DARWIN, Australia (July 30, 2015) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Emmanuel Castro, from Lone Pine, Calif., blows a whistle into the 1 main circuit (1MC), or general announcing system, of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) to signal the end of colors to the ship’s crew. Green Bay is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
“Why Being There Matters”
On our planet, more than 70 percent of which is covered by water, being there means having the ability to act from the sea.
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DARWIN, Australia (July 30, 2015) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Emmanuel Castro, from Lone Pine, Calif., blows a whistle into the 1 main circuit (1MC), or general announcing system, of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) to signal the end of colors to the ship’s crew. Green Bay is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek A. Harkins/Released)
The Navy is uniquely positioned to be there; the world’s oceans give the Navy the power to protect America’s interests anywhere, and at any time. Your Navy protects and defends America on the world’s oceans. Navy ships, submarines, aircraft and, most importantly, tens of thousands of America’s finest young men and women are deployed around the world doing just that. They are there now. They will be there when we are sleeping tonight. They will be there every Saturday, Sunday and holiday this year. They are there around the clock, far from our shores, defending America at all times.
Thank you very much for your support of the men and women in U.S. Navy, deployed around the clock and ready to protect and defend America on the world’s oceans.
