Navy Operations and Training Activities

Images of U.S. Navy personnel engaging in various operational and training activities, showcasing teamwork, equipment handling, and maritime logistics under cloudy conditions.

230410-N-KU796-1004 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 10, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors on-load pallets of supplies as the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). 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.

GDYNIA, Poland (Sept. 10, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), raise the brow during a sea and anchor evolution in Gdynia, Poland, Sept. 10, 2022 as part of a scheduled port visit. Gunston Hall, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

U.S. Sailors with Naval Support Element attach the beach module to a power module during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

DM-ST-85-09193. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 25, 2022) Army units from Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and Navy units from Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One (NCHB-1) came together in May to train in U.S. Transportation Commands Field Training Exercise (FTX) Turbo Distribution 22-4 (TD 22-4).

230410-N-KU796-1004 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 10, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors on-load pallets of supplies as the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). 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.

DN-ST-85-03264. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

220524-N-VQ947-1027 LOS ANGELES (May 24, 2022) Sailors conduct a stern gate marriage with a landing craft, utility (LCU), in the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 24, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angles and its surrounding areas.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, conducts amphibious operations with Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) 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 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.

981019-A-6207H-529. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SC-85-13485. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070105-N-4519D-008. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 5, 2013) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) load ordnance onto the ship. Lassen is part of Destroyer Squadron15, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway to conduct exercise Foal Eagle 2013 with allied nation Republic of Korea in support of regional security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.

110511-N-XO436-020RHODES, Greece (May 11, 2001) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) fall into ranks as the ship departs Rhodes, Greece after a scheduled port visit. Barry is on a routine deployment conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 18, 2024) U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) personnel execute the undocking of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) from Dry Dock 4 on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Feb. 18, 2024. Each undocking is a complex evolution that requires teamwork across the entire waterfront to ensure a safe and on-time event. For over 75-years, U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) has been the linchpin of U.S. naval operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by providing intermediate-level and depot level repair for the ships of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Navy

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2018) Sailors prepare for a vertical replenishment on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

111123-N-FG395-093KINGS BAY, Ga. (Nov. 23, 2011) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) returns to homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay after a three-month deployment.

A crewman leans over the edge of the flight deck aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Usns Wright (T-AVB 3)

Crew members aboard the frigate USS LANG (FF 1060) stand by a refueling line as the LANG refuels from the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) taking place during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Lang (FF 1060)

Winch operators, at right, watch from the flooded well deck of the USS San Diego as a test version of the Orion crew module is guided to the well deck during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy are conducting a series of tests using the well deck of the USS San Diego, several watercraft, support equipment and personnel to prepare for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. The testing will allow 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. Orion is scheduled to launch on NASA's Space Launch System in l

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Jan. 11, 2023) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 conduct an at sea damage repair exercise involving a simulated explosive hazard aboard the USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK 3012) as part of an EODMU platoon certification. EODMU 5 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, which executes command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in the 7th Fleet area of operations. They plan and execute Naval Construction, Expeditionary Logistics, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Maritime Expeditionary Security, and Exploitation Forces assigned to Commander, 7th Fleet for crisis response, humanitarian assistance, and major combat operations.

U.S. Sailors with Gaum detachment, Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, attach a beach module during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 2, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Participants deplane from a Dover Air Force Base, Del. 436th Airlift Wing, 3rd Airlift Squadron's C-5 Galaxy at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, Guyana. New Horizon '97 is the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corp participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Timehri Country: French Guiana (GUF)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Sailors with Guam Detachment, Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, work together to relocate the Palletized Load System Flatracks during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 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. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Sailors with Guam Detachment, Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, work together to relocate the Palletized Load System Flatracks during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 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.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, prepare to load a RIM 116 Block missile into a rolling airframe missile launcher, Sept. 22, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

DF-ST-85-03833. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Base: Port Of Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Gulfport, Mississippi - 26-HK-310-143. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne in Gulfport, Mississippi September 2 through 8, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

220720-N-XB010-1023 SASEBO, Japan (July 20, 2022) Lance Corporal Abraham Equihua, from Tucson, Ariz., uses a fork lift to transport materials from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) attached to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 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.

The replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) as two Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) HH-46D Sea Knight helicopters carry supplies between the ships during an underway replenishment. The RANGER and its battle group are on station in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

Two Phalanx Mark 15 (3X1) weapons systems are lifted into place aboard the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47). The 3,000 rounds-per-minute 20mm gun can be fitted readily on any ship from the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate to the Nimitz class aircraft carrier. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220627-N-JO823-2040 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 27, 2022) Senior Chief Boatswains Mate Pat Drumm, from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, directs Sailors during small boat operations on the starboard davit of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

DN-SC-90-03800. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Norfolk, Va. (October 13, 2022) - A tugboat pulls alongside USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in preparation for the ship's departure to begin support for Continuing Promise 2022, October 19, 2022. Continuing Promise 2022, A joint, multi-national military and civilian effort, will provide humanitarian assistance to partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility by providing medical care to people in need.

050204-N-7676W-234. Base: Lsc-X (FSF 1)

040211-N-8158F-001. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-01170. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051214-N-1577S-002. Base: Mv Kellie Chouest Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

120407-N-SS993-093 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 7, 2012) Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 build a personnel transport module on a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is a part of the Essex amphibious ready group and is preparing to participate in Balikatan 2012, an annual bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 26, 2012) Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (PHIBCB) 2 connect two Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) warping tugs in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

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.

Flight deck crew members spread out the crash barricade during a drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Caribbean Sea

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Ground support equipment is being loaded into the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego in California. The equipment will be used during recovery of the Orion crew module after its first flight test. Before launch of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will head out to sea in the USS Anchorage and the USNS Salvor, a salvage ship, and wait for splashdown of the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean.The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program will lead the recovery efforts. 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 provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch in December atop a United Launch All

Two sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) steady a pallet of Mark 82 500-pound bombs that was sent to the ship on a highline rig from a Sacramento class fast combat support ship, background, during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

220902-N-UL352-1070 RED SEA (Sept. 2, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class James Redmond, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), operates a slewing boat davit during small boat operations in the Red Sea, Sept. 2. Delbert D. Black is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-123. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-88-06668. Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

010821-N-1264S-014. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

Crew members look up from working on a radar dome aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) while the vessel is underway during its circumnavigation of South America. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

220408-N-UN585-1212 SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 8, 2022) Quartermaster 3rd Class David Lemus, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), raises signal flags during a sea and anchor evolution as the ship enters port in Souda Bay, Greece, April 8, 2022. Task Group 61/2.4 is part of Task Force 61/2, which will temporarily provide command and control support to the commander of U.S. Sixth fleet to synchronize Navy and Marine Corps units and capabilities already in theater, in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th 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.

221016-N-DB801-0594ATLANTIC OCEAN - (Oct. 16, 2022) - An FVR-90 autonomous delivery drone from L3 Harris Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems launches from the flight deck of the Spearhead-Class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), amongst distinguished visitors from the Scientists-to-Sea program as part of the Navys Fleet Experimentation Program (FLEX), in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 16, 2022.

060420-N-6031Q-002. Base: USS Oriskany (CVA 34)

As seen from aboard the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1), the fleet oiler USNS ANDREW J. HIGGINS (T-AO-190) conducts an underway replenishment with the Raleigh and the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3), background. The ships are part of an amphibious task force supporting Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea

110827-N-UO379-036PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2011) Sailors assigned to the weapons department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) organize high explosive bombs in the hangar bay during an ordnance handling evolution. Ronald Reagan is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 28, 2009) - Marines and sailors of participating units offload and equip MTVRs alongside the USNS 2ndLt. John C. Bobo here as part of Maritime Pre-positioning Force (MPF) Offload 2009. The exercise is conducted by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe in order to test and refine the logistics of providing a robust forward presence in its area of operations.

220427-O-NR876-543APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 27, 2022) Sailors from the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS-18) prepare the surface tow cradle (STC) to recover the 11m rigid-hull inflatable boat (RIB). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushions, both assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, conduct ship-to-shore operations in Saaremaa Island, Estonia, May 20, 2022. The 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and Sailors and Marines under Commander Task Force 61/2 to enhance Allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

Trucks and their cargo from Slavenia and destined for Albania are stowed on the bow of the Bulgarian cargo ship, Sredetz Bourgas, that the guided missile cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG-60) stopped and boarded to inspect while in the Adriatic Sea. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP GUARD Country: Adriatic Sea

970625-N-5121B-006. Subject Operation/Series: '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

221026-N-CM110-1183 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 26, 2022) -Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jamire Harvey, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, transports a load of supplies on the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) Oct. 26, 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.

Members of the X-division (deck force) of the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) lend a hand pulling in hawzer lines as the ship ties up at the 34th Street Naval Station. Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Forces Reserve, Defense Innovation Unit and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory hosted and evaluated four separate tactical watercraft during a small-boat evaluation and demonstration event on Nov. 2, 2022, at the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Selected boat vendors presented their craft during static displays, answered queries during question-and-answer periods and conducted on-the-water demonstrations to showcase general craft characteristics and capabilities. This phase of the DIU-led rapid acquisitions process helps determine which vessel(s) will be used by the Marine Corps Reserve in support of Force Design 2030 experimentation.

Exit damage created by a Harpoon missile fired at a sea tug by USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) (not shown) during operations while participating in Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 off the coast of Chile. The missile did not detonate upon impact. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Country: Unknown

DN-SC-88-00022. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '87 Base: USS Guam (LPH 9)

110611-N-WL435-079UMM QASR, Iraq (June 11, 2011) A Sailor assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 guides a U.S. Army diver assigned to the 7th Engineer Dive Team down a bow ramp aboard the U.S. Army vessel Landing Craft Utility Five Forks (LCU) 2018. CTG 56.1, Army divers, and Iraqi divers are conducting dive operations to raise and remove a sunken pier at the port of Umm Qasr. CTG 56.1 supports maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

US Sailors from the Navy Support Element prepare to hand-off a 4 inch water line to awaiting US Marines on shore, as the Amphibious Assault Bulk Water System (AABWS) from the SS PFC. Eugene A. Obregon (not shown) performs its mission. Baltic Challenge '97 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 USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps .... Complete Scene Caption: US Sailors from the Navy Support Element prepare to hand-off a 4 inch water line to awaiting US Marines on shore, as the Amphibious Assault Bulk Water System (AABWS) from the SS Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon (not shown) performs its mission. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational e

SEAMAN Apprentice Manuel D. Martin raises the national flag aboard the USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40) during the commisssioning ceremony for the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

001031-N-2755R-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

220915-N-XN177-2091 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 15, 2022) - Sailors secure a load of supplies aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) Sept. 15, 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.

220406-N-TI693-1126ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - A Judicial Police officer from Cabo Verde monitors U.S. service members as they prepare to offload approximately 6,000 kilograms of seized contraband to Cabo Verdean law enforcement authorities, April 6, 2022. The joint U.S. and Cabo Verdean team, with support from the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre - Narcotics (MAOC-N), interdicted one of the largest trans-oceanic drug shipments. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.

The USS San Diego is docked at Naval Base San Diego in California after returning from Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean. A test version of the Orion crew module has been offloaded from the well deck of the ship. NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy completed a series of tests using the ship's well deck, the test module, various watercraft and equipment to prepare for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. The testing allowed 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. Orion is scheduled to launch on NASA's Space Launch System in late 2018.

DN-ST-88-08275. Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2022) A Landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, conducts amphibious operations with Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) 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 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.

111222-N-DR144-084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2011) Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to Weapons Department's G-1 Division position crates of ordnance aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a vertical replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment.

120329-N-XK513-102ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 29, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), arrive aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines from the 24th MEU in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Outside view of the primary fly control center aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) is displayed aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) during its visit to the naval station. The MISSOURI has stopped at Pearl Harbor during its return voyage to Naval Station, Long Beach, Calif., after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Sailors steady pallets of 5-inch/38-caliber projectiles as they are received aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during an underway replenishment with the fast combat support ship USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1). The ships are in the gulf as part of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf

U. S. Army stevedores guide an M-998 series vehicle as it is lowered from an Algol class vehicle cargo ship during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

011017-N-5961C-005. Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

220602-N-TO573-1086 IONIAN SEA (June 2, 2022) Sailors raise the emergency barricade during a firefighting drill on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 2, 2022. The Harry S. Truman 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.

A student in the Naval Aviation Water Survival Training Program (NAWSTP) is hoisted out of the pool as part of a helicopter rescue exercise. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Cutters - Northland (WMEC 904) - 26-HK-76-100. CGC Northland ops --FLEET Management crewman working on civilian ship, cutter in background --HIV boarding, 09-17. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-89-02955. Base: Usns Narragansett (T-ATF 167)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 6, 2022) - A landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 approaches the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) July, 6. LCACs bolster the interoperability of the U.S. Navy and Marines using Navy craft to transport Marine land vehicles and troops from ship to shore creating a more lethal force in support of naval expeditionary warfare. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently embarked aboard the USS Makin Island conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

120128-N-OY799-015SINGAPORE (Jan. 28, 2012) Sailors from Deck Department paint the side of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while in port. John C. Stennis is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations while on a seven month deployment.

221013-N-AL206-1119 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) conducts flight quarters while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations along NATO allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Airmen from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and 2d Munitions Squadron work together to prepare the inert weapons by taping down the tail kit doors before loading them onto a B-52H Stratofortress during an Agile Combat Employment readiness exercise June 23, 2022 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The ACE exercise practiced the Multi-Capable Airmen concept and the bomb wings ability to rearm and continue the mission from one operating location to another.

U.S. Coast Guard crew members prepare to remove lines aboard the Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) before departing Freetown, Sierra Leone, Aug. 2, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Venice - 26-HK-352-13. Empire. Hurricane Katrina

An adaptive basing trailer, which is a one-of a kind prototype that was developed by Airmen from the 144th Fighter Wing, is parked on the flightline at the Fresno Air National Guard while conducting operational proof-of-concept tests to launch and recovery F-15C Eagles, June 9, 2022. The concept and design of the trailer was a winner of the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium's 2019 Spark Tank competition and has received funding through AFWERX, which is innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Jason Sanchez)

The US Navy and NASA recovery teams are on station off the cost of California on Dec. 3, 2014 and ready to recover Orion after Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) landing.

220831-N-EJ843-1021 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 31, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors transport supplies on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a replenishment-at-sea Aug. 31, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

SULU SEA (March 2, 2013) The U.S. Navy contracted vessel M/V Jascon 25 lifts the second deck level of the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef on Jan. 17. The U.S. Navy continues to work in close cooperation with the Philippine authorities to safely dismantle Guardian from the reef while minimizing environmental effects.

A Green Beret with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepares to rappel from a tower at Fort Carson, Colorado, April 19, 2022. Special Forces Operators use rappelling to insert into areas from elevated positions when time or surprise is required by the mission.

010808-N-4171A-002. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

120201-N-LY958-125 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Feb. 2, 2012) Two T-34 Turbomentor training aircraft are prepared for transport from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi to Del Mar College where the aircraft will be used for aviation maintenance training.

Air Force Reserve flight surgeons practice in a swing-line trainer area during pararescue training. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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