Carter, Mabus Tour Ships in San Diego

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, left, visit with Navy Cmdr. Tim Wilke, right, commanding officer of the USS Freedom, in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter tours the bridge of the USS Freedom during a visit to the ship in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus receive a tour of the bridge by Navy Cmdr. Tim Wilke, commanding officer of the USS Freedom, in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter thanks sailors assigned to the USS Freedom after receiving a tour of the ship in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter is piped ashore after visiting the USS Freedom in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus visit the USS Independence in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus receive a tour by Navy Cmdr. Gerald Olin, commanding officer of the USS Independence, in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus visit the USNS Montford Point in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. Montford Point is the lead ship in a new concept that provides a seagoing pier for friendly forces in case accessibility to onshore bases is denied. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter receives a tour of USNS Montford Point by Trevor Callum, ship manager, in San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, thanks Navy Vice Adm. Allen G. Myers IV, left, commander, Naval Air Forces, during a visit to San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, left, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, second from left, receive a tour by Navy Vice Adm. Allen G. Myers IV, right, commander, Naval Air Forces, during a visit to San Diego, Sept. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley