This mangled wreck is the USS Fife (DD-991) after its use as a target in a live-fire exercise (SINKEX) on August 23, 2005. In the exercise scenario, the former United States Navy destroyer was hit repeatedly by missiles, ship-borne artillery fire, and airborne munitions, causing extensive damage to its hull and superstructure. The barrage of attcks reflected standard SINKEX procedures, which aim to test the effectiveness of modern weapons, combined attack tactics, and sensor capabilities under r

Around the Fleet the U.S. Navy pinned its newest chief petty officers. #CNO called on these competent leaders of character to be humble and confident; to always be learning; and to be their own toughest critics. | The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations