Naval Flight Deck Drills

Photos of personnel conducting flight deck drills on aircraft carriers. Includes action shots of sailors managing aircraft operations during training exercises.

Briana Bowen, the Associate Director from Utah State University, Utah, holds a rope at the Leadership Reaction Course during the Marine Corps Recruiting Commands Educators' Workshop at the Officer Candidate School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 8. The Educators Workshop is designed to inform college educators how Marines are recruited, trained and developed into leaders.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Dunne, 91st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, is showered by ice water from a wingman after completing his final flight with the squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 17, 2022. A "fini-flight" is a traditional celebratory flight among Air Force aviators which marks the last time a pilot flies with an assigned unit or aircraft.

060315-N-3271W-002. Base: Phoenix State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-09537. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Quartermaster Seaman James Nightingale, right, and Quartermaster Seaman Quamiq Stone, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), prepare flags prior to a sea and anchor evolution as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 5, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

A U.S. Army Soldier with Charlie Troop, 3-71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, attaches a ski to his boot during winter warfare training at Arctic Forge 23 on Sodankylä Garrison, Finland, Feb 18, 2023. Exercise Arctic Forge 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led umbrella exercise that leverages the host nation exercises Defense Exercise North in Finland, and exercise Joint Viking in Norway, taking place Feb. 16 through March 17, 2023, focused on building capabilities and cooperation in support of the U.S. Armys Arctic Strategy.

The 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight hosted a firefighter challenge for Airmen, Soldiers and personnel assigned to Prince Sultan Air Base, Oct. 15, 2022.The challenge tested the participants physical strength and endurance with simulated tasks that are common to fire scenes. The Event was held as a part of Fire Prevention Week.

030109-F-9032T-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Ohio Army National Guard Spc. Haley Ireton, a member of the Ohio Homeland Response Forces Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Task Force, uses a AN/PDR-77 radiation detection device to conduct full-body monitoring on a civilian actor processing through the decontamination line during a July 2022 training exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind. The CBRN-TF can set up a decontamination line within 120 minutes of arrival on-site and can process up to 100 casualties per hour, assisting civil authorities in mitigating the spread of hazardous materials at a disaster location.

NORFOLK (May 16, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Johnathan Davis, chief engineer explains the dry docking process to WWEs tag-team Street Profits, May 16. WWE visited the USS Iwo Jima as part of a Navy Entertainment outreach effort prior to their Monday Night Raw event at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

220407-N-LR905-1169SAN DIEGO (April 7, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Brittany Owens demonstrates proper baton handling after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, during a Naval Security Forces Sentry qualification course for Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) April 7. Sailors participate in NSFS courses to qualify as armed watch standers. Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

Somalia, Red Sea - 02 April 2019: View of security officers performing a drill against the pirates attack onboard of a cruise ship, Red Sea, Somalia.

220519-N-LY692-1004 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 19, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Nicole Sides, from Moline, Ill., performs maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, from the Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

110303-N-IR859-013EL CENTRO, Calif. (March 3, 2011) Crew Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) 2nd Class Travis Simpson, assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, straps Capt. Kristin Hubbard, assigned the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, into the back seat of an F/A-18 Hornet before an orientation flight at Naval Air Facility El Centro. The Thunderbirds are visiting the Blue Angels to conduct exchange orientation flights before starting the official 2011 show season.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA astronauts John Young and Mark Kelly inspect Columbia debris arriving at KSC from the collection point at Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, La. The debris is being collected at the RLV Hangar near the Shuttle Landing Facility. Workers there will attempt to reconstruct the orbiter as part of the ongoing investigation of the accident that destroyed the Columbia and claimed the lives of seven astronauts as they returned to Earth after a 16-day research mission, STS-107.

220806-N-UF592-1017 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 6, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Spencer Long, left, from San Clemente, California, and Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Cesar Ramirez, from Santa Ana, California, inspect proximity suits used for aircraft firefighting in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 6. 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.

Army Pfcs. Dennis Kerr, left, and Derek Rubenthaler, both part of the decontamination team of the Nebraska National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package check a "casualty" for the presence of any chemical agents during Vigilant Guard, a large scale training exercise that brings together National Guard units and local civilian agencies and allows for a realistic disaster-type training scenario, Friday, June 19, 2009. Made up of search and extraction, decontamination and medical teams, CERFPs have the capabilities of treating and decontaminating large numbers of patients should a mass casualty sitution present itself.

120331-N-DR144-697 ARABIAN SEA (March 31, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Quinton Jones stows hoses after flight deck firefighting drills aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

030929-F-3488S-010. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

050209-F-3859M-007. Base: Royal Air Force Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The crew members for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission pose for a group portrait at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew arrived at Kennedy this afternoon to make final preparations for launch. From left are Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, John Phillips, Richard Arnold, Steve Swanson and Joseph Acaba; Pilot Tony Antonelli; and Commander Lee Archambault. STS-119 is the 125th space shuttle flight and the 28th flight to the International Space Station. Discovery and its crew will deliver the final set of large power-generating solar array wings and integrated truss structure, S6, to the space station. The mission includes four spacewalks. Launch is scheduled for March 11 at 9:20 p.m. EDT.

San Pedro, Calif. (May 29, 2022) - Sebastian Medina receives a Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) ball cap as part of a Make-A-Wish visit during (LAFW) in San Pedro, Calif., May 29, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Negron)

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, performed for the KC Air Show in Gardner, Kansas, Sept. 3, 2022. The Thunderbirds are slated to perform nearly 70 shows this year across more than 30 showsites around the world.

The U.S. Coast Guard performs a demonstration on how they utilize a "droid" to combat the distribution of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the U.S. Coast Guard Base on Oahu, Hawaii, August 12, 2022. The demonstration showcased a step-by-step breakdown of the process of locating, removing, and decontaminating the specimen and service members.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - General - 26-HK-134-17. Hurricane Katrina

Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, is assisted by another team member as he suits up in preparation for the search of the lake for the missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Educators from Denver, CO, and Houston, TX, experience the one-week long Educators Workshop from April 18th - April 22 aboard various Marine Corps Bases such as Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Marine Base Camp Pendleton, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. The Educators Workshop is designed to inform high school and college educators about the commitment and benefits of service in the U.S. Marine Corps.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Battalion Chief David Seymour provides supervision while space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 crew members participate in M113 armored personnel carrier training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Driving the M113 is Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus while Pilot Doug Hurley looks on. An M113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency exit from the launch pad is needed and every shuttle crew is trained on driving the vehicle before launch. The STS-135 crew is at Kennedy to participate in a launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Atlantis and its crew are targeted to lift off July 8, taking with them the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites and return a failed ammonia pump module

Cadaver recovery team gets safety breifing before searching for. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The U.S. Army Parachute Team conducts a demonstration at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 23, 2022. Nicknamed the Golden Knights in 1962 Golden signifies the gold medals the team won in the international completions, and Knights alludes to the teams ambition to conquer the skies. The Golden Knights perform in more than 100 events per year. The theme for 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-3. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-111. Hurricane Katrina

SASEBO, Japan (July 20, 2022) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shelby Tucker, from Gray, Ga., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), practices proper fire hose handling on the port aircraft elevator. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Approximately 75 U.S. service members deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, teamed up to pick up trash around base, June 19, 2022. The event was organized by Army Spc. Yaftahe Williams, with the 453th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, Army Reserve. Hats and t-shirts were sold during the event, in which proceeds will go to other enlisted led base beautification projects.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is seen outside the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after he landed with Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Vande Hei and Dubrov are returning to Earth after logging 355 days in space as members of Expeditions 64-66 aboard the International Space Station. For Vande Hei, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Shkaplerov is returning after 176 days in space, serving as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 65 and commander of Expedition 66.

Members of the 84th Civil Support Team pose for a photo before dawning their gear during a real-world response at the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, Oct. 20, 2022, Cheyenne, Wyo.

Media from NHK-World and Guam Daily Post and U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force public affairs personnel record the Patriot live-fire occurring as part of Valiant Shield 22. The target traveled out to sea on a southeast track, then executed a 180-degree turn and flew towards the airport from the southeast. At this point, two PAC-2 Patriot interceptor missiles engaged the target in salvo mode, with the second Patriot launching three seconds after the first. The interceptor missiles engaged the target approximately 35km off the coast of Palau at an altitude of 10,000 feet and speed of 350 knots; the first interceptor successfully destroyed the target, and the second interceptor adjusted course to target the largest piece of debris from the first intercept.The Patriot system is already a combat-proven system, but this exercise saw the first operational use of a new capability to target and engage threats using radar data from a U.S. Air Force F-35A aircraft. The ability to e

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Lord, 20th Operations Group commander, performs pre-flight checks during exercise Red Flag-Nellis (RF-N) 23-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 15, 2023. Through dedicated training opportunities like RF-N 23-2, Wild Weasels ensure combat readiness and the tactical proficiency needed to maintain a ready force capable of ensuring the collective defense of the United States, their partners and allies.

Boatswains Mate 3rd Class John Strand, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), mans communications during flight operations as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 8, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The STS-135 crew sign their names to an Atlantis flag at the conclusion of their M113 armored personnel carrier training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Seen here are Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus (right) and Commander Chris Ferguson. An M113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency exit from the launch pad is needed and every shuttle crew is trained on driving the vehicle before launch. The STS-135 crew is at Kennedy to participate in a launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Atlantis and its crew are targeted to lift off July 8, taking with them the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failur

220529-N-TI693-1190MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 29, 2022) A Mauritanian sailor guides simulated oppositional force actor, Aviation Ordnanceman Dennis Davis, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a contraband search during a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as part of exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 29, 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.

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-84. Hurricane Katrina

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

050106-N-4166B-294. Base: Meulaboh Mosque State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: Tsunami disaster site

010506-F-3820W-011. Complete Scene Caption: With STAFF Sergeant Barton Bosarge, as Iron Mike, the Knights of the 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, celebrate the start of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001 with a cheer. The cheer is led by Brigadier General Robert Kehler, (left), 21st Space Wing commander, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Peel, (center) 21st Space Wing project officer, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command." Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 01 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of A

Sailors from the USS Anchorage simulate Oscar,” a dummy used for man overboard drills, to the medical unit. During Underway Recovery Test 6, the USS Anchorage’s man overboard drill gave Kennedy Space Center’s NASA Recovery Team a glimpse of one way an astronaut could be brought from a small boat onto the ship using a stretcher. Once the Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, astronauts can choose to stay in the capsule until it is pulled into the well deck of the Navy vessel, or have a diver retrieve them in the open water and then get the capsule later.

220706-N-FV678-1002-CA PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) - Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Diving Unit Pacific divers train with U.S. Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 divers 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 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.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 16, 2022) - Japanese visitors pose for a photo while taking a tour of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during Commander Fleet Activities Yokosukas first Friendship Day celebration since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic. The open base event highlights the partnership between the U.S. Navy and the host nation of Japan. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region.

140315-N-ZZ999-001EL CENTRO, Ca. (Mar. 15, 2014) The Blue Angels jet pilots -- wearing "throwback" gold flight suits -- commence their pre-flight walk-down at the first Blue Angel flight demonstration of the 2014 air show season at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif. Throughout the Blue Angels' history, the gold flight suit has been worn to commemorate special milestones for the Navy and Marine Corps' premiere flight demonstration squadron. Today, the Blue Angels pilots and officers are wearing the commemorative gold flight suit to celebrate the team's return and the 2014 season.

NASA and Boeing teams pose for a group photo as a USAF HC-130J Hercules aircraft from the 79th rescue squadron flys over the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after Starliner landed at White Sands Missile Ranges Space Harbor, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in New Mexico. The United States Air Force, NASA, and Boeing conducted a Line of Sight (LOS) communications test to access the strength and intelligibility of LOS communications between the just flown Starliner and the Hercules aircraft. Boeings Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is Starliners second uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. OFT-2 serves as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities.

Extras portray wounded soldiers for a medical evacuation scene in an upcoming episode of Lifetime Networkís ìArmy Wives.î The scene, featuring quilts made by members of South Carolina Quilts of Valor, was filmed on Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., on May 5, 2008.

Members of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, discuss measurements during the construction of new Marine barracks being built during Operation NEW HORIZONS in Castries, Saint Lucia. Approximately 100 Marine, Army and Air Force personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of New Horizons. The exercise has a two fold mission of readiness and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Castries Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

Tech. Sgt. Maximilian Wyckoff, rider coach, gives a briefing during a motorcycle safety course, Feb. 16, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Partnering with the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, the 56th FW Safety team provides training courses to all DOD card holders free of charge.

Gates County High Schools Navy JROTC cadets get instructions before jumping from the 34-foot tower.

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mike Filliettaz, a Crew CHIEF with the 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), New Hampshire Air National Guard (ANG), uses orange paddles to marshal aircraft following their landing at Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jorge Garza, a military working dog trainer with the Provost Martial Office's K-9 unit, demonstrates bite work for attendees of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego's Educators Workshop at MCRD San Diego, June 27, 2023. The Educators Workshop is an opportunity for MCRD San Diego to welcome academic faculty onto the base to gain insight into what recruit training looks like, how the Marine Corps functions, and the type of person the Marine Corps is looking to attract through conversations with currently commissioned and non-commissioned Marines.

Idlib, Syria. 11th February 2023. On the 6th February an earthquake struck northern and western Syria. The catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake has so far killed more than 3500 people, while 5.3 million people in Syria may be homeless after the earthquake. It is the deadliest earthquake to have affected Syria since the 1822 Aleppo earthquake.

980625-F-3645W-010. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelled from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The training

Support personnel prepare to exact the crew from the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio returned to Earth after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 38 and 39 crews.

221210-N-AT895-1021 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen huddle to discuss procedures during flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations.

110711-N-YM590-004GULF OF ADEN (July 11, 2011) Damage Controlman Fireman Alex Burgos stands by to fight a simulated fire on the flight deck of the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during a crash and salvage drill. Anzio is assigned to Combined Task Force 151, a multinational, mission-based task force established by the Combined Maritime Forces in January 2009, to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and Arabian Sea.

220407-N-VI040-1123 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (April 7, 2022) Sailors and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors participate in a motorcycle traffic safety and accident prevention training event provided by the Yamato Police Department onboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan April 7, 2022. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.

A Republic of Korea military member spews fire at the Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo in Gyeryong, South Korea, Oct. 8. Eighth Army Soldiers, civilians and family members were invited to the expos family day. The exposition features static displays of ROK military equipment from all branches along with Eighth Army military vehicles. The Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo is aimed at exhibiting various aspects relating to military culture and to serve as an educational forum. The expo runs through Oct. 23. (U.S. Army photo Pfc. Park, Joon Hyeok)

A U.S. Marine with Recruiting Station New York assists an attendee with pull-ups during Fleet Week New York 2022 at Times Square, New York, May 27, 2022. Fleet Week New York has been held nearly every year since 1984 to celebrate the nations maritime services and highlight their innovative capabilities, while providing an opportunity for the citizens of New York City and the surrounding tristate area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.

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