise between U.S. and Australian forces designed to enhance interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

 

[Godspeed]

A f**king ship witha tennis court on board? Quite a bit to say for the MWR department these days.

 

[jt71582]

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)

"Sir? What's a FORE-CASTLE?"

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Google is your friend if you use it.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/FORE-CASTLE

 

[jt71582]

Google is your friend if you use it.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/FORE-CASTLE

It was sarcasm, but now someone out there is that much SWO-informed.

 

[stgcst]

it was sarcasm, but now someone out there is that much swo-informed. :d

ouch.....

 

[HeyJoe]

Ouch

090429-N-0000X-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 29, 2009) A Mexican BO-105 Bolkow helicopter fires 2.75 inch high-explosive rockets at the ex-USS Connolly (DD 979) during the sinking exercise portion of UNITAS Gold. This year marks the 50th iteration of UNITAS, a multinational exercise that provides opportunities for participating nations to increase their collective ability counter illicit maritime activities that threaten regional stability. Participating countries are Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Peru, U.S. and Uruguay. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Seth Johnson/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Big Iron, SWO style

090720-N-6148D-001 DAHLGREN, Va. (July 20, 2009) Transportation personnel at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren prepare to off-load a World War I-era tractor-mounted artillery piece, the first gun originally test-fired to mark the establishment of Dahlgren as a naval proving ground on Oct. 16, 1918. The 7-inch, 45 caliber gun will be restored by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. (U.S. Navy photo by Doug Davant/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

090728-N-4774B-054 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2009) A MK 36 super rapid blooming off board countermeasures (RBOC) chaff and decoy is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a test of the ship's anti-missile defense system. Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is returning to homeport in San Diego from a seven-month deployment supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

090723-N-3577H-004 WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (July 23, 2009) A patrol boat assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 9 passes under the Deception Pass Bridge on its way to an annual training exercise in Puget Sound. MSRON 9 is a reserve unit responsible for anti-terrorism and force protection of high-value assets and ports. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael S. Howlett/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

This time, PLAN presence with US Navy was intentional

090819-N-7047S-272 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2009) The guided missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) maneuver with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) destroyer Guangzhou off the coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, following an international fleet review that commemorated the 64th anniversary of Indonesian independence. Fitzgerald and McCampbell are part of Destroyer Squadron 15 and the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Schoeneberg/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

A gathering of SWOs?

Indonesian International Fleet Review

090819-N-7047S-085 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2009) The guided missile destroyer USS McCambpell (DDG 85) transits Manado Bay along with ships from 33 other countries during the Indonesian International Fleet Review, which commemorates the 64th anniversary of Indonesian independence. George Washington is the Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Schoeneberg/Released)