Maritime Military Training

Images showcase Marines and personnel conducting maritime training exercises at sea, featuring small boats and survival drills in ocean environments.

Marines practice in the west.

Marines practice in the west.

An instructor shouts directions to Astronaut Sally Ride as a boat pulls her through the water during an Air Training Command sea survival school "Drop-and-Drag" Exercise. The boat will pull her until she can stabilize herself and release the parachute risers. The exercise is designed to simulate being dragged through the water by a parachute. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-06838. Base: USS Preserver (ARS 8) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-01130. Country: Unknown

Crewmembers from Deck department hang on as USS INCHONs (MCS-12) RHIB boat is restowed onboard. USS INCHON is currently operating in the Adriatic Sea, in support of Operation Sustain Hope, a joint, combined NATO and U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Operation Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) created from the recent unrest in the Kosovo region. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Country: Adriatic Sea

A port beam view of the large harbor tug USS NASHUA (YTB 774) as seen through a closed chock on the destroyer USS FIFE (DD 991). Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A crew member checks a rope securing the refueling probe to the underway replenishment station during operations between the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) and the Brazilian oiler MARAJO (G-27). The vessels are taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown

040802-N-8146B-001. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USS Boxer LHD 4

DN-ST-87-05021. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen from USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) hoist their RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) aboard ship while off the coast of Ecuador while en route to the bilateral Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57)

DN-ST-87-05033. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970621-N-3149V-002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Denver (LPD 9) Scene Major Command Shown: USS DENVER

Sailors from USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) leave the ship in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to rig up a towing line to a disabled Iranian fishing boat. ROBERTS (not shown) was patrolling the Arabian Sea in support of the Southwest Asia (SWA) build-up when she received orders to assist this ship in distress. Country: Unknown

Two pallets of Mark 82 500-pound bombs travel on a wire highline between the fast combat support ship USS DETROIT (AOE-4) and the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) as an underway replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

U.S. Coast Guardsmen shoot at a target with machine guns from their position on a Raider port security boat during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Members of a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment on a Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction mission take a suspect into custody. Country: Unknown

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) secure a pair of lines before beginning an underway replenishment with the fleet oiler USNS PAWCATUCK (T-AO-108). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-87-09980. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: USS Trenton (LPD 14) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

President Kennedy watches the 4th Americas Cup Race. President John F. Kennedy boards the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., from the presidential yacht, Honey Fitz, to watch the fourth race of the 1962 Americas Cup. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Bob Foster and Gerald A. Jerry Behn. Newport, Rhode Island.

DN-ST-89-01845. Country: Unknown

World War 1 - Coming down for news: Air-scout hailing a vessel from an altitude of 230 feet.

An elevated port quarter view of the decommissioned nuclear-powered attack submarine NAUTILUS (SSN-571) under tow by the fleet tug USS QUAPAW (AFT-110). The NAUTILUS is en route to its original home port at Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn., where it will remain as a memorial at the Submarine Force Library and Museum. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Arrival of the submarine Hr.Ms. Tuna (1966-1991) in Den Helder.

DN-ST-87-02708. Base: USS Pyro (AE 24)

Crewmen aboard the destroyer USS THORN (DD 988) stand along the rail ready to begin an underway refueling exercise during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: USS Thorn (DD 988)

Aviation ordnanceman on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) mount a laser-guided bomb on an A-6E Intruder aircraft as it is fitted for strikes on Iraqi targets at the onset of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Crew members practice lowering a motor whaleboat during a man-overboard drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Base: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewman relays an officer's order via a sound-powered telephone on a bridge wing of the transport dock ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44). Country: Adriatic Sea

Flight deck crewmen push a skid containing two Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs under the wing pylon of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield. The Hornet also has an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on its wing tip. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

Members of an Australian explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) diving team secure an inflatable boat to the pier so that other team members might board to search for mines planted in the harbor by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait. The Australian divers are joining British and U.S. EOD team members in a multinational effort to make the harbor safe for reopening. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DN-ST-85-10191. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Ordnanceman CHIEF George Wilson (left) and Storekeeper First Class Alan Beaty (right) load their outboard motor into the Zodiac boat on New York Lake where the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California will search for remnants of the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Chilean naval officer stands in a raft as he awaits permission to board the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXX1 Base: Talcahuano Country: Chile (CHL)

Divers from the 1730th Pararescue Squadron stand by in a small boat, ready to assist in the recovery of an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter that crashed in 1,800 feet of water 5.6 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The helicopter is being raised by a joint U.S./Japanese salvage team. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A US Navy (USN) Coxswain positions his Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft next to a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during the Basic Coxswain Skills Course at Kin Red, in Okinawa, Japan. The coxswain is ultimately responsible for all aspects of the CRRC, also known as a Zodiac. Base: Kin Red State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PHILADELPHIA (SSN-690) underway. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-02509. Base: Saint Thomas Country: Virgin Islands, U.K. (VGB)

A port beam view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PHOENIX (SSN 702) as it surfaces. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

Naval reservists participate in a minesweeping drill aboard the ocean minesweeper USS IMPLICIT (MSO-455). Country: United States Of America (USA)

S65-39907 (21 July 1965) --- Prime crew for the Gemini-Titan 5 (GT-5) spaceflight, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (in water) and L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (in raft) practice survival techniques following successful egress from their Gemini Static Article 5 spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico. Cooper is command pilot and Conrad is pilot for the GT-5 mission.

Crewman aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) man the rails during the arrival of the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47). Base: Kiel Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 (VAW-123) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is launched from the No. 1 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) are returning to their home bases after being deployed aboard the AMERICA for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The AMERICA and its battle group will return to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., on April 18th. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Oil containment devices lie on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) as the vessel departs for Alaska. The JUNEAU will be used in efforts to clean up the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Black smoke pours from burning oil at an offshore oil terminal near Kuwait City destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

Aviation ordnancemen stage Mark 82 500-lb. bombs and CBU-59 cluster bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to an air strike on targets in Libya. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Submersible Seized by DEA

Members of a US Navy Combat Boat Unit from Panama haul their 18-foot utility boat from a lagoon during exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. The unit is training Honduran Marines in riverine small boat operations and maintenance. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Puerto Cortes Country: Honduras (HND)

An SH-3H Sea King helicopter hovers over the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) while several bundles are hoisted aboard during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS New Jersey(BB 62)

230127-N-NH267-1338 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) fires a MK 38 machine gun during a live-fire exercise. Paul Hamilton, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations.

An aerial view of a Tomahawk cruise missile approaching the starboard side of the target ship, the decommissioned destroyer AGERHOLM (DD-826), off Point Mugu, California. The Tomahawk was launched from the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS GUITARRO (SSN-665), approximately 200 milies away. (Substandard image). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-87-10342. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

A view of a BGM-109 Tomahawk missile, before entering the water, during a land attack conventional missile operation test near the Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Leo Grudzinski, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2), gives a hand signal during preparations for underway refueling. The SAIPAN is taking part in Exercise Ocean Venture '81. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

S66-50761 (15 Sept. 1966) --- Astronauts Richard F. Gordon Jr. (left), pilot of the Gemini-11 spaceflight, and Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot, sit in life raft while awaiting pickup by a helicopter from the USS Guam. Members of the Navy frogman team wait with them.

An overhead view of the three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) being fired during a gunnery demonstration off the coast of Costa Rica. Country: Caribbean Sea

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard provide security as they patrol the water in a motorized boat during the change of command ceremony at which Vice Adm. Stanley R. Arthur assumes the position as commander, Seventh Fleet, from Vice Adm. Henry H. Mauz. The ceremony is taking place aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), which is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

S66-26037 (16 March 1966) --- The Gemini-8 spacecraft, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott still aboard, is hoisted aboard the destroyer USS Leonard F. Mason. Trouble with the Gemini-8 Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) forced an early termination of the mission.

A maneuvering crew of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) watches for surface contacts as the ship departs from its homeport of Norfolk, Va. Base: Hampton Roadstead State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) divers board an inflatable boat as they prepare to head out into the harbor to search for Iraqi mines. U.S. and coalition EOD units are clearing mines and other ordnance from Kuwait's harbors following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait(KWT)

S66-44497 (23 July 1966) --- Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (left) and Richard F. Gordon Jr. (right), prime crew for the Gemini-11 spaceflight, practice water egress procedures in the Gulf of Mexico. Static Article 5 was used in the training exercise. A MSC swimmer is in the water assisting in the training.

S68-50960 (20 Nov. 1968) --- The Apollo 9 prime crew participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102 was used in the training. In life raft is astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot. Egressing the boilerplate is astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot. Still inside boilerplate, out of view, is astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander. A team of MSC swimmers assisted in the exercise. The inflated bags were used to upright the boilerplate prior to egress.

Navy explosive ordnance disposal personnel from EOD Mobile Unit Three at the Coronado Amphibious Base practice their skills from a service craft off the coast of San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HADDOCK (SSN-621) underway with crew members riding the sail. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

The Royal Navy in 1942 A machine gunner on an escort vessel keeps constant watch as the Royal Navy guards a British convoy across the Atlantic.

A sailor on board a tug at the Point Loma Submarine Base waits with line ready to toss to the USS Houston (SSN-713) (not shown) as the sub returns to her homeport. Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Hendler, a scout sniper with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires on a Amphibious Ready Group during an aerial live-fire out of a SH-60 Sea Hawk in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The scout snipers conducted the live-fire to hone their skills and maintain combat readiness. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

The national ensign is hoisted aboard a PB Mark III patrol boat, part of Special Boat Unit 20, in preparation for an all-night patrol during Earnest Will, a convoy mission in which reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships. Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown

S68-53217 (19 Oct. 1968) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot of the Apollo 8 prime crew, in special net being hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Awaiting his turn for helicopter pickup is astronaut William A. Anders (in raft), lunar module pilot. Astronaut Frank Borman, commander, had already been picked up. A team of Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) swimmers assisted with the training exercise.

Atlantic Ocean, September 4, 2010 - Search and rescue (SAR) swimmers perform direct deployment qualifications operating from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Direct deployment qualifications are required annually to ensure SAR swimmers remain proficient. Enterprise is conducting work-ups and flight deck operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

Atlantic Ocean....As seen from aboard a helicopter during a vertical replenishment exercise, a hookup man aboard the salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS-51) reaches for the helicopter's cargo hook with a pole pendant. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-82-04512. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Birmingham

DA-SC-86-08861. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

S69-27468 (13 March 1969) --- U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist the Apollo 9 crew during recovery operations just after splashdown. They have already attached a flotation collar to the Command Module (CM). Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, is about to climb into raft. In background is astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot. Still inside the spacecraft is astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander. Splashdown occurred at 12:00:53 p.m. (EST), March 13, 1969, only 4.5 nautical miles from the prime recovery ship, USS Guadalcanal, to conclude a successful 10-day Earth-orbital mission in space.

DF-ST-87-09833. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) (BUD/S) trainees secure their life jackets prior to laundching a rubber boat during a "hell week" exercise. Phase I of BUD/S training concludes with "hell week," when students' physical, emotional and mental abilities are tested under adverse conditions. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-05232. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo moment from object series Ice diving at HR. Ms. Thetis. Selection from Objects series 0075-052-053.

Members of Detachment 4, 7730th Pararescue Squadron guide their raft toward shore as they prepare to search for downed air crew members during Display Determination, one of the series of Reforger '88 exercises. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '88 Country: Italy (ITA)

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