07 July 2010: Pearl Harbor, Hi. - The Oliver Hazard Perry-class fast frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises.
(U.S. Navy photo #100707-N-0641S-215 by MC1 Jason Swink from the Navy News Stand)
13 July 2008: the Pacific Ocean - The guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) steams in the operating area of Rim-of-the-Pacific 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
(U.S. Navy photo #080713-N-7949W-084 by MC1 Daniel N. Woods from the Navy Newstand)
25 September 1997: South China Sea - At sea as part of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Battle Group.
(U.S. Navy photo)
Genuinely hard to tell if she's carrying a whaleboat or an RHIB as her ships boat in this picture, which is frustrating since its the heart of this mystery. Also, love the SeaKnight doing some VertRep
17 November 2011: Everett, Wash. - The guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54) returns to Naval Station Everett from a six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. Ford participated in the multi-national Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise.
(U.S. Navy photo #111117-N-RG482-003> by MC2 Kyle Steckler from the Navy News Stand)