Naval Operations and Exercises

Various naval vessels conducting exercises and operations in open waters, showcasing military ships and aerial maneuvers in an oceanic setting.

Boats with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point simulate a waterborne pursuit scenario during the Sudden Crisis 2022 training exercise at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2022. The training event exercised command and control, reporting, interoperability with external organizations, and validated tactics, techniques and procedures, in the event the air station needs to elevate its force protection condition.

Three Argentine warships form a column behind the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The ships are, from left, the frigate ARA GUERRICO (F-32), the destroyer ARA SARANDI (D-13) and the frigate ARA PARKER (F-44). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

More than 200 Airmen and 10 A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthogs from the 924th Fighter Group of the 944th Fighter Wing are working out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 27, 2022, during the units participation in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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.

An aerial view of the harbor during Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82. Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

A view of several amphibious landing craft along the coast of the island, being used for Airlift Operations Project '81 by the Military Airlift Command. Subject Operation/Series: PROJECT '81 Base: Naval Air Station, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

The salvage ship USS BOLSTER (ARS 38) prepares to set anchor offshore of the island. Base: Jabwat Island Country: Marshall Islands (MHL)

An overview of the harbor, with the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) docked at a pier. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DM-ST-88-07805. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

Boats with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point simulate a waterborne pursuit scenario during the Sudden Crisis 2022 training exercise at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2022. The training event exercised command and control, reporting, interoperability with external organizations, and validated tactics, techniques and procedures, in the event the air station needs to elevate its force protection condition.

120206-N-KB666-048CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Feb. 6, 2012) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a Bold Alligator 2012 amphibious landing 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.

The setting sun highlights the wake of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson pass underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco during Fleet Weeks Parade of Ships ceremony, Oct. 8, 2011. A fleet of Navy, Coast Guard and Canadian Navy sea vessels entered the San Francisco Bay in a regal and pinnacle ceremony of Fleet Week.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducts aerial operations during a Bomber Task Force mission within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 4, 2022. U.S. bombers offer a rapid response capability for the USCENTCOM theater to deter conflict while credibly demonstrating the U.S.'s ability to address a global security environment.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducts aerial operations during a Bomber Task Force mission within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 4, 2022. U.S. bombers offer a rapid response capability for the USCENTCOM theater to deter conflict while credibly demonstrating the U.S.'s ability to address a global security environment.

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 that the Exploration Ground Systems Recovery Team, along with the U.S. Navy, are conducting 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.

DN-SC-85-07419. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. Fleet Survey Team (FST) Sailors and a Civilian conducted five hydrographic surveys of confirmed and unconfirmed submerged World War 2 (WWII) era aircrafts off the coast of Pensacola, Florida using a multi-beam echo sounder on behalf of Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). The Team included LTJG Matthew Dullum (OIC) - VA Beach, VA, Mr. Ryan Harner (GS-9) - Mount Holly, NJ, LTJG Rocky Bowman - Columbus, OH, ENS Mark Viteri - Queens, NY, AG2 Steven Vehorn - Charleston, SC and LCDR Bobby Dixon, CNMOC PAO. FST, comprised of approximately 65 military and civilian members, is a rapid-response team with capabilities to conduct quick-turnaround hydrographic surveys anywhere in the world. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions fas

Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) deck department conduct small boat operations in the Atlantic Ocean, April 11, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

Silhouetted National Guard during 1992 riots, South Central Los Angeles, California

A port beam view of a self-propelled acoustic/magnetic (SAM) minesweeper deployed in the harbor during exercise Ocean Venture '92. Base: Atlantic Beach State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army UH-72 Lakota helicopter assigned to the Michigan Army National Guards 112th Aviation Regiment, Grand Ledge Army Aviation Support Facility, provides overwatch for a simulated active shooter incident on Lake Huron during exercise Straits Shield 22, April 27, 2022. The U.S. Coast Guard, Michigan State Police, Michigan National Guard, and other agencies joined together at Straits Shield 22 to improve the effectiveness multiagency response plans and Sault region maritime security plans.

View of a section of the old Japanese refueling piers used during World War II. The piers were later used by the liberating American troops to offload supplies after the liberation of Guam in July 1944. In the background is a Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler in a floating dry dock. The importance of Naval Station Guam has greatly increased since the closing of Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines. State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

The frigate USS WHIPPLE (FF 1062) moves past the carrier piers at Naval Air Station, North Island, as it departs San Diego at the start of PACEX '89. Tied up in the background are the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sanibel Causeway damage assessment by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 1, 2022. Coast Guard assets are conducting search and rescue operations in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Ian.

A silhouette of the destroyer USS HAYLER (DD 997) as the ship passes through the Straight of Magellan. The Hayler is one of five U.S. Navy ships taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Straits Of Magellan

A firey sunset as seen from atop the bridge of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) off the Virginia Capes. Other units of the joint special operations task force are on the horizon as the ships take part in Fleet Exercise 2-94. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 14, 2022) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Straits of Gibraltar, May 14, 2022. Sioux City 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 interest.

Coast Guard Personnel and Civilian Operations - 26-HK-72-47. Coast Guardsman on small boat looking at embankment. Hurricane Katrina

011208-N-2383B-507. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea

CORAL SEA (June 28, 2023) Airman Austin Oliver, left, from Satelite Beach, Florida, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), swims to save a training aid during a search and rescue drill, while sailing in the Coral Sea, June 28. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is 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.

220402-N-TT059-2004 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Apr. 02, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) transits the South China Sea. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

120606-N-NL541-066VALPARAISO, Chile (June 6, 2012) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Matthew Matczak prepares a heaving line on the flight deck as the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) approaches Valparaiso, Chile. Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Southern Seas 2012.

Manning his M-60 lightweight machine gun, a crewman on a PBR Mark 2 riverine patrol boat of Special Boat Unit 26 (SBU-26) watches the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669), which the PBR is escorting into the Panama Canal. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

APRA HARBOR, Guam -- The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) sails into Apra Harbor, outside of Naval Base Guam, July 15. Seawolf is a nuclear powered fast-attack submarine and is the lead ship of its class.

A crane moves a damaged Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 45 (HSL-45) SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter onto a barge for transportation across Subic Bay to the Naval Air Rework Facility at U.S. Naval Air Station, Cubi Point, where it will be repaired. The helicopter, which made an emergency water landing, was raised by Navy divers working from the fleet tug USNS SIOUX (T-ATF-171). Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

120604-N-RN782-475BALTIC SEA (June 4, 2012) Maritime forces from 12 countries are in formation while participating in Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea.

220730-M-RA094-1096 PYRAMID ROCK BEACH, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) Republic of Korea Amphibious Assault Vehicles participate in an amphibious raid exercise in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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.

The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) returns to homeport in Apra Harbor Sept. 19, 2022, following a 43-day patrol across Oceania. The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a routine deployment in Oceania as part of Operation Blue Pacific, working alongside Allies, building maritime domain awareness, and sharing best practices with partner nation navies and coast guards. Op Blue Pacific is an overarching multi-mission U.S. Coast Guard endeavor promoting security, safety, sovereignty, and economic prosperity in Oceania while strengthening relationships with our regional partners. (U.S. Coast Guard photo Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

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

On Board the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Forth, Holy Loch, Scotland, 1942 An officer and a rating prepare to launch a dinghy from HMS FORTH.

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 27, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Vicksburg (CG 69) and USS Hue City (CG 66) are underway together toward the sunrise in formation during a passing exercise. Enterprise, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vicksburg and Hue City are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare for departure on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 4 2022. BLT 2/5 acted as the security element during a forward arming and refueling point exercise, securing the area of operation to ensure operational safety and mission success. 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.

One of 118 islands is spotted through the window of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during a search and rescue exercise on the south Pacific Ocean Tahiti, French Polynesia, May 14, 2022. The goal of exercise Marara 22 is to aim for the improvement of civil and military coordination for disaster preparedness and relief, humanitarian assistance, evacuation operations and development efforts while also improving interoperability and mutual knowledge.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 11, 2020) Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) debark amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in a combat rubber raiding craft during a boat raid exercise. New Orleans, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, 31st MEU team, 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 stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute boat formations during a boat raid training exercise on Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2022.The exercise was conducted to improve communication between the ground combat element and additional supporting units that may assist them in potential rea-world situations fostering a more efficient and cohesive unit.The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew scans for unaccounted people in Fort Myers Beach, Florida on Sept. 29, 2022. Coast Guard National Strike Force teams mobilized to areas affected by Hurricane Ian to perform urban search and rescue.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Post-Katrina - 26-HK-374-143. Hurricane Katrina

Omaha Beach Memorial in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.

The tank landing ship USS HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196) is silhouetted by the sunrise as it sits at anchor in the bay. The Harlan County is one of five U.S. Navy ships taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Base: Punta Arenas Country: Argentina (ARG)

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division conduct an amphibious raid during Recon Day on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. Recon Day provided Marines considering lateral moves from other specialties with an opportunity to observe reconnaissance tactics and skills. .

220824-N-EV253-1964 An Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) detonates on schedule in Pyramid Cove during a mine countermeasure (MCM) live fire training exercise off the coast of San Clemente Island, Aug. 24, 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.

An aerial view of the USS ARIZONA Memorial. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-04-14300. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

A Landing Craft Utility (LCU) approaches the port of Cap Haitien to transport the Marines who are leaving the port. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-101. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

220903-N-QI593-3010 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 3, 2022) Cmdr. Desmond Walker, left, from Hollandale, Mississippi, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), runs with Sailors on the ships flight deck in the Atlantic Ocean, Sep. 3, 2022. Bainbridge is operating as part of the Harry S. Truman Strike Group in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Thomas Eckert (l) and SENIOR CHIEF Boatswain's Mate (SW) James Broadwater watch from the fantail of USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58) as their shipmates rig up a towing line to a disabled Iranian fishing boat. ROBERTS was patrolling the Arabian Gulf in support of the SWA build-up when she received orders to assist this ship in distress. Subject Operation/Series: SCIENCE EXPEDITION'96 Country: Arctic

DN-ST-87-03923. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Concertina wire, cement walls, metal stakes, piles of dirt and trenches create obstacles for the amphibious assault vehicles approach to Red Beach. Subject Operation/Series: Kernel Blitz '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines, Honolulu Fire Department members, and base personnel survey a search area while conducting a search and rescue exercise, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 29, 2022. The exercise was conducted in order to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps Community Services and the Honolulu Fire Department, in response to emergency situations at sea.

Atlantic Wall, D-Day, view from a German command post on the English Channel, Longues sur Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

A formation of A-6E Intruder aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 7 en route to Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia, from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Country: Unknown

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2022) Mexican Navy Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts (CRRC) and Republic of Korea Navy Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) conduct amphibious operations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, Aug. 1. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

220712-N-LN285-1001 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) -- The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) prepares to depart Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam 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.

220626-N-TL141-1016 PEARL HARBOR (June 26, 2022) - Mexican Navy tank landing ship ARM Usumacinta (A-412) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the 2022 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise June, 26 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.

July 25, 2010 - Beach masters assist Sailors and Marines embarked aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima onto a landing craft utility (LCU) after they performed humanitarian assistance in Port-de-Paix, Haiti. Iwo Jima is operating off the coast of Haiti supporting Continuing Promise 2010 humanitarian civic assistance mission.

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 17, 2022) Marines, assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF), and Sailors, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, currently assigned Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 onboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) integrate to conduct a beach assault and airfield damage repair exercise in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Both units conducted tactical insertion methods, with 1MEF executing a helo cast from a HSC-25 MH-60S Sea Hawk, and EODMU5 completing a static line jump from a VRC-30 C-2A Greyhound. After 1MEF conducted reconnaissance and secured the beach under the cover of darkness, EODMU5 utilized a cargo drop to access the beach and completed an Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair evolution, clearing simulated submunitions. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming m

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-360-78. mm 49 to 59 photos. Hurricane Katrina

Landing Signal Officers observe flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

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

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Republic of Korea Marines provide security during amphibious operations 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 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.

DN-ST-86-01459. Base: Wallace Air Station San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

To complete the trauma course the 3D Medical and 3D Dental students had to battle through the jungle at the Jungle Warfare Training Course (JWTC), Okinawa, Japan. Young Medical Students from 3D Medical Battalion and 3D Dental Battalion took various classes at the JWTC to improve confidence, moral, and to learn to rely on themselves and their equipment. These classes, which are designed to give the students hands on training in combat medicine, include mass casualty drills and exercises in how to perform the proper medical techniques in an unfamiliar and stressful setting. Base: Jwtc State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Work of art at the Second World War Two Juno invasion beach at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion 76 assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, lands on Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2022), July 12. The USS Essex (LHD 2) transported Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division to Pohakuloa Training Area during RIMPAC 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

The amphibious assault landing craft (AALC) "Jeff B" comes ashore at the Eglin range during environmental testing by the US Air Force Climatic Laboratory. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-07422. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221103-N-ET093-1009 SPLIT, Croatia (Nov. 3, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, arrives in Split, Croatia, for a scheduled port visit Nov. 3, 2022. The George H.W. Bush CSG 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.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-360-29. mm 49 to 59 photos. Hurricane Katrina

Nothing But a Flag and Foundation Remain

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean during Underway Recovery Test 4A. Orion was lowered into the water with a stationary crane from the USS Salvor, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship. Nearby, U.S. Navy personnel in a Zodiac boat prepare to practice procedures to tether and retrieve the test vehicle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting crane recovery tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and prov

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

221211-N-NM271-4305 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 11, 2022) Sailors assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit One (EODESU-1) and amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) use the NASA line load attenuating mechanism assembly to pull the NASA Artemis I Orion spacecraft into the ships well deck, Dec. 11, 2022. Portland, along with Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet in support of the recovery. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command service capabilities to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner for supporting NASA, including its amphibious and expeditionary capabilities with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advan

Statues of Guanches, aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-104. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Soldiers from around the United States Army Pacific and 25th Infantry Division perform a Combat Water Survival Assessment during Jungle School at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 11, 2022. The Combat Water Survival Assessment includes soldiers performing dawn and ditch, a 5m platform jump with a weapon, a 5-minute tread, and a 50m swim.

Alex Castagno, a loadmaster with Pacific Helicopters, conducts sling loaded equipment operations during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 29, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Two Swedish CB90-class fast assault crafts transit the Andfjorden waterway in preparation of well deck operations with the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), while integrating with NATO forces during Steadfast Defender, Feb. 28, 2024. NATO has a long-standing partnership with Sweden, similar to its previous collaboration with Finland before its accession; their participation enhances the strength and security of all member nations and illustrates that NATO's doors remain open. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATOs largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATOs ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. Navy

France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Artillery, Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Eurasia

East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) conduct a military free fall into Arctic waters from a MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing during Arctic Edge 24 (AE24) in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2024. AE24 is an annual defense exercise for the U.S. Northern Command emphasizing Joint Force operations in an extreme cold weather and high latitude environment and is designed to demonstrate the Commands ability to conduct Globally Integrated Layered Defense in the Arctic. Army

230412-N-MW880-1061 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (April 12, 2023) An MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, fly in formation while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, April 12, 2023. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, HSC-5, and HSM-46. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 10, 2019) The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) steams toward the harbor in preparation for a mobile logistics demonstration with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). The demonstration is designed to evaluate the supply ships ability to sustain submarine operations in an expeditionary setting. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Polaris Point, Guam.

220519-N-N3764-1003PONCE, Puerto Rico - (May 19, 2022) -- Hospital Corpsman 1st Class James McHale mans the rails during sea and anchor detail aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) as the ship pulls into Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 19, 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.

A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing departs from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif. and flies to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., in order to conduct a deployment for training exercise, Aug. 18, 2013. VMM-161 conducted the DFT to increase proficiency with the aircraft as well as prepare the Marines for upcoming deployments and contingency operations.

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