Naval Training and Operations

Vivid footage of naval training and operations from various decades. The scenes capture sailors in action on ships, showcasing both training missions and real naval engagements.

Departure for the 55th training voyage abroad, destination South America, training ship Deutschland, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 15 March 1982, Europe

Landing signal officers guide an F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft in for a landing on the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60) Country: Red Sea

DN-ST-89-02489. Country: Unknown

Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) load Mark 82 500-pound bombs on an A-6E Intruder aircraft prior to an air strike on targets in Libya. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SC-87-05520. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DN-ST-87-03016. Base: USS Leftwich (DD 984)

DN-ST-86-01420. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-SC-86-05701. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-ST-91-11538. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A signalman aboard the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD 987) uses the signaling lever on a searchlight to send a message to a nearby ship. The O'BANNON is sailing south to take part in UNITAS XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-86-11482. Base: USS Yorktown (CG 48)

Firefighters at Pier 4 of the Naval Station work to extinguish a fire that started in a Naval Supply Center building, and eventually spread to the converted Raleigh class command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF 3). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) prepare to get underway for departure from their homeport at the Norfolk Naval Base for Annapolis, Md. Base: Hampton Roadstead State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Instructor PH1 Phil Goodrich stands by as Yeoman 3rd Class Aida Cabrera prepares to fire an M-14 rifle during a practice session aboard a U.S. Navy ship. The vessel is en route to the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

DN-ST-87-01237. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen hold onto inhaul lines in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during underway replenishment operations. The ship is taking part in exercise West Wind '88. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

Flight deck crew members watch as a Strike-Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes off from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

DF-ST-85-12645. Subject Operation/Series: NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Country: Unknown

The commissioning pennant is saluted during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN-713). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) wait for the word to board a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during an amphibious landing exercise conducted as part of Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Unknown

Crewmen on the bridge of the guided missile cruiser USS ENGLAND (CG-22) perform their duties during a transit from Sasebo, Japan, to Hong Kong. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

DN-ST-90-05710. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI 89 Country: Thailand (THA)

Crew members line the catwalks of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) as the ship returns from a Mediterranean deployment. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07631. Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR)

A right front view of an F-4J Phantom II aircraft from Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) being prepared for launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The aircraft is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7). Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Personnel at the Yokosuka Naval Base watch as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) is turned about by tugs in preparation for the backing her into the Piedmont Pier Berth 12. The VINSON and her battle group are making a stop over in Japan before deploying to the Persian Gulf. Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-SC-90-04351. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A close-up view of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Ship's commanding officer escorts Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. along the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Unknown

S66-34124 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Thomas P. Stafford sit with their Gemini 9A spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship U.S.S. Wasp.

1970S Actor George C. Scott As General George S. Patton In 1970 Biopic Patton

DN-ST-86-02296. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea

DN-SC-89-03216. Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT)

American troops at a British port descend into barges which will take them to troop ships from which they will launch the attack against Hitlers Fortress Europe. Note Barrage balloons in the background. June 6, 1944

DF-ST-86-07603. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Crew members prepare to release a weather/wind velocity balloon prior to a remote-piloted vehicle launch aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Cuba, Military, Waving Soldiers Returning From Angola Walking Down The Gangway From A Ship

DN-ST-86-00278. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A group of Marines prepare another load of wash while serving on laundry duty during the multinational effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

DN-ST-85-10236. Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13285. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-ST-86-01121. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view from Pier 4 of the Naval Station, of a fire that started in a Naval Supply Center building, and eventually spread to the converted Raleigh class command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF 3). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) pulls a trailer up the stern ramp of a maritime pre-positioning ship. Base: Blount Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck crew members prepare to set up the arresting barricade aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Marines and sailors fire M-1911 .45-caliber pistols and a 12-gauge shotgun from a catwalk aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during weapons training held prior Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-05603. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

A signalman aboard a U.S. Navy ship uses a signal searchlight to communicate information during 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: Unknown

Members of the deck department aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) stand by for an underway replenishment during NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

A saluting gun is fired from the deck of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51). GATES and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) are making the second goodwill visit by American warships to a Soviet port since World War II. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

M-998 mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles and other equipment are readied for unloading from an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

THE DOGS OF WAR (1981), directed by JOHN IRVIN.

DN-SC-88-03840. Base: USS Reeves (CG 24)

Marine Lance Corporal Alexander T. Acocello, with Headquarters & Service Company, 3d Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, waits for a clear path to the ocean before "splashing" his AAV-7 amphibious assault tractor from White Beach during EXERCISE KERNEL BLITZ 97. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD9803360 or search 970626M9368G030). Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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