More memories of the Newport News
080808-N-7668G-015 NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 8, 2008) Conventional weapons handling supervisor Sonar Technician (Submarines) 1st Class Joseph Halikman, from Upper Marlboro, Md., inspects the conventional weapons handling team's work before loading a simulated Tomahawk missile into the torpedo tube of the fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750). Crew members of Newport News are conducting cross training on weapons handling. (U.S. Navy photo by Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Xander Gamble/Released)
080808-N-7668G-123 NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 8, 2008) Conventional weapons handling team member Sonar Technician (Submarines) Seaman Apprentice Neil McGuire, from Athol, Mass., shuts the breach door of the torpedo tube of the fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750). Crew members of Newport News are conducting cross training on weapons handling. (U.S. Navy photo by Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Xander Gamble/Released)
080624-N-1841C-058 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2008) Midshipman 3rd Class Rico Jordan, a student at Savannah State University, acts as helmsman aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750). As a part of the Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen, Jordan and 21 other midshipmen experienced life deployed aboard the submarine. In addition to the overnight embark, midshipmen attended the Trident Training Facility onboard Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Kings Bay, Ga. There they will be able to gain experience in damage control, firefighting and navigation on a number of specialized simulators. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kimberly Clifford (Released)
080624-N-1841C-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2008) Lt. Matt Campell explains the operation of the periscope to a group of midshipmen embarked aboard the fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750). As part of the Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID), a group of 22 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) candidates were able to spend 24 hours on deployment with Newport News and experience life in the submarine service. CORTRAMID is a four-week summer program, during which Midshipmen will spend one week immersed in each of the Navy's major warfare areas: subsurface, aviation, surface and Marine Corps. In addition to the overnight embark, midshipmen attend the Trident Training Facility on board Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Kings Bay, Ga. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kimberly Clifford (Released)