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SAN DIEGO (Mar. 31, 2017) Chief Petty Officers, assigned to Beachmaster Unit ONE (BMU-1), conducted a flag raising ceremony in honor of the Chief Petty Officer's 124th birthday. The rank of chief petty officer More
Airman Celia Nunezbowen attaches chocks and chains to a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the “Purple Foxes” of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364 (REIN) aboard amphibious transport dock ship US More
Amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) receives supplies from Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) during a replenishment at sea. Peleliu is the flagship of the More
Col. Scott Campbell, commanding officer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Capt. Mark Sakaguchi, commander, Amphibious Squadron Three, watch the opening ceremony of Exercise Crocodilo 2012 at Timor-Leste Defen More
Lt. Cmdr. Todd Valasco assigned to the "Wild Cards" of Combat Helicopter Squadron (HSC) 23 begins his approach to land a MH-60S Knight Hawk of on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). More
Fire Controlman 3rd Class Lillian Delbeccao assists in clearing a close-in weapons system before conducting maintenance on board amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore is a part of the Pel More
Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 Rear Adm. Frank Pond thanks Seaman David Rosser for his service aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Pond visited Green Bay for the first More
Sailors and Marines assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group Three await a uniform inspection at the command. ESG 3 consists of more than 9,400 sailors and Marines in eight naval support elements and three amphib More
A sailor assigned to Bravo Surgical Company, attached to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, performs a simulated medical response as Rear Adm. Frank Ponds, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, Rear Adm. More
Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) salute the flag as it flies half mast in remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2 More
Dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) holds a change of command ceremony. Cmdr. Karrey D. Sanders relieved Cmdr. Michael J. Harris after his 18-month term as commanding officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass C More
Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) heave in the mooring lines as Anchorage prepares to get underway. Anchorage is currently off the coast of Southern California undergoing More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet, left, and Col. Vance L. Cryer, and U.S. Navy Capt. Clinton A. Carroll and Rear Adm. Fernandez L. Ponds cut a cake during the integration ceremony for the Essex Amphibi More
150327-N-GP839-002 Capt. Antonio Cardoso, Expeditionary Strike Group THREE (ESG-3) logistics officer, speaks about his Portuguese heritage during the commands European-American celebration in the Flag Conferenc More
150617-N-VR008-110 SAN DIEGO (June 17, 2015) - Vice Adm. Kenneth E. Floyd, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, presents the Legion of Merit award to Rear Adm. Fernandez L. Ponds at the Expeditionary Strike Group Three c More
Soldiers from 331st Transportation Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade guide a floating Trident Pier in preparation for the landing during Combined Logistics Over-the-Shore at Anmyeo More
150629-N-JH188-028 ANMYEON BEACH, Republic of Korea (June 29, 2015) – 331st Transportation Company (Modular Causeway System) inserts a Trident Pier into Anmyeon Beach on the west coast of the Republic of Korea More
150701-N-JH188-001 ANMYEON BEACH, Republic of Korea (June 30, 2015) – A U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility 2000 offloads equipment to a Trident Pier at Anmyeon Beach on the west coast of the Republic of Korea duri More
ANMYEON BEACH, Republic of Korea (July 3, 2015) – U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force drive High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) to the beach from a Causeway ferry operated by th More
Aerographer’s Mate 2nd Class Howard Bigby from the Fleet Weather Center San Diego, Strike Group Oceanography Team, provides the morning weather update to U.S. Rear Adm. Daniel Fillion and Republic of Korea Rear More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Chavis, battlefield weather forecaster for 18th Weather Squadron, Fort Bragg, N.C., reviews the five-day forecast for possible changes during the Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-S More
150817-N-JH188-029 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 17, 2015) Members of the Japanese Coordinate council and Veterans of Foreign Wars wave Japanese flags to welcome Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer, JS Hyu More
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JDS Hyuga departs from Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 31, 2015, during the start of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exerci More
Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion unhook towing cables from an amphibious assault vehicle following an amphibious landing during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., More
150905-N-MZ309-007 CAMP PENDLETON (Sept. 5, 2015) Marines secure the beach during an amphibious landing for Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015. Dawn Blitz 2015 is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train the U.S. Nav More
150906-N-MZ309-049 CAMP PENDLETON (Sept. 6, 2015) Construction Mechanic 1st Class Duane Husted (left) and Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Javier Sorto, both assigned to Beach Master Unit One, signal in a Japane More
150907-N-MZ309-044 CAMP PENDLETON (Sept. 7, 2015) Japanese Soldiers prepare to transport a victim during a casualty evacuation training evolution for Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015. Dawn Blitz 2015 is a scenario-driv More
150910-N-MZ309-142 CAMP PENDLETON (Sep. 10, 2015) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Savannah Frank, assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), sings the national anthem while the I MEF color guard presents the col More
151005-N-MZ309-033 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2015) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jacob Meadow, assigned to Amphibious Craft Unit One (ACU) 1, signals a San Francisco City Fire Department truck off the Land Craft Util More
170113-N-BU440-006 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 13, 2017) Sailors and Marines Parade the Colors during the Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 change of command ceremony in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS Ameri More
170113-N-LD343-0004 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 13, 2017) Rear Adm. Cathal O’Connor salutes as Strike Group Commander’s flag is closed up during the Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 change of command ceremony in the hang More
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 23, 2017) Senior Chief Navy Counselor Karra Garrin and Personnel Specialist 1st Class Daniel Mullen work together to bag oranges during a San Diego food bank volunteer event. The mission of ESG- More
KEARNY MESA, Calif. (Mar. 10, 2017) RDML Cathal O’Connor, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group THREE, have a discussion with Naval Surface Forces, US Pacific Fleet Medical Readiness Division Director Capt. Tua More
SAN DIEGO (Mar. 13, 2017) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jose Salas, assigned to Beachmaster Unit ONE (BMU-1), provides cover against simulated threats during Defense Combat Operations (DCO) training. The DCO course is More
MANAMA, Bahrain (March 20, 2017) Seaman Pryscilla Saldivar, from Tuscon, Ariz., prepares to raise the American flag on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is depl More
SAN DIEGO (Apr. 19, 2017) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Jonathan Simon, from Spokane, WA, assigned to Beachmaster Unit ONE (BMU-1) explains the capabilities and limitations of small arms weapons. Beachmaster Unit One More
SAN DIEGO (Apr. 21, 2017) Command Master Chief Donald Davis, right, and Operations Specialist 1st Class David Cao, both assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group THREE, participate in a push-up competition as part More
SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) transits the San Diego Bay in preparation to pulling in port. Makin Island, flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is retu More
180418-N-UK248-041 PORTLAND, Ore. (April 18, 2018) Utilitiesman Constructionman Isis Mondesir, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, currently attached to the future USS Portland (LPD 27), sorts thro More
PORTLAND, Ore. (April 21, 2018) The Governor of Oregon Kate Brown addresses the audience during the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) commissioning ceremony, April 21. Portland is the U.S. Na More
SAN DIEGO (May 22, 2017) Al Roker and the crew of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), prepare to go live on the flight deck to film NBC’s TODAY show. The TODAY show featured live segments from Naval Base More
170614-N-UG095-073 SAN DIEGO (June 14, 2017) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Charles Ellis, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), runs the ball during a football game for Gator Week More
SAN DIEGO (Jun 15, 2017) Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) participate in a cardboard boat regatta event during Expeditionary Strike More
SAN DIEGO (Jun 24, 2017) Rear Adm. Cathal S. O'Connor, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, presents retired NFL Running Back LaDainian Tomlinson with a Gator Ball 2017 trident during ESG-3's annual G More
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 20, 2017) San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) transits the Pacific Ocean during Talisman Saber 2017. As part of the U.S. 3rd Fleet Forward construct, Vice More
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2017) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Connor Gradoville fires a shot line from a M14 rifle over to fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) during an underway replenishment. Rus More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2017) Boatswains Mate 1st Class Richard Jett speaks to midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy on the boat deck of Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Ru More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2017) Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) work together to inflate a "Killer Tomato" target during a live-fire exercise. Rushmore is underway More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2017) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Giacomo Voorhees observes as Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Clinton Harris conducts maintenance on a MK-38 25mm machine gun on the bridge wing of Whidbey Island-cla More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2017) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 31, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, enters the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) behind LCAC 74 during More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2017) Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1st MEB) transit from Camp Pendleton to amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a More
171021-N-AF263-023 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2017) Marine Lance Cpl. Leo Maxwell, assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Support (MALS) 13, Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jeffrey Bala, assigned to the W More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2017) The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is fired from the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during Dawn Blitz 2017. More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kaleem Lylesdawson watches as his team receives a simulated casualty aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a drill for More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2017) Adaptive Trauma Team personnel Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Magajna and Cmdr. Michael Johnston conduct a drill with medical personnel assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock land More
The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is fired from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during Dawn Blitz 2017 over the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 22, 2017. Dawn B More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2017) The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is fired from the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during Dawn Blitz 20 More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) A member of the Japanese Self-Defense Force cleans a .50-caliber machine gun while assisting in conducting maintenance on amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) in the truck tunnel of t More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Majesta Hagemyer, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 3, fills a syringe with influenza vaccine aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Esse More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) Members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force assist in conducting maintenance on amphibious assault vehicles in the truck tunnel of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock sh More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) Marine Sgt. Mark Morgan, from Cincinnati, Ohio, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), background, oversees a member of the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) conduc More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) Members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) conduct training in the truck tunnel of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during Dawn Bl More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) Marines inspect a rotor of an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the “Sea Elks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibio More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2017) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) simulates a strait transit as part of Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2017) Sailors onboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) simulate fighting a fire on the ship's flight deck during a crash and salvage drill as part of Dawn Bli More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2017) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) carry a stretcher in the medical ward during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) drill d More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2017) A foreign liaison officer observes an F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the “Wake Island Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 landing aboard the Wasp-class More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2017) Sailors assigned to Deck Department onboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and Assault Craft Unit 5, conduct landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) opera More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) Deck Department Sailors treat a simulated injury on Lance Cpl. Connor Morrissey, assigned to 1st Law Enforcement Brigade, Bravo Company, during a medical drill aboard the Wasp-clas More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) steams off the coast of San Clemente Island during a simulated strait transit of Dawn Blitz 2017. Da More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) Lt. Casey Arnold, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, pilots a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driv More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) Capt. Robert Hawthorne, Air Boss, and Master Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Aristotle Villahermosa, Air Department Leading Chief Petty Officer, observe the takeoff of an F-35B Lig More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Michal Orman signals to an F-35B Lightening II pilot assigned to the “Wake Island Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 on the More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Anthony Deleon prepares to signal the launch of Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) from the well deck of Whidbey Island-class dock landi More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) General Surgeon Cmdr. Michael Johnston and Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Lt. Michelle Miller of Role 2 Light Maneuver (R2LM) Navy Adaptive Trauma Team (NATT) ONE, treat a More
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2017) Amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) attached to Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) approach Red Beach for bilateral exercise Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz 2017 is a More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 travels from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) to San Clemente Island during a sim More
171026-N-TU910-009 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) The Wasp-class amphibious assault shit USS Essex (LHD 2) transits the Pacific Ocean during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise d More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Michael Hearon observes flight quarter from primary flight control aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a More
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 2, 2017) Rear Adm. Cathal S. O'Connor, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Three, gives a speech during a change of command ceremony aboard the museum ship USS Midway. Somerset is currently More
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 8, 2017) Navy Region Southwest Band plays a selection during the Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 change of command ceremony held onboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). During the More
171226-N-XN518-111 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 26, 2017) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Philip Reeve speaks to college football players from the Michigan State University Spartans about self contained brea More
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 17, 2018) San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departs Naval Base San Diego to conduct an Underway Recovery Test (URT) in conjunction with NASA off the coast of Sou More
SAN DIEGO (Jan 22, 2018) The future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) arrives to its new homeport of San Diego. Portland, named after the largest city in Oregon, is the 11th More
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 25, 2018) Melissa Jones, National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Recovery Director, talks to local media during a press conference on Naval Base San Diego. USS Anchorage (LPD 23) More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 1, 2018) U.S. Marines interact with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) as part of the annual ex More
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 2, 2018) Amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) transits the San Diego Bay in preparation to pull in port. Pearl Harbor, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked More
180203-N-GR847-026 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) conduct small boat operations in a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) as part More
180205-N-GR847-033 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2018) Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles (LCAC) depart the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during Iron Fist 2018. Rushmore More
180206-N-SF984-0021 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 6, 2018) Sonar Technician 3rd Class Amanda Nguyen of Houston Texas, and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class George May of Fort Jones, California assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guide More
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 27, 2018) Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the San Diego Bay. Boxer is currently underway off the coast of Southern California conducting contractor sea trials. (U.S. Navy Phot More
180405-N-HD110-0189 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2018) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Carla Olivares, from Charolette, N.C., searches for foreign object debris on the flight deck aboard the Harpers Ferry-class amphibio More
180405-N-VR594-0025 SAN DIEGO (April 5, 2018) Sailors heave line as the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) prepares to depart San Diego. Pearl Harbor is currently underwa More
180405-N-HD110-0282 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2018) Sailors apply chock and chains to a CV-22 Osprey assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command during deck landing qualifications aboard the flight deck More