Keys

BREMERTON Wash. (July 13, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class (Equipment) Justin Samland from Omaha Neb., prepares a catapult shuttle for inspection and overhaul on board USS Abraham Lincoln's (CVN 72) flight deck. Lincoln is currently being overhauled in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, away from its homeport of Naval Station Everett. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Recruit Adam Randolph/Released)

Ewwwwww!

CORAL SEA (July 23, 2009) U.S. and Australian midshipmen aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) race to properly don their fire fighting gear as quickly and safely as possible during firefighting training on the forecastle. Mustin is currently participating in Talisman Saber 2009, a joint exercise between the U.S. and Australian military forces that includes participation from more than 16,000 U.S. and 8,000 Australian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)

Wardroom Treatz

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2009) Sailors recover a simulated casualty aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is participating in Talisman Saber 2009, a biennial joint military exercise between the U.S. and Australia focusing on operational and tactical interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher S. Harte/Released)

Treatz! NOW!

OAK HARBOR, Wash. (July 17, 2009) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Scott Rafaelson, from McPherson, Kan. assigned to the Security department of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and military working dog, Bart, a narcotics and patrol dog, put on a demonstration at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island command picnic. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tucker M. Yates/Released)

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

CORAL SEA (July 16, 2009) A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), turns away shortly after lift-off from Essex during a mock amphibious assault as part of exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Talisman Saber is a biennial, combined training exercise hosted by the Australian Defense Forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released)

Phaser

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 12, 2009) Damage Controlman 1st Class (SW/AW) Elias Robles, a member of Afloat Training Group (San Diego), guides Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Repair Locker 3 hose team into a space to engage a simulated class alpha fire during a general quarters drill. This is the first underway general quarters drill in more than four years for the crew of Carl Vinson. (U.s. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen Rowe/Released)

Half-Day

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Island Knights of Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, transfers stores from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean on her first summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Justin Sickler/Released)

Test Sat

SILVERDALE, Wash. (July 9, 2009) Electronics Technician 1st Class Harold Duffey from Port Orchard, Wash., tests phone lines with a phone tester at Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Pacific, Detachment Puget Sound. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maebel Tinoko/Released)

Listing

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)

Buoyancy Physics

CORAL SEA (July 7, 2009) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) direct an amphibious assault vehicle to the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) during a Talisman Saber 2009 training exercise. Talisman Saber is a biennial, combined training exercise hosted by the Australian Defense Forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl/Released)

Friends

PERTH, Australia (July 5, 2009) Chief Storekeeper Jerome Meyers poses for a photo with a koala during a community service project at the Cohunu Koala Park. Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 participated 14 community service projects during port visits to Perth and Fremantle. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier, is scheduled to participate in Talisman Saber 2009, a series of training exercises hosted by the Australian Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tanner Lange/Released)

Piano

Musician 1st Class Jeremy Ward, assigned to the Pacific Fleet Band, tunes a piano at the house of what might one day become the Samoan national orchestra during a Pacific Partnership 2009 community service project.

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Moisture-wicking tech

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West takes part of the 4th of July festivities and sits on the dunk tank at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

Silver

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West, left, gives Boatswain's Mate Seaman Brett Kish his Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist pin during an awards ceremony aboard the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56).