Naval Weapons and Operations

Dramatic scenes of naval ships performing live-fire exercises, showcasing missile launches and weapon systems at sea during operations.

July 17, 2012 - The guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) launches a harpoon missile for a sink exercise in the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012.
July 17, 2012 - The guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) launches a harpoon missile for a sink exercise in the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012.
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220917-N-AL206-1275 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) shoots at an unmanned vessel target during a simulated straight transit while underway conducting Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT). McFaul is underway with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting SWATT exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.
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U.S. Army M142 HIMARS from A Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Multi Domain Task Force, conducts training on Pohakuloa Training Grounds, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2022. Leaders across the joint force observed live fire from the M142 HIMARS during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center to enhance shared understanding of combined capabilities.
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A Standard II missile is launched from the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) during tests near the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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Firing of a Mark 7 Gun on the USS Wisconsin
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2013) A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1A interceptor is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the Pacific Ocean. The SM-3 Block 1A successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii.
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Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, fire rockets from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 1, 2013. Marines with 5/11 are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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A view of the aft missile launcher with test surface-to-air missiles aboard the heavy cruiser USS BOSTON (CA-69) during operations off the coast of Vietnam near the I Corps area. In the foreground are used ammunition cans. Country: South China Sea
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2012) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Erin O'hara, Gunner's Mate Seaman Dominique Dejesus and Airman Steven Blassingame, all assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), test fire the ship's saluting cannons in preparation for a change of command ceremony. Nimitz is currently in route to San Diego to embark Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 as it prepares for a composite training unit exercise.
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Belarus, Stalin's Line, Guided Missile battery
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Smoke billows from the muzzles of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in each of the three main gun turrets aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) after the ship fired a salvo at a target ship during Fleet Exercise '89. Third view in a series of seven. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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DF-SC-86-12068. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2013) A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1A interceptor is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the Pacific Ocean. The SM-3 Block 1A successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii.
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040826-N-0000X-001. Base: Point Mugu Sea Range State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A M270A1 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems) from Fort Sills 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment launch rockets during Operation Daring Warrior Sep. 17, 2022.
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Expedition 68 Soyuz Rollout. The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the site 31 launch pad, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21.
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The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) are fired during a main battery firing exercise. Country: Caribbean Sea
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031222-F-4192W-003. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF
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A1C Robert Carson, weather equipment repair specialist with the 1974th Communications Command (AFCC), checks the operation of a transmissometer located near the flight line. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SAN DIEGO (July 29, 2022) - A family watches a Mk 110 57mm main gun demonstration aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) during a "Friends and Family Day." LCS are fast, agile, mission-focused platforms designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe.
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Several Pershing II missiles are prepared for launching at the McGregor Range. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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STRAIT OF MALACAA (July 28, 2022) - The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) transits the Strait of Malacca, July 28, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
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The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) are fired during a main battery firing exercise. Country: Caribbean Sea
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220923-N-GF955-1278BALTIC SEA (Sept. 23, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fire flares during training, Sept. 23, 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.
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AQABA, Jordan - A simulated enemy boat is destroyed during phase two of the Eager Lion 22 final exercise at the Royal Jordanian Naval Base, Jordan, September 11, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Commands (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.
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DF-SC-86-03582. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Tanks Battalion, fire the M1A1 Abrams tank during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area near Kankaanpaa, Finland, May 15, 2018. Exercise Arrow is an annual Finnish multi-national exercise with the purpose of training with mechanized infantry, artillery, and mortar field training skills in a live-fire exercise. This is the first year the Marine Corps is participating in this exercise and the first time the M1A1 Abrams tanks have been in Finland.
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A left side view of an 8-inch projectile assembled with fins open, mounted on a cart prior to firing. Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alan Zarate, 325th Munitions Squadron precision guided missiles crew chief, connects cables on an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air missile at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 5, 2022. The 325th MUNS prepared the munitions for the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Groups Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.08. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.
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CHOERWON, South Korea - A M270A1 MLRS rocket launcher assigned to 210th Field Artillery Brigade fires a reduced range practice rocket during a regularly scheduled, routine live fire exercise, February 9, 2023. 210th Field Artillery Brigade conducts live fire training exercises throughout the year in order to certify MLRS crew members and maintain readiness.
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U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division fire a 60 mm mortar system during a digital kill chain exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 12, 2022. During the exercise, the Marines tested new digital target acquisition equipment for the 60 mm mortar system and the Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun.
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DF-SC-86-09806. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-85-11967. Base: Wallace Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL)
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020525-F-2902B-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
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U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fire a reduced range practice rocket from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Exercise Rolling Thunder 22-2 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April. 4, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live-fire artillery event that tests the unit's abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-dominated scenario.
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221030-N-FM230-1071 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 30, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) test a jet engine cell on the ships fantail, Oct. 30, 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.
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155mm grenade
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DA-SC-88-01652. Base: White Sands Missile Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) provide ceremonial support for the National Memorial Day Observance at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, May 30, 2022. President Joseph R. Biden participated in the Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor wreath-laying ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.
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Pearl Harbor Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii. Polaris Submarine missiles A-1 and A-3
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The Texas Air National Guard, State Partner of Chile, supports the Feria Internacional del Aire y Espacio (FIDAE) along with other various U.S. Air Force units April 5, 2022, in Santiago, Chile. The U.S. Air Force is participating in the international air and space show from April 5-10, 2022, in an effort to showcase the enduring promise, commitment and partnership with Chile and the Americas.
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011018-F-8290C-002. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)