Marine Watercraft Operations

Images of various military watercraft, including amphibious vehicles and assault boats, engaged in training and operational exercises on water.

110217-A-2554P-112 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Feb. 17, 2011) An amphibious assault vehicle launches from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) to support Amphibious Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS) 2011. A-SPS is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America.

DN-ST-90-00011. Base: Alexandria State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from 2nd Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Division, cast off of a Riverine Assault Craft, belonging to Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division, during the Revised Capabilities Exercise (RCAPEX ). Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES EXERCISE Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050125-N-5027S-044. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AAVP-7 assault amphibian vehicle prepares to enter the stern gate of the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181). The SUMTER is visiting the city during a six-month West African training cruise. Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)

A LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushioned) heads into Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, NC. This LCAC was part of a rehearsal for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Onslow Beach, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110217-A-2554P-112 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Feb. 17, 2011) An amphibious assault vehicle launches from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) to support Amphibious Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS) 2011. A-SPS is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America.

DF-ST-85-09856. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120207-N-NL541-447 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2012) An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned to 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, Delta Company, 1st Platoon, exits the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a beach assault exercise as Wasp is underway to participate in the Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator, the largest naval amphibious exercise in ten 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. #BA12

GULF OF AQABA (June 6, 2013) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 conducts operations while assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). San Antonio is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

050723-N-5313A-160. Country: Persian Gulf Scene Major Command Shown: LHD-3

U.S. Landing Craft Air Cushion lands to shore during training for Ssang Yong 14 at Dogue Beach, Pohang, South Korea, April 1, 2014. Exercise Ssang Yong is conducted annually in the ROK to enhance interoperability between U.S. and ROK forces by performing a full spectrum of amphibious operations while showcasing sea-based power projection in the Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps

DM-ST-86-08306. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-89-07637. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110818-N-YO394-219 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 18, 2011) Engineman 2nd Class Robert Bender, assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, watches a riverine patrol boat perform high-speed maneuvers on the Chesapeake Bay. The Riverine force, part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, is a combat-arms force that performs point defense, fire support and interdiction operations along inland waterways.

DM-ST-89-07626. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Orion Crew Module Uprighting System (CMUS) and Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory team completed two successful sea tests off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Dec. 1-3, 2018. CMUS is designed to inflate five bags after the Orion spacecraft and its crew splash down after returning from deep space missions, enabling the capsule to upright itself. NASA partnered with United States Coast Guard and Air Force and Texas A&M Galveston teams to perform the tests operations.

060823-N-5148B-009. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Baltic Sea (Aug. 25, 2022) Landing Craft Utility 1662, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 unloads a Light Armored Vehicle in the Baltic Sea during a U.S. - Sweden bilateral exercise, Aug. 25, 2022. Gunston Hall (LSD 44) 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.

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs), land on the beach at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, while moving from Range L-5 to LZ Bluebird during Situational Training Exercise -3, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, NC. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Atlantic Ocean, January 25, 2013 - Landing Craft Air Cushion approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio.

A Landing Craft Utility (LCU), loaded with Marines, a Light Armored Vehicle-Command and Control (LAV-C2) and five High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) from the 4th Light Armor Reconnaissance (LAR) Headquarters and Support Co., during DEEP STRIKE 97. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

BALTIC SEA (May 20, 2022) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion 04, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, approaches the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) May 20, 2022. Kearsarge, flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Hedgehog 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.

An aerial starboard beam view of the torpedo retriever No. 7 (TR-7) during an exercise near San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

220720-N-PQ495-1166 SAN DIEGO (July 20, 2022) American service members, assigned to Combined Task Force 177, and their German counterparts conduct a Mine Exploitation Exercise during 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 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 port quarter view of the patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoils) USS Aquila (PHM-4), foreground, USS ARIES (PHM-5), center, and USS GEMINI (PHM-6) underway during high-speed maneuvers. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DM-ST-88-07801. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

110401-N-9950J-172PACIFIC OCEAN (April 1, 2011) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) aboard a landing craft utility, depart the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex and the embarked 31st MEU is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi.

120203-N-KS651-439ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 3, 2012) Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1681 approaches the dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during an onload operation. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

An aerial port beam view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-890) attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle comes ashore at Tok Sok Ri during Team Spirit '89. Country: South Korea

220330-N-NT795-335 LONG BEACH, Calf. (March 30, 2022) Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11 conduct underway drills aboard 34-foot Sea Ark patrol boats off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., as part of the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) Boat University Advanced Course. MESF is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high value asset security, and maritime security in the coastal and inland waterways.

220902-N-YC581-1088PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2022) - A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 departs the welldeck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 2. 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. Makin Island, flagship of amphibious squadron (CPR) SEVEN, along with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is currently underway conducting integrated training in the U.S. 3rd fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

220415-N-IL330-1270 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 15, 2022) - A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) operates in the vicinity of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

An AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicle smashes through a breaking wave as it leaves the beach to return to the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193) during UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial starboard beam view of mechanized landing craft approaching the beach during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. The LCMs are attached to Assault Craft Unit One. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Straight on medium shot of US Marines from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, as they practice a rafting line formation in the Mark V Zodiac rafts during their cold water training exercises at Iwakuni, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: 5TH FORCE RECON COLD WATER TRAINING Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

230213-N-YC555-0008 MANAMA, Bahrain (February 13, 2023) Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain Port Operations trainees pursue a training boat as part of Exercise Citadel Protect. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia's mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family.

SEA OF JAPAN (March 30, 2015) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) launch from the well deck of the Whidbey-Island-class amphibious assault ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st MEU, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

001029-N-8421M-107. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Tak San Ri Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2013) Two landing craft air cushion (LCAC) assault craft approach the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is currently underway off the coast of Southern California.

060419-N-7987M-604. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom performs air operations during Maritime Domain Awareness Integration Exercise off the coast of Camp Pendleton, California, March 30, 2022. The purpose of this training evolution was to increase the unit's proficiency in utilizing joint terminal attack controllers in the maritime domain, demonstrating littoral capabilities for future deployments.

120113-N-PB383-439ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 13, 2012) A landing craft air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

SAN DIEGO (July 20, 2022) German and U.S. Navy divers participate in a mine exploitation exercise for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 20. 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.

060722-N-9288T-316. Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970628-M-9368G-015. Complete Scene Caption: An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, emerges from the surf during an amphibious assault on Red Beach during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The M1A1 Abrams was transported on a Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) like the one seen in background. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank Bn, 1ST Mar Div

221201-N-TP544-1076 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2022) A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 102, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, approaches the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Dec. 1, 2022. LCAC 100 is the Navy and Marine Corps next generation landing craft designated to replace the legacy LCAC, providing a more reliable and capable high speed amphibious connector to deliver Sailors and Marines and their equipment from ship to shore.

Four US Marines Corps AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicles make a gradual turn as they return to the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193) off the coast of Puerto Rico after landing a contingent of Colombian Marines at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station for a beach assault. The assault was conducted as part of UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND, Alaska (Sept. 13, 2022) Personnel from a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare command conduct an over-the-beach evolution during Operation Noble Defender. This Noble Defender operation demonstrates the ability to launch at a moment's notice from dispersed air and maritime locations to defend Northern approaches in multiple regions of the continent across all domains, displaying resilience in the face of multiple and complex threats.

SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND, Alaska (Sept. 13, 2022) Personnel from a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare command conduct an over-the-beach evolution during Operation Noble Defender. This Noble Defender operation demonstrates the ability to launch at a moment's notice from dispersed air and maritime locations to defend Northern approaches in multiple regions of the continent across all domains, displaying resilience in the face of multiple and complex threats.

ST BERNARD, LA - Louisiana National Guardsmen of 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, constructs a 300 foot temporary wharf that will be used to load boats with booms and supplies at Campos Marina located in St Bernard, La on May 6, 2010

A vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVP) from the tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST-1181) lies tied up with other craft alongside a floating causeway at Onslow Beach during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC #unknown), delivers fuel and supplies to Mogadishu, Somalia as part of Operation UNOSOM II. The LCACs were used to ferry initial deployments of troops and supplies into Mogadishu as the beginning of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Country: Unknown

060219-A-5745M-078. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE

DM-ST-86-08445. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-07810. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) Landing Craft, Air Cushion 76 assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, prepares to land on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 11. 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.

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 6, 2022) - Australian Army Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Amphib) small boat platoon, transit Kaneohe Bay for small boat operations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 6. 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 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.

970624-N-2568S-003. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: I MEF

Navy SEALs Cruise Along the Salt River

060515-N-4772B-420. Base: Hat Yao Country: Thailand (THA)

BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) - Mexican Naval Infantry Marines conduct training on a combat rubber raiding craft during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 11. 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. (Mexican Naval Infantry Photo)

Fort Hasey-Marines from the Battalion Landing Team (BLT 1/3), 3rd Marine Division, move inland after landing on the beach in an LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle during a routine training exercise. Base: Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An amphibious Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle prepares to make landfall at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 23. The LCAC, from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, arrived at the base to begin two weeks of testing at Eglins McKinley Climatic Lab.

061124-N-3642E-006. Base: Persian Gulf Scene Major Command Shown: SECNAV

The Orion Crew Module Uprighting System (CMUS) and Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory team completed two successful sea tests off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Dec. 1-3, 2018. CMUS is designed to inflate five bags after the Orion spacecraft and its crew splash down after returning from deep space missions, enabling the capsule to upright itself. NASA partnered with United States Coast Guard and Air Force and Texas A&M Galveston teams to perform the tests operations.

060515-N-4772B-060. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2006 Base: Hat Yao, Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA)

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) US Navy

050125-N-5027S-040. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USN River Patrol Boat cruises in an inlet in search of craft carrying supplies to Viet Cong. Vietnam, June 22, 1966.

A Marine watches as a utility landing craft is loaded with equipment during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 4, 2020) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Task Group (TG) 52.3 climb a ladder during cast and recovery training aboard an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter attached to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 in the Arabian Gulf. TG-52.3 and HM-15 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and conducts mine warfare operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Bn., 3rd Marines (BLT 1/3), land on the beach in the LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle during a training exercise at Fort Hasey. Base: Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army members watch as US Navy Seabees from Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, Norfolk, Virginia, armed with M16 rifles and M60 machine guns, arrive on shore from a utility landing craft (LCU 1663) to a beach in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '94. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '94 Country: Egypt (EGY)

NORFOLK (Aug. 30, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 enters the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is onloading personnel, equipment and supplies in preparation to assist with disaster relief efforts in wake of Hurricane Harvey. U.S. military assets are supporting FEMA as well as state and local authorities in rescue and relief efforts.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) boat crews maneuver into formation during training on Chesapeake Bay, Feb. 17, 2011. The mission of the MSRT is to provide a short-notice, threat-tailored, maritime response force to deter, protect against, and respond to threats of maritime terrorism and to higher-risk criminal law enforcement threats on the water or in a port. U.S.

Pilots from 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion conduct deck landing qualifications to certify on maritime landings. Pictured is a Blackhawk pilot conducting visual confirmation to take off from the deck of the USNS Sacagewea.

A U.S. C-130J and a German A-400M drop paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Germanys 26th Airborne Brigade ‘Saarland during an airborne operation at Lake Constance, Germany, July 29, 2022. 75 paratroopers from each country participated in the operation.The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

The 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company members drill at Whiskeytown Lake near Redding, California on August 19, 2022 as part of a drill. These Bridge Builder Crewmembers (12C) practice their craft almost every drill ato remain ready for when called to duty.

AAVP-7 assault amphibian vehicles bring Marines ashore during the multinational, joint exercise Bright Star '87. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '87 Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

Vietnam, Vietnam War, 1969, Us Navy Monitor Gunboat On The Sai Gon River

Marine Safety and Security Team

A US Marine pilots a Rigid Raider craft filled with Georgian Soldiers across the New River, at Camp Lejeune, NC during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. A US Marine pilots a Rigid Raider craft filled with Georgian Soldiers across the New River, at Camp Lejeune, NC during Operation COOPERATIVE OSPREY Õ96.

Members of the 20th Special Operations Squadron conduct an open-water training exercise using a specially-painted UH-1N Iroquois helicopter. State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. In the background is utility landing craft 1659 (LCU-1659). Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY)

Landing Craft Unit (LCU) 1663, assigned to the USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), carries United States, Brazilian, Uruguayan, and Chilean Marines along with vehicles, gear, equipment toward the coastline of Itaoca, Brazil as the first wave of an international, joint, and combined amphibious landing during the culminating event of exercise UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 16, 2022. UNITAS, which is Latin for unity, is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among the partnering nations and joint U.S. 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

PEARL HARBOR (July 11, 2022) - Medium displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 11. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. 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.

Navy SEAL frogmen with complete diving gear and weapons in the water. Navy SEAL frogmen

DN-SC-90-03826. Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 24, 2013) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) approaches the stern gate of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), joining it on a scheduled deployment. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on deployment in the U. S. 7th Fleet area of operations and will take part in amphibious integration training (AIT), and certification exercise (CERTEX) and will participate in the annual multi-national combined joint training exercise Cobra Gold.

Three Argentine warships steam in a column. The ships are the destroyer ARA SANRANDI (D-13), right, the frigate ARA GUERRICO (F-32), center, and the frigate ARA PARKER (F-44). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

220706-M-WC972-3097 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 6, 2022) A U.S. Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7 "Ripper" and a Marine assigned to the Mexican Naval Infantry practice small boat flipping techniques during small boat training with the U.S. Marine Corps, Sri Lanka Navy Marines, the Indonesian Marine Corps, the Mexican Naval Infantry and the Australian Army on Marine Corps Base Hawaii on July 6, 2022, in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). 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 2

DN-SC-05-07449. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, and Swedish allies prepare for a wet-gap crossing operation part of Defender Europe 22 held at Dęblin, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

DN-ST-89-02898. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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