Naval Operations at Sea

Images of various naval vessels engaged in operations, showcasing military ships, sailors, and maritime activities in diverse ocean environments.

Aerial aircraft carrier

USS Boise (CL-47)

Crew members man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS ESSEX (LHD-2) as AV-8B Harrier aircraft conduct a flyover during the vessel's commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060904-N-4856C-060. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Friesland class submarine hunter. In the 1956-1982 service. Two tower, the Bofors 12 cm cannon backwards.

DN-ST-86-00277. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-07252. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020819-N-1348L-506. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USNs Supply (T-AOE 6)

A flight deck crew member unhooks a railing rope aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea

DN-ST-86-07154. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USS Minneapolis (CA-36) Leaving Pearl Harbor After Repair

030807-N-1397H-001. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07745. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmembers man the rail of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during the ship's recommissioning. The guided missile cruiser YORKTOWN (CG-48) is under construction in the background. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03364. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-87-12745. Base: USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44)

A close-up starboard view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) during sea trials. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard view of the Soviet Sovremenny class destroyer BEZUPRECHNY. Country: Unknown

French battleship Date: 1930s

Sailors stand behind the bunting hung on an elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) prior to the start of the ship's decommissioning ceremony. The Coral Sea is being decommissioned after nearly 43 years of service. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Landing signal officers watch as an Air Anti-submarine Squadron 32 (VS-32) S-3A Viking aircraft comes in for an arrested landing on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A starboard quarter view of the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB 64) tied up at a pier. The large harbor tug WAPAKONETA (YTB 766) is at right. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of Special Boat Unit 20 (SBU-20) fire 5.56mm M-16 rifles and ship's gunner's mates fire a .50-caliber M-2 machine gun off the starboard bow of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44). Country: Adriatic Sea

DN-ST-90-01487. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

110217-N-1376S-041SAN DIEGO (Feb. 17, 2011) Sailors aboard Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1635 and the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) tighten lines during a stern gate marriage while in port in San Diego.

Crowds line up to tour the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) after the commissioning ceremony. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Left front view of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as it is used to lift cargo from the deck of the combat stores ship USS MARS (AFS 1). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

NORFOLK (Sept. 8, 2022) Family and friends of Sailors aboard the USS San Jacinto (CG-56) support the Sailor's homecoming at Naval Station Norfolk after a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operations, Sept. 8. San Jacinto was deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of theater security cooperation efforts and to defen U.S, allied and partner interests.

Crew members stand on the stern of the frigate USS ELMER MONTGOMERY (FF-1082) upon its arrival in port along with four other ships of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group. The vessels have returned from the Persian Gulf area after being deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-09293. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-90-02023. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03999. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Gulf Of Suez

A close-up view of Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns on the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) as the vessel is underway during Operation Desert Storm. A British BAe Nimrod aircraft flies near the vessel in the background.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

The crew mans the rail of the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40) during its commisssioning ceremony. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA, New Jersey, Camden, battleship USS New Jersey, BB62

ARABIAN GULF (March 17, 2021) Quartermaster 1st Class Richard Gray, left, and Engineman 2nd Class Richard Guzman, both assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56, man .50-caliber machine guns aboard a Mark VI patrol boat during a joint interoperability patrol with the Bahrain coast guard response boat Hawar 5, left, in the Arabian Gulf, March 17, 2021. CTF-56 is responsible for planning and execution of expeditionary missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

A view on board the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) as crewmembers of the deck force place electrical cable around the ship. As soon as the ship is wrapped in cables, electric current is run back and forth through them until the ship reaches a negative polarity. This is done to prevent the ship from detonating magnetic influence mines or torpedoes. The ship is in the deperming station crib between Norfolk and Craney Island. Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-12467. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221012-N-WU964-1022 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 12, 2022) A Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) engages a simulated target during live-fire exercise aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 12. 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.

Turkish sailors stand in ranks during the decommissioning of the frigate USS FANNING (FF-1076). After being decommissioned from the U.S. Navy, the ship will be transferred to the Turkish navy as the TCG ADATEPE (F-251). Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the 16-inch/50-caliber guns on the forward deck of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62). The NEW JERSEY, after recently completing renovation and modernization, is undergoing sea trials prior to reactivation in January 1983. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Crewmen secure mooring lines on the bow of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MEMPHIS (SSN-691) in preparation for entering the medium auxiliary floating dry dock Resolute (AFDM-10). The large harbor tug OKMULGEE (YTB-765) is in the background. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Several sailors and military policemen gather beside an M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on the dock after the re-opening of the city's port facility following Operation Desert Storm. A captured Iraqi vessel is in the background behind the crane. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Pennants bedeck the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27) in celebration of the U.S. Navy's visit to the Colombian port. The cruiser, the destroyer USS HAYLER (DD 997) and three other American vessels are in port 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 Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL)

DN-ST-86-12461. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010330-N-9851B-009. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Officers and crewmen on the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669) as it passes through Gatun Lake. Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

Crew members man the rails as the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) returns to port after a three-month deployment. The ship's forward Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets are on the right. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The No. 3 Mk 7 16 in. gun turret is trained to starboard as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter approaches for a landing on the helicopter pad of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A view of the sail area of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Houston (SSN-713) as she completes mooring at the Point Loma Submarine Base following return from a deployment. Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCDR Zbigniew "Stan" Stankiewicz, with Seal Group 3 Reserve Unit, poses for an informal portrait with Russian naval officers on the fantail oft he Russian guided missile frigate NEUSTRASHIMYY (FFG-712) during Phase 1 of exercise Baltic Operation '94 (BALTOPS 94). Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS 94 Country: Baltic Sea

Line handlers stand by on the pier as a commercial tug moves the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) into its berth. The LOUISVILLE has returned to San Diego following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, during which it became the first submarine to launch a Tomahawk land attack missile in a wartime situation. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Submarine Base, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-10541. Base: Naval Base, Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

Reserve Mess Management SPECIALIST 1ST Class (MS1) Carl Lugar has his picture taken atop one of the 16-inch gun turrets aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62). Lugar is aboard the NEW JERSEY during active duty training (ACDUTRA). Base: USS New Jersey (BB 62) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

The submarine Hr.Ms. Swordfish (1972-1994) with a Lockheed P2V-7B, P-2H & SP-2H Neptune Maritime Patrol Flop (1961-1982) in the background.

DN-ST-89-10552. Base: Naval Base, Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park Mobile Alabama

DN-ST-85-10114. Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters line the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), during flight operations off the coast of Beirut. The ship is providing support to U.S. Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

The large harbor tug NEGWAGON (YTB-834) assists in towing the decommissioned nuclear-powered attack submarine NAUTILUS (SSN-571) to a berth at pier No. 33. The ship will remain at the Submarine Force Library and Museum as a memorial. Base: Naval Submarine Base State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial starboard beam view of a Soviet Kara class guided missile cruiser underway. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-01126. Base: Haifa Country: Israel (ISR)

The starboard aft section of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) during its transit through the Miraflores Locks. An SH-2F Seasprite LAMPS (light airborne multi-purpose system) helicopter is parked near one of the ship's 16-inch .50-caliber gun mounts. State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

DN-SC-86-03403. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the amidships array of radar equipment aboard the Ticonderoga Class Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) moored at the naval station. Note the SPS-49 three-dimensional air search radar on the platform of the main mast. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220605-N-BP933-1596 STOCKHOLM (June 5, 2022) Sailors aboard the German Sachsen-class frigate FGS Sachsen (F 219) prepare for departure from Cruise Pirs Frihamn, Stockholm during exercise BALTOPS22, June 5, 2022. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

Members of the civilian press visiting the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) take photos of the firing of a salvo from the No. 1 and 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets.Sixth view in a series of seven. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-86-02414. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN SAFARI '85 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-89-05370. Country: Unknown

A port view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM-2) underway alongside the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86. Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-08729. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-ST-88-09918. Country: Italy (ITA)

Sailors aboard the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) examine a RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile before it is loaded into its launcher. The O'BANNON is taking part in Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Marines run on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) during morning physical training (PT). Country: Adriatic Sea

Sailors line the deck edge on the bow of the destroyer Admiral Vinogradov as the vessel, along with two other ships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, enters port for a five-day goodwill visit. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines perform leg lifts during morning physical training (PT) on the deck of the transport dock ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44). Country: Adriatic Sea

A starboard view of the crew in formation aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) during commissioning ceremonies. The ship was built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fireman Apprentice Sara Heath watches from aboard the large harbor tug WENATCHEE (YTB-808) as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) departs from port after being assisted by the WENATCHEE. Heath had been working as a line handler aboard the tug as it maneuvered the carrier from the pier. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crowd members as well as crew members manning the rails aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) watch a flyover taking place in honor of the GEORGE WASHINGTONs commissioning ceremony. F-14A Tomcat and A-6E Intruder aircraft are taking part in the flyover. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF GUNNER's Mate (GMC) Michael Perdun, (far right), of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 8 detachment, talks with Russian naval officers on the fantail of the Russian guided missile frigate NEUSTRASHIMYY (FFG-712). With Perdun is Navy Seal and Russian translator LCDR Zbigniew "Stan" Stankiewicz, a reservist attached to Seal Group 3 Reserve Unit. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS 94 Country: Baltic Sea

JO1 Gregg L. Snaza poses for a photograph with some of his camera gear. Snaza is aboard the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) one of five U.S. Navy ships taking part in 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: Unknown

Crewmen hose down the deck winches of the ocean minesweeper USS INFLICT (MSO-456) during Earnest Will, a convoy mission in which reflagged Kuwaiti tankers are escorted through waters of the Gulf by U.S. naval ships. Subject Operation/Series: EARNEST WILL Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-07604. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

030202-M-9124R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST LAR

The Van Speyk class Frigate Hr.Ms. Van Galen (1967-1987) in Willemstad, Curaçao

A view of the AN/SPS-40 radar mounted above the AN/SPS-10 radar aboard a destroyer-type ship. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members aboard one of several Russian ships moored in port wave farewell to crew members aboard the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718) and the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41). The two U.S. vessels are departing from port following a three-day goodwill visit. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

Members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad pose for a photo in front of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The squad is traveling with the Bob Hope United Services Organization entertainment group during a tou. Country: Unknown

Crewmen hose down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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A light amphibious resupply cargo vehicle (LARC) from the USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8), assigned to Beach MASTER Unit One, is used to transport safety personnel, plus local and military media, onto an isolated beach near Vladivostok for cross training operations between U.S. and Russian AAV battalions as part of the combined American-Russian disaster relief exercise. The Ropucha II class tank landing ship BDK-007 is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

Retired VADM James B. Stockdale and his wife Sybil, sponsor, stand at the rail of the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1) during the ship's commissioning. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen stand in formation on the forward deck of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). The ship's bell hangs in the foreground. The NEW JERSEY, after recently completing renovation and modernization, is departing for sea trials prior to activation in January 1983. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial starboard view of Battle Group Alfa underway. The ships are: (clockwise from center front) the USS REEVES (CG-24) , USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7), USNS MISPILLION (T-AO-105), USS OLDENDORF (DD-972), USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3), USNS KILAUEA (T-AE-26), USS ENGLAND (CG-22), USS TOWERS (DDG-9), USS KIRK (FF-1087), USS KNOX (FF-1052), USS COCHRANE (DDG-21), and USS MIDWAY (CV-41) (center). Base: Makassar Strait Country: Indonesia (IDN)

010405-N-0239L-501. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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