Naval Exercises & Operations

Images of naval operations, including boat drills and vessel maneuvers, emphasizing maritime security and defense activities.

221203-N-EB711-1008 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 3, 2022) Sailors reload an MK38 28mm machine gun aboard guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 3. The Sullivans is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

Crew members from the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) rescue a companion playing the role of a drowning victim during a man overboard drill. The MERCY is in the region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf

The destroyer USS HAYLER (DD-997) follows the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) as the vessels transit the waterway 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 XXXI Country: Straits Of Magellan

An aerial port side view of a Soviet "Victor I" class submarine underway in the operating area of the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) Task Group. Country: Sea Of Japan

A German U-Boat moving in against an allied cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines, attached to 1st Assault Amphibian Vehicle Battalion, 1st Marine Division launch amphibious assault vehicles during amphibious operations training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 as Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) passes, 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.

A shark attacks a surveillance towed array sensor system (SURTASS) cable. Country: Unknown

The Exploration Ground Systems Recovery Team, based out of Kennedy Space Center in Florida, along with the U.S. Navy, prepare to pull a test version of the Orion capsule inside the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha during Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) on Oct. 31, 2018, in the Pacific Ocean. URT-7 is one in a series of tests to verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

A Republic of Korea Light Armored Amphibious Vehicle (LAV) comes to shore during an Amphibious landing at Jongsa-dong beach in Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. The Republic of Korea Marines are landing on the beach via LAV's in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Jongsa-Dong Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

120329-N-PB383-094GULF OF ADEN (March 29, 2012) Sailors fire their 9 mm service pistols at targets during a live-fire small arms qualification aboard 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 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.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - A view from inside the well deck of the USS Anchorage reveals U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats attaching tether lines to NASAs Orion boilerplate test article as it floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of the Underway Recovery Test 2.The testing is being conducted to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep-space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. 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 test flight of the O

AQABA, Jordan - Royal Jordanian Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) swimmers participate in a SAR exercise during Exercise Eager Lion 22 at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base, Jordan September 8, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - Early October - 26-HK-351-156. Hurricane Katrina

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - A rigid hull inflatable boat containing U.S. Navy divers and other personnel approaches the Orion boilerplate test vehicle floating in the Pacific Ocean, a distance away from the USS Anchorage, during the third day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. Orange stabilizers on the top of the test vehicle were inflated to simulate the system that will be used to upright Orion in the water after splashdown. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel are conducting the recovery test using the test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test allows the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have eme

An aerial view of the island of Iwo Jima with Mount Suribachi on the southeast end of the island. The view is from a Navy aircraft arriving for a memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

S66-34110 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas Stafford (right) and Eugene Cernan wave to those aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp as the recovery ship approaches. U.S. Navy frogmen assist in the recovery operations. Gemini-9A splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean only 3.5 miles from the USS Wasp. Gemini-9 splashed down 345 miles east of Cape Kennedy at 9 a.m. (EST), June 6, 1966.

Coast Guardsmen in an inflatable boat practice interdiction of a small vessel for a drug search during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AAV7A1, with a mine clearance system kit, prepares rocket launcher to breech minefield obstacles and a M1A1 Abrams provides cover while engineers setup. AAVs swim towards beachhead in preparation to cross breech lanes through minefields, during rehearsals for Kernel Blitz '99. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '99 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Special Operations Command and international service members operate a vessel during a Special Operations Forces capabilities demonstration in Tampa, Florida May 18, 2022. SOF Week is the premier gathering for the SOF community and industry, bringing together more than 11,000 attendees, including representatives from more than 100 countries to collaborate on new initiatives and capabilities needed for SOF professionals to compete and win in the future.

During Underway Recovery Test 6, Kennedy Space Center's NASA Recovery Team spent a week aboard the USS Anchorage where they and the U.S. Navy tested procedures and ground support equipment to improve recovery procedures and hardware ahead of Orion's next flight, Exploration Mission-1, when it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean.

990419-M-3368I-015. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Anchorage (LSD 36) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine Observation Squadron 1 (VMO-1) OV-10 Bronco aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) as the ship passes Rota, Spain, while en route to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. The six VMO-1 aircraft that were carried across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the America will stop in Rota before continuing on to Saudi Arabia.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, drive a Finnish G-Class landing crafts during a Finnish boat driving course Oct. 05, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Jackson Kirkiewicz)

DN-ST-87-07344. Country: Unknown

A Tyndall Air Force Base support force member recovers a target drone from the water during exercise William Tell '80. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '80 Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-ST-88-01051. Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220713-N-KD380-1059 PACIFIC OCEAN- (July 13,2022) - Multinational training participants launch a REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) as a part of an AUV and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) search and calibration training event conducted during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Unmanned and remotely operated systems extend the capability of interconnected manned platform censors to enhance capacity across the multinational force. 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.

221210-N-DU622-1107 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 flies by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations.

A port side view of the sinking Panamanian ship "SKY ONE". The tank landing ship USS SUMTER (LST 1181) and amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH 12) were utilized in the search and rescue of crewmen. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

110518-N-SB672-137ARABIAN GULF (May 18, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Aaron Jones signals to a shooter from the deck edge operator station on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

DM-ST-86-08354. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spectators watch as U.S. Special Operations Command and international service members decend on the City of Tampa, Florida in a vessel during a Special Operations Forces capabilities demonstration May 18, 2022. SOF Week is the premier gathering for theSOF community and industry, bringing together more than 11,000 attendees, including representatives from more than 100 countries to collaborate on new initiatives and capabilities needed for SOF professionals to compete and win in the future.

220816-N-BR419-1390 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 16, 2022) The U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JS Yamagiri (DD 152) and JS Ohnami (DD 111) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF routinely conduct naval exercises together, strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. 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.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-189. Hurricane Katrina

050629-N-4309A-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Persian Gulf

U.S. Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pass through the surf in order to conduct a shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. This training evolution marked the first platoon-level ACV exercise with embarked troops, demonstrating capability and competency during waterborne operations.

A German U-Boat attacking and sinking a ship that was part of a North Atlantic Arctic convoy.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - On the third day of preparations for recovery of Orion after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, U.S. Navy Divers prepare to embark from the well deck of the USS Anchorage in two rigid hull Zodiac boats about 600 miles off the coast of Baja, California. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel are preparing for recovery of the crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from space and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is leading the recovery efforts.The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch Dec. 4 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. During its two-orbit, 4.5-hour flight, Orion will venture 3,600 miles in altitude and travel nearly 60,000 miles before returning to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

DN-ST-85-12752. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, navigate in combat rubber raiding crafts during a boat launch aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 19, 2022. Boat company launches from the well deck to provide the landing force a ship-to-shore capability. 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.

220414-N-UN585-3291 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 14, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) and U.S. Marines assigned to Task Group 61/2.4 recover a combat rubber raiding craft from the water after conducting low light exercises, April 14, 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.

(221007-N-NS602-1386) ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 7, 2022) Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessels (USV) operate with USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), HMS Bangor (M109), HMS Chiddingfold (M37) and USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) in the Arabian Gulf during exercise Phantom Scope, Oct. 7. During the bilateral exercise between the United States and United Kingdom, USVs operated in conjunction with crewed ships and naval command centers ashore in Bahrain.

A pararescueman of the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla., signals for a litter to be dropped from a helicopter hovering nearby. The sea rescue exercise is being staged for a movie production. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

060314-A-7969G-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Seniya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-67. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-89-02869. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2015) Sailors attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) rescue five stranded Filipino nationals Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in the Philippine Sea. Blue Ridge is currently on patrol strengthening and fostering relationships within the Indo-Asian Pacific region.

A migrant vessel floating near Marquesas, Florida, Nov. 26,2022. The Coast Guard Cutter Resolutes crew repatriated 192 Cubans to Cuba, Nov. 30, 2022, following 13 interdictions off Floridas coast. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

220803-F-BL637-1592 COCOA BEACH, Fl. (Aug. 3, 2022) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-28) circles overhead as Air Force pararescue forces from the 48th rescue squadron work to recover mock-astronauts from a SpaceX Orion capsule during a validation exercise. The exercise was meant to validate the joint-capability of Navy helicopter squadrons and Air Force Guardian Angel Pararescue forces in their shared mission to recover astronauts at sea.

120131-N-SB587-680CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Jan. 31, 2012) Sailors from Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2 direct the beach landing of a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 for embarking Marines to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during Bold Alligator 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest amphibious exercise in the past 10 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. The exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. #BA12

S71-19474 (9 Feb. 1971) --- Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, is assisted out of the Command Module (CM) by a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer during the Apollo 14 recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Mitchell was followed out of the spacecraft by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander; and Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot. Roosa is partially visible behind Mitchell. The Apollo 14 splashdown occurred at 3 04 39 p.m. (CST), Feb. 9, 1971, in the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 765 nautical miles from American Samoa. They were transported by U.S. Navy helicopter to the USS New Orleans, prime recovery vessel.

S70-35625 (17 April 1970) --- Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, is hoisted in a Billy Pugh net into a Navy helicopter, while United States Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist in the recovery operations of the Apollo 13 crewmembers. Astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, and James A. Lovell Jr., commander, are waiting to get hoisted into the helicopter. The helicopter is taking the astronauts to the prime recovery ship, the USS Iwo Jima. Apollo 13 splashed down at 12 07 44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean during Underway Recovery Test 4A. Orion was lowered into the water with a stationary crane from the USS Salvor, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship. Nearby, U.S. Navy personnel in a Zodiac boat, left, and a rigid hull inflatable boat practice procedures to tether and retrieve the test vehicle. U.S. Navy divers are standing on the flotation collar that has been placed around the test vehicle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting crane recovery tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters.The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored

Crew members man the ground tackle on the forecastle of the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) as preparations are made to drop anchor. Assisting the MERCY is the large harbor tug OPELIKA (YTB 798). Base: Legaspi Country: Philippines (PHL)

China: c. 1930 Sailors aboard the U.S.S. Pittsburgh watch a waterspout that has formed by the mouth of the Yangtze River.

An aerial view of the runway at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

A U.S. Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, swims in the ocean during a swim call aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the South China Sea, Sept. 25, 2022. 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.

View looking down on the portside of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39) showing the foundation of the casemate for the 5/51 caliber guns. The ARIZONA was sunk in the opening moments of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030116-F-3488S-034. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Coast Guard members observe a skimmer being set up during a Government-Initiated Unannounced Exercise (GIUE) at Mobil Saipan on Feb. 29, 2024, in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The primary goal of a GIUE is to ensure that the plan holder can effectively implement their response plan during a marine environmental response scenario. Coast Guard

221116-N-XM133-0008 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Nov. 16, 2022) Navy wounded warriors (NWW) assigned to various commands around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam participate in outrigger canoe paddling as part of the 3rd annual NWW R.E.S.E.T. event sponsored by the Navy Wounded Warrior program in commemoration of Warrior Care Month. In 2008, the Secretary of Defense designated November as Warrior Care Month in order to inform members of the military and their families and communities about the programs and initiatives currently being provided through the Warrior Care system and the forthcoming improvements.

Boxes rigged with parachutes are pushed out of a 374th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during the delivery of boxes of gifts to islanders of the Federated States of Micronesia. Flown by crews from the 345th and the 21st Airlift Squadrons, the C-130 is participating in Christmas Drop '92, the 40th anniversary of the humanitarian effort. Every Christmas since 1952, food, clothing, tools and toys donated by residents of Guam have been delivered by air to 40 Micronesian islands. State: Fs Micronesia (FM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221030-N-XN177-2286 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuels) 2nd Anthony Castanon, from Long Beach, California, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) participates in 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.

DN-SC-88-01668. Base: USS Kidd (DDG 993)

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

A plume of water rises as a 52,700-pound sled hits the water after being launched from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). The sled is being used to evaluate the performance of the vessel's steam catapults. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-14. Hurricane Katrina

220825-N-DK042-1066 An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 deploys an Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) 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 that enables our joint, multi-domain forces to integrate and rehearse a critical capability and complex skillset.

A 50-year-old man is medically evacuated by the USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) crew from Agrihan Island on Aug. 17, 2022. The Myrtle Hazard crew, responding to a request from the EOC team in Saipan successfully transferred the man to the cutter and further transferred him to awaiting Saipan EMS personnel in good condition Aug. 18.

221030-N-XN177-2553 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2022) - Sailors assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) participate in 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.

220708-M-TN173-1178 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 8, 2022) Republic of Korea, Korean amphibious assault vehicles (KAAV), assigned to 1st Division, 1st KAAV, conduct shore-to-shore amphibious operations training in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 8, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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.

DN-ST-85-03247. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Detachment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a scout swim for an amphibious raid as part of an integrated training event with Tunisian Marine Commandos in Souda Bay, Greece, June 21, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU are on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

220730-M-TN173-1140 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 30, 2022) Republic of Korea Marines debark Korean assault amphibious vehicles at Pyramid Rock Beach during an amphibious raid for a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 11, 2022) A landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft 5 transports a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) 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.

The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) arrives in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, on Sept. 14, 2022. Following stops in Australia and Papua New Guinea, weve been patrolling to deter illicit maritime activity most recently, to counter illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing in the territorial waters of the Federated States of Micronesia to assist in ensuring FSMs sovereignty, resource security, and the rule of law.

SANTA RITA, Guam (July 28, 2022) Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five (EODMU5) conduct limpet search training along USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008).

remains of Mulberry Artificial Harbour from D-Day invasion, Gold Beach, Arromanches-les-Bains, Calvados Department, Normandy, France

060308-N-4772B-039. Base: Philipine Sea State: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: USS ESSEX (LHD-2)

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