USS Curts (FFG 38)

EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2012)1 of 4

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 flies over the East China Sea during exercise Keen Sword 2013. Keen Sword is a biannual exercise held to enable the United States and Japan to train in coordination procedures and heighten interoperability needed to effectively defend Japan or respond to a crisis in the Asia-Pacific region. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Colin Crawford (Released) 121114-N-ZZ999-480

ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2012)2 of 4

Sailors participate in a firefighting exercise during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Katarzyna Kobiljak (Released) 121113-N-YW024-009

PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 14, 2012)3 of 4

Retired Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Michael Johnston, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Redmond Ramos wade in the water during the first Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials practice at Scott Pool on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The participants include active-duty and retired service members with upper-body, lower-body and spinal cord injuries; serious illnesses; traumatic brain injuries; visual impairment; and post traumatic stress disorder. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Furey (Released) 121114-N-WX059-052

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 11, 2012)4 of 4

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter takes off from Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15), during an exercise as the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) transits nearby. Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock ship, was converted and reclassified to fulfill a long-standing U.S. Central Command request for an AFSB to be located in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jon Rasmussen (Released) 121111-N-CI175-251