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170627-N-PM250-071 NORFOLK (June 27, 2017) Aviation
Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard (left), Fort Bliss commander,
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Scott G. McKenzie from San Francisco,
Col. Charles Dockery, commanding officer of Marine
Sgt. Christopher Smith, a platoon sergeant with CLR-17
US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine USS PARCHE (SSN 683), lower the National ENSIGN for the last time during a change of command and decommissioning ceremony held at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington (WA). The PARCHE, the last of the Sturgeon Class attack submarines, was configured for research and development from 1987-1991 and used primarily for intelligence gathering and underwater salvage
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Allen Goodyear, Marine
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Three US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Ships Platoon, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Afloat Prepositioning Force (AFLOAT PREPO) Logistics Prepositioning Ship (LPS) High Speed Vessel (HSV) MV WESTPAC EXPRESS (HSV 4676), secure palletized gear to the interior deck as 3rd Marine Division (MARDIV) Marines load onboard prior to sailing to Philippines so that they can participate in Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) from 3rd Battalion (BN) 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8) on the Unit Deployment Program (UDP), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), conducts a class on helicopter exiting maneuvers to Philippine Marines from the 3rd Battalion (BN) 33rd Marines (MAR). The training is part of the MARINE INTEROPERABILITY EXERCISE (MIX) held in the Philippine Islands. MIX is a bilateral training exercise involving the Marines of 3/8 and the Philippine Marine Corps
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC), gather around a CH 53 Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), for a class on loading and off-loading maneuvers in support of Marine Interoperability Exercise (MIX) at the Ternate Philippine Marine Corps Base (PMCB), in the Philippines (PHL). The troops are armed with an assortment of weapons and carry the Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle
US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Hill, with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, arrives in the port of Brunei Darussalam, aboard the US Navy (USN) Anchorage Class, USS ANCHORAGE (LSD36) to train during landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 3rd Battalion (BN) 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8) on the Unit Deployment Program (UDP), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), drive an M1046 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) off of the Austal Westpac Express, an Australian High Speed Vehicle (HSV), to prepare for the MARINE INTEROPERABILITY EXERCISE (MIX) held on the island of the Philippines. MIX is a bilateral training exercise involving the Marines of 3/8 and the Philippine Marine Corps
US Navy SEAMAN Fredrick B. Aquino from the USS FORT MC HENRY (LSD 43) guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) as it lands in the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan. Excercise Balikatan, which is Tagalog for "shoulder the load together", was the first joint exercise featuring troops from both the United States and the Philippines since 1995
USMC personnel assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa Japan and Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) personnel take part in opening ceremonies for Exercise BALIKATAN 2000 held at Marine Base Ternate, Philippines. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995
Onboard the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), Ophthalmologist, USN Commander (CDR) Jason Ross, conducts an eye exam on a local Philippine resident, while the ship rest at anchor in the Philippine Sea near the Philippine City of Zamboanga. The USNS MERCY is on a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia
US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Matthew Tulis, assigned to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Two (HMM-262), rides in the cargo bay of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter back to Clark Air Base (AB), Luzon Island, Philippines (PHL), while participating in Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces
Onboard the USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43) Private First Class (PFC) Todd P. Willis, USMC, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, stands guard duty as the American Flag flies at full mast, while in port at Hong Kong, China. FORT MCHENRY is enroute to the Philippines to take part in Exercise BALIKATAN 2000
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000
Base: Uss Fort Mchenry (LSD 43)
State: Hong Kong
Country: China (CHN)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jason M. Carter, Usmc
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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