Naval Aviation and Operations

Scenes from naval aviation activities, featuring helicopters, aircraft carriers, and joint exercises to enhance operational capabilities.

Landing Craft, Air Cushion 58, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, approaches the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) to conduct in-stream offload of U.S. Marine Corps personnel and equipment attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in support of Exercise Cobra Gold in the Gulf of Thailand Feb. 23, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, advancing common interests, and a commitment to our allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region.  Marine Corps
Landing Craft, Air Cushion 58, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, approaches the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) to conduct in-stream offload of U.S. Marine Corps personnel and equipment attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in support of Exercise Cobra Gold in the Gulf of Thailand Feb. 23, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, advancing common interests, and a commitment to our allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps