200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The
200325-A-PR445-1903 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, patrols the Arabian Gulf during a joint naval and air integration operation exercise, Marc... More
The coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) prepares to moor pierside...
Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 15, 2005) The coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) prepares to moor pierside as it passes by the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek. U.S. Navy... More
The Cyclone-class Coastal patrol craft USS Whirlwind (PC 11) protects ...
Persian Gulf (Apr. 14, 2006) The Cyclone-class Coastal patrol craft USS Whirlwind (PC 11) protects Iraq's oil terminals in the Northern Persian Gulf. Attached to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 158.1, Whirlwind is ... More
The Cyclone-class Coastal patrol craft USS Whirlwind (PC 11), steams a...
Persian Gulf (Oct. 18, 2006) The Cyclone-class Coastal patrol craft USS Whirlwind (PC 11), steams along while escorting the Navy's new Joint Maritime Staging Terminal (JMAST) that will support multi-national co... More
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Command Ma...
MINA SALMAN, Bahrain (Feb. 26, 2007) Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Command Master Chief Kelly Schneider and Chief Hospital Corpsman Leonard Gordon, USS Whirlwind (PC 11) command ch... More
USS Anzio (CG 68) Command Master Chief William Seegars talks to Iraqi ...
MINA SALMAN PIER, Bahrain (Feb. 26, 2007) USS Anzio (CG 68) Command Master Chief William Seegars talks to Iraqi navy Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Abdul Majeed during a tour of the ship. Majeed, the senior no... More
U.S. Sailors follow Iraqi navy Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Abdul M...
MINA SALMAN, Bahrain (Feb. 26, 2007) U.S. Sailors follow Iraqi navy Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Abdul Majeed up USS Anzio's (CG 68) brow during a tour of the ship. Majeed, the senior noncommissioned officer... More
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Command Ma...
MINA SALMAN, Bahrain (Feb. 26, 2007) Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Command Master Chief (CMC) Kelly Schneider points to the CMC badge of USS Anzio (CG 68) Command Master Chief Will... More
Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Michael Brockway scans the horizon aboard...
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 12, 2010) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Michael Brockway scans the horizon aboard the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11). Whirlwind is conducting maritime security operations. (U.... More
The Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits t...
ARABIAN GULF (Sep. 29, 2011) The Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate) File# 110929-N-OY799-162
Lt. Mat Rechkemmer, executive officer of the Cyclone-class coastal pat...
MINA SALMAN PIER, Bahrain (Jan. 07, 2012) Lt. Mat Rechkemmer, executive officer of the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), shows a MK-38 25mm machine gun to Boy Scouts during a ship tour. T... More
Capt. Don Gabrielson, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guid...
ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 07, 2012) Capt. Don Gabrielson, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71), and other officers greet the crew of the Cyclone-class coastal ... More
Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) rend...
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 18, 2013) Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) render passing honors to the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), not shown. Monterey is deployed in suppor... More
The coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) breaks away from the gui...
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 18, 2013) The coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) breaks away from the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), not shown, after conducting personnel transfer. Monterey is deployed ... More
A rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to the guided-missile cruiser US...
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 18, 2013) A rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) approaches the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), left, to conduct a personnel trans... More
Sailors return honors rendered by the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwin...
ARABIAN GULF (Sep. 13, 2014) Sailors return honors rendered by the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). Arleigh Burke is deployed in the U.S.... More
Sailors return to the Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) in a r...
ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 11, 2016) Sailors return to the Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) in a rigid hull inflatable boat after conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke... More
VBSS Training during IMCMEX 2016
Sailors return to the Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) in a rigid hull inflatable boat after conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroy... More
The Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Arabian Gul...
ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2017) The Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Arabian Gulf during Exercise Spartan Kopis 17. The Task Force 55-led exercise between the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard is des... More
The Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Arabian Gul...
ARABIAN GULF (Jun. 18, 2017) The Coastal Patrol Ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Arabian Gulf during Exercise Spartan Kopis 17. The Task Force 55-led exercise between the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard is des... More
A Sailor stands watch aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Apr. 20, 2019) A Sailor stands watch aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) while the ship transits the Strait of Hormuz. Whirlwind is forward-deployed to the U.S. ... More
Sailors shift the U.S. flag aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol sh...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Apr. 20, 2019) Sailors shift the U.S. flag aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11). Whirlwind is forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and suppor... More
A Sailor ties a mooring line aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ...
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (Apr. 22, 2019) A Sailor ties a mooring line aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Whirlwind is forward-deployed to... More
Machinist Mate 3rd Class Aaron Picklesimer steers the Cyclone-class c...
GULF OF OMAN (May. 01, 2019) Machinist Mate 3rd Class Aaron Picklesimer steers the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11). Whirlwind is forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Raymi Garcesbrioso writes in an engineer log a...
GULF OF OMAN (May. 01, 2019) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Raymi Garcesbrioso writes in an engineer log aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11). Whirlwind is forward-deployed to the U.S. 5t... More
Electrician's Mate 1st Class Ngunyi Defang takes engine readings aboa...
GULF OF OMAN (May. 01, 2019) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Ngunyi Defang takes engine readings aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11). Whirlwind is forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fl... More
Engineman 2nd Class Eristen Hess reports readings aboard the Cyclone-c...
GULF OF OMAN (May. 01, 2019) Engineman 2nd Class Eristen Hess reports readings aboard the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11). Whirlwind is forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of ope... More
The coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Strait of H...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May. 03, 2019) The coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2019. Whirlwind is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and support of n... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) t...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May. 03, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) transits the Strait of Hormuz behind the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), May 3, 2019. McFaul is d... More
The cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) conducts r...
ARABIAN GULF (May. 31, 2019) The cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) conducts routine patrols in the Arabian Sea, May 31, 2019. Gonzalez is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations ... More
200323-A-PR445-1105 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020)
200323-A-PR445-1105 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020) Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepare to go underway in Manama, Bahrain, March 23. Whirlwind is deployed to the U.S. 5th ... More
200420-A-PR445-1092 ARABIAN GULF (April 20, 2020)
200420-A-PR445-1092 ARABIAN GULF (April 20, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Alejandro Anzaldua III, a Sailor assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), talks on the radio during a rigid hull inflatabl... More
200325-A-PR445-1941 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The
200325-A-PR445-1941 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) The expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), left, and guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) patrol the Arabian Gulf during a j... More
Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Dryden (left) is relieved as commanding
Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Dryden (left) is relieved as commanding officer of the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship (PC) USS Whirlwind (PC 11) by Lt. Joseph Brisco Jr. during the ship's change of command ceremony at Nav... More
200323-A-PR445-1173 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020)
200323-A-PR445-1173 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020) Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepare to go underway in Manama, Bahrain, March 23. Whirlwind is deployed to the U.S. 5th ... More
200420-A-PR445-1075 ARABIAN GULF (April 20, 2020) Engineman
200420-A-PR445-1075 ARABIAN GULF (April 20, 2020) Engineman 2nd Class Phillip Mehling, a Sailor assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), records readings on the stern tube during his sound and sec... More
200325-A-PR445-1827 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) An
200325-A-PR445-1827 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020) An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, attached to the U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) Task Force Sabre, operates with the expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lew... More
200131-N-TB148-0630 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) A
200131-N-TB148-0630 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) A Mark VI Patrol Boat, attached to Commander, Task Force 56 (CTF 56), sails alongside the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) during an interoperability ex... More
200323-A-PR445-1185 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020)
200323-A-PR445-1185 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Alejandro Anzaldua III assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepares to go underway in Manama, Bahrain, March 23... More
200421-A-PR445-1005 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020)
200421-A-PR445-1005 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020) Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Ngunyi Defang, assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), records sound and security readings, April 21. Whirlwind is d... More
200323-A-PR445-1148 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020)
200323-A-PR445-1148 MANAMA, Bahrain (March 23, 2020) Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepare to go underway in Manama, Bahrain, March 23. Whirlwind is deployed to the U.S. 5th ... More
200421-A-PR445-1021 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020) Chief
200421-A-PR445-1021 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020) Chief Damage Controlman Tyrone Sessom assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) supervises a damage control drill, April 21. Whirlwind is deployed t... More
200131-N-TB148-0376 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) Electronics
200131-N-TB148-0376 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) Electronics Technician 1st Class Michael Drigger, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron FOUR, ALPHA Company, Boat Team One, heaves a line from a Mark VI Patrol B... More
200324-A-PR445-1058 ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2020) Engineman
200324-A-PR445-1058 ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2020) Engineman 2nd Class Phillip Mehling assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepares to extinguish simulated flames as part of damage control ... More
200421-A-PR445-1054 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020) Operations
200421-A-PR445-1054 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Wilson stands watch in the combat information center aboard the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), April 21. Whi... More
200131-N-TB148-0502 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) A
200131-N-TB148-0502 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) A Mark VI Patrol Boat, attached to Commander, Task Force 56 (CTF 56), pulls alongside the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) during an interoperability ex... More
200324-A-PR445-2047 ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2020) Engineman
200324-A-PR445-2047 ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2020) Engineman 2nd Class Phillip Mehling assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) reports a casualty during engineering drills in the aboard Whirlwi... More
200421-A-PR445-1076 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020) Operations
200421-A-PR445-1076 ARABIAN GULF (April 21, 2020) Operations Specialist Seaman Noel Crisostomo assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) works on a computer, April 21. Whirlwind is deployed to the U... More
190503-N-RG171-1072 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2019)
190503-N-RG171-1072 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2019) The coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2019. Whirlwind is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation... More
200131-N-TB148-0691 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) Electronics
200131-N-TB148-0691 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) Electronics Technician 1st Class Michael Drigger, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron FOUR, ALPHA Company, Boat Team One, mans an M240B machine gun aboard a Ma... More
200327-A-PR445-1052 ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2020) Sailors
200327-A-PR445-1052 ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2020) Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepare to release the anchor as part of seamanship training drills in the Arabian Gulf, March... More
200422-A-PR445-1027 ARABIAN GULF (April 22, 2020)
200422-A-PR445-1027 ARABIAN GULF (April 22, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Alejandro Anzaldua III assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), observes other ships in the Arabian Gulf, April 22. Whirlw... More
190503-N-RG171-1085 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2019)
190503-N-RG171-1085 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2019) The coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2019. Whirlwind is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation... More
200131-N-TB148-0670 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) Mark
200131-N-TB148-0670 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) Mark VI Patrol Boat 1201, attached to Commander, Task Force 56 (CTF 56), sails alongside the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) during an interoperability... More
200327-A-PR445-1118 ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2020) Sailors
200327-A-PR445-1118 ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2020) Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepare to release the anchor as part of seamanship training drills in the Arabian Gulf, March... More
200422-A-PR445-1152 ARABIAN GULF (April 22, 2020)
200422-A-PR445-1152 ARABIAN GULF (April 22, 2020) Quartermaster 3rd Class Luis Perez, right, assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) looks through a stadimeter during an inspection with Lt. Cmdr. ... More
190503-N-RG171-1096 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2019)
190503-N-RG171-1096 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2019) The coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2019. Whirlwind is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation... More
200131-N-TB148-0687 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) A
200131-N-TB148-0687 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 31, 2020) A Mark VI Patrol Boat, attached to Commander, Task Force 56 (CTF 56), pulls alongside the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) during an interoperability ex... More
200327-A-PR445-1152 ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2020) Sailors
200327-A-PR445-1152 ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2020) Sailors assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11) prepare to release the anchor as part of seamanship training drills in the Arabian Gulf, March... More
200422-A-PR445-1248 ARABIAN GULF (April 22, 2020)
200422-A-PR445-1248 ARABIAN GULF (April 22, 2020) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Alec Brackpool, assigned to coastal patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC 11), uses binoculars to observe his surroundings, Apr... More
170501-N-XP344-002 MANAMA, Bahrain (May 1, 2017) The
170501-N-XP344-002 MANAMA, Bahrain (May 1, 2017) The Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship (PC) USS Whirlwind (PC 11) is moored pier side at Naval Support Activity Bahrain during the ship's change of command ceremo... More
170501-N-XP344-017 MANAMA, Bahrain (May 1, 2017) Sailors
170501-N-XP344-017 MANAMA, Bahrain (May 1, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship (PC) USS Whirlwind (PC 11) salute the ensign during the national anthem during the ship's change of com... More