Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alana Langdon | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Detachment Southeast | 08.30.2019
190830-N-DA434-057 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 30, 2019) The Freedom-class variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) departs from Naval Station Mayport as Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet orders all U.S. Navy ships homeported in the area to sortie ahead of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecasted to bring high winds and heavy rain to the East Coast. Ships were directed to areas in the Atlantic......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Beard | Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, Detachment Southeast | 08.29.2019
190829-N-QI061-004 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2019) Sailors heave in lines aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) on Naval Station Mayport in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. Based on the predicted path of Hurricane Dorian, Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet ordered all Navy ships homeported at Naval Station Mayport to set Sortie Condition Alpha for......
