Keywords: US Navy 110825-N-PM781-002 Operations Specialist Seaman Rickey Robersone, right, receives direction from officer of the deck Lt. Michael Ordonez ab.jpg en ATLANTIC OCEAN Aug 25 2011 Operations Specialist Seaman Rickey Robersone right receives direction from officer of the deck Lt Michael Ordonez aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp LHD 1 as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk ahead of Hurricane Irene Vice Adm Daniel Holloway commander of U S 2nd Fleet ordered all ships in the Hampton Roads area to set Sortie Condition Alpha Ships in the area are departing early Thursday morning Aug 25 Irene's current track indicates it will pass off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts late Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani/Released 2011-08-25 110825-N-PM781-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 106367 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Wasp LHD-1 |