Maritime Operations and Exercises

Diverse maritime activities including pursuit training, splashdowns, and naval exercises, emphasizing international collaboration on the ocean.

North Arabian Sea, November 11, 2007 - The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) surfaces in the North Arabian Sea during an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2022) A 26-foot over the horizon boat from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett maneuvers in preparation for pursuit 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.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 Splashdown. Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Lindgren, Hines, Watkins, and Cristoforetti are returning after 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station.

An international fleet framework consisting of frigates (including a Dutch from Speyk Class, 1967-1990).

A landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 sails toward the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility during International Mine Countermeasure Exercise 13, May 16. IMCMEX is the largest exercise of its kind in the region and will exercise a wide spectrum of defensive operations designed to protect international commerce and trade, mine countermeasures, maritime security operations (MSO) and maritime infrastructure protection (MIP).

North Arabian Sea, November 11, 2007 - The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) surfaces in the North Arabian Sea during an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group.

A close-up view of the bow of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM-2) as the vessel is underway on its foils. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

A utility landing craft and two Marine Corps LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicles, personnel, leave from the open stern door of the dock landing ship USS PORTLAND (LSD-37) during Exercise Ocean Venture '84. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea

A port quarter view of the fleet oiler USNS NEOSHO (T-AO 143) underway while providing logistical support during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines embarked aboard the ships of Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group (MARG) 2-90 have been 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)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Participants take part in a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII, off Florida's central east coast while a U.S. Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon jet flies overhead. In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII. This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.

220410-N-LR905-1298PACIFIC OCEAN (April 10, 2022) - Amphibious Combat Vehicles with the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct waterborne training with amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the Pacific Ocean, April 10. The two-day waterborne training evolution focused on safety and transport capabilities for both the Navy and Marine Corps and is part of a larger training plan to refine tactics and doctrine for amphibious operations. Makin Island is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), return to shore after completing helocast water insertion training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small unit special operations forces to insert into hard-to-reach areas via bodies of water. This high-risk training prepares the MSPF for the upcoming 26th MEU deployment.

120706-N-ZZ999-269KOROR, Republic of Palau (July 4, 2012) the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DD 65) is at anchor off Koror, Republic of Palau during a port visit while transiting the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

A Marine emerges from the turret of an LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle 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)

990423-M-6504R-004. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Mount Vernon (LSD-39) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

220929-N-JO823-1561 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 29, 2022) The U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), USS Benfold (DDG 65), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy ships ROKS Seoae Ryu Seon-ryong (DDG 993), ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH 971), ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976) and ROKS Gangwon (FFG 815) steam in formation in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, Sept. 29. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is participating with the ROK Navy in Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) to strengthen interoperability and training. The U.S. routinely conducts CSG operations in the waters around the ROK to exercise maritime maneuvers, strengthen the U.S.-ROK alliance, and improve regional security.

Coast Guardsmen in an inflatable boat practice interdiction of a small vessel for a drug search during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial recording of the Training ship T.B.V. The Royal Institute for the Marine (Kim) Hr.Ms. Bulgia (A 880) prepares a person transferransfer with a stretcher from Westland H-14 Navy Lynx Helicopter with registration 283 (1981-2012) in April 1991.

A silhouetted right side view of a Marine AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Matt Oravets, Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Bill Wendsel, and Engineman 3rd Class Jared Clarkson from USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) prepare to use a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat to help rig up a towing line to a disabled Iranian fishing boat. ROBERTS (not shown) was patrolling the Arabian Sea in support of the Southwest Asia (SWA) build-up when she received orders to assist this ship in distress. Country: Unknown

An aerial view of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) underway en route to the Mediterranean in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Florida National Guardsmen with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conduct maritime operations during Operation Night Hammer, May 23, 2022. FLNG and state assets were joined by other National Guard and federal elements throughout the multiple training scenarios the exercise held. Scenarios were based on real-world potential incidents that put the capabilities of all participating forces to the test.

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220125-N-CJ510-0003NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Jan. 25, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) prepares to enter port at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Jan. 25, 2022. Roosevelt, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its third patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Rumple/Released)

Naval equipment and personnel seen from HMCS Margaret Brooke during a transit of Saglek Fjord, Labrador, Canada, during Operation Nanook 2022.

After hooking up a towing cable from a helicopter to a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled, two members of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) make some final adjustments to the sled before going back aboard a small boat during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

220712-N-KD380-1050 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12,2022) - Multinational training participants conduct a diver casualty drill while operating from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), not pictured, as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12 in Southern California. 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.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take part in an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training, and Doctrine Command, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. This combined interoperability event also involved members of the Philippine Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. 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 shared experiences.

Aerial bow-on view of the coastal patrol craft USS FIREBOLT (PC-10) and USS CHINOOK (PC-9) underway as they return to their homeport following a Mediterranean deployment. Base: Hampton Roadstead State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220522-N-VQ947-1047 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2022) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) approaches the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), not pictured, May 22, 2022. Portland is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

DN-ST-90-01206. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A view of the stern section of the patrol combatant missile (hydrofoil) USS HERCULES (PHM 2). When foil-borne, the LM-2500 gas turbine engine pushes up to 90,000 gallons of water a minute from the ship's stern. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

221201-N-HK187-1029 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2022) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 102, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, approaches the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for well deck operations Dec. 1, 2022. LCAC 100 is the Navy and Marine Corps next generation landing craft designated to replace the legacy LCAC, providing a more reliable and capable high speed amphibious connector to deliver Sailors and Marines and their equipment from ship to shore.

220410-N-IV962-1012PACIFIC OCEAN (April 10, 2022) - A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 approaches the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), April 10. Amphibious assault ships use LCACs and helicopters to move Marine assault forces ashore. Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

020323-N-5148Y-006. Subject Operation/Series: RSOI/FE 02 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMCAMGRUPAC

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Willem-Alexander, visit from 11 to 13 March 1991 to the sailing units of the royal navy and the field hospital in the golf area. March 1991. Middle Osten

110124-N-4332C-281SAN DIEGO (Jan. 24, 2011) Sailors assigned to Commander, Naval Region Southwest, Harbor Patrol Unit, escort a submarine through the San Diego Harbor during a passenger loading and unloading.

221030-N-LY160-2102 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2022) - A Sailor assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) jumps into the Pacific Ocean during a swim call Oct. 30, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A port beam view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN-757) underway during post-commissioning trials off Andros Island, Bahamas. The ALEXANDRIA was commissioned on June 29, 1991.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

The Ohio Class Trident Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS OHIO (Blue) (SSBN 726), commemorates the completion of an historic 50th strategic patrol during her return to Bangor, Washington. The OHIO, the lead boat of its class, is the first Trident submarine to tally 50 patrols. Base: Bangor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force use Navy rigid hull inflatable boats to board a cargo ship during training for an upcoming deployment here June 30. The MRF practiced boarding ships from air and sea.

DN-ST-86-12473. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A bow view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS TAURUS (PHM-3) underway on its foils. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The U.S. Navy uses two rigid hull inflatable boats to practice Orion underway recovery test procedures near the USS San Diego, in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of San Diego. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware are in its well deck for the test. For the test, the ship traveled about 100 miles offshore. NASA and the U.S. Navy conducted the tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. During the testing, the tether lines were unable to support the tension caused by crew module motion that was driven by wave turbulence in the well deck of the ship. NASA and the U.S. Navy are reviewing the testing data collected to evaluate the next steps. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recove

120827-N-YG591-127U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 27, 2012) Two members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12, Platoon 12-0-1, jump from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26. EODMU-12 is assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, providing mine countermeasures, explosive ordinance disposal, salvage-diving, counter-terrorism, and force protection in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

981015-N-2822B-004. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Sardina Country: Italy (ITA)

Pacific Ocean, February 2, 2005 - The starboard anchor of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is released into the ocean during an anchor drop test.

030724-M-5578G-078. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

LINGHAM BEACH, Australia (July 16, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles give off tactical smoke as they approach Langham Beach in Queensland, Australia, July 16, 2019, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Talisman Sabre 19 is a bilateral exercise that provides U.S. and Australian forces realistic and relevant training to strengthen regional security, peace and stability.

U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in several rigid hull inflatable and Zodiac boats have surrounded a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. An orange winch line has been attached to the test module to pull it into the well deck of the USS San Diego. NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy are conducting a series of tests using the Navy ship, various watercraft and equipment to practice for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. The testing allows 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. Orio

060322-N-4772B-012. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

An aerial view of the commercial tug MISTER MARSHALL escorting the destroyer tender USS CAPE COD (AD 43) as seen from the helicopter in the photograph. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GULF OF THAILAND (June 10, 2013) Amphibious assault vehicles exit 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.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-360-155. mm 49 to 59 photos. Hurricane Katrina

An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 hovers in Pyramid Cove while Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) steams in the background during a mine countermeasure (MCM) live fire training exercise off the coast of San Clemente Island, Aug. 23, 2022. The MCM live fire is realistic, relevant training that enables our joint, multi-domain forces to integrate and rehearse a critical capability and complex skillset.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Venice - 26-HK-352-7. Empire. Hurricane Katrina

Personnel assigned to Small Boat Unit 6 pose with small arms and rifles around the Bofors 40mm gun mounted on the bow of a PB Mark III patrol boat secured on the barge WIMBROWN 7. Country: Unknown

A Finnish Jehu-700 class landing craft transports Marines to Finland to participate in Exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Sept. 28, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) speeds towards its landing point at Inner Apra Harbor, Guam. The LCAC along with its support ship is here to participate in Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Base: US Naval Forces, Marianas State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

At sunset on Nov. 1, 2018, NASA's Recovery Team, along with the U.S. Navy, practice recovering a test version of the Orion capsule as part of Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) in the Pacific Ocean. URT-7 is one in a series of tests to verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

A view of the Khawr Al Amarya oil terminal, located south of the Iraqi mainland. The terminal was used by Iraqi forces as a base for communications and anti-aircraft defense. Allied forces captured the terminal during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

The crew USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) visit Ulithi Atoll on Oct. 31, 2022, the first time a fast response cutter visited the atoll and delivered 20 boxes of supplies, 50 personal floatation devices, and sporting equipment donated by the cutter crew, the extended U.S. Coast Guard Guam family, Ulithi Falalop Community Action Program, Guam Island Girl Power Foundation, and Ayuda Foundation. Ulithi was a central U.S. staging area during World War II, and home to a U.S. Coast Guard Loran-C communications station from 1944 to 1965 before operations relocated to Yap and ultimately shuttered in 1987.

Artemis II Orion Underway Recovery Test 10 (URT-10) - Day 8 - Night Ops. Members of NASAs Landing and Recovery team, along with partners from the Department of Defense, practice Artemis recovery procedures as part of Underway Recovery Test 10 (URT-10) off the coast of San Diego on Aug. 1, 2023. The event involved the use of the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full-scale mockup of NASAs Orion spacecraft. URT-10 is the 10th in a series of Artemis recovery tests, but marked the first time NASA and its partners from the Department of Defense put their Artemis II recovery procedures to the test.

An aerial port bow view of the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST-1193) passing close aboard to the Fort Washington channel marker en route to the ship's home port of Little Creek, Va. for transfer to the Australian Navy. Base: Potomac River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, ride in combat rubber raiding craft during an Expeditionary Operations Training Group amphibious raid course near Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 22, 2022. During the course, the Marines gained proficiency in small boat operations and tactics to increase their capability to operate in a littoral environment.

220426-N-CZ759-1027 SAN DIEGO (April 26, 2022) - Sailors on a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) identify a floating object in the water during an anti-terrorism force protection assessment drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 26, 2022. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

220522-N-VQ947-1054 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2022) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) approaches the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), not pictured, May 22, 2022. Portland is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and NCHB-5 offload sections of modular causeway system from the Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant to Soldiers from U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA), oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) through Operation Deep Freeze.

Sailors aboard a 26-foot personnel boat from the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) stand by as members of a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment search for contraband aboard a private sail boat near Hawaii.. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

DM-ST-86-08270. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970714-M-0023H-004. Complete Scene Caption: Shown is the 4-inch water line belonging to the AABWS (Amphibious Assault Bulk Water System) from the Steam Ship (SS) Obregon (T-AK 3006). This system was part of the instream offload of USMC Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) operation in, as part of BALTIC CHALLENGE '97. BALTIC CHALLENGE is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the US, will participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski, Estonia are Colonel Oscar Mark, Estonian Defense Forces and Colonel D. L. Andrews, US Marine Corps Reserve. While BALTIC CHALLENGE will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe

221007-N-HE057-1054 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 7, 2022) Sailors lift a ridged hull inflatable boat into the port davit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is currently pierside at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in the maintenance phase of the optimized fleet response plan (OFRP).

Philippine Marines 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. Visible to the right is a Marine Corps personnel tracked landing vehicle (LVTP7). Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL)

Vessels participate in an ONR SCOUT-sponsored experimentation event off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The purpose of the event was to increase the range and detection of various unmanned surface vessels.ONR SCOUT is an ongoing, multiagency experimentation campaign for identifying alternative ways to bring unmanned technologies to warfighter problems, operationalize them and bring them to scale. SCOUT is committed to getting nontraditional, commercial-off-the-shelf, government-developed and/or government-sponsored technologies to the fleet rapidly.(Photo: ONR SCOUT team)

An Alaska National Guardsman assists a community member of Kipnuk, Alaska in moving a boat for storm recovery efforts during Operation Merbok Response Sept. 24, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia , which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett)

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (March 28, 2019) U.S. Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and Sailors with Beach Master Unit (BMU) 1, Naval Beach Group 1, load supplies during Pacific Blitz 19 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 28, 2019. The Arrival and Assembly Operations Groups function is to coordinate and control arrival and assembly operations. The exercise consists of personnel from all Marine Air-Ground Task Force elements includes liaison from the commander, Navy support element, expeditionary medical facilities, and naval mobile construction battalions.

A port quarter view of the nuclear-propelled strategic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726) returning to base after completing its first mission. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Bangor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The ship cemetery in Kerhervy - Morbihan department, Brittany, France

221030-N-XN177-2299 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2022) - Sailors assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) shout encouragement to their shipmates while participating in a swim call Oct. 30, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

221212-N-HG389-0025 SITUBONDO, Indonesia (Dec. 12, 2022) Indonesian Navy Sailors and Sailors assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 conduct a search in a rigid-hull inflatable boat in Situbondo as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2022, Dec. 12. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Task Force 73 is responsible for conducting diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific.

A U.S. Navy explosive ordnance team, Detachment 21, attempts to gain access to the berthing spaces aboard the capsized of the Philippine destroyer DATU KALANTIAW (ex-USS BOOTH DE-170). Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines

Iraqi T-55 main battle tanks destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

An LCM-6 mechanized landing craft transports supplies ashore for use by Marines taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR)

The Coast Guard Cutter 'Neah Bay' escorts a Canadian bulk carrier along Lake Erie east toward Nanticoke, Ontario for Operation Coal Shovel. (U.S. Coast Guard/Photo by Petty Officer Bill Colclough)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman with 2d Marine Division participate in the culminating event during the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 3, 2022. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care.

Crewmen aboard the U.S. Air Force missile recovery ship (MR-85 1603) prepare to attach a recovery sling to a Firebee drone. The drone parachuted into the ocean after completion of a mission as a target for aircraft participating in the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and U.S. Navy Sailors ride in Landing Craft Utility 1651 with Naval Beach Unit Seven 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 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 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.

DN-ST-95-01643. Base: USS Montpelier Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DM-ST-88-07856. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-90-10582. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE 88 Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

220728-N-N0842-2115 SAN DIEGO (July 27, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers from Dive Team Four conduct a mine clearance scenario during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 Southern California. 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 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. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Force Imagery Specialist Corporal Craig Barrett)

981009-M-0023H-005. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

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