Naval Operations and Equipment

Images showcasing naval defense equipment and operations, including missile launchers, helicopters, and amphibious vehicles on military ships.

220927-N-GF955-1018BALTIC SEA (Sept. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jacob Thacke, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), sweeps water away during a fresh water wash down of the ship, Sept. 27, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2022) - A Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher stands ready on the weather deck of dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during exercise Steel Knight 23 (SK23), Dec. 1, 2022. SK23 provides U.S. 3rd Fleet and I Marine Expeditionary Force with an opportunity to practice amphibious operations and demonstrate that amphibious forces can access critical areas that shape actions across the range of military operations to resolve conflict, conduct humanitarian assistance or combat the adversary. Steel Knight is an annual combined-arms live-fire exercise led by the 1st Marine Division which ensures forces are optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

A view of the port boat boom on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-13519. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

A 24th Infantry Division UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter is lowered toward the cargo hold of a rapid-response vehicle cargo ship for deployment to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220711-N-XK047-2107PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2022) - Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) with the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare to depart the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 11. ACVs used in amphibious operations amplify the Navy-Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance naval warfighting tactics, techniques and procedures. Makin Island is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

DN-ST-87-04432. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, one of several being transported to Bogota, Colombia, is secured alongside crates of supplies inside a 936th Military Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The helicopters are being transported to Colombia as part of Operation Pour Over, a U.S. effort to aid the Colombian government. Subject Operation/Series: POUR OVER Base: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 57mm Mk 110 gun mount onboard the USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) fires during a gunnery exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 26, 2022. Hamilton 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.

DM-ST-86-08332. Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220927-N-GF955-1018BALTIC SEA (Sept. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jacob Thacke, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), sweeps water away during a fresh water wash down of the ship, Sept. 27, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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.

220927-N-GF955-1018BALTIC SEA (Sept. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jacob Thacke, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), sweeps water away during a fresh water wash down of the ship, Sept. 27, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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.

DF-ST-87-08366. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SINGAPORE (May 17, 2013) Sailors prepare to get underway on the forecastle aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). Freedom is underway as part of the Republic of Singapore navy's western Pacific Multi-lateral Sea Exercise after participating in the International Maritime Defense Expedition and Conference in Singapore. Freedom is on an eight-month deployment to Southeast Asia.

Staff Sgts. Russell Johnson (right) and Stephen Adams watch as fuel barrels are airdropped July 8, 2011, from a C-17 Globemaster III above Afghanistan. The two NCOs are loadmasters assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

The Orion test capsule undergoes stationary recovery testing in Norfolk, VA on Aug. 13, 2013. NASA and the U.S Navy led the tests using the USS Arlington...The stationary recovery tests allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, the hardware and the test personnel in a controlled environment. ..During the test, the U.S Navy Dive Team checked the capsule for hazards while sailors from the USS Arlington approached the capsule in inflatable boats, and towed it back to the ships flooded well deck. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Pollard, a storekeeper aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) watches over boat checks to ensure the safety of his shipmates, Atlantic Ocean, July 10, 2022. Pollard was serving as boatswains mate of the watch and was executing one of his duties.

Side view of a Mark 45 5-inch gun aboard the Spruance class destroyer USS FIFE (DD-991). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The USS FREDERICK (LST 1184) prepares to load 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines (not shown), for transportation to Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Supplies are loaded aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The supplies were en route to other bases in the Middle Pacific Supply System. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Lifted by a pierside crane, a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) belonging to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) is loaded onto a ship at the Port of Savannah for deployment. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '97 Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and Sailors load cargo onto the San Antonio-class amphibious transportation dock USS New York (LPD 21) at Morehead Port, North Carolina on June 28, 2023, before going underway to participate in Exercise UNITAS LXIV. 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.

040220-A-1526R-001. Base: Puerto Cortes Country: Honduras (HND)

060824-N-6403R-015. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

France. Alsace. Natzweiler Struthof Camp

DN-ST-90-01858. Base: Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-10076. Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX)

Navy of the Navy Electronic and Optical Company (Meob) in an antennaast of an S-frigate at work in June 1989.

DN-SC-87-12549. Base: Bay Of Palma State: Mallorca Country: Spain (ESP)

Sunrise finds a solemn morning for the tank landing ship USS TUSCALOOSA (LST-1187) as the ship is to be decommissioned today at the 32nd St. Naval Station ending an era of service lasting 23 years. Five decommissioned Belknap/Leahy class guided missile cruisers are also visible in this view. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MASTER Sergeant Robert Lesnick, a loadmaster with the 730th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, guides the cargo sled as it is pulled away from the ramp of a C-141C Starlifter. The aircraft is parked on the Ross Ice Shelf near McMurdo Station in Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA)

A view of the starboard deck of the foretop aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61). The ship is in mothball storage here. Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AN/MPQ-53 radar set for the MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense system is deployed at a newly constructed site during Operation Desert Shield. The radar set is a multifunction, phased array device which performs surveillance, tracking and guidance functions.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Allied armored vehicles remove an Iraqi tank from the road during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT)

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Landing Force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), board the well-deck of a Malaysian landing dock ship, aboard their Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV7A1). Country: Malaysia (MYS)

Members of the crash, salvage and rescue team prepare for flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The two men near the P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck are wearing proximity suits. Country: Adriatic Sea

Members of Btry. B, 1ST Bn., 12th Marines, unload a M-923 5-ton truck for the joint Korean-U.S. Exercise Bear Hunt '88 off of a ship. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Pohang Country: Korea

The nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS WEST VIRGINIA (SSBN-736) lies in a covered dry dock on the day of its commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

EQUIPOS DE SEGURIDAD DEL PORTAHELICOPTEROS DEDALO - II SEMANA NAVAL DE SANTANDER JULIO 1968. Location: II SEMANA NAVAL DE SANTANDER JULIO 1968. Santander. Cantabria. SPANIEN.

January 25, 2010 - A Landing Craft Air Cushion from Assault Craft Unit 5 prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Riggers from the Special Troops Company (STC), Air Delivery Branch (ADB), Fort Richardson, Alaska, maneuver an Army High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) into position over a cargo pallet. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '96 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas VonTomaszewski, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) comm/nav technician, and Staff Sgt. Raymond Walton, 927th AMX comm/nav technician, replace an antenna coupler on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 26, 2022. The coupler is used to routinely test the effectiveness of the aircrafts threat detection systems.

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A lead element of more than forty-five Jordanian Special Forces soldiers stationed outside of Aman, Jordan, arrived in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Base: Mazar-E Sharif State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

070316-M-7459S-124. Base: USS Bataan (LHD 3) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: 26TH MEU

111213-N-OY799-040ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 13, 2011) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jordan Gilchrist and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Joshua Head look on as a close in weapons system fires during a live fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

A view from the main deck of the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) Afloat Prepositioning Force (APF) ship MV STRONG VIRGINIAN (T-AKR 9025) showing US Army's utility landing craft LCU 2008 and LCU 2003 secured to the deck. The view is looking forward. Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

031212-F-9629J-012. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - TURRET HOMECOMING USS MONITOR

DF-SC-89-09114. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force flight medical personnel load patients prior to evacuating them on a U.S. Air Force C-130 at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 25, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

220929-N-PI330-1043 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 29, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) assemble the a bridge during a bridge building trainer course on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 29, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

DN-ST-88-06369. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, guide an M1123 Humvee off of the New Amsterdam, a medium Roll-on Roll-off ship operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy, in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Risoyhamn, Norway, Feb. 18, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

A Marine monitors instrument panels inside a shelter in the cargo hold of the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON (T-AK-3005) during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: PFC Eugene A. Obregon T-Ak-3005

Sailors take a break on the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) during an underway replenishment operation. This view looking forward on the starboard side shows the large amount of ordnance still to be struck below to the magazines. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-311-43. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Venice, Louisiana, September 10 through 17, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-85-05894. Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040909-F-5759C-001. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An ISO container is off loaded from the SS SGT. Matej Kocak onto a lighterage. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-409-67. Hurricane Katrina

D6 Dozers assigned to the 1033rd Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, Virginia Army National Guard are maintained and vacated after completing an obstacle breaching exercise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 23, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

DN-SC-85-07079. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits practice climbing, traversing and rappelling on the confidence course during basic training. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Boatswain's mates on board the ammunition ship USS PYRO (AE-24) prepare to moor. Base: Kodiak Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Canadian sailors aboard the HMCS IROQUOIS (DDH-220) move supplies as they are transferred from the HMCS PROTECTEUR (AOR-509), during underway replenishment operations. Country: Unknown

DF-SC-89-09115. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A snow removal truck from the 21st Civil Engineering Squadron, Roads and Grounds Section, is silhouetted against the late afternoon sun as it clears snow off the main runway. A C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 17th Tactical Airlift Squadron is parked in the background. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crates containing Mi-17 helicopter propellers are prepped by 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port personnel for transportation on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 21, 2022. The Department of Defense is delivering Mi-17 helicopters to help more Ukrainian troops around the battlefield and augment the five Mi-17 helicopters sent to Ukraine earlier this year.

030130-M-7031A-007. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-SC-86-04227. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Titan II reentry vehicle is lowered by crane onto a radio frequency shield after its removal from a silo by members of the 390th Missile Maintenance Squadron. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers facilitate container equipment offload on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii November 29, 2022. This equipment supports 8th Theater Sustainment Commands mission to plan, integrate, and synchronize distribution and sustainment operations.

A Japanese Shipping company in Sendai Port, Japan, downloads a United States Marine Corps M198 Howitzer from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, out of Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, during the Ojojihara Artillery Relocation Shoot. Subject Operation/Series: OJOJIHARA ARTILLERY RELOCATION SHOOT Base: Sendai Port Country: Japan (JPN)

The Mark V experimental fast patrol boat (XFPB) for SEAL special operations is lowered into the water by crane. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines of India Co, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment descend from the top of an elevator dock aboard USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a fast-roping exercise on Jan. 25, 2017, simulating descending from a helicopter to a landing zone as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. COMPTUEX is a compilation of training scenarios designed to solidify unit cohesion and refine operational efficiency prior to their upcoming deployment as an integrated unit.

220720-N-XB010-1021 SASEBO, Japan (July 20, 2022) Lance Corporal Abraham Equihua, from Tucson, Ariz., operates a fork lift under guidance from Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Robert Wilmoth, from Columbus, Ohio, in the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 Marine Corps Pfc. Jason S. Sterling, a landing support specialist with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, ground guides tactical vehicles onto Landing Craft Utility 2009 at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alpha Hernandez)

A horizontal bow on view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MIAMI (SSN-755) resting in the auxiliary medium repair dock Shippingport (ARDM-4) during a routine hull inspection. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A hardened aircraft shelter destroyed during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 4, 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) repaint the ship's hull number.

A view of one of the Tomahawk cruise missile armored box launchers aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Country: Unknown

Artillery gun points towards entrance to Robben Island, prison of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners under apartheid regime. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999

230410-N-KU796-1002 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 10, 2023) The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment-at-sea. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220428-N-OG067-1015NORFOLK, VA. (April 28, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), prepare to recover landing craft in the welldeck, April 26, 2022. Bataan is underway in the 2nd fleet area of operations. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

DN-SC-86-04262. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040505-N-4700J-001. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A hardened aircraft shelter at Ali Al Salem Air Base, damaged during Operation Desert Storm bombing attacks.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

DM-ST-88-07855. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020930-F-1443F-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment July 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from railcars on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

The Orion test capsule undergoes stationary recovery testing in Norfolk, VA on Aug. 13, 2013. NASA and the U.S Navy led the tests using the USS Arlington...The stationary recovery tests allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, the hardware and the test personnel in a controlled environment. ..During the test, the U.S Navy Dive Team checked the capsule for hazards while sailors from the USS Arlington approached the capsule in inflatable boats, and towed it back to the ships flooded well deck. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

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