Naval Operations at Sea

Images depict various naval activities, including U.S. Navy patrol boats, joint exercises, and training over expansive ocean views, featuring blue waters and ships in motion.

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Training Unit 302, Marine Corps Station New River, North Carolina, participates in a joint training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico, Oct. 25, 2022. Marines assigned to HMHT-302 worked with servicemembers assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater to conduct a search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin)

221006-N-DW158-1053 SEA OF JAPAN (Oct 6, 2022) Ships from the U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise in the Sea of Japan, Oct. 6. The ships included Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) (not pictured), part of the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Chokai (DDG 176) and JS Ashigara (DDG 178) (not pictured), and Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991) and demonstrated the strength of the trilateral relationship and the interoperability of U.S., Japanese and ROK collective forces. Chancellorsville provided air defense to the units as they conducted the ballistic missile exercise, which includes, detecting, tracking, and intercepting simulated targets, as well as coordination, communication, and information-sharing between the three countries.

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Training Unit 302, Marine Corps Station New River, North Carolina, participates in a joint training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico, Oct. 25, 2022. Marines assigned to HMHT-302 worked with servicemembers assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater to conduct a search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin)

The sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN-757) rises out of the water as the submarine surfaces during post-commissioning trials off Andros Island, Bahamas. The ALEXANDRIA was commissioned on June 29, 1991.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

A port view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HADDOCK (SSN-621) underway. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Fuel is transferred from the replenishment oiler USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2), left, to the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) as an underway replenishment is conducted during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88. Astern of the MILWAUKEE is the guided missile cruiser USS MOBILE BAY (CG-53). Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

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Marines from Company A, 2nd Amphibian Assault Vehicle Bn., 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, disembark from LCU-1659, from the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4), driving an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) off the ramp during an amphibious beach assault exercise in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Iraq(IRQ)

221104-N-UL352-1713 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 4, 2022) U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships sail in formation with Royal Saudi Naval Forces ships during exercise Nautical Defender in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 4. The multilateral training event involved U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Royal Saudi Navys Eastern Fleet and UKs Royal Navy.

An EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, conducts a fly-by alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) Jan. 1. Gravely is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

020923-N-4309A-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea

The nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) prepares for a submerged test launch of a Trident II (D-5) sea-launched ballistic missile off the coast of Florida. A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, in the air, and the missile range instrumentation ship USNS REDSTONE (T-AGM 20) stand by to observe. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624). At sea a stern view of the nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN-624 underway.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- NASA's Orion spacecraft floats in the Pacific Ocean after splashdown from its first flight test in Earth orbit. An H60-S Seahawk helicopter hovers above to communicate the spacecraft's location back to the USS Anchorage, in the distance. NASA, the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin are coordinating efforts to recover Orion and secure the spacecraft in the well deck of the USS Anchorage. Orion completed a two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour mission, to test systems critical to crew safety, including the launch abort system, the heat shield and the parachute system. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is leading the recovery efforts.

220930-N-DW158-1319 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 30, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, hovers in front of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), a U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy destroyer ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119), as they steam in formation in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, Sept. 30. Ronald Reagan, operating as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 is conducting a trilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise with the JMSDF and ROK Navy. The operations between the Reagan Strike Group, JS Asahi, and ROKS Munmu The Great, involved operating with a U.S. submarine to enhance interoperability betw

MALAKAL PORT, Palau (June 10, 2022) Sailors assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 conduct surveys of derelict vessels in Malakal Port in Palau as part of an Expeditionary Port Damage Repair Opening (ExPDRO) Joint-Force Proof of Concept in support of Exercise Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photos by Master Chief Navy Diver Marshall Goble/Released)

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (Aug. 4, 2022) - An Indian Navy Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chetak helicopter flies nearby as the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departs Visakhapatnam, India, Aug. 4, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy prepare for another day of Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. A test version of the Orion crew module is in the well deck of the ship, and U.S. Navy divers and other personnel are in rigid hull inflatable boats preparing to head out into the open water. The recovery team is conducting a series of tests to prepare for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. The testing will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and NASA's Journey to Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion is scheduled to launch on NASA's Space Launch System in late 2018.

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A port bow view of the Swedish signature-suppression air cushion vehicle Smyge passing off the starboard quarter of the destroyer USS HAYLER (DD-997) during Phase 1 of exercise Baltic Operation '94 (BALTOPS 94). Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS 94 Country: Baltic Sea

120905-N-NJ927-023 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 5, 2012) Amphibious assault vehicles, driven by Marines from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, navigate toward the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting operations off the coast of Southern California.

A view of 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)

Flight deck crewmen move aside after hooking up an external load to an HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) as vertical replenishment operations are conducted during the multinational exercise RimPac '90. The Pacific Rim nations of Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. are participating in the annual naval and amphibious exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Army pilots and aircrew for the CH-47 Chinook with the 1-169th Aviation carefully descend above the Cypress dip site until the Bambi Bucket fills with water in Alexandria, LA., Sept. 1, 2023. The Bambi Bucket can pick up 2,000 gallons of water in a single load and serves as a crucial asset to the flight crew as they help suppress wildfires in the Alexandria region.

050629-N-4309A-157. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Persian Gulf

An aerial port quarter view of the research submarine USS DOLPHIN (AGSS 555) underway off the coast of Southern California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-87-07224. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220402-N-CM110-2210 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 2, 2022) - Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) operate a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a training evolution, April 2. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

The fleet oiler USNS PAWCATUCK (T-AO-108) steams alongside the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) prior to an underway replenishment. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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.

230404-N-NX635-1112 (April 4, 2023) The Republic of Korea (ROK) Great-class destroyer ROKS Yul Gok Yi (DDG 992), Chungmugong Yi Sun-Shin-class destroyers ROKS Dae Jo young (DDH 977) and So Yang-class fast combat support ship ROKS So Yang (AOE 51) steam in formation with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a trilateral photo exercise. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting a trilateral maritime exercise with the ROK Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the U.S. 7th Fleet are of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit debarks the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting a spring patrol in the western Pacific Ocean.

A member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga., runs detonating cord to explosive charges placed in a barge. The EOD team, working with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, will blow up and sink the barge to provide an artificial reef to help support marine life off the coast of Savannah, Ga. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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An aerial view showing the starboard side of the sail structure of the U.S. Navy's newest nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine, USS KENTUCKY (SSBN-737). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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DM-ST-86-08289. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220722-O-QR492-1011-CA PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) Members of the Deck Department aboard Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) launch a Hammerhead Target in advanced of a GUNEX, July 22, 2022 off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, three submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will train and operate in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, June 29 to Aug. 4. 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. (Royal Canadian Navy photo by Sgt. Ghislain Cotton)

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine MONTPELIER (SSN-765) underway during sea trials off the Virginia Capes. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Montpelier Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

220601-N-XR893-1078 IONIAN SEA (June 1, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) transits alongside Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), in the Ionian Sea during exercise Phoenix Express 2022, June 1, 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 Ionian.

Ordnance dropped by aircraft from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) air wing explodes in the ocean during a firepower demonstration. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-88-01893. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '85 Country: South China Sea

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sept. 24, 2022) The Republic of Korea Sohn Wonyil class diesel-electric submarine ROKS SINDOLSEOK (SS 082) sails into Apra Harbor towards Naval Base Guam, Sept. 24. Naval Base Guam is home to several Los Angeles-class attack submarines and supports operations with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.

DN-ST-95-01648. Base: USS Toledo Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An aerial starboard view of the submarine USS DOLPHIN (AGSS 555) underway off the coast of Southern California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-89-07563. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

011129-N-9483W-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk

Members of Underwater Construction Team Two (UCT-2) prepare to moor the splice repair boat (former torpedo recovery boat) RED BARON off the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A view of a Soviet T-64 medium tank on the edge of the canal during the transit of the USS AMERICA (CV 66) Task Group. The tank was destroyed in 1973 during the conflict between Israel and Egypt. State: Suez Canal Country: Egypt (EGY)

110323-N-HI707-140DOUALA, Cameroon (March 23, 2011) A Cameroonian Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) boat patrols the Cameroon coastal waters after the multi-national training exercise Obangame Express 2011. This exercise is part of Africa Partnership Station which helps strengthen global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities for improved maritime safety and security in Africa.

Water cascades off the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN-757) as the submarine surfaces during post-commissioning trials off Andros Island, Bahamas. The ALEXANDRIA was commissioned on June 29, 1991.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

220816-N-BR419-1414 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 16, 2022) The U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JS Ohnami (DD 111) and JS Yamagiri (DD 152) steam in formation 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.

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2022) Republic of Korea Navy Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) conduct amphibious raid operations during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, Aug. 1. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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.

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sept. 24, 2022) The Republic of Korea Sohn Wonyil class diesel-electric submarine ROKS SINDOLSEOK (SS 082) sails into Apra Harbor towards Naval Base Guam, Sept. 24. Naval Base Guam is home to several Los Angeles-class attack submarines and supports operations with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.

220825-N-DK042-1062 U.S. Coast Guard Marine Protector-class patrol boat USCGC Haddock (WPB-87347) enforces the safe maritime mitigation zone during a mine countermeasure (MCM) live fire training exercise off the coast of San Clemente Island, Aug. 25, 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.

110624-N-KB666-197VALPARAISO, Chile (June 24, 2011) Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Arnold, assigned to Moble Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, observes the Chilean navy oiler CNS Almirante Montt (AO 52). MDSU-2 is participating in Navy Dive-Southern Partnership Station, a multi-national partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capability through diving operations.

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft with the 161st Air Refueling Wing, approaches the air station during a multi-day readiness exercise, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 12-17, 2022. The exercise focused on demonstrating the Department of the Air Forces priority of Agile Combat Employment (ACE), which uses multi-capable Airmen to facilitate a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver to increase resiliency and survivability while generating combat power.

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DN-ST-89-01275. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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A MH-60S Seahawk carries supplies from fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser to USS Bonhomme Richard here Sept. 30 during an underway replenishment. The resupply was the first for Bonhomme Richard since deploying Sept. 24 with more than 1,200 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit members.

The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN-757) is obscured by spray as it surfaces during post-commissioning trials off Andros Island, Bahamas. The ALEXANDRIA was commissioned on June 29, 1991.. Country: Atlantic Ocean(AOC)

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