U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Allen, left, an avionics
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Allen, left, an avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, and Cpl. Nicholas Milsap, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, remov... More
A Japanese local offers tomatoes to service members
A Japanese local offers tomatoes to service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during a volunteer event at Shimo-nakazone, Shuto in Iwkauni City, Japan, July 14, 2018. The volunteer event, organized ... More
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--A Coast Guard personnel radio in his position while searching for people in distress during a big flood in the Midwest. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--Flood victims are being taken to safe ground after their homes flooded out during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. U.S. COAST GUARD
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--A Coast Guard boat patrols the area looking for stranded people during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. U. S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--Flood victims are being taken to safe ground after their homes flooded out during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. U.S. COAST GUARD
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--A Coast Guard boat patrols the area looking for stranded people during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. U. S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--A Coast Guard boat patrols the area looking for stranded people during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. U. S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--Homes are shown under water during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--Coast Guard personnel replace their onboard engine during a big floods in the Midwest. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--A flood victim is being taken to safe ground after her home flooded out during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. USCG photo by PA1 Don Wagner
MIDWEST FLOOD 1993, US Coast Guard Photo
MIDWEST (July 7, 1993)--A flood victim is being taken to safe ground after her home flooded out during the great 1993 Midwest Flood. USCG photo by PA1 Don Wagner
In late July 1997, rain fell for three days straight
In late July 1997, rain fell for three days straight on several northeastern Colorado counties. In Atwood and Sterling, Colo., approximately 13,700 acres of agricultural lands were swamped, and 1,600 homes and ... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Rocky Mount, NC (Sept. 18)--Rescue workers bring large and small victims to safety after Coast Guard air crews drop hundreds off after rising floodwaters generated by rains from Hurricane Floyd stranded hundre... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Greenville, NC (Sept. 18)--Coast Guard Air crews bring North Carolina residents to safe haven after rescuing them from rising floodwaters generated by rains from Hurricane Floyd. USCG photo by PA2 Steve Baker
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Rocky Mount, NC (Sept. 18)--Coast Guard Air crews rescues a young North Carolina girl and brings her to safe haven after rising floodwaters generated by rains from Hurricane Floyd stranded hundreds of North Car... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Greenville, NC (Sept. 18)--Coast Guard Air crews rescues a young North Carolina boy and brings him to safe haven after rising floodwaters generated by rains from Hurricane Floyd that stranded hundreds of North ... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Rocky Mount, NC (Sept. 18)--Coast Guard Air crews rescue North Carolina residents and brings them to safe haven after rising floodwaters generated by rains from Hurricane Floyd stranded hundreds of North Caroli... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Rocky Mount, NC (Sept. 18)--LT Robert Keith assist in landing a rescue helicopter involved in the rescues after rising floodwaters generated by rains from Hurricane Floyd stranded hundreds of North Carolina res... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Rocky Mount, NC (Sept. 18)--Rescue workers bring large and small victims to safety after Coast Guard air crews drop hundreds off after rising floodwaters generated by rains from Hurricane Floyd stranded hundre... More
CG Air Station Elizabeth City NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh, NC (Sept. 20)--President William J. Clinton thanks CDR. Joe Seebald from CG Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., after the Presidents trip to Tarboro, N.C. CDR Seebald worked at the Edgecombe County Emer... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh, NC (Sept. 20)--President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater thank, along with Adm. James M. Loy, Coast Guard Commandant, the air crews who were involved in rescues following... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh, NC (Sept. 20)--President Bill Clinton and Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater walk out to the runway in Raleigh, NC to thank, along with Adm. James Loy, Coast Guard Commandant, the air crews ... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Tarboro, NC (Sept. 21)--Some old Sparta residents, such as Walter Zuilowski, chose to stay in their homes and wait for the flood wters to recede. Here, he explains to MST1 Harry Guntheroff, from Marine Safety ... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Tarboro, NC (Sept. 21)--Larry Hathaway, chief building inspector and deputy fire marshal for Edgecombe County, watches a crew of linemen approach from Old Sparta, in Tarboro, N.C. Many of the county's resident... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Tarboro, NC (Sept. 21)--An Edgecombe County probation officer tries to calm one of five kittens brought out of the same area in Princeville. Many residents who were able to evacuate did not have time to save t... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Tarboro, NC (Sept. 21)--MST1 Harry Guntheroff from Marine Safety Office St. Louis maneuvers his 16-foot flood punt over rural roads of Old Sparta, in Tarboro Sept. 21. Four days earlier, Coast Guard helicopter... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Tarboro, NC (Sept. 21)--MST1 Harry Guntheroff from Marine Safety Office St. Louis pilots his 16-foot punt through (and over) rural Tarboro Sept. 21. Guntheroff is a reservist from one of the many reserve units... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FLOYD NORTH CAROLINA
Tarboro, NC (Sept. 22)--Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Van Meter, a pararescueman from Pope Air Force Base, holds a makeshift leash for one of eight dogs rescued from Princeville, just east of Taraboro, Sept. 22.... More
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOODING
HAVANA, Ill.--Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hamilton (pointing) and Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry Ferguson assess river conditions in Havana, Ill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOOD
PEORIA, Ill.--Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry Ferguson (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hamilton start-up the 17-footer, moored up next to the CGC Sangamon at Shore Side Support Detachment Peoria, ... More
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOODING
HAVANA, Ill.--Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hamilton (left) inspects Marine Safety Detachment Peoria's DRU boats while Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry Ferguson looks on. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOOD
PEORIA, Ill.--DRU's standby at Marine Safety Detachment Peoria.U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOODING
HAVANA, Ill.--Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hamilton (left) inspects Marine Safety Detachment Peoria's DRU boats while Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry Ferguson looks on. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOOD
PEORIA, Ill.--Coast Guard Cutter Sangamon moored at SSD Peoria, Ill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOODING
HAVANA, Ill.--Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hamilton (left) inspects Marine Safety Detachment Peoria's DRU boats while Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerry Ferguson looks on. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOOD
PEORIA, Ill.--A submerged playground in Peoria, Ill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOODING
HAVANA, Ill.--Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hamilton talks with locals from Havana, Ill. about their flood preparations. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Heading to shore, US Coast Guard Photo
Princeville, N.C. (Sept. 1999) -- YN1 Patrick Flood uses an oar to bring the Pacific Strike Team's 18-footer to shore at a staging area in Princeville after Hurricane Floyd passed by. Flood and other strike tea... More
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOOD
FREDRICK, Ill.--A flooded road in Frederick, Ill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
SEARCH AND RESCUE, US Coast Guard Photo
Princeville, N.C. (Sept. 1999) -- An Edgecombe County probation officer tries to calm one five kittens that were rescued in Priceville after flooding from Hurricane Floyd. Many residents who were able to evacua... More
US COAST GUARD MIDWEST FLOOD
PEORIA, Ill.--Coast Guard Cutter Sangamon moored at SSD Peoria, Ill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Beale Air Force men sandbagging 5th Street Bridge approach
Beale Air Force men sandbagging 5th Street Bridge approach Yuba City (Sutter County). Note the mass exodus from City of Marysville over 10th Street Bridge spanning Feather River.
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Sept. 26, 2002)--Survey photos of the Louisiana coast were taken to access the damage from tropical storm Isidore. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Sept. 26, 2002)--Survey photos of the Louisiana coast were taken to access the damage from tropical storm Isidore. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Sept. 26, 2002)--Survey photos of the Louisiana coast were taken to access the damage from tropical storm Isidore. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Sept. 26, 2002)--Survey photos of the Louisiana coast were taken to access the damage from tropical storm Isidore. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
MOBILE HURRICANE RECOVERY
MOBILE, Ala. (Sept. 18, 2004)- Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Raines, Aviation Training Center Mobile, keeps a watchful eye over an elderly women in critical condition during a rescue flight from a c... More
SEARCH AND RESCUE, US Coast Guard Photo
PASCAGOULA, Miss.- (Sept. 15, 2004) Two men with a South Florida based Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team board a Mobile, Ala. based HH-65B rescue helicopter at Perdido Key after searching door-to-door for peo... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE DAMAGE
PASCAGOULA, Miss.- (Sept. 15, 2004) Coxswain, Petty Officer 3rd Class Brad Lindsey, and crew of Coast Guard Station Pascagoula, Miss., tow a 55-foot Motor Yacht away from the HWY 90 bridge in the Pascagoula Riv... More
MOBILE HURRICANE RECOVERY
MOBILE, Ala. (Sept. 18, 2004)- Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Raines, Aviation Training Center Mobile, comforts an elderly women in critical condition during a rescue flight from a church in Monroevi... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE IVAN FLORIDA
MILTON, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2004) Sections of the I-10 Bridge near Milton, Fla., have fallen into the water and other sections have moved many feet from were they are supposed to be. Policemen are at each end of t... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE IVAN FLORIDA
MILTON, Fla, (Sept. 21, 2004) --A car stops just short of the exit to the I-10 Bridge that collapsed near Milton, Fla. The driver could not go the other direction because large sections of the bridge had falle... More
SEARCH AND RESCUE, US Coast Guard Photo
PASCAGOULA, Miss.- (Sept. 15, 2004) Members of a South Florida based Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team on Perdido Key wait for a Mobile, Ala. based HH-65B rescue helicopter to land after searching door-to-doo... More
MOBILE HURRICANE RECOVERY
MOBILE, Ala. (Sept. 18, 2004)- Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Raines, Aviation Training Center Mobile, checks the pulse on an elderly women in critical condition during a rescue flight from a church ... More
SEARCH AND RESCUE, US Coast Guard Photo
PASCAGOULA, Miss.- (Sept. 15, 2004) A car is partially buried in the sand by Hurricane Ivan. USCG Photo PA3 Stacey Pardini
Coast Guard, FEMA Provide Relief Supplies to Fernly, Nev. (FOR R
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Jan. 06, 2007)- Crews from FEMA and Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento load 25,000 pounds of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) onto a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft to be flown to Naval Air Station ... More
Coast Guard, FEMA Provide Relief Supplies to Fernly, Nev. (FOR R
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Jan. 06, 2007)- Crews from FEMA and Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento load 25,000 pounds of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) onto a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft to be flown to Naval Air Station ... More
Coast Guard, FEMA Provide Relief Supplies to Fernly, Nev. (FOR R
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Jan. 06, 2007)- Crews from FEMA and Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento load 25,000 pounds of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) onto a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft to be flown to Naval Air Station ... More
Coast Guard, FEMA Provide Relief Supplies to Fernly, Nev. (FOR R
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Jan. 06, 2007)- Crews from FEMA and Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento load 25,000 pounds of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) onto a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft to be flown to Naval Air Station ... More
OHIO Flood Evacuation - A group of men standing next to each other on ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Aug. 24, 2007)--U.S. Coast Guard unitsare deployed to Ohioand assisting flood victims. U.S. Coast Guard photo
C-130 loads FEMA relief supplies for flood victims in Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO, (January 8, 2008) Crew members from Air Station Sacramento load relief supplies onto a C-130 at Moffett Field in San Franciso. The supplies were provided by FEMA and flown to Nevada for victims o... More
Battling the flood, US Coast Guard Photo
VALLEY PARK, Mo. - Coast Guard crews from Sector Upper Mississppi River work to pace sanbags near a levee to prevent futher flooding here, Friday March 21, 2008.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class... More
Battling the flood, US Coast Guard Photo
VALLEY PARK, Mo. - Crews from Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River work with local good Samaritains to help prevent flooding here, Friday March 21, 2008. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class ... More
Battling the flood, US Coast Guard Photo
VALLEY PARK, Mo. - Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River crews wait during a sandbag operation to prevent flooding here, Friday March 21, 2008.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young
Coast Guard DART delivers fuel to drinking water pump station
OQUAWKA, Ill. - Petty Officer 3rd class Joel Bradley, from Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati, picks up a fuel container being used to take diesel fuel to an emergency generator used to power a partially subme... More
Coast Guard DART delivers fuel to drinking water pump station
OQUAWKA, Ill. - Coast Guard Disaster Area Response Team crewmen Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Terry helps Petty Officer 1st Class Billy Cline attach an engine to a DART boat being used to provide diesel fuel to ... More
Coast Guard DART delivers fuel to drinking water pump station
OQUAWKA, Ill. - Coast Guard Disaster Area Response Team crewmen (from left) Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Terry and Petty Officer 3rd Class Joel Bradley, from Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati, provide diesel ... More
Coast Guard DART delivers fuel to drinking water pump station
OQUAWKA, Ill. - Petty Officer 3rd class Joel Bradley, from Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati, waits to fill fuel containers being used to take diesel fuel to an emergency generator used to power a partially s... More
Gulfport Gustav flooding
GULFPORT, Miss. - Coast Guard Station Gulfport is inundated with floodwater during Hurricane Gustav, Aupust 31, 2008. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Airman 1st Class Gregory Hayes, Senior Airman Paul
Airman 1st Class Gregory Hayes, Senior Airman Paul Clayborn, Tech. Sgt. Eric Miner, Senior Airman Christian Crespo and Staff Sgt. Mervie Dotson watch as floodwater from one yard flows into an used yard at Joint... More
C-130 loads FEMA relief supplies for flood victims in Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO, (January 8. 2009) Crew members from Air Station Sacramento make preprations to load relief supplies onto a C-130 at Moffett Field in San Francisco. The supplies were provided by FEMA and flown to... More
DART conducts sortie on James River, N.D.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Al Monterroza, a boatswain's mate, leaves a submarine communications site after checking on the welfare of U.S. Navy personnel in LaMoure, N.D., near the James River, Wednesd... More
DART conducts sortie on James River, N.D.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jim Hall, a boatswain's mate from Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River, returns from an underway trip after checking on the welfare of U.S. Navy personnel at a submarin... More
USCG, USFWS evacuate home, US Coast Guard Photo
Petty officer 2nd Class Tim Andy, a machinery technician from Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wis., helps a Kindred, N.D., resident offload her personal belongings after she, her husband and their three dogs ... More
USCG, USFWS evacuate home, US Coast Guard Photo
Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Andy of Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wis. assists a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service airboat crew offloading a family and their pets near a submerged road along the Red River in K... More
Afghan National Army provincial commander, Brig. Gen.
Afghan National Army provincial commander, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akram Sameh explains that there are currently two Afghan helicopters available in Herat, Afghanistan, to assist with the Farah Provincial Disaster ... More
After receiving a distress call from the Por Chaman
After receiving a distress call from the Por Chaman District, Farah province, Afghanistan, Deputy Gov. Mohammad Rasooli called for an immediate meeting of the Provincial Disaster Management Committee, Feb. 7, 2... More
Fire rescue personnel evacuate family members from
Fire rescue personnel evacuate family members from base housing at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. Major flooding resulted after two days of rain May 1 and 2 dumped more than 14 inches in the area, causing a ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Desmon L. Heyward, of Beaufort, S.C.,
U.S. Army Sgt. Desmon L. Heyward, of Beaufort, S.C., a senior mechanic with E Troop, 317th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Lighthorse stacks sandbags at Forward Operating Base Fenty in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangar... More
Taliban Helpless Against Floods While Afghan Air Force Saves Thousands
On July 28-29, the Afghan Air Force responded with two Mi-17 helicopter and aircrew accompanied by the United States Air Force advisors to an urgent request to begin rescue operations of civilians affected by r... More
U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick O’ Rourke, Front Royal, Va.,
U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick O’ Rourke, Front Royal, Va., and U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Huff, of Erlanger, Ky., from the Military Police Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, Task Forc... More
From left to right: Capt. Chris Gosh, Tech. Sgt. Ben
From left to right: Capt. Chris Gosh, Tech. Sgt. Ben Webb and Capt. Robert Dodson, C-130H aircrew members assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, fly Halal meals to Pakistan during a humanitarian relief m... More
Pakistan Flood Victims Receive Assistance From U.S. Air Force
Hassan Zulfiquar, Director of National Disaster Management Authority for Pakistan, is shown the contents of a Halal meal by Maj. James Swisher, a representative of Office of Defense Representative of Pakistan. ... More
The U.S. delivered approximately 50,000 halal meals
The U.S. delivered approximately 50,000 halal meals overnight to Pakistan in support of the government of Pakistan's flood relief efforts Aug. 1, 2010. U.S. aircrews aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130 and a C-17 tra... More
A local resident looks outside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
A local resident looks outside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after being rescued from flood waters after multiple days of heavy rain. The man was among a group of 95 residents rescued by combined forces from Ta... More
Pakistan Disaster Recovery, Pakistan
Members of the Pakistan military form a chain to unload sacks of grain from the back of a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter, to be delivered as part of the disaster relief effort to help the flood victims from the t... More
A member of the Pakistan military helps civilians unload
A member of the Pakistan military helps civilians unload from the back of a U.S. Army helicopter in the town of Khwazahkela, during the evacuation of civilians,as part of the disaster relief effort to help the ... More
PRT Zabul Partners With Afghan Government to Assist Flood Victims
Humanitarian assistance supplies are loaded for transport from Forward Operation Base Smart to the Shinkai District, Zabul province, Aug. 6, 2010. Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul worked alongsid... More
Pakistani evacuees from four U.S. Army Chinook helicopter
Pakistani evacuees from four U.S. Army Chinook helicopter walk off the landing zone in the town of Khwazakhela after being picked as part of the flood relief, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly North West Fr... More
USS Peleliu helps with flood.
USS Peleliu helps with flood. Public domain photograph of US navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata welcomes Marines
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata welcomes Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit that are replacing the U.S. Army 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and with the... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Metcalf, a C-130H Hercules
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Metcalf, a C-130H Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, backs cargo off the aircraft in support humanitarian relief efforts in Pakistan Aug. 2... More
Chief Petty Officer Gary Allison, aviation ordnanceman,
Chief Petty Officer Gary Allison, aviation ordnanceman, says goodbye to his 9-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter before deploying on the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge for a U.S. humanitarian assistant... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Scherder, a machinist
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Scherder, a machinist mate, kisses his eight-month-old daughter goodbye before boarding the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15) as the ship prepares to depart Naval St... More
Family and friends watch the amphibious assault ship
Family and friends watch the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) depart Naval Station Norfolk for Pakistan to help provide relief to flood-stricken regions. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and em... More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Ford, boatswain's
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Ford, boatswain's mate, stows mooring lines on the focsle of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce as the ship gets underway from Morehead. Ponce is part of the Kears... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Sunny Qiu, machinist's mate,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Sunny Qiu, machinist's mate, spins the "ahead" throttle on the main throttle board in the main engineering spaces to slow down the number one engine aboard the amphibious transport dock ... More
Petraeus Explains Afghanistan Strategy
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force depart ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sept. 3... More
A Pakistani soldier carries a bag of flour to load
A Pakistani soldier carries a bag of flour to load onto a U.S. Navy MH-53E helicopter assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for flood relief in Swat Valley, Pakistan, Sept. 5. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt.... More