A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) leaves the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).during the multi-national exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Bold Alligator is intended to improve More
U.S. Marines participating in the exercise Bold Alligator embark on the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) at its home port, Naval Operations Base Norfolk, VA, Oct. 22, 2014. Bold Alligator is a multi-national, synthetic na More
The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) at its home port in preparation for exercise Bold Alligator, Naval Operations Base Norfolk, VA, Oct. 23, 2014. Bold Alligator is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise d More
Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Deputy Commander for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks with Marines and Coalition forces assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) at a transition brief in support of exercise More
Hospitalman Derek Galvao, assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, tests a water sample for chlorine concentration during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious co More
Chief Explosive Ordnance Technician Joe Miller (right) conducts post-blast analysis at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious cor More
HNLMS Johan de Witt Commanding Officer Capt. Rene Luyckx speak to media as the ship prepares to get underway for participation in exercise Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core compet More
Builder 2nd Class Andrew Gilchrist, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Support Unit 2, places concertina wire at the entry control point during base camp set up for Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Na More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 conduct renovations of South East Asia huts at Marine Corps Air Station New River. NMCB-1 is providing construction as a part of real-world and s More
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Charles Johnson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1), troubleshoots an electrical breaker during renovations of South East Asia (SEA) Huts on Marine Cor More
Royal Marines embark a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a battle readiness drill aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). Arlington is hosting troops from Canada, United Kingdom, More
Lt. James Dunford (left) and Ensign Kevin McManus, both assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, hang a carbon dioxide-emitting trap to monitor mosquito levels during Bold Alligator 20 More
Lt. j.g. Larry Salazar, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, readies 9mm magazines for small-arms training during Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core comp More
The USNS Choctaw County (JHSV-2) passes under the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge prior to exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, North Atl More
Sailors heave in lines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to get underway for multinational, amphibious exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core compete More
Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 holds a brief before departing Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for patrols as part of an exercise for Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competenc More
Rear Adm. Cynthia M. Thebaud, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 2, and Maj. Gen. Richard L. Simcock, deputy commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, arrive at tactical landing zone Lark on an MV More
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) departs Camp Lejeune following a vehicle onload during the multinational exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along wi More
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) departs Camp Lejeune following a vehicle onload during the multi-national exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along w More
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Estevez Quinones, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, briefs Alpha Company prior to a reconnaissance training exercise during Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps More
Steelworker 3rd Class Collin Welter, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, trims a board on a South East Asia (SEA) Hut as part of a rehabilitation project for Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator i More
Netherlands soldiers board a U.S. Navy LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushioned) during Bold Alligator 2014 at Fort Story, Va., Oct. 31, 2014. Bold Alligator 2014 is a multinational coalition Naval and amphibious mili More
Construction Electrician Constructionman Tim Seyler, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1), installs a breaker box in a South East Asia (SEA) Hut on Marine Corps Air Station New River. NMCB More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Iain Omera, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, performs a tactical water entry during mine countermeasure training while participating in B More
U.S. Navy sailors clear the well deck aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during Exercise Bold Alligator 14, Oct. 31, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval exercise designed to train More
Seaman Apprentice Jacob Clarke stands lookout watch on board amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multi-national exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious c More
Second Lt. Adam Casey, assigned to 26th E Company, instructs members of the Mexican Naval Infantry Force on aviation safety on board amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multinational exerci More
Seaman Apprentice Jacob Clarke stands lookout watch on board amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multinational exercise Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core comp More
Second Lt. Adam Casey, assigned to 26th E Company, instructs members of the Mexican Naval Infantry Force on aviation safety on board amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multi-national exerc More
Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 hold a brief before departing on patrols from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in support of Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy-Marine More
Operations Specialist Seaman Cody Pike, from Pavilion, N.Y., operates radar on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during multi-national, amphibious exercise, Bold Alligator 201 More
Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, Delta Team, 2nd Platoon conduct visit, board, search and seizure training onboard USNS Hunter (8202), pier side in Morehead City, as part of Bold Alligator 2014. More
Second Assistant Engineer Rick Pelletier refuels the Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Choctaw County's (JHSV 2) rescue boat during exercise Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended t More
Sailors participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sponsored barbecue during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies. Working wi More
A visit, board search and seizure team, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, approaches Navy training boat USNS Hunter (8202) during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marin More
MH-60S Seahawk helicopters prepare to depart amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multi-national exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Co More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division make their way to the shore at Onslow Beach, N.C., during beach operations training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2014, as part of Exercise Bo More
A Coast Guardsmen from Port Security Unit 307 processes information during the Bold Alligator Exercise Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The exercise is intended to improve Coast Gua More
Divers, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, prepare for an anti-terrorism, force protection training dive off the coast of Morehead City, in support of Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is More
A Canadian Armed Forces soldier, left, and U.S. Marine prepare to depart the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter off the coast of South Carolina for a hu More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Matthew Bobinchak, assigned to Underwater Construction Team One, drives a combat rubber raiding craft before conducting a pier inspection during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator More
The joint high-speed vessel, USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), moored pier side in Morehead City, to load vehicles and personnel in support of Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy-Marin More
Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Chris Kennedy, assigned to Helicopter Martime Strike Squadron 46, washes a Helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG More
A Marine guides a logistics vehicle system replacement aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) during Bold Alligator 2014. The exercise is intended to improve Na More
Lance Cpl. Keegan Brook, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 2, directs a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) in the well deck aboard joint high-speed vessel USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) during Bold More
Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jason Manning, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Area Search Platoon 201, climbs into an 8.5-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat from the Military Sealift Comman More
Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Chris Kennedy, assigned to Helicopter Martime Strike Squadron 46, washes a Helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missle destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 8 More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion, execute ground fighting techniques aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during Bold Alligator 14, Nov. 4, 2014. Bold Alligator is a multi-national, synthetic naval exerc More
The Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), Fires the MK-45 Mod 4. 5-inch gun, as the ship practice Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS), during multi-national exercise Bold More
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) gather intelligence on a known enemy vessel as part of an exercise during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and More
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Kevin Duque stands signalman watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) during an underway replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-cla More
Two 34-foot patrol boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 provide security around the joint high-speed vessel USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), as it prepares to depart Morehead City, N.C., to conduct traini More
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, practice flight operation aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), during multi-national exercise Bold Alligator 2014. More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen Richard L. Simcock, Commanding General, 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) speaks with participants of Exercise Bold Alligator 14, Nov. 10, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a mu More
Mexican Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, wait to board a bus that will be going to the USS Kearsarge (LHD-13) while conducting Training Exercise For Bold Alligat More
A U.S. Navy vehicle enters camp during Bold Alligator (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Allied and partner nation More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class John Linton, assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, adds chlorine to camp drinking water during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibio More
Royal Dutch Navy Commodore Rob Kramer, Commander Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Rear Adm. Cynthia Thebaud, and HNLMS Johan de Witt Commanding Officer Capt. Rene Luyckx speak to media as the ship prepares to get u More
Explosive Ordnance Technicians use an unmanned motorized vehicle to conduct post-blast analysis at the site of a simulated improvised explosive device during Bold Alligator 2014. Improving Navy-Marine Corps am More
Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician James Cooper provides a safety brief to members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six before small-arms training during Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improvin More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competencies along with coalition, North Atlantic Treaty Organizatio More
A Special Boat Team 20 (SBT-20) crew member guides an 11-Meter Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (11M NSW RIB) aboard the USNS Choctaw County (JHSV-20) during exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). More
Lt. James Dunford and Chief Hospital Corpsman Jennifer Nolen, both assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit Two, hang a carbon dioxide-emitting trap to monitor mosquito levels during Bold A More
Capt. John Coffey (left), commanding officer of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two, and Maj. Gen. Richard L. Simcock (right), deputy commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in More
Chief Mass Communication Specialist Larry Baruwa (left) and Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike Lenart, both assigned to Expeditionary Combat Camera, capture footage of Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 cond More
Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 prepare a 34-foot patrol boat prior to a reconnaissance training exercise during Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core competenc More
Staff Sgt. Waldemar Ortiz, from Las Cruces, N.M., translates for members of the Mexican navy for a tour of a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) during the multinational exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improv More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 secure new plywood to a South East Asia (SEA) hut for a rehabilitation project during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy-Ma More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Iain Omera (forward), and Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Joe Miller, both assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, conduct mine cou More
Steelworker Constructionman Jarvan Montgomery, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB 1), fabricates a new window shutter for a South East Asia (SEA) Hut on Marine Corps Air Station New River. More
A sailor guides a U.S. Navy LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushioned) off a beach during Bold Alligator 2014 at Fort Story, Va., Oct. 31, 2014. Bold Alligator 2014 is a multinational coalition Naval and amphibious mil More
Patrol boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 stand by to depart Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in support of Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy-Marine Corps amphibious core More
Seaman Han Kalt uses a sound-powered during lookout watch on board amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multinational exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphibi More
Seaman Han Kalt uses a sound-powered during lookout watch on board amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multi-national exercise Bold Alligator 2014 (BA14). Improving Navy-Marine Corps amphib More
Sailors, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, Delta Team, 2nd Platoon, make an entry during visit, board, search and seizure training (VBSS) onboard USNS Hunter (8202), pier side in Morehead City. VBSS trai More
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jacob Gotliboski, assigned to a Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, conducts a personnel inspection during a visit, board, search and seizure team training exercise during Bold Alligator 2014. More
Coast Guardsmen use a 32-foot Transportable Port Security Boat to participate in the Bold Alligator 2014 Exercise Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The exercise is intended to improv More
Capt. David Bossert, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), leads members of local North Carolina government on a tour of the navigation bridge during the multi-national exercise B More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Classes Vincent Leon (left) and Matthew Haynes, both assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two, conduct pre-dive checks before a pier inspection during B More
Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division drag their Zodiac boats to shore at Onslow Beach, N.C., during beach operations training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 4, 2014, as part of Exerci More
Seaman Kadijah Faison, steers the bridge helm aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), during multinational exercise Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is inte More
A Zodiac boat is towed onto the joint high-speed vessel USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies. Working More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Matthew Bobinchak, assigned to Underwater Construction Team One, readies a military dive flag aboard a combat rubber raiding craft during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is int More
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, try to establish communications with ground forces aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during Bold Alligator 14, Nov. 4, 2014. Bold Alligator is a More
A Canadian armed forces soldier from 3 Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment provides perimeter security during a humanitarian scenario as part of Exercise Bold Alligator 2014 at a U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces comp More
Staff Sergeant Jesse Belt of Sierra Vista, Ariz., speaks to coalition military members of the main element at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during exercise Bold Alligator 14, Nov. 4, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is More
A medium tactical vehicle replacement is backed onto the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) during Bold Alligator 2014. The exercise is intended to improve Navy and Ma More
A logistics vehicle system replacement (LVSR), assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 2, is loaded onto USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2). The joint high-speed vessel docked in Morehead City to take on vehicles and More
Cmdr. Christopher McCallum, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), mans the bridge during an encounter with a known enemy vessel as part of an exercise during Bold Alligator 201 More
Gus Turbine System Technician Mechanical 1st Class William Hodge, reads a fuel control panel to determine fuel levels aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) du More
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps, Mexican Naval Infantry Force and French Foreign Legion prepare to depart amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) via helicopter during the multi-national exercise Bold Al More
Gunner's Mate Seaman Carolina Campos reads the MK-45 Mod. 4, 5-inch gun electrical panel aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) as the ship practice Naval Surf More
The joint high-speed vessel USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) departs Morehead City, N.C., to conduct training exercises off the coast of North Carolina during Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to impr More
Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 46, practice flight operation aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) during multi-national exercise Bold Alligator 2014. Bol More
Gunner's Mate Seaman Jaime Arce, man a MK-38, mod 1 machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) Surface Fire Support (NSFS), during multi-national exerc More