WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2013)1 of 4
Chuck Hagel, left, is sworn into office Feb. 27, 2013 as the 24th Secretary of Defense by Michael L. Rhodes, deputy director of Administration and Management at the Pentagon. Hagel's wife, Lilibet, holds the bible. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley (Released) 130227-D-TT977-037
WASHINGTON (Feb. 26, 2013)2 of 4
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert joins the Joint Chiefs of Staff to testify before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee on the affects of the continuing resolution and sequestration on military readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor (Released) 130226-N-WL435-329
NORFOLK (Feb. 26, 2013)3 of 4
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) man the rails as the the American flag is lowered from the ship's mast while the ship moors at Naval Station Norfolk. Forrest Sherman returns from a seven-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea where she conducted ballistic missile defense exercises. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark A. Martinez (Released) 130226-N-DB773-037
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2013)4 of 4
Sailors upload a RIM-7M missile into the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower recently departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider (Released) 130226-N-XQ474-105
