Naval and Coast Guard Activities

This cluster features personnel aboard naval vessels and training exercises, highlighting roles in navigation and communication amid maritime operations.

U.S. Coast Guard Ens. Erik Hayton, a commissioned officer aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), breaks-in as conning officer on the bridge, St. Johns, Canada, Aug. 23, 2022. The Bear was transiting outbound from St. Johns on the final leg of its north Atlantic patrol.

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CDR Ted Elkins re-enlists ABH1(AW/SW/IW) Darlene Rule, assigned to USS Wasp (LHD-1) during a ceremony aboard the Battleship Wisconsin in Downtown Norfolk on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The ceremony was hosted by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum as part of their military ceremonies program that is available to area commands without cost. The museum is located next to the Battleship Wisconsin in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

$011014-F-7203T-003. Complete Scene Caption: A Marine from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, fractured his arm during a tank qualification exercise on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt, catches up on a little reading about his Battalions Combat Operations. Marines conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regi$