Amphibious Assault Training

U.S. Marines training in waterborne operations with amphibious vehicles, demonstrating techniques for assaulting shores under a bright sky and ocean backdrop.

Marines anticipate the arrival of an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS), Camp Pendleton, California

U.S. Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pass through the surf in order to conduct a shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. This training evolution marked the first platoon-level ACV exercise with embarked troops, demonstrating capability and competency during waterborne operations.

120719-N-BB534-073PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) approach the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during well deck operations. Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is currently underway conducting composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Pacific Ocean.

DF-ST-89-04297. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 88 Base: Bellows Air Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines anticipate the arrival of an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS), Camp Pendleton, California

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2013) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States in preparation for an upcoming deployment this spring.

020430-M-9902V-023. Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Three AAVP-7 Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAVs) enter the surf as they return to their ship at the conclusion of Exercise RimPac '88. The AAVs are originally from Marine Corps Base, 29 Palms, Calif. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '88 Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CORONADO, Calif. (June 13, 2013) An amphibious assault vehicle exits the surf during an Exercise Dawn Blitz live maritime prepositioning force training event. Dawn Blitz is a multilateral amphibious exercise designed to strengthen international partnerships by improving the ability to respond to crises and protect the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners.

BALTIC SEA (Aug 31, 2022) Landing Craft Unit 1662, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2, sails in the Baltic Sea, Aug. 31, 2022. Gunston Hall, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

970626-M-0824M-013. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d AABn, 1ST Mar Div

DN-ST-88-03105. Country: Persian Gulf

DF-ST-86-08064. Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Marines from Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), drive their AAVs from the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) to shore during a simulated mechanized amphibious assault in the 5th Fleet Area of Operation, April 20, 2013. The 26th MEU is currently deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to paddle off the stern gate during a boat launch aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 19, 2022. Boat company launches from the well deck to provide the landing force 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.

221007-N-XB010-1005 Philippine Sea (Oct. 7, 2022) -Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) carry combat ready rubber crafts (CRRCs) to the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) stern gate in preparation for disembarkation. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) and Italian Armed Forces, alongside Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, conduct a sniper live-fire range at Arta Range Complex, Djibouti, May 22, 2022. French, Italian, and U.S. service members cross-trained on weapon systems and exchanged information during this joint training event. Members of CJTF-HOA regularly train and work alongside allies, partners, and government organizations to achieve a unified effort to improve safety, security and prosperity in East Africa.

DF-ST-86-09651. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 26, 2012) Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 conduct patrol operations in the Arabian Sea. RIVRON-2 is deployed with Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, which provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Americas Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), move towards a shoreline of blue beach during the Combat Enhancement Training phase of exercise Destined Glory. Destined Glory is designed to build interoperability and cooperation between military forces in the Mediterranean Region. Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 16, 2012) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 59, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the well deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore is a part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

221007-N-XB010-1004 Philippine Sea (Oct. 7, 2022) -Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembark from the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) stern gate in combat ready rubber crafts (CRRCs). New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, navigate in combat rubber raiding crafts during a boat launch rehearsal aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. 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.

Abrams Tanks from A Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard conduct exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center in final exercise before deploying in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (V16), 2nd Marine Division, conduct an amphibious landing during the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. V16 conducted the MCCRE in order to formally certify the unit to composite at the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. V16 will be the Ground Combat Element, a part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force.

Partner force team members HELOCAST during the water and land course of the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition into the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras on June 20, 2022. The overall competition promotes military-to-military relationships, increases mission readiness, and improves regional security.

221117-N-XB010-1006 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 17, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) stand by in the well deck as members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) return in Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) from the Philippine Sea during Keen Sword 23. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral, biennial field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability and strengthen the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance.

A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, awaits the order to lock down the hatches as the unit prepares to conduct company-level beach operations on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2015. During this exercise the unit conducted maneuvers as a mechanized infantry company in preparation for upcoming operations.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, disembark from combat rubber raiding craft during an Expeditionary Operations Training Group amphibious raid course at Del Mar Boat Basin on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 21, 2022. During the course, the Marines gained proficiency in small boat operations and tactics to increase their capability to operate in a littoral environment.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, disembark a rigid inflatable boat during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2022. A MCCRE is designed to evaluate and certify a unit's comprehensive warfighting ability as the most ready and lethal unit within the division.

220713-N-XG173-1115 Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii (July 13, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines with 1st Assault Amphibian Vehicle Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct amphibious assault vehicle training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2013) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 2 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). San Antonio is underway conducting Amphibious Squadron/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration in preparation for a deployment this spring.

110810-N-PB383-359 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2011) Amphibious assault vehicles enter the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting pre-deployment work-ups as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

HWAJIN-RI BEACH, Republic of Korea (March 29, 2023) - Republic of Korea Marines drive a Korean amphibious assault vehicle onto the beach during an amphibious assault training exercise for Ssang Yong 23. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the U.S. - ROK Alliance, Ssang Yong 2023 strengthens the Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward the ROK's combined defense of the Korean Peninsula and increasing the readiness of the U.S. -ROK Alliance.

110210-N-5989K-066SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 10, 2011) Amphibious assault vehicles from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) participate in an amphibious exercise. Denver is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway participating in Cobra Gold 2011, a multinational military exercises designed to ensure regional peace and stability.

050723-N-5313A-029. Country: Persian Gulf Scene Major Command Shown: LHD-3

060722-N-8629M-036. Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-07824. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

120204-N-XP477-822 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2012) A landing craft air cushion transports light armored vehicles to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during an amphibious onload during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator is the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years and represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. The exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012, afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. #BA12

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) offload vehicles from an Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) during a mock invasion at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET

050831-N-8002S-232. Base: USS Tortuga (LSD 46)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, launch combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the amphibious docking ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a boat raid exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. Marines with BLT 1/1 conducted a raid exercise on Kin Blue training area to strengthen and refine company tactics and procedures when conducting ship to shore raids. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America 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. Marine Corps

020416-A-1526R-028. Complete Scene Caption: Soldiers from Delta Company (D CO), 1ST Caribbean Battalion, consisting of Soldiers from 14 Caribbean countries, move toward an awaiting Nevada Army National Guard (NVARNG) CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Detachment 1 (DET 1), G Company (G CO), 140th Aviation, Reno, Nevada (NV), in Barbuda for airlift to St. Kitts during the modular training for Exercise TRADEWINDS 2002. TRADEWINDS 02, held in Antigua-Barbuda is a multi-phased, joint field training exercise providing participating nations with an opportunity to assemble a multinational force promoting interoperability, improve collective readiness, enhance regional engagement, and foster professional relationships on a regional basis. The exercise focuses on maritime and ground operations and includes participants from 13 nations, including Antigua-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenad

000225-M-0267C-013. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark from combat rubber raiding crafts during a boat launch rehearsal aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. 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.

010921-F-0193C-004. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

030205-M-7031A-051. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines prepare to push off from the stern gate of the Amphibious Transport Dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in combat rubber raiding crafts during KAMANDAG 6, in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 3, 2022. The two forces participated in a bilateral amphibious assault focused on increasing interoperability and shared understanding of tactics. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 16, 2019) Spanish amphibious assault vehicles create a smoke screen as part of an amphibious assault for exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations.

020430-M-9902V-015. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

A US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) moves toward the beach, at US Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise KERNAL BLITZ 99. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0304642 or search 990424M4552G009). Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ 99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050917-N-7723L-076. Complete Scene Caption: Historical re-enactors and living historians, portraying World War II era American Soldiers, depart a Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1680), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2), recreating the amphibious Allied assault against German Army positions on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, during the 6th Annual D-Day Conneaut Public Historic Battle Re-Enactment held along the Lake Erie shoreline at Conneaut, Ohio (OH). These re-enactors are participating with other American, Canadian, and European re-enactors and living historians who are recreating and simulating Allied and Axis soldiers involved in Operation Overlord, the Allied D-Day invasion of Hitlers Festung Europa (Fortress Europe) on June 6, 1944. Base: Conneaut State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines exit from the utility landing craft LCU-1649 at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL BASE GUAM, Santa Rita, Guam (Feb. 14, 2023) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion Sailors, operating under Commander, Task Force 75 and Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3, conduct a distributed littoral operational fuel transfer system (DLOFTS) evolution during Cope North 2023 at Naval Base Guam, Feb. 14, 2023. The multilateral training event brings together approximately 1,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors alongside 1,000 combined Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and French Air and Space Force service members. Exercises like Cope North enhance interoperability among the services and highlight their ability to conduct integrated airpower generation from dispersed locations across the Indo-Pacific Theater, demonstrating coalition airpower resilience and survivability in a contested environment.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/2's Golf Company launch their Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Crafts (CRRC) from the well deck of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Transport Dock, USS AUSTIN (LPD 4), during an amphibious landing on Zirje Island, Croatia. The raid is part of a bilateral training exercise held in Croatia between the Sailors and Marines attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC) and the Croatian military, participating in the bilateral training exercise Croatian Phiblex 2000. Subject Operation/Series: CROATIAN PHIBLEX 2000. Base: USS Austin (LPD 4)

U.S. and Philippine Marines and Sailors conduct a bilateral amphibious landing during Balikatan 22, Claveria, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

SRA Karford Huey and SSGT Matt Barress, 51st Ground Combat Readiness Evaluation Squadron (GCRES), Osan Air Base attack defensive forces on the beach at Kunsan Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '94 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 11, 2022) Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3, secure the flight deck during a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) training aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman Mans a Machine Gun

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 3, 2015) Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7s Riverine Command Boats (RCB) 802 and 805 participate in a bi-lateral exercise with Kuwait naval forces in the Arabian Gulf. The combined-joint exercise provided U.S. forces, which also included U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army, an opportunity to exchange tactics and best practices with Kuwait naval forces. CTG 56.7 conducts maritime security operations to ensure freedom of movement for strategic shipping and naval vessels operating in the inshore and coastal areas of the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

DM-ST-86-08278. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two U.S. Marine Corps AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles head for shore during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89. An air cushion landing craft (LCAC) is in the background at left. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Pohang Country: South Korea

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2022) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, conducts amphibious operations with U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), July 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Naval Amphibious Base. Marines disembark Assault Craft Unit 4 air-cushioned landing craft LCACs 9 and 8 during an amphibious demonstration for the 14th Annual Inter-American Naval Conference. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine beachmasters guide a truck aboard utility landing craft 1659 (LCU 1659) during a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. John Finnegan, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, stands on a rigid hull inflatable boat during Technical Concept Experiment 22.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sep. 28, 2022. TCE, sponsored by the U.S. Navys Office of Naval Research, brought together Marines and contractors to experiment with new and emerging technologies to enable Marine forces to operate effectively in distributed and expeditionary advanced base operations. As part of TCE, Marines with 1st LAR used experimental technology to navigate simulated mine fields.

1437th Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC), Sault Saint Marie, and Chinooks from B. Co., 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Grand Ledge, both Michigan National Guard; sling load improved ribbon bridge bays for aerial delivery and raft construction as part of Michigans Emergency Management Agencys plan, on August 12, 2018

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.

A Marine watches as a utility landing craft approaches Green Beach during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

U.S. Sailors, assigned to the Beachmaster Unit One and the Amphibious Construction Battalion One, load a Landing Craft Utility at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2024. Army

Members of the Philippine Special Forces come ashore from a mechanized landing craft (LCM 8) as part of the reenactment of General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944. (Substandard image). Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL)

Soldiers of the 24th Transportation Battalion practice 'stabbing' the beachhead with the initial piece of the Army's Trident Pier July 18 on Camp Pendleton, Calif. The Army Trident Pier is one of three piers used during Joint Logistics Over the Shore Exercise "Pacific Strike" a joint exercise moving 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division's equipment to the National Training Center.

970624-N-2568S-004. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: I MEF

040424-A-1526R-005. Base: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

Marine Corps personnel tracked landing vehicles (LVTP7) approach Red Beach during a reenactment of General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944. An SH-3 Sea King is visible in the background. Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines debark Korean assault amphibious vehicles at Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

030328-N-5319A-244. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020415-A-8359B-024. Country: Nevis (KNA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

240121-N-BR087-1106 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 21, 2024) Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators transit during a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) drill aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194). Ericsson routinely replenishes units assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE while the group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet's reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict.

7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct riverine operations during its culmination exercise for TRADEWINDS 2022 with Mexico and partner countries at Four Mile Lagoon located between Mexico and Belize, May 17. TRADEWINDS provides the opportunity for U.S. SOF to train with Mexico and participating nations to improve interoperability and effectively execute future maritime operations. (Photo by U.S. Army Maj. Daisy Bueno)

M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are unloaded from utility landing craft LCU-1666 during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

NAVAL BASE GUAM, Santa Rita, Guam (Feb. 14, 2023) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion Sailors, operating under Commander, Task Force 75 and Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3, conduct a distributed littoral operational fuel transfer system (DLOFTS) evolution during Cope North 2023 at Naval Base Guam, Feb. 14, 2023. The multilateral training event brings together approximately 1,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors alongside 1,000 combined Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and French Air and Space Force service members. Exercises like Cope North enhance interoperability among the services and highlight their ability to conduct integrated airpower generation from dispersed locations across the Indo-Pacific Theater, demonstrating coalition airpower resilience and survivability in a contested environment.

060815-N-3557N-049. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

Members of a U.S. Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team and Egyptian marines pull their rubber raft to shore during an amphibious landing. They are participating in the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

A LARC-5 amphibious cargo carrier, an LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft, an M-35A2 1/2 ton cargo truck and the utility landing craft LCU-1653 at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110728-N-WA189-497LONG BEACH, Calif. (July 28, 2011) U.S. Navy SEALs train with Special Boat Team (SBT) 12 on the proper techniques of how to board gas and oil platforms during the SEALs gas and oil platform training cycle. SEALs conduct these evolutions to hone their various maritime operations skills.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, signal for a stern gate recovery during a boat launch rehearsal aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 20, 2022. 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.

DM-ST-88-07853. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-02857. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After carrying a squad of Colombian Marines ashore for a beach assault on Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, a US Marine Corps AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicle returns to the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193). The assault is 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)

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 3, 2022) Australian Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conduct man-overboard drills with Marines from the Indonesian Korps Marinir during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Cpl. John Solomon)

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) approaches Red Beach during Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, on Oct.18, 2022. The LCAC carries cargo, vehicles like high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles, and personnel for ship to shore movements capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations.

A beach master from the USS PORTLAND (LSD-37) guides the Air Cushion Landing Craft 45 (LCAC-45) ashore at Green Beach near the end of the runway at the Mogadishu International Airport during preparations for the U.S. forces to withdraw on the 25th of March from Somalia. Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Members of the US Navy Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, off-load a rough terrain forklift from a utility landing craft. Subject Operation/Series: Bright Star 94 Country: Egypt (EGY)

990422-M-6446A-007. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines exit from the utility landing craft LCU-1649 at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 26, 2012) Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 conduct patrol operations in the Arabian Gulf. RIVRON-2 is deployed with Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, which provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Americas Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

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