0712157571S-007 Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Chief of Navy Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead speaks to guests during the Great White Fleet Ceremony. Hundreds of guests gathered aboard the Norfolk, aircraft carrier for a formal ceremony marking the centennial anniversary of the launching of the Great White Fleet. On Dec. 15, 1907, the ship's namesake, President Theodore Roosevelt, sent the 16 battleships and 14,000 Sailors around the world. The ceremony was the first in a series of events to mark the landmark achievement. Navy

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