ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 28, 2013) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jesse Rollo conducts a counter measure wash-down test on the fantail aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). Monterey is scheduled to return to homeport in Norfolk after a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Billy Ho/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2013) Lt. j.g. Christina Sears looks through a pelorus as the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) transits the Atlantic Ocean. Monterey is scheduled to return to homeport in Norfolk after a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Billy Ho/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 26, 2013) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of 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 Conor Minto/Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 29, 2013) Interior Communications Electrician Fireman Chandell Hasselbring cleans the window of the island camera room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, supporting theater security cooperation efforts and supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karl Anderson/Released)