Commander Task Force 73

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Oct. 20, 2011)1 of 4

Royal Cambodian Navy Vice Adm. Ouk Seyha thanks U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Tom Carney, commander of Task Force 73, after touring the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Clowney (Released) 111020-N-NJ145-140

YAP, Federated States of Micronesia (Jan. 25, 2012)2 of 4

Navy divers from Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, Company 17, embarked aboard the rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) conduct dive operations to remove the propellers and rudders from the abandoned Merchant Vessel Cecilia. Cecilia has blocked the harbor in Yap since running aground during a storm in 1997. U.S. Navy photo by Master Diver Jon Klukas (Released) 120125-N-XX999-009

INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2012)3 of 4

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kristin Butts, a landing signalman aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), signals an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). USS Dewey is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Keim (Released) 120124-N-VH839-038

TANGLIN, Singapore (Feb. 22 2012)4 of 4

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson, left, and Deputy Chief of Mission Lou Mazel pose for a photo in front of a model of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). The model is on loan to the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. Mazel accepted delivery on behalf of the ambassador and defense attach as a symbol of the Navy's intent to deploy a littoral combat ship to Singapore. Ferguson is traveling to meet with regional partners and U.S. personnel to discuss U.S. Navy engagement in the Pacific supporting the new defense strategy. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Servello (Released) 120222-N-ZZ999-011