Showing posts with label USS TRUXTUN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS TRUXTUN. Show all posts

Saturday, June 14, 2014

AIRCRAFT CARRIER ORDERED TO PERSIAN GULF TO PROVIDE PRESIDENT OBAMA OPTIONS

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 

Hagel Orders Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Into Persian Gulf
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2014 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush to move today from the North Arabian Sea into the Arabian Gulf, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said.
In a statement, Kirby said the order will provide President Barack Obama additional flexibility should military options be required to protect American lives, citizens and interests in Iraq.

The Bush will be accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun. The ships are expected to complete their transit into the Gulf later this evening, Kirby said.

The USS George H.W. Bush left its home port of Norfolk, Virginia, in February and is operating in the Middle East region as part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations, he added.
“American naval presence in the Arabian Gulf continues to support our longstanding commitments to the security and stability of the region,” Kirby said.

Monday, March 31, 2014

RECENT U.S. NAVY PHOTOS



FROM:  U.S. NAVY
140327-N-EI510-017 RED SEA (March 27, 2014) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) transits alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), not shown. Truxtun is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Barnes/Released).




140318-N-RB579-356 ICE CAMP NAUTILUS (March 18, 2014) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) surfaces at Ice Camp Nautilus, located on a sheet of ice adrift on the Arctic Ocean, during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a U.S. Navy exercise highlighting submarine capabilities in an arctic environment.  U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Dr.

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