From the U-S Navy:
ADRIATIC SEA- Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Damian Lopez, from Stafford, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class James Ragsdale, from Pennsauken, New Jersey, both assigned to the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, dismantle an exhaust module of an MH- 60R Sea Hawk aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elexia Morelos)
With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world’s international phone and internet traffic carried through fiber optic cables lying on the ocean floor, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.
