# @usnavycno on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdyltB7nOpA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70986559-usnavycno-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-27T12:16:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chief of Naval Operations (@usnavycno) — https://gondola.cc/usnavycno

## Caption

Preparing for battle begins in the foundry where we maintain and modernize our platforms. 

Damage Control Fireman Davehna Ramirez, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), uses a portable exothermic cutting unit (PECU) during an anchor chain cutting evolution, in Bataan’s forecastle, Sept. 23, 2026. 

Bataan is currently undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance in the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia.

#SailorsFirst #USNavy #SailorsFirstSunday #USSBataan

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sailorsfirstsunday, sailorsfirst, ussbataan, usnavy

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