Chris Cavas @CavasShip
USS #NIMITZ CVN68, the US #Navy's oldest aircraft carrier, went into drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in March and was refloated on 5 Dec. These shots show her on 5 March. Even nearly empty she displaces over 80,000 tons. 1,115 feet long and 257 feet wide. 1/3
Among the work done on USS #NIMITZ CVN68 while in drydock was to refurbish the ship's four propellers. These views from 16 October show the props being reinstalled on the ship's propeller shafts. 2/3
#NIMITZ was refloated on 5 Dec after 9 months in the #Puget Sound Naval Shipyard drydock. She'll return to service in 2019, probably won't deploy again until 2020. It truly is an awesome thing to walk beneath an aircraft carrier... 3/3
Virginia-class #submarine#DELAWARE SSN791 was launched last week at HII #Newport News #Shipbuilding. Sub was rolled out Wed and floated off Friday 14 Dec. At left In background of this pic is #carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN73 undergoing refueling overhaul
U.S. Nav@USNavy #USSKearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and @22nd_meu enter @USNavyEurope, prepared to conduct a variety of missions, including maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation -
U.S. 5th Fleet @US5thFleet
An F/A-18 Super Hornet leaves a trail of light above USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Chung-Hoon is part of the @stennis74 Carrier Strike Group deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
Assault amphibious vehicles, attached to the @Official13thMEU, prepare to depart the well deck of USS Rushmore during a regularly scheduled deployment of the #EssexARG and 13th MEU in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
IMAGEN: El helicóptero de entrenamiento Leonardo TH-119 hace el primer vuelo
El helicóptero de entrenamiento Leonardo TH-119 IFR completó su primer vuelo de prueba en la planta de la compañía en Filadelfia el 20 de diciembre.
El TH-119, basado en el helicóptero utilitario AW119 de un solo motor, es la oferta de Leonardo para reemplazar la flota de helicópteros de entrenamiento TH-57 Sea Ranger de la Marina de los EE. UU.