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 Australia [full page ] : Able Seaman, Communications Specialist, Natalie Haumu, retrieves a signal flag, aboard the RAN Durance Class Underway Replenishment Tanker, HMAS Success as the ship begins a Refuel At Sea operation with the US Navy
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Canada [full page ] : The Canadian destroyer HMCS Algonquin underway in close formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis and guided missile frigate USS Ford.
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China [full page ] : People’s Liberation Army Navy sailors stand at attention during a visit by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead aboard the People’s Liberation Army Navy type 920 hospital ship Daishandao. Roughead visited China to participate in the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy and to foster naval and military relationships between the two nations and explore areas for enhanced cooperation.
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Denmark [full page ] : Danish navy SF300 vessel Støren (P555) getting under way. The Danish navy has some relatively large ships in the fleet, despite the smallness of the country, primarily due to its strategic maritime location as the NATO member controlling access to the Baltic
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France [full page ] : Charles De Gaulle, a 38,000 ton nuclear powered French aircraft carrier launched in May 1994. The ship operates a fleet of 40 Rafale M combat aircraft, the Super Etendard and three E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft. She also supports the AS 565 Panther and Dauphin helicopters.
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Great Britain [full page ] : HMS Jupiter. The Royal Navy is the oldest of the British armed services and since the 18th century until well into the 20th century it was the largest navy in the world. There are currently 88 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy including aircraft carriers, ballistic missile submarines, frigates, and patrol vessels. There is also the support from 22 vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The Royal Navy’s ability to project power globally is considered second only to the US Navy.
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Greece [full page ]: HS Tolmi (P-229) preparing for underway mail transfer. The motto of the Hellenic Navy is “Great is the country that controls the sea”
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Holland [full page ] : The Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen, fifth from left, transits in formation with other vessels from the Standing NATO Maritime Group
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India: INS Sindhuvijay. The Indian Navy currently maintains a fleet of 16 diesel powered submarines. These are primarily of Russian and German origin. The Indian Navy has approximately 55,000 personnel on active duty, including 5,000 members of the naval aviation branch and 2,000 marine commandos, making it the world's fifth largest navy
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Italy: The aircraft carrier Cavour is named after the Italian statesman and politician Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
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Russia: The Imperial Russian Navy's headquarters in St. Petersburg, famed for a gilded steeple topped by a golden weather-vane in the shape of a small ship. The Soviet Navy, often referred to as the Red Fleet, was formed out of the remnants of the old Imperial Navy in 1917. The Soviet Navy was reformed into the Russian Navy after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991
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Spain: The Spanish aircraft carrier SPS Principe De Asturias steams through the Atlantic Ocean while participating in Majestic Eagle, a multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco.
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Taiwan [full page ] : Republic of China Navy Lafayette-class frigate with S-70C helicopter. Traditionally, most ROCN equipment is purchased from the United States, though several ships have been built domestically under licence or through domestic development
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United States [full page ] : The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest combined. It also has the world's largest carrier fleet, with 11 in service and one under construction. U.S. Navy Lt. Sean McCarthy gives the signal to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
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