Special Operations and Tactical Deployments

Visuals of special operations teams preparing for airborne missions and tactical exercises, reflecting the intensity of military training.

Starboard lookout, 56th training voyage abroad, training ship Germany, Mediterranean Sea, September 1982

A combat control team member makes a static line jump from an aircraft. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Carlton Johnson performs pre-flight maintenance on an HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter, for use in Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) operations of the DATU KALANTIAW, a Philippine destroyer escort ship which capsized on Cayalan Island. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Army Sergeant Cory Hall, Infantryman, 82d Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade, Special Troops Battalion, waits to board a C-17 Globemaster III before a supply mission to Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response, Jan. 22, 2010.

A special operations team member stands beside a Zodiac boat aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft as the aircraft heads for the coast of North Carolina, where the team and its boat will be air dropped as part of the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The reflection of a B-52H Stratofortress co-pilot from the 2 Air Expeditionary Group can be seen through the aircraft's Forward Looking Infrared monitor (FLIR) as he confirms his aircraft's current position in preparation for cruise missile launches at targets in Yugoslavia (not shown) in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles are dropped from a 17th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during Aurora Tempest 92. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A plane director signals to the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovering over the ship's flight deck of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26) during a vertical replenishment. The helicopter is based aboard the combat stores ship USS SAN DIEGO (AFS 6). Base: USS Belknap (CG 26) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

GENE HACKMAN in BEHIND ENEMY LINES (2001), directed by JOHN MOORE.

DF-ST-86-07835. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

Crash and salvage team members simulate removing an injured pilot from a burning aircraft while wearing proximity suits during refresher training aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-88-01554. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing flies above a 352d Special Operations Wing MC-130J Commando II before conducting air-to-air refueling, U.K., Aug. 3, 2022. The nighttime training mission included three airdrops, emergency recovery simulation, air-to-air refueling and low-visibility special tactics.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Shivers, a boom operator for the 117th Air Refueling Wing, refuels F-16 Falcons from the Air National Guard's 187th Fighter Wing, Montgomery, Alabama, on July 22, 2022. The flight crew wore helmets during the refueling to simulate a need for oxygen situation. (U.S Air National Guard Photos by Senior Airman Nicholas Faddis.)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks out from a CH-53E Super Stallion during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

221009-N-XN177-1046 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 9, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Danilo Lopez, from Atlanta, inspects an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) to the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 9, 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.

020321-F-3838S-006. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Senior Airman Jesus Lopez-Rios, an aerial porter for the 305th Aerial Port Squadron, throws a net fastener over a cargo pallet during Readiness Exercise 2022 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, April 1, 2022. Readiness exercises demonstrate Air Mobility wings are ready to provide operationally ready, deliberately developed and professionally led Airmen to deploy and support operations in contested environments.

A view of the Phalanx 20mm close-in weapon system, left, and one of the 5-inch/38-caliber guns, foreground, aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), underway during the sea trials before its recommissioning ceremony. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020314-F-6701P-013. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DN-ST-85-10375. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-87-06330. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DN-ST-89-01829. Country: Unknown

Royal Australian Air Force members help unload a pallet of cargo from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Sandgroper '82. Subject Operation/Series: SANDGROPER '82 Base: Pearce Royal Australian Afb Country: Australia (AUS)

DN-ST-87-02254. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

Combat Control team members perform the first High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB. The jump was made over North Auxiliary Airfield in North, S.C. HALO jumps are normally made at 10,000 feet or higher, allowing the parachutists to free-fall and open their chutes at a low altitude, landing undetected in hostile environments. This maneuver also allows the aircraft to evade any potential ground attack. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1994. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck is loaded aboard the Military Sealift Command-chartered vessel MAERSK CONSTELLATION. Ordnance and equipment is being redeployed to the United States in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ad Dammam Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Airman 1st Class Ethan Parker, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, oversees the refueling of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet during a joint training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 24, 2022. Joint training improves interoperability among U.S. forces and enables more effective teamwork during real-world engagements.

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), standby for a M240B medium machine gun to cool during a live fire exercise aboard LHA 7 in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 24, 2022. Sailors maintained their proficiency and lethality with the M240B weapon systems while underway. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 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.

U.S. Army Spc. Carlos Martinez, a rigger with the 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, straps down a heavy equipment load on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on April 28, 2010. JFEX is a primary tool for the 82nd Airborne Division's Brigades to train for real-world contingency operations. Many times, JFEX is the last chance for these units to prepare before assuming "ready" status as the on-call "division-ready brigade."

DN-SC-89-08082. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

011019-F-1616C-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Airmen with the simulated 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 17, 2022. Airmen from multiple Team McChord units came together to form the 7th EAS during Rainier War 22B; which is a full-scale readiness exercise simulating a deployment in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility.

Motorwerkplaats Lockheed F-104G Starfighter.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavatai, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, completes an interior inspection on a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. Loadmasters consistently train to maintain mission readiness to execute theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. Air Force

detail Military Jets Fixed Wing Boeing Aviat Airplanes Blue Angels USN US Navy F/A-18 Hornet side

A close-up view of the base of the outboard starboard propeller shaft of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). The MISSOURI is in dry dock during a yard period. Base: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard State: Washington(WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USNS Concord (T-AFS 5) Singapore

220617-N-LI114-1121 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRC) 30 and Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attached to Commander, Task Force 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) deploy an inflatable boat from a C-2A Greyhound during parachute insertion operations during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

060407-N-9421C-006. Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

Crew chiefs work on the tail rotor of a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter as the HH-3E stops over en route to its final destination at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The helicopter is one of two from the 71st ARS that was relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions. State: Colorado(CO) Country: United States Of America(USA)

041112-F-1740G-003. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Low angle shot looking up at two members of 772nd Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, remove the propeller on the right wing's inboard engine of a US Air Force C-130 Hercules on the tarmac of Mombasa International Airport, Kenya. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Millen, a firefighter technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects an A-10 Warthog at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on July 18, 2022. Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 24 controlled the U.S. Air Force A-10s as they landed and then received fuel from Marines with MWSS-473. The A-10 pilots also provided the Marines with a familiarization of the capabilities and limitations of their aircraft.

220426-N-EE352-1277 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 26, 2022) A Sailor directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, during a routine flight operation on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), April 26. Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations in the Pacific Ocean.

Crew members inspect a crack in the superstructure of the Aegis-guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59), part of the damage sustained when the vessel struck an Iraqi mine while on patrol in the Persian Gulf on February 18th in support of Operation Desert Storm. The incident resulted in the injury of three crew members and also inflicted propeller damage on the ship, however, the PRINCETON was still able to navigate and operate its weapons systems. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain (BHR)

DN-ST-85-03991. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Gulf Of Suez

EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 16, 2024) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Romit Basnet, left, from Gaithersburg, Maryland, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), conducts a missile upload evolution on the ships missile deck while sailing in the East China Sea, January 16. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Two US Army (USA) soldiers seriously wounded south of Kuwait City, arrive at Ramstein Air Base (AB), aboard an Mississippi Air National Guard C-141 Starlifter. The two soldiers will go to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for further treatment. (Substandard image). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

990419-M-3368I-012. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Anchorage (LSD 36) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

F-14B Tomcat USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) US Navy

060405-N-4965F-003. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, 2d Marine Division commanding general, receives a tour of the USS Wichita (LCS 13) during Littoral Exercise I (LEX) aboard LCS 13 on Jan. 25, 2022. During LEX I, Marines and Sailors are experimenting with new concepts and forces to prepare for future scenarios in littoral environments along the East Coast. LEX I is the first time a Blue-Green team conducted amphibious, ship-to-shore operations while embarked on a littoral combat ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy)

Washington, Olympia, military airshow.

An air crewman from Detachment 2, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2), performs a preflight cockpit check on one of the detachment's SH-3G Sea King helicopters during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

DN-ST-85-08823. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force loadmaster marshals a United Nation's truck into the cargo hold of a Dover AFB, 436th/512th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy at the Addis Ababa International Airport. The equipment will be used to support the multinational policing in the Rwandan civil war. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH)

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) perform a technical rescue demonstration at Naval Base Stump Neck Annex, Md., Nov. 30, 2022. CBIRF technical rescue Marines demonstrate a high to low patient extrication to display the response forces capabilities in case of a crisis.

040610-F-3431H-041. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman with Bravo Surgical Company, 3d Medical Battalion, begins to open fire on hostiles during a simulated convoy training event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 19, 2022. The purpose of the training was to familiarize hospital corpsmen on their additional duties when assigned to an operational unit, increasing readiness and proficiency.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe from the catwalk during a welldeck operations ship verification aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS 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.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathan Reynolds, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, conducts pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Thirsty Fiend, a routine training event, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 22, 2024. The 36th and 25th Fighter Squadrons, along with the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, sharpened their abilities to foster partnerships, improve tactics, and boost interoperability. Air Force

A local Korean vendor attracts customers to his Korean carmel stand by playing drums. The stand is set up for the Columbus Day community fair at Yongsan Army Post, Korea. The fair included games for children, food, live entertainment and a rodeo. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

The hull of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN 735) is cleaned and inspected while the submarine undergoes maintenance at the Trident Refit Facility dry dock. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Korean loading crew from the 6497th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares to load a Mark 84 2,000-pound bomb onto the wing pylon of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft during munitions loading competition Sabre Spirit I. Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SC-88-01697. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A close-up view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft with a lowered refueling boom, as seen from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, prior to being hooked up with the Galaxy. Country: Unknown

Two sailors aboard a U.S. Navy ship wear oxygen breathing apparatuses (OBAs) as a damage control drill is held 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. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A crash crewman wearing a fire fighting suit stands by in a damage control vehicle on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9). The ship is participating in operations off the coast of Lebanon. Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Sitting in the back of a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Jeff Erwin monitors the operation of a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled being towed by the helicopter. HM-15 is participating in the joint U.S.-Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Strait Of Juan De Fuca

030328-M-0175R-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2015) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) man their General Quarters (GQ) stations during a GQ drill. Ronald Reagan, and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region.

DN-ST-89-07363. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 88 Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCDR Ken Neubauer of Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) is reflected in the rear-view mirror in the cockpit of his F-14A Tomcat aircraft as he takes a photograph while on a combat air patrol (CAP) during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-215. Hurricane Katrina

Msgt Robert Henman Of Madison, Wisconsin Examines Battle Damage To The Tail Of A Consolidated B-24 In England.

U.S. Navy AIRMAN Levi Jones rests for a brief moment before he starts his shift as night check for Fighter Squadron 213 deployed on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as part of the exercise RIMPAC 98. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerospace propulsion technicians assigned to the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron, conduct an exhaust tube inspection before starting an F-15E Strike Eagle engine at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 30, 2022. Propulsions technicians' responsibilities can include receiving, teardown, inspection, buildup and the test cell.

1LT David M. Loar, 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, hold up a smoke canister to guide two C-130 Hercules aircraft over the Fuji Drop Zone, for the parachute drop of two pallets containing four 55-gallon drums of water. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

A C-5 Galaxy from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California. US Air Force Loadmasters STAFF Sergeants Donna Milford (center), Paul Jaspersohn, and USAF MASTER Sergeant Sheryl Bryant open the front visor in preparation to load a US Navy Mark V special operations craft, a 50-ton, 82-foot-long speed boat (not shown). This photo is part of the article "In a 'Galaxy' Far, Far, Away," from the October 1999 issue of AIRMAN Magazine. Country: Unknown

A Crew chief with the 5th Bomb Wing prepares a b-52H Stratofortress pylon for an upcoming payload at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 29, 2022. The B-52 is capable of carrying a payload of up to 70,000 pounds.

alte Waffe ist eine Artilleriekanone im Krieg in der Ukraine Ohne Soldaten old weapon is an artillery cannon in the war in Ukraine and the Kursk region of Russia Without soldiers LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SofiiaxPotaninax 23220937

230410-N-XK462-3137 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 10, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine 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.

A firefighter perches on the cherry picker of a firetruck and directs water spray above the U.S. Facilities 3rd Supply Squadron covered storage area 11A that is engulfed by fire. Damages were estimated to be $3 million. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

alte Waffe ist eine Artilleriekanone im Krieg in der Ukraine Ohne Soldaten old weapon is an artillery cannon in the war in Ukraine and the Kursk region of Russia Without soldiers LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SofiiaxPotaninax 23220911

16-inch Coast Artillery Gun Stamped "Watervliet Arsenal 1921," Ft. Story, Virginia, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, March 1942

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 12, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) man the helm during a general quarters drill. McCampbell is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter brings an external load of supplies to the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG-26) during a vertical replenishment. The helicopter is based aboard the combat stores ship USS SAN DIEGO (AFS-6). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

011007-F-5772H-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED

STAFF SGT. Roy Wilson and STAFF SGT. Fred Kirkland, 36th Maintenance Sqauaron, perform routine maintenance on an F-15C Eagle aircraft engine during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

220904-N-XB010-1005 SEA OF JAPAN (Sept. 4, 2022) - Boatswains Mate 1st Class David Guerra, from San Antonio, Texas, supervises operations during a night exercise with Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck in the Sea of Japan. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

230628-N-KA912-1022 ATLANTIC OCEAN. (June 28, 2023) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Ronaldo Hernandez, from Humble, Texas, wipes down the wing of an an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet, attached to the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The IKE Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Carrier Strike Group Four Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea.

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