111114-N-YX169-114 PONCE, Puerto Rico (Nov. 14, 2011) – Lt. Cmdr. Ethan Mitchell, executive officer of the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15), answers questions about operations on the ship’s bridge for the Honorable Maria Melendez Altieri, mayor of the city of Ponce, during her visit to the warship. USS Ponce is the first commissioned ship in the Navy named for the city of Ponce, and is making its final port visit to its namesake city before beginning the long process that will result in the ship’s decommissioning in 2012. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Cla
111114-N-YX169-114 PONCE, Puerto Rico (Nov. 14, 2011) – Lt. Cmdr. Ethan Mitchell, executive officer of the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15), answers questions about operations on the ship’s bridge for the Honorable Maria Melendez Altieri, mayor of the city of Ponce, during her visit to the warship. USS Ponce is the first commissioned ship in the Navy named for the city of Ponce, and is making its final port visit to its namesake city before beginning the long process that will result in the ship’s decommissioning in 2012. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller) US Navy 111114-N-YX169-114 XO of USS Ponce (LPD 15) welcomes Puerto Rico. Mayor Maria Melendez Altieri
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