Military Child Month, US Navy Photogrpah
Military parents from Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo enjoy a picnic with their children at the Child Development Center during a Month of the Military Child celebration. The CDC is recognizing children with... More
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returns
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returns to its forward-deployed port at Naval Support Activity Yokosuka after a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. George Washington departed in May and is retur... More
Sailors Complete Fall Patrol 2007
Petty Officer 1st Class Wyeth S. Daniel, hospital corpsman and fellow Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) man the rails after a successful completion of Fall Patrol 2007. Essex is the... More
Patrol, US Navy Photogrpah
Hull technician Petty Officer 3rd Class William Jordan, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, directs a landing craft air cushion ashore at its Sakibe facility. Sailors from ACU-5 returned to Sasebo after completin... More
USS Essex, US Navy Photogrpah
A forklift from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) unloads supplies from Landing Craft Utility 1631. Essex is the lead ship in the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for Task... More
USS Harpers Ferry conducts Spring Patrol 2008
Combat rubber raiding crafts return to dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during Spring Patrol 2008 Blue-Green workups being conducted in the vicinity of Okinawa, Japan. Harpers Ferry is assigned to the Essex ... More
Marines move away from an SA-330 Puma helicopter during
Marines move away from an SA-330 Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex with the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls. The Essex E... More
USS Harpers Ferry unloads equipment off Okinawa
A landing craft air cushioned assigned to Beach Master Unit 5 Western Pacific brings Marine equipment from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during the offload of personnel and... More
Fleet Activities Sasebo holds motorcycle course
Yasunaga Mashuhiro of the Nagasaki Prefecture Mobile Traffic Unit critiques Sailors and Marines during a basic motorcycle rider's safety course taught by Japanese police at Fleet Activities Sasebo. The course t... More
Sasebo Sailors ride the road safely
Yasunaga Mashuhiro of the Nagasaki Prefecture Mobile Traffic Unit critiques Sailors and Marines during a basic motorcycle rider's safety course taught by Japanese police at Fleet Activities Sasebo. The course t... More
USS Essex Sailors prepare for Cobra Gold 2008
Master Chief Petty Officer John Reinheart and Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Ritze remove a coolant duct to be cleaned aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is preparing for Cobra Gold 2008, a mi... More
Sailors assigned to Fleet Activities Sasebo stand in
Sailors assigned to Fleet Activities Sasebo stand in ranks during a service dress white uniform inspection by commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Capt. Francis Xavier Martin.
USS Essex Sailor ensures flight readiness
Petty Officer 3rd Class Israel Bryan, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, Search and Rescue detachment, uses a flashlight to inspect the fuselage of an MH-60S Seahawk aboard the amphibious assault sh... More
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary strike group and is participating in Cobra Gold 2008, a joint mili... More
A Marine MH-53 helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium
A Marine MH-53 helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, takes off May 8, 2008 from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-depl... More
Seaman Chris Smith, assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1,
Seaman Chris Smith, assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1, directs a Humvee as it departs Landing Craft Utility 1627. The LCU is transporting elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit ashore from the amphibious a... More
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Walter S. Diehl. USS Juneau and USS Mustin are also part of the RAS evolution. Essex is the lead ship of the fo... More
Mail call about the USS Essex
Postal Clerk 3rd Class Gloria Pearson, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, sorts through bags of mail received while underway. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is steaming to... More
Lt. Cmdr Kevi Christopher of Fleet Surgical Team Seven
Lt. Cmdr Kevi Christopher of Fleet Surgical Team Seven performs an out patient surgical procedure on a Marine onboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex March 10, while at sea The Essex Expe... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cedric McMillian from Austell,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cedric McMillian from Austell, Ga., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, makes adjustments to the boiler in one of the ship's main engineering spaces. The ... More
New York-native Sailor keeps the USS Essex steaming ahead
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Rodriguez from Bronx, N.Y., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, makes adjustments to the ship's service turbine generators in one of the ship's ma... More
Lt. j.g. James Driscol, material officer aboard USS
Lt. j.g. James Driscol, material officer aboard USS Essex, and GySgt. Gerald Campbell, assigned to the Combat Cargo department aboard Essex, count pallets and boxes of 5-gallen water bags for possible humanitar... More
Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fill water bladders with fresh water to help aid victims of Cyclone Nargis aboard the USS Essex, May 11. The Essex Expeditionary Group is steaming to suppo... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fill water bladders with fresh water for possible delivery to victims of Cyclone Nargis aboard the USS Essex, May 11. The Essex Amphibious Ready Grou... More
Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fill water bladders with fresh water to help aid victims of Cyclone Nargis aboard the USS Essex May 11. The Essex Expeditionary Group is steaming to suppor... More
Hospital corpsmen inventory field medical supplies
Hospital corpsmen inventory field medical supplies onboard USS Essex. The Essex Expeditionary Group is steaming to support a potential humanitarian assistance tasking in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
A MH-60S Nighthawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Squadron
A MH-60S Nighthawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Squadron Island Knights prepares to leave the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is steamin... More
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in Burma
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cedric McMillian, machinist mate, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), records the amount of pressure on one of the evaporators used to make potable water. The Esse... More
Cargo handlers onboard USS Essex (LHD 2) conduct cargo
Cargo handlers onboard USS Essex (LHD 2) conduct cargo hook training with a CH-46E Sea Knight attached to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265. The Essex Group is steaming to support a potential huma... More
USS Essex Sailor makes preparations for possible Burma relief mission
Seaman Rubie Ana Geronimo from Las Vega, Nevada, assigned to USS Essex, bends metal in support of humanitarian mission. The Essex Group is steaming to support a potential humanitarian assistance tasking in the... More
USS Essex Sailors Train for the Unthinkable
Sailors aboard USS Essex man a fire hose and advance towards a simulated aircraft fire in the ship's hangar bay. The Essex Group is steaming to support a potential humanitarian assistance tasking in the wake of... More
Marines and Sailors prepare water for possible Nargis relief mission
Sailors and Marines onboard USS Essex work together to fill water bladders in support to provide potential humanitarian assistance tasking in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
USS Essex stand by to aid Burma
Sailors aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) move pallet of supplies into the hangar bay during an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). The Essex Amphibious Ready Group... More
101 Critical Days of Summer Safety begins with 5k
Task Force 76, Command Master Chief Donald L. Acker crosses the finish line with his son during a 5k run to promote the Navy's 101 Critical Days of Summer Safety. The event kicked off a safety campaign geared t... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathon Baxter, damage controlman,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathon Baxter, damage controlman, directs a firefighting demonstration during Gator Cruise 2008 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Sailors assigned to Essex welcomed aboard ... More
USS Essex, US Navy Photogrpah
Matthew Small, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Piggott, Ark. assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, looks out across the ship's flight deck from a mobile firefighting vehicle.
Two EH-96 Puma helicopters from the Military Sealift
Two EH-96 Puma helicopters from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd take turns delivering supplies to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex during an underway reple... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Davis, from Knoxville,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Davis, from Knoxville, Tenn., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, sorts bags of mail in the ship's hangar bay during an underway replenishment. Esse... More
USS Essex sideboys await arrival of U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines
Sideboys aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex await the arrival of the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney. Kenney visited Essex during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2008, a... More
A young Filipino student looks on as Sailors from the
A young Filipino student looks on as Sailors from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex unload boxes of supplies during a community relations project at the New Cabalan Elementary School. Essex... More
Capt. K.B. Canady, commanding officer of the
Capt. K.B. Canady, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, holds an all-hands call after a frocking and awards ceremony in the hangar bay. During the ceremony, Commander Ex... More
Taking care of a missle launcher
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex download a Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves... More
USS Essex in Japan, US Navy Photogrpah
Sailors from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex receive bags of cookies from United Service Organization volunteers. More than 200 USO volunteers baked 6,000 cookies for Sailors aboard ships... More
ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) steams to Okinawa, Japan after a successful Ships Repair Availability. Essex, commanded by Capt. Troy Hart, is the lead ship of the only forward-de... More
ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Stephen Woodall (left) and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Kyle Schropp (right), both assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), hoist a Rolling Airframe Mis... More
Republic of the Philippines Navy ship BRP Humabon (PF
Republic of the Philippines Navy ship BRP Humabon (PF 11) steams in formation for a photography exercise as a part of exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK 10). Essex, commanded by Capt. Troy Hart, is part of the forward... More
Rim of the Pacific 2010 - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during a Rim of the Pacific 2010 training mission. RIMPAC is th... More
Enhanced Mojave Viper - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Nowak, hospitalman, assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, prepares to reload his M4 service rifle during training exercise Enhanced Mojave Viper at Marine Corps... More
Composite unit training exercise
Marines fast rope from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter onto the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during a composite unit training exercise. (U.S. Navy pho... More
ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group
The daughter of Chief Fire Controlman Robert Keith, ascends a ladder to observe flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex during the 2010 Gator Cruise. The Gator Cruise ena... More
Camp Trident Summer Camp - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
Michael Albritton navigates a kayak during a confidence building evolution at Camp Trident summer camp. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Chief Petty Officers Association chose to sponsor Albritton based on the... More
Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security
Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 9 and U.S. Coast Guardsman assigned to Port Security Unit 308 carry an injured sailor to safety during a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Integrated... More
USS Constitution, US Navy Photogrpah
Esteban Quintero, fireman apprentice, left, and Airman Dylan Roberts, both assigned to USS Constitution, steer the rudder aboard the Friendship of Salem as part of their final evolution of sail training. Consti... More
Educator Orientation, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 1st Class Derrick Edwards, machinist's mate, explains various pipe patching methods to a group of educators during an educator orientation visit at the Submarine Learning Center Detachment San Die... More
Operation Bungalow Breeze - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Hill, damage control specialist, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque, explains the use of the peri-jet eductor during Operation Bungalow Breeze with the Mald... More
Sailors prepare to attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk
Sailors prepare to attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Island Knights of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 25 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a vertical replenishmen... More
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
The North East Gate at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is the only entry and exit point to mainland Cuba from the naval station. It has been closed to base personnel since the United States broke off diplom... More
Capt. John Pope, Master of the Military Sealift Command
Capt. John Pope, Master of the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart, directs the ship during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Singapore 2010. CARAT is a series of ... More
Agreement Signed, US Navy Photogrpah
Rear Adm. Paul Bushong, center, commander of Joint Region Marianas, signs a memorandum of understanding with the Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Guam Waterworks Authority and Guam Power Authority at the R... More
Joint Training Exercise. Warship photograph collection
A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during a joint training exercise with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce. Ponce is... More
USS Iwo Jima, US Navy Photogrpah
An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 452 prepares to launch from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima departed Norfolk en route to Central and South America and the Car... More
USS Carl Vinson, US Navy Photogrpah
Personnel department Sailors perform physical training in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is underway conducting local operations off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. ... More
Capt. O.P. Honors, commanding officer of the aircraft
Capt. O.P. Honors, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, addresses Sailors during a captain's call in the ship's hangar bay. Enterprise is on a scheduled underway for fleet replacement squa... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Sam Money, aviation ordnanceman,
Petty Officer 1st Class Sam Money, aviation ordnanceman, left, from Dallas, instructs Sailors in identifying the components of an MK 62-63 Quickstrike training mine in the forward magazine aboard the aircraft c... More
Vice Adm. John M. Bird, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet,
Vice Adm. John M. Bird, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, looks through the "big eyes" aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge as the ship departs Commander, Fleet Activities, Yokosuka. Blue Ridge is u... More
USS Blue Ridge, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Iverson, culinary specialist, launches an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter from the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge shortly after the ship departed Commander, Fleet Activities,... More
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron 105 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to support maritim... More
USS George Washington action
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea. This is the first port visit for George Washington during its 2010 summer patrol in the western Pacific Ocean and the second visit... More
Seaman Daniel Marks shows a naval firefighting thermal
Seaman Daniel Marks shows a naval firefighting thermal imager to Chief Petty Officer Shuuji Ochiai, assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, during a tour aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assaul... More
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex fight a fire at the firefighting training facility in Yokosuka, Japan. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Gro... More
More than 30,000 pounds of mail is arranged for sorting
More than 30,000 pounds of mail is arranged for sorting in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington after an extended delay in the delivery of parcels while in South Korea. The ship's post o... More
Ramage Hall - Public domain photogrpaph
Alfred Ramage, left, Virginia Ann Ramage-Ross, Dr. Joan Ramage-Mitchell and James L. Ramage stand with Capt. Marc Denno, right, commanding officer of Naval Submarine Base New England, and SUBASE Command Master ... More
Lance Cpl. Joseph Robertson, assigned to the Marine
Lance Cpl. Joseph Robertson, assigned to the Marine Logistics Command Element embarked aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, gives a Costa Rican boy a stuffed animal during a community ... More
Operation Enduring Freedom - Public domain photogrpaph
Petty Officer 1st Class William Greathouse, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, from Powell, Wyo., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, stands at attention as Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr.... More
Awards Ceremony, US Navy Photogrpah
Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, speaks with sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 during an awards ceremony at Naval Air Station Sigonella. Explosive ordn... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Hubbert, engineman,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Hubbert, engineman, hits the ball during a softball game against the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo conducted a fleet week with the Japan M... More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West talks
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West talks with Petty Officer 1st Class LaShawna Calloway, logistics specialist, at the childcare center at Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae during his visit to Re... More
ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group, San Diego, California
Christopher Tucker, chief mass communication specialist, right, leads a tour of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors through the medical department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Commander, ... More
All-hands call, US Navy Photogrpah
Adm. Gary Roughhead, chief of Naval Operations, holds a question and answer session with sailors in the submarine community during an all-hands call at Naval Base Point Loma. Roughhead addressed Sailors' concer... More
USS Iwo Jima, US Navy Photogrpah
Sailors and Marines bring stores aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is in Costa Rica supporting the Continuing Promise 2010 humanitarian civic assistance mission. The assign... More
USS Enterprise, US Navy Photogrpah
Airman Meghan E. Gokey, aviation boatswain's mate (equipment), assigned to the V-2 division of the air department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, paints the American flag on a stowage tank in arrest... More
Attendees look on during the opening ceremonies of
Attendees look on during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service National convention. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Jamieson)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West pins
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West pins the Enlisted Submarine Warfare pin on sailors assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge during an all-hands call aboard the ship.
USS Mount Whitney. Warship photograph collection
The amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney is pier side at Passenger Terminal Amsterdam and displays a full dress ship in preparation of a diplomatic reception in honor of Fay Hartog-Levin, U.S. Ambassador t... More
USS George Washington - A group of men in uniform pulling a rope
Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Lane, a boatswain’s mate, from Harrison Valley, Pa., helps Sailors pull on a messenger line during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittany Davidson, from Hyden,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittany Davidson, from Hyden, Ky. checks the fuel rack cylinders for adequate lubrication in the forward emergency diesel generator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Ge... More
USS George Washington - A man in a navy uniform looking through binocu...
Seaman Ivan Gonzalez, a boatswain's mate from San Bernardino, Calif., stands life buoy watch aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-de... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Rama Aiyer, from Ann Arbor,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Rama Aiyer, from Ann Arbor, Mich., relays the ship's bearing to watch standers as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex gets underway for an annual fall patrol.
USS Harry S. Truman, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Green, hull maintenance technician, from Columbus, Ohio, removes weld splatters and other residue from the welding table in the repair shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S... More
A landing craft utility pulls into the well deck of
A landing craft utility pulls into the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway preparing for an up... More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos during an underway replenishment with the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Esse... More
USS Essex action, US Navy Photogrpah
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, return to Essex during combat rubber raiding craft operations. Essex is part of the... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystal Romans, master-at-arms,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystal Romans, master-at-arms, takes the Navy-wide E-5 exam aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex amphibious ready g... More
USS George Washington action
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Long, boatswain's mate, from San Diego, splices a lifeline on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deplo... More
ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group
Chief petty officer covers await their new owners at a pinning ceremony aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group... More
Staff Sgt. Calvin Chee, right, assigned to Marine Aviation
Staff Sgt. Calvin Chee, right, assigned to Marine Aviation Logistic Maintenance Squad 36, explains how to set a pressure tester on a rotor head to Petty Officer 3rd Class Edwin Rivera, aviation machinist's mate... More
USS George Washington action
Seaman Kyle Smith, from Greenville, S.C., helps rig a cargo pallet to a sliding pad-eye during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler ship USNS John Ericsson aboard t... More
Flight deck personnel assigned to the forward-deployed
Flight deck personnel assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex watch a CH-53E Sea Stallion take off. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is participa... More
USS Green Bay, US Navy Photogrpah
Sailors raise their arms, signifying that they have successfully donned their MCU-2P gas mask during chemical, biological, and radiological training aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay. The CBR t... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire handguns on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Gr... More