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This Jan. 9, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the USNS John Glenn off the coast of San Diego. On Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, the military christened the Navy logistics ship in honor of the first American to orbit Earth. The 785-foot ship is a Mobile Landing Platform ship - a new type of amphibious staging and assault vessel. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)
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** FILE ** This Oct. 5, 2011, photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, shows Vice Adm. Michael Rogers. (AP Photo.U.S. Navy)
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This Oct. 5, 2011, photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, shows Vice Adm. Michael Rogers. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is announcing that Rogers, the head of the Navy's Cyber Command, has been chosen to be the next chief of the troubled National Security Agency. Rogers, also a former intelligence director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is being nominated to replace Army Gen. Keith Alexander. (AP Photo.U.S. Navy)
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U.S. Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods.
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**FILE** U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Sinclair Harris looks at a balloon-like craft known as an aerostat that is attached to the back of his high speed vessel Swift docked in Key West, Fla., on April 26, 2013. The U.S. Navy began testing two new aerial tools, borrowed from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, that officials say will make it easier to detect, track and videotape drug smugglers in action. (Associated Press)
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USS Harry S. Truman USS Harry S. Truman is the ninth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth in the Nimitz class. The ship was launched September 13, 1996, and delivered to the United States Navy June 30, 1998. USS Harry S. Truman was commissioned July 25, 1998. USS Harry S. Truman provides a wide range of flexible mission capabilities, to include maritime security operations, expeditionary power projection, forward naval presence, crisis response, sea control, deterrence, counter-terrorism, information operations, security cooperation and counter-proliferation. ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 8, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) performs a full power run and rudder swing checks during sea trials. Truman is conducting sea trials in collaboration with Norfolk Naval Shipyard to train Sailors and ensure operability of equipment and systems while at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristina Young/Released)
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USS Carl Vinson Commissioned on March 13, 1982 in Newport News with Richard L. Martin as her first commanding officer, USS Carl Vinson is the US Navy's third Nimitz-class carrier. Carl Vinson was the first modern aircraft carrier to conduct operations in the Bering Sea in 1986. In 1990, the ship earned the first of what would be six Battle Efficiency (Battle 'E') awards. PEARL HARBOR (June 10, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam with Sailors' friends and families aboard for a Tiger Cruise. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
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USS Ronald Reagan According to US Navy, USS Ronald Reagan ship, her air wing, and her crew make up the most effective and versatile fighting vessel in the world. USS Ronald Reagan was commissioned in July 2003, making it the ninth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The ship is named for the 40th U.S. president. The ship's motto, 'Peace through Strength,' was a recurring theme during the Reagan presidency. PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Pacific Ocean with ships participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 combined task force. RIMPAC, the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise, is a biennial event which allows participating nations to work together to build trust and enhance partnerships needed to improve maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released)
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In a photo provided by the US Navy, family, friends and shipmates gathered for a memorial service for Lt. Sean Snyder, Lt. J. Wesley Van Dorn, and Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Brian Collins,at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Friday Jan. 17, 2014 Snyder, Van Dorn, and Collins were killed when their Sea Dragon helicopter crashed Jan. 8 off the east coast while conducting training operations. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Tyler Thompson)
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In a July 18, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) are underway during a 2012 exercise. The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon made the passage from the South China Sea north through the 100-mile strait and into the East China Sea, said Navy Lt. Kristina Wiedemann, spokeswoman for the Seventh Fleet. (FILE, AP Photo/U.S. Navy, MC3 Ryan Mayes)
