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08 June 2011

wow photo: f/a-18c hornet breaking the sound barrier

via: twitter @navynews

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110606-N-TU221-408 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2011) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).

Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are currently underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza/Released)
kinda has a "sliders"/"stargate" thing going on there.
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    06 January 2011

    uss ronnie raygun underway

    via: twitter @navynews

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    110104-N-1722W-068 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 4, 2011)

    The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Naval Air Station North Island.

    Ronald Reagan is on a scheduled underway for training and certification in preparation for a deployment in early 2011.

    (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Welsh/Released)

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    31 May 2011

    lieutenant john f kennedy usn in the south pacific

    via: twitter @navynews

    Recovering after destroyer ran him over, who'd thought this skinny Navy man would have ship named 4 him? http://ow.ly/56q4F #JFK
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    110529-O-ZZ999-003 FILE PHOTO (circa 1943) Lt. John F. Kennedy in the South Pacific. (Photo courtesy the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston/Released)
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    UPDATE: 10 december 2011: jfk's u.s. navy military identification card via twitter @jfklibrary
    tweet ||| link.
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    see also
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    navy names next aircraft carrier uss john f. kennedy
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    27 May 2011

    fleet week nyc 2011

    via: twitter @navynews

    we found this tweet too good to pass up due to navy news' very clever wordsmithing:

    If U look close, you can see WTC in NYC skyline: It's on the left in USS New York: http://ow.ly/53Vzx
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    110525-N-JP566-142 NEW YORK (May 25, 2011) The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) participates in the Parade of Ships during Fleet Week 2011 parade of ships.

    Fleet Week has been New York City's celebration of the sea services since 1984.

    It is an opportunity for citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see first-hand, the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.

    (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Gordon/Released)

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    03 April 2011

    bill clinton visits the uss makin island

    via: twitter @navynews

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    a united states navy boatswain's mate pipes former u.s. president bill clinton aboard the uss makin island lhd 8.

    according to the navy news release, clinton was on board uss makin island to attend a retirement ceremony for chief culinary specialist oscar flores.

    chief flores worked for the clinton's at the white house and currently serves as their director of operations. (u.s. navy photo by chief mass communication specialist john lill/released)

    also in attendance were sec'y of state hillary rodham clinton and chelsea clinton mezvinsky. ~ more photos

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    08 January 2011

    tail hooked

    we're really enjoying the @navynews twitter feed

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    110107-N-7981E-178 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 7, 2011)

    An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).

    Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

    (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
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