WASHINGTON (March 1, 2011) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, left, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos appear before the House Armed Services Committee to testify and answer questions concerning the 2011 National Defense Budget request. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien/Released)




ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 28, 2011) Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), administers the oath of enlistment to 31 Sailors during a mass re-enlistment on the foc'sle. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed 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 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)




KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Feb. 28, 2011) Musician 2nd Class John Wylie, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, Far East Edition, demonstrates how to play the saxophone to students from the S.M. Tshung Tsin Sabah School. Members of the Far East Edition are embarked aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is conducting a spring patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix/Released)




DEH DADI TWO, Afghanistan (Feb. 28, 2011) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 begin their journey back to homeport in Port Hueneme, Calif. NMCB-40 will turn the camp over to the Army and NATO forces as a major hub in the northern Afghanistan distribution network supply route. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael B. Watkins/Released)




PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2011) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters assigned to the Evil Eyes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 163 land aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is underway on its maiden deployment to the western Pacific Ocean as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen M. Votaw/Released)

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