Photos Of The Week – 6/21/10

As the centerpiece of the Parade of Ships…..

…..with Marines and Sailors proudly manning the rails, and the Ellen McAllister escorting (she, fittingly, a former U.S. Navy YTB herself, the USS Piqua)…..

…..the USS Iwo Jima, an LHD,…..

….makes its way past the Battery and up the North River for Fleet Week 2010 festivities. Whether painted haze gray or wearing civilian colors, very little moves in the U.S.A. without tugs or other work boats doing the grunt work.