Norfolk Naval Station and NATO Command

  • The «USS New Mexico» at Norfolk Naval Station. This Virginia class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine made port call to Tromsø, northern Norway in May 2021. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The «USS Vella Gulf» is a guided missile cruiser of the Ticonderoga class that normally sails together with aircraft carriers. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The «USS Vella Gulf» carries anti-submarine torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles. It also has two lightweight guns like this one on the forward deck. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Capt. Michael Desmond (right) is Commanding Officer of «USS Vella Gulf». Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • NATO Headquarters for Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • "From Florida to Finnmark - From Seabed to Space" reads the sign in the entrance hall to NATO's Joint Force Command Norfolk. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Hangar bay on «USS George H. W. Bush» - a carrier that can take more than 70 aircraft here and on the main flight deck. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Flight deck on the aircraft carrier «USS George H. W. Bush». Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The carrier is named after George H. W. Bush who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. A statue of Bush from the times he served as a pilot is placed in the hangar bay of the giant ship. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • TOP GUN: A fighter jet can take off every 30-seconds from the flight deck. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Models are used in the flight deck control room to keep overview of the aircraft positions. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • Fighter jets are lifted from the hangar bay to the flight deck. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
  • The «USS George H. W. Bush» is 333-meters long and has a weight of more than 100,000 tons - making it one of the largest warships in the world. Photo: Thomas Nilsen