2014 Year in review

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  • 140119-N-UD469-425 HAIFA, Israel (Jan. 19, 2014) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) heave mooring lines as the ship pulls into Haifa, Israel for a scheduled port visit. Stout, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)
  • 100326-N-3327M-103 SAN DIEGO (March 26, 2010) Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship transits into its homeport at Naval Base Coronado. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 returned to its homeport of San Diego after completing an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Mitchell/Released)
  • Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the first in a series of high-profile Capitol Hill hearings that will measure the president’s ability to rally congressional support for President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Obama last week outlined his military plan to destroy the extremists, authorizing U.S. airstrikes inside Syria, stepping up attacks in Iraq and deploying additional American troops, with more than 1,000 now advising and assisting Iraqi security forces to counter the terrorism threat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  • 101023-N-1776T-107 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2010) Capt. Greg McWherter, the commanding officer of the U.S Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, and Lt. Jim Tomaszeski sign autographs after performing at the 2010 NAS Jax Air Show. The Blue Angels highlighted the show, which included more than 20 other acts with various military static displays. A record crowd of 277,000 people attended the annual two-day show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Trevino/Released)
  • A sailor directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 213 around the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. The USS Bush is supporting 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 Margaret Keith/Released)
  • 140417-N-SU278-017 SAN DIEGO (April 17, 2014) Friends and families gather on the pier at Naval Base San Diego for the homecoming of the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63). While deployed, Cowpens played a critical role in Operation Damayan, a joint service humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery mission following Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Republic of the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Gaskill/Released)
  • 141124-N-DB801-080 PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 24, 2014) The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) prepares to moor pierside at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled 22-month engineered overhaul maintenance period at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Jefferson City was commissioned Feb. 29, 1992, and named after the city of Jefferson City, Missouri. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Khor/Released)
  • Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s EO3(SCW) Simon Charumonta is the finishes strong during the push-up portion of the physical fitness assessment at Naval Base Ventura County Wednesday. The Navy’s PFA ensures sailors maintain optimal health through balanced physical and mental stamina. NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Petty Officer (SW/AW) Chris Fahey, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Public Affairs Officer)
  • 140628-N-QO773-001 KINGS BAY, Ga. (June 28, 2014) The Ohio-class ballistic missle submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay following routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rex Nelson/Released)