Aerial and Naval Operations

Diverse scenes of military operations including a helicopter rescue, naval ships, and underwater vehicles, reflecting naval and aerial training activities.

The SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) pilot lands the SDV on the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) track and cradle system while rigged out on the deck of the submarine USS Kamehameha off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Rescue Squadron hoist up a simulated survivor during a training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2022. This exercise was to increase readiness and response time for rescue operations in the future.

DN-ST-87-06011. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) pilot lands the SDV on the Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) track and cradle system while rigged out on the deck of the submarine USS Kamehameha off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.

Flight deck crewmen stand by as a C-2 Greyhound aircraft taxis into position on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during exercise West Wind '88. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND '88 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-87-03321. Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A test version of the Orion crew module floats outside the well deck of the USS San Diego during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy are conducting a series of tests using the ship's well deck, several watercraft, support equipment and personnel to prepare for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. The testing will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and NASA's Journey to Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion is scheduled to launch on NASA's Space Launch System in late 2018.

Two flight deck crewmen wait for flight operations to resume aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the SAIPAN are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser fires its forward Mark 45 5-inch/54-caliber gun during a gunnery exercise while en route to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Sikorsky Military Helicopters Aviat HH-60J Jayhawk AirSta Sitka USCG U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer hoist

DN-ST-88-05607. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

220914-N-XK462-1139 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 14, 2022) USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts a closed-in weapons system test fire. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations.

A port quarter view of the Russian guided missile destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (BPE-554) as seen from an SH-3 Sea King helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). The Vinogradov and RANGER are part of a multinational naval force participating in exercises in the region. Country: Northern Arabian Sea

Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) hang onto the distance line anchored to a rail aboard the replenishment oiler USS MILWAUKEE (AOR -2) as the ships conduct an underway replenishment during the WASP's first deployment. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

Marines aboard an amphibious assault vehicle exit the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

An air traffic controller communicates with the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it takes off from the flight deck of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20). The COMFORT is deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

120723-N-ZT599-087 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 23, 2012) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Donte Ruffin, from Yonkers, N.Y., signals the load distance during a replenishment at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol.

An Army helicopter crewman performs preflight maintenance on a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The ship has embarked local Army helicopter detachments to provide aerial logistic support during its deployment to Central America. Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Caribbean Sea

DN-ST-85-08734. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

220611-N-UP745-2181 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 11, 2022) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, launches from the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 11, 2022. Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

During underway replenishment, a highline rig transfers food stores from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9), right, to the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea

Crewmen aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) watch as a Marine UH-1N Iroquois helicopter comes in for a landing during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. The WRIGHT is anchored off the coast of Puerto Rico for the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea

overhead detail Sikorsky Military Helicopters Aviat USCG U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk USS Lake Champlain ship guided missile cruiser

DN-ST-87-01027. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU-1663) with ramp partly opened in shallow water during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

A silhouette of the Military Sealift Command-chartered prepositioning ship NOBLE STAR (T-AK-5076) as the vessel is moored to a pier in preparation for taking on equipment during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Crew members aboard the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) unload a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm as the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) approaches from behind. The PRATT is conducting Maritime Interdiction Force missions in support of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

DN-ST-89-02074. Base: USS Yellowstone (AD 41) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

The topside areas of the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) are sprayed with fresh water during a test of the ship's countermeasure water washdown system. The ship is deployed in the gulf to support Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

A D-5 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile breaks the ocean's surface following its test launch from the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) off the coast of Florida. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aerial overhead view of the patrol craft USS MONSOON (PC-4) underway off the coast of San Clemente Island. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the research submarine USS DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) underway. Country: Unknown

Military ship in the sea, USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Islands, USA

DN-SC-89-09459. Base: Unknown

DN-SC-04-13186. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Colie Renfroe, a maritime law enforcement specialist aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), looks out at the landscape as the Bear prepares to moor up inHalifax, Nova Scotia, July 28, 2022. The Bear and its crew are deploying to support the Northern Atlantic Fisheries Organization, deter illegal fishing and increase maritime domain awareness in tandem with its partner nations.

C-17 co-pilot, CPT David Almand, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina lines up his aircraft on the final approach to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The aircraft will pickup the Hurricane Response Team and transport them to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina to assist with damage caused by Hurricane Bertha. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY. Country: Unknown

Crew members aboard the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) fire a saluting gun as the ship enters port at Valparaiso. The vessel is taking part in exercise Unitas XXXII, an annual, combined exercise involving the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: Valparaiso Country: Chile(CHL)

DN-ST-88-05466. Base: Persian Gulf

Off the coast of Puerto Rico, a Navy officer coordinating an amphibious landing uses an AN/PRC-77 field radio as four US Marine Corps AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicles move away from the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193). The Colombian Marines aboard the AAVP-7s will make a beach assault at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station as part of UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 25, 2018) Seaman Jasmine Lutzi observes a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 as it approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft (Mark VIII) hits the beach during OPERATION SOLID SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221025-N-EJ241-1019DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 25, 2022) - Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) conducts a port visit at U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia during a scheduled patrol. This port visit to Diego Garcia reflects the United States commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, and complements the many exercises, training, operations, and the other military cooperation activities conducted by Strategic Forces to ensure they are available and ready to operate around the globe at any time. West Virginia is one of six ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine -launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads.

220930-N-SI601-1703 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 30, 2022) The U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), a U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy destroyer ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976), and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119) steam in formation in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, Sept. 30. Ronald Reagan, operating as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 is conducting a trilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise with the JMSDF and ROK Navy. The operations between the Reagan Strike Group, JS Asahi, and ROKS Munmu The Great, involved operating with a U.S. submarine to enhance interoperability between the nations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A wolfpack of German U-Boat submarines travelling across a calm Atlantic Ocean.

DN-SC-87-06596. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

JAVA SEA (July 25, 2022) The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) dedicates a wreath to the Java Sea during a wreath laying ceremony, July 25, 2022. The ceremony was in honor of the 53 Indonesian National Military-Naval Force Sailors lost aboard the Indonesian Cakra-class diesel-electric attack submarine KRI Nanggala (402) that sunk, April 21, 2021, off the coast of Bali. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Manila - Chancery Office Building, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

DN-ST-85-07246. Base: Mare Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05972. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

111209-N-ZC343-931SAN DIEGO (Dec. 10, 2011) The sun sets at Naval Base San Diego.

LT. Maceo Smallwood, the Helo Control and Flight Deck Safety Officer, stands by as a U.S. Navy CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter flies an approach on the flight deck of the USS LAMOURE COUNTY (LST-1194). The pilot was familiarizing himself with the ship's flight deck. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department raise an aircraft elevated in the hangar bay during an ammunition onload, Sept. 25, 2022. Ford is underway in Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

220729-N-SP805-0017 AKSAZ, REPUBLIC OF TÜRKIYE (July 29, 2022) Ensign David Elliot stands watch as conning officer during an inbound sea and anchor transit into Aksaz, Republic of Türkiye aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) is the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), a multinational integrated task group that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliances solidarity and cohesion afloat and provides the Alliance with a continuous maritime capability to perform a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict. (U.S. Navy Photo Lieutenant Kathleen Barrios).

DN-ST-89-02986. Base: USS Conserver (ARS 39)

DN-ST-88-02051. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 127 (VAW-127) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft banks into a turn as it flies past the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) during a dependents day cruise. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The Crashe Westland Wasp Mk.1, Series 2 & 2A (AH-12A) Submarine control helicopter 246 (1967-1981) is torn from the water.

220818-N-FD648-1134 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2022) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) completes a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Aug. 18, 2022. Farragut is part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, an integrated combat weapons system thats delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security.

A member of Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HML/A-367) fires a .50-caliber machine gun from a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during training. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

DN-SC-04-09585. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-06361. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

220930-N-ZQ263-1121 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), USS John Finn (DDG 113), USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) sail in formation as part of a strait transit exercise during scheduled operations with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG). The NIMCSG is enhancing mission readiness through simulated real-world scenarios and demonstrating their ability to perform as an integrated unit. Chung-Hoon is operating with NIMCSG in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

970624-N-9354D-002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Juneau (LPD 10) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS JUNEAU (LPD 10)

GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 1, 2012) A landing craft air cushion prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

DN-SC-89-08038. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

220901-N-KL637-2064 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 1, 2022) An MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, releases flares by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a change of command ceremony, Sep. 1, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The GHWBCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

040214-N-4308O-037. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 26, 2016) Personnel Specialist Seaman Dennis Tran, from Riverside, Calif., and Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Darryl Roberson, from Joliet, Ill., fish off the stern of the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) during a fish call. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Stockdale, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment.

120909-N-SO729-580 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2012) Sailors move supplies from the port side elevator to the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a vertical replenishment. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group.

STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 18, 2021) The NavyÕs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the South China Sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67). Reagan is part of Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5, conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, paddle out during a boat launch sustainment exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. Launching from the well deck provides the MEU a ship-to-shore capability. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Crew members conduct a foreign object damage (FOD) walkdown on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) as the vessel is underway during its circumnavigation of South America. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

January 11, 2011 - Aircrews from the 535th Airlift Squadron dropped nine training pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III during a single day while on temporary assignment to Andersen Air Base, Guam. The aircrew then helped the 36th Contingency Response Group with static line jump training.

Aerial view of fighter planes on the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier

A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew approaches the flight deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Gulf of Alaska on July 21, 2022. Training is routinely conducted to maintain crew qualifications aboard both assets and maintain proficiency in a variety of evolutions. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary photo by Deborah Heldt.

A Pegasus Class, Mark V Navy speed boat slices through the glittering waters of the Persian Gulf during training as part of the Southwest Asia build-up. Country: Persian Gulf

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Isaiah Sawyers, assigned to the Weapons Department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), fires an M-9 pistol during a weapons qualification on the shipÕs fantail. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations.

Line handlers aboard the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) stand by during an underway replenishment operation in rough seas with the Chilean oiler ARAUCANO (AO-53). The vessels are taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown

060918-G-3550N-084. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) air department and the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, move MH-60S Nighthawks, August 3, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting workups in preparation for a scheduled deployment this fall.

Special operations forces combat diver checks the depth gauge on his compass.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Support Element begin Improved Navy Literage System operations during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Support Element begin Improved Navy Literage System operations during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

110627-N-AG285-092ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 27, 2011) An amphibious assault vehicle with Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) returns to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain.

011017-N-4790M-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown

An AQS-13 dipping sonar being lowered from an SH-3D Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2). Country: Unknown

110114-N-2475A-607PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2011) Sailors load live ammunition into the Close-In Weapons Systems on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is preparing to conduct work-ups off the coast of Southern California in preparation for deployment.

221007-N-VX158-1057 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 7, 2022) Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) transits through the San Francisco Bay during the parade of ships in support of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW). SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) and an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conduct flight training drills in the Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, Sept. 7, 2022. These trainings provide an opportunity to strengthen maneuvering and communication interoperability between the two Coast Guard assets.

060221-N-5067K-190. Base: Leyte Gulf Country: Philippines (PHL)

The air cushion landing craft LCAC-7 heads for shore during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Swedish Navy K33 Haernoesand on the Elbe

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2015) Sailors, assigned to the Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, pilot an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter during flight operations. HSM-71 is part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 and was the first aviation squadron to operate the MH-60R in 2008.

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