Amphibious Assault Training

Vivid scenes of amphibious assault training exercises featuring military vehicles navigating water, demonstrating coordination and operational readiness.

221027-N-TC847-1031 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 27, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Albanian Coast Guard ship ALS Butrinti (P 134) perform small boat operations during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 22.2 (NEST 22.2), Oct. 27, 2022. NEST 22.2 is the natural evolution of NATOs ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe.

CAMP SAMAESAN, Thailand (June 6, 2013) Marines assigned to the the 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conduct amphibious assault training with Royal Thai marines during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

Marines come shore in AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicles as a harbor tug maneuvers a maritime pre-positioning ship 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)

120207-N-NL541-524ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, Delta Company, 1st and 3rd Platoons, maneuver into formation after disembarking from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) into the Atlantic Ocean during a beach assault exercise as Wasp is underway to participate in Exercise Bold Alligator. Bold Alligator, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, 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. This exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. #BA12

GULF OF THAILAND (June 8, 2013) An amphibious assault vehicle approaches the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in preparation for the amphibious phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

120329-N-NN926-028 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 29, 2012) Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1/2 pilot an amphibious assault vehicle towards the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

US Marines come ashore on Pattaya Beach in an AAVP7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during the joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

221027-N-TC847-1031 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 27, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Albanian Coast Guard ship ALS Butrinti (P 134) perform small boat operations during the NATO-led vigilance activity Neptune Strike 22.2 (NEST 22.2), Oct. 27, 2022. NEST 22.2 is the natural evolution of NATOs ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance in Europe.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines attached to Marine Corp Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), practice rapid deploy and egress maneuvers from a Zodiac Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) off the coast of Southern California in preparation of an upcoming six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Marine Corps AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicle plows through the water as it heads for Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, carrying a squad of Colombian Marines who will make a beach assault 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)

DN-ST-89-02897. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120201-M-DK975-058ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 1, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, Regimental Landing Team 2, conduct amphibious operations near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator is the largest 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

110622-N-OS574-065ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 22, 2011) A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 transports Marines during an amphibious operation aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group participating in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 off the coast of Spain.

101022-N-9565D-190 NORFOLK (Oct. 22, 2010) Sailors assigned to Riverine Group 1 stand their post aboard Riverine Command Boat (Experimental) (RCB-X) as the boat conducts turning maneuvers while being followed by Riverine Command Boat (RBC-1) at Naval Station Norfolk. The RCB-X is powered by an alternative fuel blend of 50 percent algae-based and 50 percent NATO F-76 fuels to support the Secretary of the Navy's efforts to reduce total energy consumption on naval ships.

060217-N-4772B-172. Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

060517-N-4772B-163. Country: Thailand (THA)

A U.S. Navy landing craft air-cushioned makes a beach landing during Operation Pacific Horizon aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. March 2, 2011. Pacific Horizon is a joint service exercise between the Marine Corps and the Navy to practice humanitarian and logistical efforts they would use during a natural disaster.

120202-N-NU634-228.jpgATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 2, 2012) A Marine navigates an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the initial phase of 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

An AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicles crashes through a breaking wave as it leaves the beach to return to the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193) during UNITAS XXV, an amphibious Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit AAVP6A1 amphibious assault vehicle moves through the surf back to its mother ship during the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Base: Pattaya Beach Country: Thailand (THA)

120206-N-VG904-317 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Feb. 6, 2012) French Marines approach the beach to deliver vehicles using an amphibious craft from the French amphibious assault ship FS Mistral (L9013) during the amphibious assault phase of Bold Alligator 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, 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. This exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. #BA12

010326-M-6537L-009. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) depart the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) in Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts (CRRC) during the Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX)15. PHIBLEX15 is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group, commanded by Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

EAST SEA (March 12, 2016) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during Exercise Ssang Yong 16. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations.

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. 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.

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) approaches the beach for an amphibious assault at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, during RIMPAC '96. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 18, 2012) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 29, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, passes by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during well deck operations. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is participating in a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is an evaluated event that focuses on the BHR ARG and 31st MEU's capabilities of doing certain missions, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations or non-combatant evacuation operations.

220926-A-YK067-2702 VICTORIA, Seychelles (September 26, 2022) - Members of the Seychelles Peoples Defence Force demonstrate visit, board, search, and seizure in Victoria, Seychelles, September 26. Combined Maritime Forces launched the two-week mission Sept. 18 to strengthen regional collaboration and enhance operational readiness.

Marines prepare to board a utility landing craft (LCU 1663) for transportation to a ship offshore prior to departure for the Middle East in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220406-N-GF955-1019CARIBBEAN SEA - (April 6, 2022) -- Coast Guardsmen assigned to the Los Ochos Locos of Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 408 and Sailors assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) recover the rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) after conducting counter narcotics operations with the Coast Guard cutter Joseph Tezanos (WPC 1118), April 6, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force Souths mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

The Westland Lynx MK.25 (UH-14A) helicopter 262 (1977-) picks up a drowning.

DM-ST-88-07811. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

110628-N-KA046-050SIERRA DEL RETIN, Spain (June 28, 2011) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, embarked aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), prepares to land on a beach in Spain during an amphibious assault as part of the bilateral Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2011.

Naval Special Warfare training in San Diego Harbor, San Diego, California. (Editorial Use Only)

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, left, and a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter, right, fly overhead as an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle, foreground, and a mechanized landing craft (LCM) assigned to the tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST-1100) come ashore during an amphibious assault exercise. In the background, utility landing craft LCU-1653 brings Marines toward shore as an amphibious assault ship stands at anchor. Country: Unknown

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC drive their Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) ashore at El Omayed, Egypt as US, Spanish and Egyptian Forces conduct amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY)

M-60 tanks are driven ashore from landing craft at Onslow Beach during exercise Solid Shield '85. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-86-08447. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-06226. Country: Unknown

Korean Marine Corps vehicles, aboard a tank landing ship (LST-679), land during Valiant Blitz, the amphibious assault landing phase of exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Tok Sok Ri Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-ST-89-10296. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Marines from Small Craft Company lash their Riverine Assault Crafts together in the Rio Parana. Marines from Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrated their capabilities to Paraguayan Marines in the Joint Training exercise Unitas. The exercise was conducted in Asuncion, Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2014) Members of Australian Clearance Diving Team One, Royal New Zealand Mine Counter Measures Team, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 return to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) after conducting dive operations off the coast of Southern California during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

011015-5114B-138. Complete Scene Caption: An Astra BM (6x6) truck loaded onto a Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) from the Spanish LSD (Landing Ship Dock) Galicia (L 31). The truck will be used to help resupply the Spanish troops participating in the BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. The Galacia (L 31), from Puntales Naval Station, Spain, is sitting 20 kilometers from the beach of El Omayed off of the northern coast of Egypt. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: El Omayed Beach Country: Egypt (EGY)

080717-N-1424C-869- CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (July 17, 2008)- A Bulldozer pushes Army Lighterage back out to sea to make another practice run during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) 2008. JLOTS 2008 will establish command and control of Army and Navy units, construct a Life Support Area (LSA), conduct force protection operations, execute an in-stream offload of shipping from a sea echelon area, employ OPDS, retrograde and safely redeploy allocated forces. U.S. Navy

020922-M-3022S-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1 and the Amphibious Construction Battalion use a submersible matting system during an experimentation event during Project Convergence - Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024. Submersible matting creates a stable roadway system across an area to bridge the gap between low and high tide on the shoreline. PC-C4 is the largest, two-phase experiment to date and assess how technology can enhance cross-domain military operations and unified strategic approaches involving partners from various nations and joint services. Army

Amphibious assault vehicle crewmen from 2nd Amphibious Assault Vehicle platoon with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a water gunnery range at a Djibouti beach March 25. The water range was the first time in 20 years that 2nd AAV platoon performed this type of aquatic marksmanship training. The 24th MEU Marines are currently training in a series of sustainment and bilateral exercises while in Djibouti. The 24th MEU is currently on a seven month deployment aboard Nassau Amphibious Ready Group vessels as the theatre reserve force for Central Command.

020430-M-9902V-021. Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Several Marines gather on the edge of the flight deck of the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) to familiarize themselves with the ship's firefighting equipment during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea

DM-ST-88-07823. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

GULF OF THAILAND (June 9, 2013) An amphibious assault vehicle exits the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in preparation for a joint amphibious assault exercise with the Royal Thai Navy as a part of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious docking ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), signal to U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during the launch of combat rubber raiding crafts from the stern gate of the USS Green Bay, Feb. 12, 2024. Marines with BLT 1/1 conducted the raid exercise to enhance proficiency when executing amphibious operations targeting strategic equipment or terrain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. Marine Corps

A Riverine Assault Craft (RAC) belonging to Small Craft Company, 2d Marine Division, patrols the New River. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020629-M-9902V-029. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Straight on medium long shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they practice rafting in the "V" formation with the Mark V Zodiac rafts during their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

970623-N-2568S-001. 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: CHARLIE COMPANY, 3RD TRACKS

230327-N-IL330-1096 SAN DIEGO (March 27, 2023) - Sailors assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) pilot an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during the ships maintenance availability March 27. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

110819-N-PB383-504PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 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 Marines embarked from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are conducting pre-deployment work-ups as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Sailors ride in a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) landing craft air cushion following Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX) in Suruga-wan Shizuoka, Japan, Sep. 17. TRANSPORTEX is a humanitarian aid & disaster relief exercise further enhancing interoperability between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, the 31st MEU and the JMSDF, enabling a combined rapid response force in the event of crisis or natural disaster. 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 US Navy Sailor aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS TARAWA (LHA-1), guides Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-44) into the well deck of the ship to pick up Marines (Not shown) during an amphibious landing operation off the coast of Kuwait in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1)

Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle #46 (LCAC-46) speeds toward the beach off the coast of Vieques during a two day training and drill period to maintain operational readiness. A Newport County class tank landing ship (LST) can be seen in the background. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

An AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., drives out of the surf as equipment is unloaded from the utility landing craft LCU-1663 in the background. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220411-N-MZ836-1193 TROMSØ, Norway (April 11, 2022) - A Norwegian patrol boat operates in the vicinity of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a sea and anchor evolution April 11, 2022. Kearsarge, flag ship of the Kearsarge ARG-MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

110712-N-CD297-143NORFOLK (July 12, 2011) Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 participate in pre-deployment exercises in a riverine command boat. RIVRON-2 is stationed at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

Rear view medium long shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, in four Mark V Zodiac rafts as they practice rafting in formation during their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Randall Schimpf, USS New Orleans (LPD 18) executive officer, paddle out during a welldeck operations ship verification aboard LPD 18 in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS 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-SD-03-06271. Base: Dili Port Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Major Command Shown: 13TH MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA

970627-N-9354D-006. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND

A 34-foot Dauntless-class patrol boat assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron Eleven (MSRON-1), secures the area during exercise Bull Shark, near Arta Range, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. MSRON-1 provides port and harbor security, high-value asset protection, and maritime security operations in coastal waterways of the Gulf of Tadjoura. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

000225-M-0267C-011. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL)

030218-M-7031A-015. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BATTALION, 8TH MARINES

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.

011015-F-7203T-006. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: El Omayed Beach Country: Egypt (EGY)

US Marine Corps PFC Martin Vazquez, a member of 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance, Camp Pendleton, California, help secure the perimeter for an amphibious assault during exercise RIMPAC '98. Behind him are other members of his unit in an armored reconnaissance vehicle and off in the horizon sits a Navy warship. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040526-N-7906B-107. Base: Rss Resilience (OPV 82) Country: Singapore (SGP)

A Marine AH-1J Sea Cobra helicopter flies over two utility landing craft near Green Beach during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

An aerial port quarter view of utility and mechanized landing craft attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1663 exits the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to debark multinational forces for an amphibious assault during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 16, 2022. The multinational amphibious assault was one of the culminating events of UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1663 exits the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) to debark multinational forces for an amphibious assault during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 16, 2022. The multinational amphibious assault was one of the culminating events of UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion (LCAC) with Assault Craft Unit 4, transports a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during a training exercise with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. The main purpose of an LCAC is to transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force from ship-to-shore and across the beach.

A U.S. Army Landing Craft Mechanized carries a Marine Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement ashore, in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Camp Agnew, Casiguran, Philippines, April 8, 2023. 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 shared experiences.

7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct open water interdiction training with Mexico and partner countries in Chetumal Bay, Mexico, during exercise TRADEWINDS 2022, May 15. 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)

110623-N-YO394-073CURACAO, Netherlands Antilles (June 23, 2011) A beach reconnaissance team from the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps demonstrates to Sailors from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3 how they insert and secure a beach from a sea-based command. RIVRON-3 is cross-training with elements of the Dutch marine corps and navy for a three-week training course intended to familiarize U.S. Navy Sailors with Dutch ship-to-shore amphibious operations.

Baltic Sea (Aug. 14, 2022) A Finnish Jehu-class military combat boat U704 embarks aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), during a U.S. - Finland bilateral exercise in the Baltic Sea. Gunston Hall (LSD 44) is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

AQABA, Jordan (June 22, 2013) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

The hatches of the 12 vertical-launch Tomahawk missile tubes stand open on the bow of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723). Base: USS Oklahoma City (CG 5) State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (April 5th, 2023) Sailors assigned to the security department of Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, fire training weapons from a Harbor Patrol boat during an antiterrorism training exercise April 5, 2023. As the "Gateway to the Mediterranean, NAVSTA Rota provides U.S, NATO and allied forces a strategic hub for operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. NAVSTA Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces through land, air and sea, enabling warfighters and their families, sustaining the fleet and fostering the U.S. and Spanish partnership.

After maneuvering two floating bridge pontoon segments together and securing them, soldiers from the 50th Engineers Assault Float Bridge Company move back onto their Mark 2 combat support boats in northern South Korea during Exercise Team Spirit '93. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '93 Country: Korea

Members of U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 302 patrol the harbor aboard a Navy harbor patrol boat during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

031007-M-9382M-088. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Small Crafts Headquartes BN

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 4, 3d Marine Logistics Group conduct an amphibious resupply during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuvers, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

050125-N-5027S-058. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines prepare to push off of the stern gate in combat rubber raiding crafts aboard the Amphibious Transport Dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) for 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.

U.S. Sailors, assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1, along with the Amphibious Construction Battalion conduct training during an experimentation of joint interoperability and capabilities at Project Convergence - Capstone 4 in Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024. PC-C4 is the largest, two-phase experiment to date and assess how technology can enhance cross-domain military operations and unified strategic approaches involving partners from various nations and joint services. Army

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, navigate in a combat rubber raiding craft 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.

060330-N-4772B-107. Base: Manripo Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

120607-N- CG160-090SAN DIEGO (June 7, 2012) Rigid-hull inflatable boats carry Special Boat Team (SBT) 12 Sailors and guests through San Diego Bay to an at-sea change of command. Cmdr. Shane C. Voudren relieved Cmdr. Michael Stull.

Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members aim their weapons while riding in a Seafox special warfare patrol craft from Special Boat Unit 12 during an exercise. Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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