Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Leitner | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 08.17.2020
2020817-N-OA516-1115 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Lt. Cmdr. Sam Moffett, commanding officer of the Mine Countermeasure ship USS Ardent (MCM 12), delivers remarks during the decommissioning ceremony of the Ardent at Naval Base San Diego. Ardent was decommissioned after nearly 30 years of distinguished service. Commissioned Feb. 8, 1994, Ardent assisted in the recovery of a downed F/A-18C......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Leitner | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 08.17.2020
200817-N-OA516-1149 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group THREE, center, Capt. Hank Kim, Commodore, Mine Division TWELVE, left, and Lt. Cdr. Sam Moffett, commanding officer of the Mine Countermeasure ship USS Ardent (MCM 12), right, stand at attention while the Ensign is lowered for the final time during the decommissioning ceremony......
Photo by Kevin Leitner | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 08.17.2020
200817-N-OA516-1078 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group THREE, (center), delivers remarks during the decommissioning ceremony of the Mine Countermeasure ship USS Ardent (MCM 12) at Naval Base San Diego. Ardent was decommissioned after nearly 30 years of distinguished service. Commissioned Feb. 8, 1994, Ardent assisted in the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy diBenedetto | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 06.21.2018
180621-N-ND254-066 SAN DIEGO (June 21, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown, from Lowell, Mass., presents an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist certificate to Mineman 3rd Class petty officer Cole Sanders during a visit aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12). The visit is part of Brown's efforts......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy diBenedetto | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 06.21.2018
180621-N-ND254-063 SAN DIEGO (June 21, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown, from Lowell, Mass., presents an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist certificate to Mineman 3rd Class petty officer Alejandro Villegas during a visit aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent (MCM 12). The visit is part of Brown's......
Photo by Seaman Apprentice Chandler Harrell | U.S. Navy | 08.16.2017
170815-N-NB142-137 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2017) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Holly Tomason conducts a maintenance check on a surge suppressor in the ground support equipment shop aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting sea trials off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class......
Photo by Seaman Apprentice Chandler Harrell | U.S. Navy | 08.16.2017
170815-N-NB142-087 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2017) Fireman Travis Parker empties a plastic shredder in the trash room of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting sea trials off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chandler Harrell/Released)...
Photo by Seaman Apprentice Chandler Harrell | U.S. Navy | 08.16.2017
170815-N-NB142-113 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2017) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Paul Cabriele sands the door of the avionics shop aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting sea trials off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chandler Harrell/Released)...
