U.S. Sailors Conduct Operations in Atlantic Ocean

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dervin Gardner directs a C-2A Greyhound assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as it prepares for takeoff in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. A C-2A Greyhound's primary mission is to transport cargo, mail and passengers between carriers and shore bases. Gardner is an aviation boatswain's mate. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Lorenzo J. Burleson
  • An aircraft launch and recovery officer, commonly referred to as a "shooter," signals for the launch of a C-2A Greyhound on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. The Greyhound is assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Lorenzo J. Burleson
  • U.S. Navy Seaman Sean Spydell, right, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Tortorella perform maintenance on the wheel of a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. Spydell is an aviation structural mechanic airman and Tortorella is an aviation structural mechanic. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Lorenzo J. Burleson
  • U.S. sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman prepare to conduct small boat operations during a man-overboard drill under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 4, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Lorenzo J. Burleson
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kaitlin Miller and U.S. Navy Seaman Chastity Peralta design cupcakes during a recreation event aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. Miller is a machinery repairman and Peralta is a repairman fireman. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristina Young
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bobby Heimovitz, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, USS Harry S. Truman, fires a .50-caliber machine gun at a MK-25 smoke target in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. Heimovitz is a naval aircrewman helicopter. The squadron is under way with the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to support carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mick DiMestico
  • U.S. sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman guide a group of distinguished visitors to the flight deck to observe flight operations under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Lorenzo J. Burleson
  • The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman conducts flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 5, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mick DiMestico