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U.S. Navy
@USNavy
30 Aug 2023
#USNavy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ Sailors prepare @NASKeyWest for Hurricane Idalia @NAVSOUS4THFLT 2️⃣ #USSPaulHamilton homecoming and 3️⃣ #USSTripoli maintenance at @NavBaseSD 4️⃣ @SECNAV Carlos Del Toro tours Karlskrona naval base in Sweden @USNavyEurope 👉 dvidshub.net/r/uw5gq2
ABH2 Edwin Rodriguez, right, and ABH3 Robert Sutton stack sandbags in front of facility entrances at Naval Air Station Key West in preparation for Hurricane Idalia. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh

ALT ABH2 Edwin Rodriguez, right, and ABH3 Robert Sutton stack sandbags in front of facility entrances at Naval Air Station Key West in preparation for Hurricane Idalia. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh

M3 Elvis Osemwengie meets his daughter for the first time as USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) returns to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt

ALT M3 Elvis Osemwengie meets his daughter for the first time as USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) returns to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt

SN Nathaniel Chaumette, left, and SN Daniel Santiaguel sand the hull of USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ship's maintenance availability at Naval Base San Diego. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Olivia Rucker

ALT SN Nathaniel Chaumette, left, and SN Daniel Santiaguel sand the hull of USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ship's maintenance availability at Naval Base San Diego. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Olivia Rucker

SECNAV Carlos Del Toro, second from right, tours Karlskrona naval base during a visit to Sweden. 📸 U.S. Navy photo

ALT SECNAV Carlos Del Toro, second from right, tours Karlskrona naval base during a visit to Sweden. 📸 U.S. Navy photo

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Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez
@RepCarlos
22 Aug 2023
🚨Always proud to fight for our community’s military facilities. Thank you to the brave men & women of Naval Air Station Key West and our world-renowned Army Special Forces Dive Teams for all they do to protect America! 🤿🇺🇸
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(1 of 3) We can confirm that a Navy pilot assigned to a Naval Air Station Key West-based Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111 “Sun Downers,” ejected from an F-5N aircraft approximately 25 miles from Boca Chica Field at approximately 9:20 a.m. today.
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(2 of 3) A NAS Key West Search and Rescue crew launched an MH-60S helicopter and rescued the pilot, who is being transported to a Miami-area hospital for further evaluation.
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(3 of 3) VFC-111 is a Navy Reserve squadron composed of Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) and Selected Reserve personnel. The safety and well-being of our pilot remains our top priority. The cause of the incident will be investigated.
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Department of War 🇺🇸
@DeptofWar
17 May 2023
Sunlit ship. The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, sits at @NASKeyWest ahead of its commissioning ceremony.
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee

ALT USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee

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U.S. Navy
@USNavy
16 May 2023
#USNavy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ #USSLenahSutcliffeHigbee #DDG123 2️⃣ is commissioned @NASKeyWest #NavyReadiness 3️⃣ #VFA137 #FLTOPS from #USSNimitz and 4️⃣ #USSAnchorage approaches @MSCSealift #USNSGuadalupe for #UNREP in the Philippine Sea. @US7thFleet 👉 dvidshub.net/r/uw5gq2
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) is moored at Truman Harbor ahead of its commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. 📸 U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh

ALT USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) is moored at Truman Harbor ahead of its commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. 📸 U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh

The crew of USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh

ALT The crew of USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-137 launches from USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations in the Philippine Sea. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe

ALT An F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-137 launches from USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations in the Philippine Sea. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe

Lt. j.g. Christopher Flor uses a laser rangefinder aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23) to determine the distance between the it and USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) before a replenishment in the Philippine Sea. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tom Tonthat

ALT Lt. j.g. Christopher Flor uses a laser rangefinder aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23) to determine the distance between the it and USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) before a replenishment in the Philippine Sea. 📸 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tom Tonthat

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The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer the future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) will be commissioned Saturday, May 13, at NASKW’s Truman Harbor. #USNavy #DDG123 📷 MC2 Nicholas V. Huynh
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We'll see you next weekend in Key West at the Southernmost Air Spectacular!
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Today's #TBT is brought to you by the @KeyWestCitizen: On this day in 1917, the first planes flew from the new Naval Air Station on rented land at the railroad yard on Trumbo Point. Two planes made a test flight over the city. #FlyNavy
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Fourteen Sailors were promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer at NAS Key West Truman Annex. Congratulations! #CPO #KeyWest #Navy
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Department of War 🇺🇸
@DeptofWar
22 Jul 2022
Combat ready, with a focus on innovation. @USNavy Special Warfare Command sailors test underwater propulsion equipment at @NASKeyWest. Naval Special Warfare Command’s deploy-for-purpose model gives forces time to develop new concepts while staying ready to respond to crises.
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Bonjour, Ventôse! The @MarineNationale frigate is docked at our outer mole while here for a port visit. 📷 Capt. Mark "Soho" Sohaney #keywest #navalships
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The 436th and @512AirliftWings out of Dover, Delaware, provided a tour of the of the #C5MSuperGalaxy to Team NASKW.
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#USSSavannah (LCS 28) enters Truman Harbor for a port visit on her way to San Diego. Savannah is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship. Great shot courtesy of Navy League Key West Council's Facebook page! #LCS28 #NavyCapability
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Newest @USNavy warship, #USSSavannah (LCS 28), pulls into Truman Harbor to visit on her way to homeport in San Diego. Savannah, commissioned in Brunswick, Georgia, Saturday, is Navy's 14th Independence-variant littoral combat ship. #LCS28 #NavyCapability
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F-35 Lightning II
@thef35
1 Feb 2022
Formation Flight in Florida F-35Bs of @MCASBeaufort’s VMFAT-501 take flight over @NASKeyWest, a state-of-the-art facility for combat aircraft training.
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