Quote Me, Capture This! 11/19/2008

[Navy for Moms Admin]

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"What the people want is very simple. They want an America as good as its promise." - Barbara Jordan
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK:

081116-N-9620B-005 SANTA ROSA, Guyana (Nov. 15, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ade Luna and Tech Sgt. Carletta James, both embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), speak to local children at a medical civil assistance project in Santa Rosa during the humanitarian and civic assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008. Kearsarge is the primary platform supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise, an equal partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erik Barker/Released)

081114-N-4515N-057 GEORGETOWN,Guyana (Nov. 14, 2008) Master Sgt. Roger Scott, an engineer embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), builds a block wall for a new canteen at West Demarara Regional Hospital during the humanitarian and civic assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008. Kearsarge is the primary platform supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise, an equal partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

081118-N-1062H-081 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 18, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Kenji Kimura describes flight deck control operations to Lt. Gen. Yamakawa, a member of the Japanese Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, in flight deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The permanently forward deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group is conducting bi-lateral training operations in the Pacific Ocean with the Japanese Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces to increase interoperability and strengthen their maritime partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Christopher S. Harte/Released)

081117-N-1512O-119 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2008) Lt. Christie Quietmeyer, left, a general surgeon from Fleet Surgical Team Six, performs hernia repair surgery aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) with the aid of Lt. Craig Fossee, Bataan's general medical officer and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zack Mikesell. Bataan and ships from the Bataan Strike Group are at sea conducting training to prepare for their upcoming 2009 deployment. (U.S. navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released)

081115-N-4565G-559 Baltimore, MD. (Nov. 15, 2008) Midshipman Ricky Dobbs (#4) dives across the pile for a 4-yard gain during the fourth quarter of the Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 college football game between the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Notre Dame. The Midshipman fell short in a fourth quarter comeback to the Fighting Irish 27-21 in front of a capacity crowd at M&T Bank stadium. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tommy Gilligan/Released)

081118-N-0000X-001 SAN DIEGO, (Nov. 18, 2008) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Fleet Readiness Center Southwest flies over Naval Air Station North Island and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18 flight. The Hornet making the commemorative flight was painted in the original manufacturer’s paint scheme and piloted by Fleet Readiness Center Southwest chief test pilot Cmdr. Craig Reiner. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Alex Allwein (Released)

081114-N-8273J-017 WASHINGTON (Nov. 14, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, with his wife, Ellen, deliver a holiday greeting to the fleet from their home in Washington D.C. CNO reminded Sailors to be safe while celebrating at home and Mrs. Roughead thanked them for their service. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

081117-N-7730P-070 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Nov. 17, 2008) The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) departs Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gary Prill/Released)

081117-N-4995K-082 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Nov. 17, 2008) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) man the rails as a rainbow forms across the skyline. Pearl Harbor is the final port visit of the deployment for Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan is on a scheduled deployment operating in the U.S. 3rd fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)