USS Nassau Signature Dessert Competition [Image 12 of 22]

USS NASSAU, AT SEA

02.24.2010

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Pankau 

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Participants in the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Signature Dessert Competition take a group photo with Capt. Ronald Reis, the ship's commanding officer. From left to right, the contestants were Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cameo Hughes from Tucson, Ariz.; Marine Lance Cpl. Lionel Swanson from Virginia Beach, Va.; Marine Cpl. Dustin Lewis from Dayton, Ohio; Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Zachary Paradis from Mystic, Conn.; Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Nick Roby from Louisville, Ky.; Chief Culinary Specialist (SW/AW/SCW) Jessica Nettles from Livingston, Ala.; Marine Cpl. Ben Harrelson from Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Whitney from Portsmouth, Va. Nassau is deployed as part of the Nassau Amphibious Readiness Group/24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (NAS ARG/24 MEU) in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and Theater Security Operations (TSC) efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. The NAS ARG/24 MEU is comprised of embarked Marines from the 24 MEU, the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), the amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman (SW) Jonathan Pankau/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.24.2010
• Date Posted: 05.14.2014 12:14
• Photo ID: 1334882
• VIRIN: 100224-N-CV877-032
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 645.35 KB
• Location: USS NASSAU, AT SEA
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