Photos Women In Uniform

PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 18, 2017) Ship's Serviceman Seaman Nashaly Alejandro-Sanchez uses the Firearm Training Simulation to practice and maintain her proficiency with the M9 Beretta service pistol aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40). Frank Cable is in Portland, Ore., for a scheduled dry-dock phase availability, and to conduct maintenance and support of submarines and surfaces vessels in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon/Released)

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2017) Sailors transport a patient aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) while underway operating in the vicinity of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 17, 2017) Operations Specialist 3rd Class MaryAnn Cochon, left, and Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ashley Arocholopez plot navigational information aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is assisting with relief efforts in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Levingston Lewis/Released)

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 21,2017) Lt. j. g. Rachel Walt communicates the distance between the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) to the officer of the deck during a replenishment-at-sea. Wasp is transiting the Caribbean Sea assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Levingston Lewis/Released)

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5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 21, 2017) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sing spiritual hymns during morning Mass in the ship's chapel. America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Vance Hand/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 23, 2017) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Desiree Vanassche, from Detroit, calibrates a sweep generator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Oct. 23, 2017, in the Arabian Sea. Nimitz is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in this region, the ship and strike group are conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserve freedom of navigation, and maintain the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emily Johnston/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2017) Information Systems Technician Seaman Jenavieve Acosta gets sprayed with oelresin capsicum (OC) spray during a Security Reaction Force-Basic (SRF-B) course in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications and training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Smith/Released)

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Oct.25,2017) Hospitalman Samantha Fryer assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), pick out food with her grandmother during a family assessment in Puerto Rico. Wasp Sailors with ties to Puerto Rico had the opportunity to go ashore to meet family members and assess the current relief support being provided and ascertain infrastructure information. Wasp is assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Levingston Lewis/Released)

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IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif., (Oct. 27, 2017), Master-at-Arms Seaman Maria Criselda Penalber assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 demonstrates takedown technique with weapon during a tactical combatives training session as part of Embarked Security Combat Skills (ESCS) course provided by Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 Training and Evaluation Unit onboard Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Landing Field. Embarked security teams provide force protection to noncombatant Military Sealift Command vessels and contracted ships around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain's Mate Nelson Doromal/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 27, 2017) Quartermaster Seaman Siharath Stephenny cleans windows on the island aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during exercise Bold Alligator 2017 (#BA17). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Allied and partner nations is a necessary investment in the current and future readiness of our forces. BA17 will take place Oct. 18 - 30, 2017, ashore along the eastern seaboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tristan B. Lotz/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Samantha Jelonnek prepares to take off in a MH-60R Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 embarked onboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during exercise Bold Alligator 2017 (#BA17).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary P. Wickline/Released)

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SILVERDALE, Wash. (Oct. 21, 2017) Rear Admiral John W. Tammen, Commander, Submarine Group 9 and Hospitalman Recruit Elizabeth Becker at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor (NBK) Navy Ball cut the cake in a traditional ceremony. The theme for the Navy’s 242nd birthday is sea power to protect and promote. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Jahnke)

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FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 27, 2017) Musician 1st Class Kristine Hsia prepares to take the stage to perform with the U.S. Navy Band jazz ensemble, the Commodores, during a performance in the Ed Landreth Auditorium at Texas Christian University. The band is on a 22-day national tour through six states, reaching audiences in parts of the country that might not see the Navy on a regular basis. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Musician Melissa Bishop/Released)

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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alisia Bateman, right, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, is taught to apply a tourniquet by British Royal Navy Petty Officer Medical Assistant Gareth George, left, during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 22, 2017. Bateman and George participated in Bold Alligator 17, an annual training exercise which was designed to allow the Navy and Marine Corps team to train with partner nations to refine and strengthen core amphibious competencies critical to maritime power projection. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scarlet A. Sharp)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 31, 2017) Engineman Fireman Skylar Gordon lubricates a valve stem in the forward emergency diesel generator aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting carrier qualifications and training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacques-Laurent Jean-Gilles/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 1, 2017) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Janae Baldivia prepares lunch for the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79). Oscar Austin is on a deployment supporting U.S. national security interests in Europe and increasing theater security cooperation and forward naval presence in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Utah Kledzik/Released)

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