Naval Flight Deck Operations

Images of personnel engaged in various tasks on aircraft carrier decks, involving aircraft maintenance and preparations for flights, capturing a dynamic naval environment.

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswains Mate Seaman Neal Smith, left, and Aviation Boatswains Mate Seaman Logan Piai, both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), remove chains from a Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, before takeoff from the flight deck of the Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 6, 2024. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswains Mate Seaman Neal Smith, left, and Aviation Boatswains Mate Seaman Logan Piai, both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), remove chains from a Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, before takeoff from the flight deck of the Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 6, 2024. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.