Naval Operations and Boat Handling

Images of sailors in safety gear conducting boat operations aboard various U.S. naval vessels, highlighting teamwork and maritime training in diverse ocean environments.

220910-N-EH998-1231 RED SEA (Sept. 10, 2022) Sailors retrieve a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) in the Red Sea, Sept. 10. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) deck department prepare to lower a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during small boat operations, Oct. 6, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, 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.

Crewmen stand by aboard the fleet oiler USS MERRIMACK (A0-179) during an underway replenishment. Country: Unknown

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 21, 2016) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class (SW/AW) Joshua Dingman, from Lorraine, New York, gives a thumbs up to the davit captain to inform him that the boat crew is ready to be lowered into the water on the starboard side of the Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Dingman, as the boats coxswain, is in charge of the boat and crew. Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard boarding team disembark from a commercial fishing vessel following a living maritime resources (LMR), Atlantic Ocean, July 24, 2022. The crew members are assigned to USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), which is deploying to support the Northern Atlantic Fisheries Organization, deter illegal fishing and increase maritime domain awareness in tandem with its partner nations.

220920-N-TC847-1030 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Nyle Elder, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), removes lines from pallets of supplies from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea, Sept 20, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Sesimbra (Portugal), 09/21/2023. Repmus 2023 and NATO Dynamic Messenger exercise. In the image, demonstration of the autonomous submarine system Cmre Uuv. Photo: Ignacio Gil. Archdc.

230330-N-OX029-3009ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 30, 2023) - Sailors lower a rigid hull inflatable boat from the starboard side boat deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a man overboard drill. Wasp is underway conducting Type Commander (TYCOM) sea trials.

PHILIPPINE SEA (September 19, 2022) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Israel Urbano from Wichita, Kansas, Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Christopher De La Fuente from Long Beach, Mississippi, and Seaman Pa Lar from Lincoln, Nebraska lower the flight deck nets in preparation for flight quarters while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 19. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

220910-N-EH998-1231 RED SEA (Sept. 10, 2022) Sailors retrieve a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) in the Red Sea, Sept. 10. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

220809-F-LN908-1239INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), help lower a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB), Aug. 9, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

221209-N-EH998-1013 RED SEA (December 9, 2022) Sailors lower a rigid hull inflatable boat into the water aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) in the Red Sea, Dec. 9. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East Region.

220427-N-TT059-1075 ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 27, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), ride in a rigid hull inflatable boat during a bilateral training with the Indian Navy's guided-missile frigate INS Trishul (F 43). USS Momsen is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force, and is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Haitians are transferred from Coast Guard Cutter Campbell to the a Haitian Coast Guard vessel May 11, 2022. The Haitians were repatriated to Haiti on after being rescued on May 9, 2022.

060406-N-2385R-215. Base: USS Chancellorsville (CG 62)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat off Florida's central east coast, participants in a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII, put on astronauts' launch-and-entry suits. In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII. This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.

NORTH SEA (Oct. 15, 2022) Sailors prepare to recover a simulated man overboard during a drill on the forecastle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), Oct. 15, 2022. Roosevelt is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

A US Coast Guard cutter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin stands by as aircrews from 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee practice survival training onboard their LRU-15/F-2B 20 Man Life Rafts on Lake Michigan, of the coast of Wisconsin. The aircrews are part of Exercise WHITETAIL 2001. Subject Operation/Series: WHITETAIL 2001 Base: Lake Michigan State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

221010-N-GF955-1005BALTIC SEA (Oct. 10, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) launch a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB), Oct. 10, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Sailors shoot a line from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) to the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) during a replenishment at sea while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 21, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations along 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.

220402-N-TT639-1234 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 2, 2022) - Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Alec Webster, from Houston, lowers a rescue basket from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, April 2. HSC-23 is embarked aboard amphibious assault USS Tripoli (LHA 7), underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

221008-N-CM110-1036 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2022) - Lt. j.g. Benjamin Case, assistant first lieutenant (AFL) left, and Ensign Allison Taylor, deck officer, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) participate in an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) training evolution in the South China Sea Oct. 8, 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.

220531-N-TI693-1301MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 31, 2022) - Engineman 1st Class Omar Segovia, left, from Edinburg, Texas, performs maneuvering drills while under training and instruction from Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Devin Parido, coxswain, from Tampa, Florida, on a rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as part of exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 31, 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.

221007-N-LK647-0456 ATLANTIC OCEANBoatswains Mate 2nd Class Hope Scott, right, and Machinists Mate 1st Class Andrew Crosswhite, both assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) drive a rigid-hull inflatable boat to collect GPS buoys following a Naval Surface Fire Support exercise while Normandy is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 7, 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.

When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASAs Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, theyll still need to safely get out of the spacecraft and back on dry land. Using the waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, a NASA and Department of Defense team test Orion exit procedures in a variety of scenarios on July 11, 2017. Part of Batch images transfer from Flickr.

221030-N-TR763-1024 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2022) - Sailors assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) operate an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Pacific Ocean during 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.

U.S. Navy Seaman Jorge Ramirez, a boatswain mate with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, and Japanese Coast Guardsmen moor up Japan Coast Guard ship Kotobiki (PC52) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 9, 2022. JCG Kotobiki (PC52) visited the air station to confirm its ability to moor at the harbor for the conduct of law-enforcement operations in order to reinforce standard operating procedures and maintain interoperability proficiency.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron are aboard a combat rubber raiding craft during a search and rescue training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 13, 2022. These training exercises are designed to posture RQSs to respond quickly and effectively to a wide range of possible contingencies.

220610-N-UP745-1020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2022) Sailors participate in a gas-free engineering scenario during an in-port emergency team drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 10, 2022. Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220728-A-KS490-1032 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 28, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard Chief Boatswains Mate Neal Rice pulls in a rescue dummy during a man overboard drill aboard fast response cutter USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146) in the Mediterranean Sea, July 28. John Scheuerman is one of the newest additions to a slate of Coast Guard ships supporting U.S. 5th Fleet.

A deployed small boat law enforcement crew from Sector Key West stopped this rustic vessel about 18 miles south of Key West, Florida, Sept. 9, 2022. The people were repatriated to Cuba on Sept. 11, 2022.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Butch” Wilmore, joined by their training team on a watercraft in the Atlantic Ocean, secure their safety gear as they prepare to rehearse the steps they would take to exit Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft without assistance in the unlikely event of an emergency resulting in a splashdown. The training exercise, which occurred April 27, 2019, took place several miles off the coast of Cape Canaveral near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It included the astronauts unloading a rescue raft from inside the spacecraft, climbing out through a hatch at the top of the spacecraft, jumping into the Atlantic Ocean and boarding the raft. This open-ocean exercise provides the astronauts with the necessary training ahead of Boeing’s Crew Flight Test and subsequent missions. During normal return scenarios, Boeing’s Starliner will land in a safe zone of about 15 square miles in the Western United States. Throughout the commercial crew development phase

As the last moments of daylight illuminate the horizon, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Eberl, a boarding team member from Sector Boston, scans the sea for fishing vessels in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Teams from Sector Boston and Station Gloucester inspected fishing boats in Gloucester to ensure they were equipped with proper safety gear. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell)

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Adam Taylor, a member of USCGC Bears (WMEC 901) deck department, send over the shackle during the tow of a disabled fishing vessel, Atlantic Ocean, Sep. 16, 2022. The Bear was responding to a search-and-rescue case.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Adam Taylor, a member of USCGC Bears (WMEC 901) deck department, send over the shackle during the tow of a disabled fishing vessel, Atlantic Ocean, Sep. 16, 2022. The Bear was responding to a search-and-rescue case.

220411-N-AO868-1023 IONIAN SEA (April. 11, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd class Timmothy Brown lowers a rigid hull inflatable boat aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), April. 11, 2022. San Jacinto is deployed with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests, security, and stability in Europe and Africa.

NASA and the U.S. Navy conduct a test on Feb. 20, 2014 in the Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles off the coast of San Diego, California, to prepare for the recovery of the Orion crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

220425-N-UP745-1077 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 25, 2022) Sailors, assigned to Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), conduct a toxic-gas drill during an at-sea fire party training exercise in the Central Mediterranean Sea, April 25, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 19, 2020) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) return to the ship using a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) after conducting a personnel transfer with the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), Jan. 19, 2020. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 2, 2022) - Cmdr. Grant Bryan (third from left), commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), from Anchorage, Alaska, returns to the ship with a small boat crew aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 2. Barry is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Recovery team members attach cables to a test version of Orion in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 12, 2014. A combined NASA and U.S. Navy team practiced recovery techniques off the coast of California over the course of the next week -- first with the crane, as seen here, then using the USS Anchorage's well deck -- in preparation for Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

221102-N-UL352-1036 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 2, 2022) Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) man the rails as the ship approaches dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 2. Delbert D. Black is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

Crewmen inspect the deep submergence rescue vehicle Avalon (DSRV-2) secured to the deck of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BILLFISH (SSN-676). Both are scheduled to participate in the NATO deep sea rescue exercise Sorbet Royal '92. Subject Operation/Series: SORBET ROYAL '92 Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2022) Sailors participate in a mass casualty drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), June 23, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 15, 2013) Personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement detachment embarked aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) prepare an estimated $78 million of confiscated cocaine for transfer to the U.S Coast Guard cutter USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) from a drug bust made on Aug 16 during Operation Martillo counter transnational organized crime operations while assigned to U.S. 4th Fleet.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-398-73. Hurricane Katrina

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) are lowered in a rigid-hull inflatable boat in preparation for an Exercise Joint Warrior 12-2 visit, board, search and seizure training event. Joint Warrior takes place off the coast of Scotland and is designed and led by the joint tactical exercise planning staff in the United Kingdom and is intended to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare participants for a role in a joint maritime environment during deployments. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

220630-N-QI593-1015 ADRIATIC SEA (June 30, 2022) Sailors man the rails aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) as the ship approaches USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Adriatic Sea, June 30, 2022. Bainbridge is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Navy divers prepare for night operations on Nov. 3, 2018, during Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) in the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha. NASA's Recovery Team is testing 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.

U.S. Navy divers push off from the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha to practice recovery of the Orion crew capsule in the open water as part of Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) on Nov. 1, 2018. URT-7 is one in a series of tests that the Exploration Ground Systems Recovery Team and U.S. Navy are performing 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.

DN-ST-86-06827. Base: USS Preserver (ARS 8) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

MANILA, Philippines (Sept. 16, 2022) Boatswains Mate 1st Class Jesse Jones, from Milan, Tennessee, relays commands to a line team for the recovery of a rigid-hull inflatable boat during seamanship training aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting small boat operations in Manila Bay, Sept. 16. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

A Sailor assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida, exits the water after a training evolution in the Pensacola Bay during Aviation Rescue Swimmer School, July 21, 2022. The training is physically demanding and involves instruction on topics such as aircrew duties and assignments, survival, first aid and water rescue procedures. With these skills, enlisted aviation personnel will eventually be assigned to fleet squadrons as naval aircrewmen rescue swimmers.

120118-N-ZZ999-002 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 18, 2012) Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey's (DDG 105) visit, board, search and seizure team provide food, water and medical supplies to distressed Iranian mariners. Dewey, assigned to Commander, Task Force 50, responded to a distress call from the Iranian fishing dhow Al Mamsoor, which indicated it was sinking and in need of assistance. Dewey is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

220531-N-GF955-1140NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (May 31, 2022) Sailors assigned to Mayport Port Operations and Colombian navy sailors, assigned to the Colombian navy Type 209 class diesel-electric attack submarine ARC Tayrona (S29), heave around a line as the submarine arrives at Naval Station Mayport, Florida during a routine port visit, May 31, 2022. Tayrona is scheduled to participate in the Carrier Strike Group 10 Composite Training Unit exercise (COMPTUEX).

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 29, 2024) Sailors simulate fighting a fire during a crash and salvage drill on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115). Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Retail Specialist 2nd Class Tory Smith, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), lowers nets on the flight deck prior to flight operations as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 7, 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.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 16, 2014) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Alan Farthing, from Grove City, Ohio, maneuvers a ridged-hull inflatable boat alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during a passenger transfer. Cole is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

220528-N-LY692-2034 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 28, 2022) Sailors man a rigid hull inflatable boat during a man overboard drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

220714-N-N0842-1020 SAN DIEGO - (July 14, 2022) - United Kingdom Royal Navy Able Seaman Diver James Lindsay, from Portsmouth, United Kingdom, assigned to Delta Diving Unit Two (DDU2), participates in a diving exercise during for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, Southern California. 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.

220601-N-DO281-1116 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 1, 2022) Retail Services Specialist Seaman Hunter Folan changes the barrel on an M240B machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), June 1, 2022. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

The USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) crew conduct fisheries boardings to counter illegal fishing and strengthen relations with Allies and partners in the vicinity of Palau on Sep. 9, 2022. During the busy three-week deployment, the Frederick Hatch crew conducted several fishing vessel boardings on Japanese and Chinese Taipei-flagged vessels with an officer from the Palau Bureau of Public Division of Marine Law Enforcement in the Palauan EEZ. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

110820-N-PB383-247PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 20, 2011) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) recover suspected drugs from a vessel in distress off the coast of San Diego. New Orleans responded to a distress call during a pre-deployment exercise leading to the seizure of more than 1,800 pounds of alleged contraband.

A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) boarding team alongside Vanuatu Fishery Department and Police Maritime Wing officers start a fishery boarding on a fishing vessel in the Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone in the South Pacific Ocean, Feb. 26, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard and Vanuatu are collaborating to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the region. Coast Guard

110829-N-KB563-214SAN DIEGO (Aug. 29, 2011) Chief (select) Aviation Ordnanceman heaves a line aboard the sailing ship Star of India, part of the San Diego Maritime Museum, during a team-building event. Sixty-two chief petty officer selects participated in the naval heritage portion of chief indoctrination aboard the Star of India to learn basic seamanship.

Coast Guard Station Destin personnel participate in tow training near Destin, Florida on June 23, 2022. Station Destin personnel performed tow training in the weeks prior to Fourth of July weekend.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Liam Boyle leads a line of deck hands in pulling line back onto USCGC Oak (WLB 211) following the conclusion of a tow evolution off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, July 6, 2022. The evolution is part of Exercise Argus, an annual training event designed to enhance capabilities of international partners for responding to search and rescue and marine environmental events in the Arctic region. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Sherbs.

061222-N-5330L-074. Base: Persian Gulf

040209-F-1789V-007. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An officer from the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) climbs into a motor whaleboat for transport to the Russian navy Krivak I class frigate BDITELNY as part of an exchange of observers and crewmen during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Brown, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II student pilot, manually inflates a life preserver unit during exercise Nomad Lightning in the Gulf of Mexico at the Eglin Aquatic Test and Training Range, May 5, 2022. Our Airmen and pilots integrated into a joint rescue exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard, where personnel rehearsed a search and rescue procedure for a downed pilot offshore.

220526-XN177-1201 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 26, 2022) - Senior Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Erica Ryan, from Fort Collins, Colorado, directs an F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 26, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

100902-N-3620B-280PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2010) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Nolberto F. Donate climbs a Jacob's ladder during a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is underway preparing for an upcoming patrol and is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group.

221128-N-TC847-1017 IONIAN SEA (Nov. 28, 2022) Boatswains Mate 1st class Jordan Henkel, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), gives training to Seaman Tyler Bissell during a man overboard drill, Nov. 28, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220614-N-N3764-1005CARIBBEAN SEA (June 14, 2022) Culinary Specialist First Class Greg Simmons, assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), dresses out in firefighting equipment to combat a simulated fire on French patrol vessel La Résolue (P734) as part of a Rescue and Assistance drill during exercise Caraibes 2022, June 14, 2022. Caraibes 2022 is a French led, combined and joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air and land assets. This multi-national exercise aims to promote cooperation among regional forces and their collective ability to successfully provide humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR) in response to a natural disaster.

Aviation ordnancemen mount an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile on a wing pylon of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 2, 2022) - Cmdr. Grant Bryan (second from left), commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), from Anchorage, Alaska, returns to the ship with a small boat crew aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 2. Barry is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

220512-N-UP745-1089 IONIAN SEA (May 12, 2022) Information Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Corry, left, from San Antonio, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class James Arritt, from Covington, Va., coil down a heaving line, aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), during a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO-203), in the Ionian Sea, May 12, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

060722-N-9268E-003. Base: USS Trenton (LPD 14)

110325-N-BZ392-053ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2011) Crew members from the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) are lowered into the water before an early morning visit, board, search and seizure operation aboard the Philippine-flagged merchant vessel M/V Falcon Trader II, in the background, after a distress call from the merchant vessel reported it had been boarded by pirates. Leyte Gulf is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations.

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, prepare to load a RIM 116 Block missile into a rolling airframe missile launcher, Sept. 22, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-200. Hurricane Katrina

Rescue team members prepare an inflatable front porch that will be attached to the Boeing CST-100 Starliner training capsule, known as Boiler Plate 3, during a search and rescue training exercise at the Army Wharf at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 16, 2019. The front porch will be used to extract astronauts from the capsule and conduct initial health assessments in the unlikely event of an emergency resulting in a splashdown. NASA and the Department of Defense Human Space Flight Support Office Rescue Division are conducting the exercise over the next several days at the Wharf and in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the first at-sea exercise with the Starliner training capsule ahead of Boeings Crew Flight Test with astronauts targeted for later this year. During normal return scenarios, Boeing's Starliner will land on land in a safe zone of about 15 square miles in the Western United States. Throughout the commercial crew development phases with NASA, Boeing has performe

ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 10, 2012) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Nicole Roderick directs line handlers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a replenishment-at-sea. Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

GULF OF ADEN (June 1, 2016) Gunners Mate 2nd Class Trey Dyer supervises Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Zakendrick Watson as he shoots a .50 caliber machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Air Commandos participate in Parachute Water Survival Training led by Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists from the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron April 5, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st SOSS plans, prepares and executes special operations and security assistance worldwide in support of theater commanders.

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2023) Ens. Sofia Hong, left, Airman William Vignali, center, and Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Giancarlo Vargasfigueroa, all assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), use a medical evacuation litter to simulate a surface Search and Rescue (SAR) with a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RIB) during an open water training exercise, April 5, 2023. Essex is dry docked in San Diego conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard.

060818-N-3390M-015. Base: Bellingham State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MASTER CHIEF Boiler Technician (BTACM) George Cohn, (left), and CHIEF GUNNER's Mate (GMC) James Schneck stand by with other members of the boarding party from the training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090) as they prepare for the 100th boarding of a Haitian-bound ship by inspecting the Honduran flagged merchant vessel BLACK EAGLE off the northwest coast of Haiti as part of Operation Support Democracy, the United Nations embargo of arms and fuel into Haiti. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

020418-F-7234P-117. Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Coast Guard Marine Safety

240119-N-EJ843-1168 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 19, 2024) - Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Luke Swire, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), drives a rigid haul inflatable boat (RHIB) during operations, Jan. 19, 2024. Delbert D. Black is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests.

Seaman Kaige Caswell assists with offloading and stacking bales of marijuana retrieved from the Eastern Pacific Ocean March 7, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) members recovered over 100 bales of marijuana discharged overboard by suspected drug traffickers near Golfito, Costa Rica.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 14, 2022) Sailors load a torpedo on the aft missile deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), Sep. 14. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-78. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen gearing up on deck--050928. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-89-08089. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

120307-N-UM734-745ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 7, 2012) Sailors aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat ride in the wake of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a man overboard drill. Kearsarge is underway completing Afloat Training Group 1.3 basic phase training.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 21, 2013) A rigid-hull inflatable boat from the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) carries passengers towards the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Gravely is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

Artemis II Orion Underway Recovery Test 10 (URT-10) - Day 3. Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 practice contingency recovery procedures with a manikin and the Orion Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) in the Pacific Ocean as part of NASAs Underway Recovery Test 10 (URT-10). The divers are trained in open water and small boat procedures and will be the team to help Artemis astronauts exit the Orion spacecraft and make it safely to the recovery ship after splashdown in addition to preparing the spacecraft to be transported back inside the recovery ship.

A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC) 26-foot over-the-horizon small boat and crew along with for Vanuatu fishery and Vanuatu police officials prepare to transit to a fishing vessel in the Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone, in the South Pacific Ocean, Feb. 24, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard and Vanuatu Marine Police Wing and Vanuatu Fishery Department are partnering to model good maritime governance and to bolster capacity by working with each other in combating illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing in the Blue Pacific. Coast Guard

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 13, 2022) - Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) heave a mooring line as the ship returns to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after a deployment with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), Oct. 13. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises across the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with both NATO Allies and partners.

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