'Old Ironsides' Fired Up for OpSail 2012
Credit: U.S. Navy
120131-N-SH953-342 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 31, 2012) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick D. West stares down one of the USS Constitution's guns. Constitution, a 214 year-old vessel, remains afloat as the world's oldest commissioned warship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald/Released)