The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 10, 2018. There are nearly 30 ships preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence is forecasted to bring high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships will be directed to areas of the Atlantic where they will be best postured for storm avoidance. (Photo/Agencies)
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 10, 2018. There are nearly 30 ships preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence is forecasted to bring high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships will be directed to areas of the Atlantic where they will be best postured for storm avoidance. (Photo/Agencies)
The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 2) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 10, 2018. There are nearly 30 ships preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence is forecasted to bring high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships will be directed to areas of the Atlantic where they will be best postured for storm avoidance. (Photo/Agencies)
The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), front, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) depart Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 10, 2018. There are nearly 30 ships preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence is forecasted to bring high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships will be directed to areas of the Atlantic where they will be best postured for storm avoidance. (Photo/Agencies)