Navy Training Operations at Sea

Diverse watercraft in training scenarios, showcasing naval operations and maritime inspections in various ocean settings, marked by dramatic skies and reflections on water.

220908-N-GF955-1007BALTIC SEA (Sept. 8, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) transfer Swedish Navy sailors aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) for a tour of the ship, Sept. 8, 2022. Paul Ignatius is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

The small rib boat from the training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090) heads for the merchant vessel BLACK EAGLE off the coast of Haiti during Operation Support Democracy, the United Nations embargo to stop the flow of arms and fuel into the island nation. This is the 100th boarding and inspection of Haiti-bound ship since the sanctions went into effect on October 18th. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

DF-ST-85-08329. Country: Unknown

220908-N-GF955-1007BALTIC SEA (Sept. 8, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) transfer Swedish Navy sailors aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) for a tour of the ship, Sept. 8, 2022. Paul Ignatius is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-242. CGC Dauntless-- cutter's bow, with vessels in distance -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

230330-N-OX029-3071ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 30, 2023) - Sailors search for "Oscar," a mannequin used to simulate a man overboard, on a rigid hull inflatable boat during a drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 30, 2023. Wasp is underway conducting Type Commander (TYCOM) sea trials.

111115-N-WX059-022 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 15, 2011) The guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) passes in front of Kauai during Koa Kail. Koa Kai is the primary integrated training event for Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant (MPSC) units with the goal of achieving deployment certifications and training.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines navigate in combat rubber raiding crafts during a simulated raid in Claveria, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. The training was a part of KAMANDAG 6 to reinforce tactics and techniques between the different forces. 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.

BALTIC SEA (May 20, 2022) - A landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, performs ship-to-shore maneuvers, May 20, 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.

Left side view of three in-flight RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters as they head out over the Chesapeake Bay during search and rescue (SAR) operations. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1663 approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during embarkation operations off the coast of Brazil, during exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 6, 2022. 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.

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) Mexican Naval Infantry members land on the beach in combat rubber raiding craft for an amphibious exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 15. 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. (Mexican Naval Infantry photo by Cpl. Carolina Guiterrez)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepare for flight aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, May 27, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting flight operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Members of the French Navy launch to collect a bundle aboard a rescue boat in support of exercise Marara 22 on the south Pacific Ocean Tahiti, French Polynesia, May 11, 2022. Through exercises and engagements, we improve our ability to work together with our allies and partners and build on our collective strengths.

220711-N-IV962-1396PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2022) - Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) with the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 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.

221205-N-BR419-1189 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 5, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, participates in a live-fire exercise with the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 5. 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.

Navy sea-air-land (SEAL) team members parachute from helicopters during a reenactment of General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944. Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-93-05208. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220402-N-CM110-2219 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 2, 2022) - Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) operate a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a training evolution, April 2. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

ROSEAU, Dominica (July 27, 2015) Deck mechanic Donald Rodriguez, a Military Sealift Command civil service mariner, watches as the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrives in Roseau, Dominica during Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Philippine, Republic of Korea, and U.S. Marines conduct an amphibious landing during KAMANDAG 6, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. 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 of shared experiences.

When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASAs Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, theyll still need to safely get out of the spacecraft and back on dry land. Using the waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, a NASA and Department of Defense team test Orion exit procedures in a variety of scenarios on July 11, 2017. Part of Batch images transfer from Flickr.

110628-N-AG285-064ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 27, 2011) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) depart the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) to participate in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) off the coast of Spain.

A silhouetted bow view of ships participating in Operation UNITAS XXV, a joint exercise involving Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and the United States. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

The Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) crew conducts a joint patrol with LAE Isla San Cristobal (LG-30) in the vicinity of Leon Dormido (Sleeping Lion) Rock in the Galapagos, Ecuador, May 10, 2022. The Northland is a 270-foot medium-endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia and routinely deploys in support of counter-drug, alien migrant interdiction, fisheries, search and rescue, and homeland security missions.

The guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG 31) at anchor in Guantanamo Bay. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

060514-N-4776G-213. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

DM-SC-87-12208. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Support teams arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. The Demo-2 test flight for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was the first to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and return them safely to Earth onboard a commercially built and operated spacecraft. Behnken and Hurley returned after spending 64 days in space.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-221. Hurricane Katrina

Pacific Ocean, March 8, 2011 - The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4), flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway during a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

A 15th Marine Exeditionary Unit AAV7-A1 amphibious assault vehicle comes ashore during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

DN-ST-89-10476. Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine engineers work to secure water and fuel lines where they come ashore. Water and fuel are pumped through the lines from supply ships anchored offshore to storage facilities serving the airport during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) US Navy

221205-N-VO895-1016ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2022) A landing craft utility (LCU) from Assault Craft Unit Two, prepares to embark the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during amphibious operations, Dec. 5, 2022. Bataan is underway participating in Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT).

Aerial view of the runway as seen from an approaching aircraft during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

A port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) underway in rough seas as a wave breaks over the ship's bow. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

HMCS Goose Bay (MM 707) during Operation Nanook 2022 within Saglek Fjord in northern Labrador, Canada.

220615-N-PI330-1203 LIEPAJA, Latvia (June 15, 2022) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12 (EODMU 12) detonate explosive charges to dispose of undetonated ordnance, June 15, 2022 in Liepaja, Latvia. EODMU 12 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.

The Logistics Support Vessel-3 Gen. Brehon B. Somervell assigned to the Transportation Company Pacific-Provisional, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, travels in support of Koolendong 2022, Darwin, Australia. Exercise Koolendong 2022 is a combined and joint exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel. (Photo by Chief Warrant 2 Teresa Kasper, 168th Transportation Detachment (LSV-3), TCP-P.)

DM-ST-88-07798. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 hovers 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 thatenables our joint, multi-domain forces to integrate and rehearse a critical capability and complex skillset.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2013) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 provides plane guard to ensure safe recovery of any aircrew personnel in the event of a crash during a vertical replenishment from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to the guided-missile frigate USS Kaufman (FFG 59). Harry S. Truman is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in preparation for its upcoming deployment.

220730-N-BR419-1220 SAN BERNARDINO STRAIT (July 30, 2022) The guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), a member of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) carrier strike group, conducts an archipelagic sea lane passage through the San Bernardino Strait, July 30. 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.

221030-N-LY160-2132 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2022) - A Sailor assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) jumps into the Pacific Ocean during a swim call Oct. 30, 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.

An overhead view of the amphibious cargo ship USS DURHAM (LKA-114) underway off the coast of San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. marine patrolmen assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron operate a vessel during a routine patrol in Tampa Bay, Florida, July 10, 2022. On June 12, marine patrolmen Airman 1st Class Samari Rivera-Rodriguez, Kade Jones, and Sabin Venable, along with Staff Sgt. Au rescued eight victims who were stranded on top of a capsized vessel in Tampa Bay while on patrol. The 6th SFS Marine Patrol unit is the only fully operational, 24/7 unit in the Air Force, and is responsible for protecting one of the largest coastal restricted areas in the Department of Defense.

A bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HADDACK (SSN 621) underway. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

000508-M-6906L-005. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Uss Juneau (LPD 10)

230209-N-ED185-1100PUGET SOUND, Wash. (Feb. 9, 2023) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) transits Puget Sound following a 41-month engineered refueling overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, February 9, 2023. Louisiana is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States.

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 23, 2020) Amphibious assault vehicles launch from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during well deck operations, Feb. 23, 2020. Oak Hill, part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

A port quarter view of the nuclear-powered submarine USS OMAHA (SSN 692) departing from the Philippines. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-87-09694. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220714-N-KD380-3061 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14,2022) An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the Firehawks" of Helicopter Sea Combat squadron (HSC) 85, executes Deck Landing Qualifications (DLQ) from San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. 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.

010124-N-6011D-001. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-220. Hurricane Katrina

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2013) Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) return from a beach raid to the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group is conducting amphibious squadron/Marine expeditionary unit integration in preparation for a scheduled deployment this spring.

An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik NAS, performs a rescue of a simulated downed airman off the coast of Iceland. During the rescue of the airman, a pararescueman jumps from the helicopter to help the survivor into the stretcher so he may be hoisted from the water. The simulated rescue is part of NORTHERN VIKING '95. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

Marines from Small Craft Company launch their Riverine Assault Craft into the Rio Parana. Marines from Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrated their capabilities to Paraguayan Marines in the Joint Training exercise Unitas. The exercise was conducted in Asuncion, Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, perform for the Fairchild Skyfest Air Show at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 13, 2022. The Thunderbirds represent the pride, precision, and professionalism of nearly 700,000 total force American Airmen around the globe.

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit approach the well deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) after conducting open ocean operations using Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts (CRRC)s. Tortuga is part of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group.

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

220530-N-TI693-1359MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 30, 2022) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), front, transits the Mediterranean Sea while conducting training evolutions with the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) during Exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 30, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

120515-N-DR144-348PEARL HARBOR (May 15, 2012) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) man the rails as the ship arrives in Pearl Harbor. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 recently completed a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

DN-ST-88-02159. Base: Persian Gulf

A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assigned to the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) delivers U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) onto a beach in Saaremaa, Estonia, during exercise Hedgehog 22, May 19, 2022. The 22nd ARG/MEU team is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and U.S. Sailors and Marines under Task Force 61/2 to enhance allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Pilottown - 26-HK-373-2. Hurricane Katrina

111110-N-XE109-647ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 10, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class David J. Nelson braces himself after launching an F/A-18 jet off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2022) - An Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division transits to the boat docks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton after launching from the well deck of dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during exercise Steel Knight (SK23), Dec. 5, 2022. ACVs are currently authorized to conduct waterborne operations in open and protected waters, while surf zone transit testing is ongoing. 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 futu

A floating causeway is positioned at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, for equipment loading and unloading during Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) exercises, part of exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 conduct a unit physical training session during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2022. 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 of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-222. Hurricane Katrina

3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts waterborne infiltration practice on Bellows Air Force Base at Waimanalo, Hawaii, on Aug. 24, 2022. Scenario-specific training increases the readiness capabilities and builds unit cohesion with the Soldiers across the Indo-Pacific.

DN-ST-87-00170. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAYPORT, Fla. (March 28, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), ports in Mayport, Fla. March 28, 2023. McFaul, as part of the Ford Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing its Composite Training Units Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea.

GOTLAND, Sweden (June 7, 2022) U.S. Sailors and Marines come ashore during BALTOPS 22. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (Swedish Armed Forces photo by Antonia Sehlsted)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), flies by Mount Etna before landing aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) in the Mediterranean Sea, July, 18, 2022. VMM-263 (REIN) returned to USS Arlington after spending two weeks at Naval Air Station Sigonella conducting training and maintaining proficiency of both aircraft and air crew. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, 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.

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 Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Ray Blas)

Jordan, Middle East, Dead Sea, Jordanian soldiers on surveillance on a boat

DN-ST-89-02824. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2022) A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, left, and an U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, transit the Pacific Ocean as part of an amphibious raid 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.

060228-N-7842G-011. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A member of the Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Force searches the side of a boat for contraband while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure demonstration on June 10, 2022, near Puerto Princesa, Palawan. This engagement provided an opportunity for the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Berets to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures with their Philippine partners in an effort to enhance interoperability while sharing new ideas for maritime operations. U.S. Special Operations Forces continue to prepare for tomorrows challenges and seize the initiative nowtogether. The U.S. focus on integrated deterrence requires geographically distributed, operationally resilient, defense-in-depth, and sustainable force postures that are coordinated globally and effectively employed every day.

DF-ST-87-08299. Base: Marcus Island Country: Japan (JPN)

Exercise of the search and rescue (SAR), Leeuwarden airbase. A crashed kite dobbert in a dinghy in the Wadden Sea after he managed to settle in safety with a parachute. The SAR helicopter is on site to save the unfortunate kite.

U.S Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment conduct a Joint Air-Ground Task Force demonstration with the support of Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 as part of the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. The air show provided an opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of a Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific Region. The Kaneohe Bay Air Show, which contained aerial performances, static displays, demonstrations and venders, was designed to express MCBHs appreciation to the residents of Hawaii and their continued support of the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian Tofteroo)

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