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Visuals of marine vessels and amphibious operations, including military exercises and salvage operations after disasters.

February 15, 2009 - The sun's rays glint off the hull of the strategic missile submarine USS Maryland as it cruises atop the waves somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

220823-N-MZ836-1082 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (Aug. 23, 2022) A Lithuanian pilot boat sails alongside the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while departing Klaipeda, Lithuania Aug. 23, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

060219-A-5745M-092. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - First Few Days - 26-HK-356-82. Polyhronus and Other Ships. Hurricane Katrina

220912-F-LN908-1977Pointe-Noire, REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Sept. 12, 2022) The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) sits in port after arriving in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, Sept. 12, 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.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-17. Hurricane Katrina

Members of USS Chosin's (CG 65) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team and a Coast Guard maritime safety and security team approach a dhow in a rigid hull inflatable boat to prepare to board the vessel Jan. 1, 2010, in the Gulf of Aden. Chosin is the flagship of Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counterpiracy off the coast of Somalia.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-389-49. Hurricane Katrina

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Ahamir Scruggs, from Oakland, Calif., mans the .50 caliber machine gun on the fantail while pulling into port aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored at Naval Air Station North Island.

A day of unique Combat Water Survival and Swift Water Rescue Training was conducted in the waters of the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis. by the Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team this Saturday, September 10. This rigorous day of training was designed to prepare the Soldiers of Company A to answer the call to ait in domestic operations whenever needed. The event is the companys first large-scale home station training with all Soldiers back together after many deployments and state missions over the past few years. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

Philadelphia firefighters water-transport notional victims to the 140th Chemical Company, California National Guard, during a mass casualty decontamination exercise at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of “Americas worst day.”

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-371-82. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-86-03699. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Bangor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An F-16 comes flying over the Gunny Target of Devliehorst Range.

2000s AERIAL VIEW USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL PEARL HARBOR OAHU HAWAII USA. Image shot 2000. Exact date unknown.

ESU New Orleans - IMATHcao - 26-HK-429-11. Hurricane Katrina

Exercise of the search and rescue (SAR), Leeuwarden airbase. A crashed kite Dobbert in a dinghy in the Wadden Sea after he managed to settle with a parachute in safety. The Alouette III SAR helicopter is on site to save the unfortunate kite .

GUANABARA BAY, Brazil (Sept. 10, 2022) Ships from various military's wait to be reviewed by the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 10, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

DF-ST-85-13222. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Bellenhausen Country: West Germany (FRG)

221006-N-OK195-1046 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 6, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) complete a precision anchorage after escorting the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) into Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 6, 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.

The guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) maneuvers through the Straits of Magellan en route to Punte Arenas, Chile, during Unitas XXXI, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries.. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Chile(CHL)

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-281. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

220722-N-N3764-1006Panama City, Panama - (July 22, 2022) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Greg Simmons mans the rails during an outbound sea and anchor detail from Panama City, Panama, aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), July 22, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

Warships participating in Operation Nanook 2022 follow HMCS Margaret Brooke in line ahead formation within Saglek Fjord in northern Labrador, Canada.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan 8, 2014) A Navy Sea Hawk helicopter and Coast Guardsmen from the U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat Shearwater (WPB 87349), search for a crew member of an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter that crashed, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, with five people aboard. Two Navy helicopters rescued four of the five crew members and a search continues for the fifth person.

US Army Soldiers from the 130th Engineer Brigade beach a raft on the bank of the Sava River during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 1, 2013) Airman Matthew Pyle, from Philadelphia, left, and Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Joseph Michael, from Carrollton, Ga., grind the flight deck coamings aboard the U.S. Navys forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-123-71. Hurricane Katrina

120629-N-IL826-169BOSTON (June 29, 2012) The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Juniper (WLB-201) enters Charlestown Harbor during Boston Navy Week 2012. Boston Navy Week is one of 15 signature events planned across America in 2012. The eight-day long event commemorates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, hosting service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and coalition ships from around the world.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Pogeys - 26-HK-355-11. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - General - 26-HK-134-11. Hurricane Katrina

A starboard view of the nuclearpowered attack submarine USS QUEENFISH (SSN-651) underway near Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) passes Ford Island and the USS Arizona Memorial during the 79th Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Day ceremony at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of the 79th Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance ceremony, Above and Beyond the Call,” pays tribute to the Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and Sailors defending Oahu, as well as the civilians caught in the crossfire of the opening battle of the United States involvement in World War II.

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-357-66. Liberty Pics - Mrs. Tracy. Hurricane Katrina

030402-M-5150A-058. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-1. Hurricane Katrina

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - First Few Days - 26-HK-356-4. Hurricane Katrina

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew scans for unaccounted people in Fort Myers Beach, Florida on Sept. 29, 2022. Coast Guard National Strike Force teams mobilized to areas affected by Hurricane Ian to perform urban search and rescue.

A plume of water rises as a 52,700-pound sled hits the water after being launched from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). The sled is being used to evaluate the performance of the vessel's steam catapults. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A port beam view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) docked in port. The BLUE RIDGE and other U.S. Navy vessels are visiting Sydney during ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia(AUS)

Memorial to the USS Arizona in Honolulu.

DN-ST-86-09568. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The sun rises behind a radio tower before a stair climb with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting personnel on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2022. The firefighters with ARFF climbed 2,200 stairs to memorialize and pay honor to the lives lost during the attacks on the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City.

DN-SC-85-07393. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BRISBANE, Australia (July 29, 2013) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) and embarked Royal Australian Navy sailors watch as a mooring line is thrown to the pier during a scheduled port call to Brisbane, Australia. Denver is on patrol with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Group (31st MEU), is conducting routine joint-force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

The battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) enters the lower level of the Mira Flores Locks during a transit of the canal. State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

PEARL HARBOR (July 4, 2022) A rainbow forms over the USS Arizona Memorial during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 4, 2022. 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 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.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (February 29, 2024) - Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Security Forces Harbor Patrol Unit challenge a contact of interest during the small boat probe attack portion of an Installation Training Team Drill (ITT). For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. Navy

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departs from Naval Station Norfolk to embark on its first deployment, Oct. 4, 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. Navy's commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Ohio Class: Strategic Missile Submarine, USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN 735), assemble in formation on deck to spell out the word "Fifty" as the boat is underway of the Pacific coast returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington (WA). The PENNSYLVANIA has just completed its 50th Patrol at sea, marking a significant moment in history for the submarine. Base: Naval Base, Kitsap (BANGOR) State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Several hot air balloons float over the crowd gathered on a pier to welcome a ship returning from the Persian Gulf region. Five ships of the aircraft USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group are coming home to Mayport after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-357-17. Hurricane Katrina

DA-SC-86-11497. Base: Bayonne State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-165. Hurricane Katrina

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-357-1. Hurricane Katrina

The utility landing craft LCU-1629, left, LCU-1634, center, and LCU-1624 move through the waters of the gulf during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. Country: Gulf Of Thailand

A float ribbon bridge system from the 405th Army Field Support Brigades Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Zutendaal, Belgium, is launched at the Vistula River in Poland, May 13. The 74th Multi-Role Bridge Company, deployed from Fort Hood, Texas, to Poland for DEFENDER-Europe 22, was issued the float bridge at an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Radom, Poland, during the last week of April by personnel from the 405th AFSBs Mannheim and Benelux battalions. (Photo by Michał Czornij)

221205-N-VO895-1161ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2022) A landing craft utility (LCU) from Assault Craft Unit Two, embarks the wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataans (LHD 5) well deck during amphibious operations, Dec. 5, 2022. Bataan is underway participating in Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT).

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-113. Hurricane Katrina

USS New York sits in port in New York, Nov. 2. The ship is constructed from seven and a half tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 26 traveled here to participate in the commissioning ceremony Nov. 7. The ship was built to work with the latest Marine Corps fighting machinery including the MV-22 Osprey and room for 14 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles.

A day of unique Combat Water Survival and Swift Water Rescue Training was conducted in the waters of the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis. by the Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team this Saturday, September 10. This rigorous day of training was designed to prepare the Soldiers of Company A to answer the call to ait in domestic operations whenever needed. The event is the companys first large-scale home station training with all Soldiers back together after many deployments and state missions over the past few years. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Post-Katrina - 26-HK-374-15. Hurricane Katrina

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 18, 2024) U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) prepares to undock the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) from Dry Dock 4 on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Feb. 18, 2024. Each undocking is a complex evolution that requires teamwork across the entire waterfront to ensure a safe and on-time event. For over 75-years, U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) has been the linchpin of U.S. naval operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by providing intermediate-level and depot level repair for the ships of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Navy

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-74. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

An aerial view looking northeast, of a section of the base showing various supply storage buildings and fuel storage tanks. In the lower section of the photograph can be seen the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) tied up on the north side of pier 7 with the USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) tied up on the south side. The USS NASSAU (LHA-4) is tied up on the south side of pier 6. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 24, 2022) U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform in F/A-18 Super Hornets at the U.S. Naval Academy during commissioning week. The mission of the Blue Angels is to showcase teamwork and professionalism of the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps through flight demonstrations and community outreach while inspiring a culture of excellence and service to the country.

220618-N-TI693-2026DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (June 18, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) conduct an 'all hands' working party during a supply on-load, June 18, 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.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 21, 2022) - U.S. Naval Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen with Special Boat Team - TWELVE, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR operate a combat craft assault while carrying Swedish Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, Swedish Amphibious Corps during exercise TYR 22 at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, Greece, July 21, 2022. TYR 22 is a maritime interdiction operations exercise held at NMIOTC, bringing together Swedish Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen to improve US and NATO Partner operational capacity, capability, and interoperability.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - General - 26-HK-396-1. Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-123-74. Hurricane Katrina

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester. Re-enactors of the Battle of Gloucester, August 8-9, 1775, battle convinced the Americans of the need of creating an American Navy to fight against the British, American Revolutionary War-era naval vessels.

A view of the Pedro Miguel Locks from the forward deck of the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987), which is in transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean during exercise UNITAS XXIII. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXIII Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-61. Hurricane Katrina

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Venice - 26-HK-354-24. Venice. Hurricane Katrina

An aerial view of docked tug boats and landing craft in use during the Joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

220910-N-XB010-1002 MAIZURU, Kyoto, Japan (Sept. 10, 2022) - The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) departs Maizuru, Kyoto, 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.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-36. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-87-05404. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-73. Hurricane Katrina

040630-N-2911P-004. Complete Scene Caption: Naval ships from seven participating nations lie pier side at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI), awaiting the start of Exercise RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) 2004 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Identifiable ships are, clock wise left, the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), the USN Amphibious Assault Ship USS TARAWA (LHA 1), and a USN Whidbey Island LSD 41 Class Dock Landing Ship, plus the memorial battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) (foreground) and the battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) Memorial. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations: Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim. Base: Naval Sta

A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew prepares to perform a SAR demonstration in the Elizabeth River for Harborfest, June 10, 2022. This was the first year since 2019 that Norfolk Harborfest had been celebrated in person due to COVID-19 safety precautions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin R. Williams

SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 3, 2022) - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) sails under the Oakland Bay Bridge in preparation of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW 2022), Oct. 3, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is docked in Ternate, Indonesia, on July 20, 2010. Mercy is in the North Maluku Islands conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors conducted in Indonesia as a disaster relief exercise aimed at strengthening regional partnerships.

A day of unique Combat Water Survival and Swift Water Rescue Training was conducted in the waters of the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis. by the Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team this Saturday, September 10. This rigorous day of training was designed to prepare the Soldiers of Company A to answer the call to ait in domestic operations whenever needed. The event is the companys first large-scale home station training with all Soldiers back together after many deployments and state missions over the past few years. (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman/Released)

Group of people standing in a park, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Islands, USA

Residents of Kiel watch the arrival of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Kiel Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-85-04211. Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK Base: Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-371-46. Hurricane Katrina

An aerial view of Pier 8 of the Port of Pusan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 22, 1998. Pier 8 is being used as a staging area for US military vehicles and equipment that are being used in exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Gulfport-Biloxi Mission - 26-HK-367-69. Hurricane Katrina

The aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59), trailed by a pair of tug boats, moves past the Statue of Liberty as it approaches the Hudson River. The FORRESTAL and its accompanying battle group are visiting New York City for Fleet Week '89. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET WEEK '89 Base: Upper New York Bay State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220520-N-YX844-1036 YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 20, 2022) Sailors man the rails aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship departs Yokosuka, Japan. Ronald Reagan, its strike group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for a routine at-sea period. 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.

221001-N-OT701-1021 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Oct. 1, 2022) Sailors and members of the local community gather around an ahu where symbolic offerings are made. Sailors partnered with local community members to help restore the Loko Pa'aiau fishpond by removing invasive plant species and repairing the wall to the fishpond.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin (WPB 87366) arrives for the annual Rose Festival during Portland Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon, June 9, 2022. Portland Fleet Week is a time-honored celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Oregon to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, walk across an obstacle during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 20, 2022. The confidence course is made up of different obstacles used to instill confidence in recruits.

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