photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans
A Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 Sailor waves to family members on the pier as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) moors at Naval Air Station North Island to disembark Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2.
photo: US Navy / Photographers Mate Airman Milosz Reterski.
Sailors and Marines wave to family and friends from on board the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as the carrier approaches the pier at her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Nicolas C. Lopez
Republic of Korea sailors wave goodbye as the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) gets underway.
photo: US Navy / Milosz Reterski
Family members cheer and wave flags as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) moors at Naval Station Norfolk.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
A T-45 Goshawk training aircraft is waved off from making an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate Airman Joan Kretschmer.
An F/A-18C Hornet gets a wave off
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew R. White
A young man waves the American Flag as the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepares to depart Fleet Activities Yokosuka for the last time.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Recruit Joshua Adam Nuzzo
Family and friends wave goodbye as the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) departs from Naval Station Norfolk.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew R. White
Students from Yokosuka Middle School wave goodbye to the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the ship departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka for the last time.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Schoeneberg
A USS George Washington (CVN 73) Sailor waves goodbye to his family on the pier as the aircraft carrier departs Naval Station Norfolk.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Patterson
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan wave to family and friends on the pier as the ship moors in San Diego.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann
The Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower wave as the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) passes the ship.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac
Friends and family members wave goodbye to Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Airman Adrian Anguiano before his deployment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas
Waves crash over the bow of the guided missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) during exercises with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik
Spectators wave flags from Fort Monroe as the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) returns to Naval Station Norfolk
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Valcarcel
Sailors wave American Flags as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) enter its homeport at Naval Air Station North Island.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Garst
Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) while family and friends wave goodbye as the ship departs from Naval Station Norfolk.
photo: U.S. Army/Spc. Lorie Jewell
Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Stryker Brigade Combat Team wave to the crowd while making a pre-race lap around the track in a Stryker infantry carrier.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Gina Wollman
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) wave as they return from a scheduled deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian Read Castillo
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 2nd Class Andy Nunez waves to family and friends on the pier of Naval Station Norfolk.
photo: Creative Commons / Cobatfor
With the tail of his Grumman AF Guardian still visible, a U.S. Navy pilot who had been waved off his attempted landing aboard the escort carrier USS Block Island is hoisted from the water by a Piasecki HUP Retriever helicopter in 1953.[1]
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter
A Sailor attached to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) surfs an artificial wave pool during a USO water park tour during a port visit in the Middle East.
photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Ryan O'Connor
A T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft, assigned to Training Air Wing Two (TW-2), prepares to launch while another pulls skyward after having its arrested recovery waved-off.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dmitry Chepusov
A Sailor walks through the hangar bay as waves crash against the hull of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac
An F/A-18C Hornet is waved off during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
photo: US Navy / Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush
A woman waves goodbye to her husband as the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) departs to join the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG-9).
photo: US Navy / Lt. Rico Harris
An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies over the flight deck during a practice wave-off landing.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter D. Lawlor
A woman waves an American flag to greet a family member assigned to USS George Washington (CVN 73).
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Amanda L. Ray
Sailors aboard to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) manning the rails wave to family members as they leave their home port of San Diego.
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher S. Wilson
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) wave to their friends and family members as red, white and blue streamers fill the air after the announcement that the ship is moored.
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![With the tail of his Grumman AF Guardian still visible, a U.S. Navy pilot who had been waved off his attempted landing aboard the escort carrier USS Block Island is hoisted from the water by a Piasecki HUP Retriever helicopter in 1953.[1]](http://web.archive.org./web/20110906154051im_/http://cdn8.wn.com/pd/c8/ce/83ca632957b29d08e6402150e7be_thumb.jpg "With the tail of his Grumman AF Guardian still visible, a U.S. Navy pilot who had been waved off his attempted landing aboard the escort carrier USS Block Island is hoisted from the water by a Piasecki HUP Retriever helicopter in 1953.[1]")
