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An Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) air-cushion landing craft (LCAC) is guided inland by a beachmaster during an amphibious assault exercise

An Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) air-cushion landing craft (LCAC) is gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 (Sw) Greg Lewis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A member of Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) monitors the control panels of an air cushion landing craft (LCAC)

A member of Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) monitors the control panels o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Relea... More

A crewman from assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU 4) sits at the helm of an air cushion landing craft (LCAC)

A crewman from assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU 4) sits at the helm of an air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nab, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

An Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2) utility landing craft is readied for unloading from the well deck of the dock landing ship USS PORTLAND (LSD 37). The PORTLAND is transporting equipment which will be used to repair a flood-damaged railroad during exercise ATLAS RAIL

An Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2) utility landing craft is readied for u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RAIL Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Ac) Stephen L. Batiz Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Members of Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) march behind their banner during the "San Diego Salutes the Troops" parade. The parade is being held in honor of all veterans, with special recognition being given to units that took part in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Members of Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) march behind their banner du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Port side view of the US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS MOBILE BAY (CG 53) and Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1634), Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), patrol the waters surrounding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) as a super tanker takes on crude oil. The MOBILE BAY and LCU 1634 are among several USN, US Coast Guard (USCG), and coalition ships that share the responsibilities of patrolling and safeguarding the waters near the Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) and ABOT in the Persian Gulf

Port side view of the US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Loyd, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), makes its approach into the well deck aboard the Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49) on the East China Sea. The HARPERS FERRY is currently participating in Amphibious Specialty Training (AST), certifying the well deck for operations

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), Assault Craft Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian P. Biller, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine directs a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with Marine Armor Kit (MAK) out of US Navy (USN) Utility Landing Craft 1666 (LCU 1666) assigned to Amphibious Craft Unit 1 (ACU-1)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine directs a High-Mobility Multipurpose W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddoef, Usn Rele... More

A US Navy (USN) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Beach MASTER Unit 1 (BMU-1), Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado, California (CA), drives onto USN Utility Landing Craft 1666 (LCU 1666) assigned to Amphibious Craft Unit 1 (ACU-1) at NAB Coronado, CA

A US Navy (USN) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), offload equipment and personnel from the US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Utility (LCU-1651) craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1, (ACU-1), Detachment Western Pacific, on the beach at Hat Yoa, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2006. The Exercise is an annual Multi-National joint exercise aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations. The USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), is visible in the background

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hat Yao, Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian P. Biller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

The US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-63) craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), arrives on the beach to offload elements of the US Marine Corps (USMC) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on the beach at Hat Yao, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2006. The Exercise is a combined annual joint training exercise with the US Military and Royal Thai Military aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

The US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-63) craft assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2006 Base: Hat Yao, Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian P. Biller,... More

An NCO instructs his Soldiers on proper operation of laundry equipment

An NCO instructs his Soldiers on proper operation of laundry equipment

FORT HOOD, Texas. – U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Sgt. David Chapa explains the proper way to stabilize the laundry advance system and ways to minimize the effects if it were to become unbalanced during annual trai... More

Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr. and his wifel talk with

Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr. and his wifel talk with

Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr. and his wifel talk with guests during the Multi National 2013 New Year's reception on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist De... More

U.S. Army Officer Candidates Amanda Wilson and Brendan

U.S. Army Officer Candidates Amanda Wilson and Brendan

U.S. Army Officer Candidates Amanda Wilson and Brendan Mackie, members of the Delaware Army National Guard, listen to a Civil War history lesson outside of the Trinity United Church in Gettysburg, Pa., July 11,... More

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Katelynn Maronge pipes reveille

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Katelynn Maronge pipes reveille

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Katelynn Maronge pipes reveille on the bridge of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) Nov. 19, 2018, while underway in the Pacific Ocean. USS Somers... More

Historical re-enactors and living historians, portraying World War II era American Soldiers, depart a Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1680), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Two (ACU-2), recreating the amphibious Allied assault against German Army positions on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, during the 6th Annual D-Day Conneaut Public Historic Battle Re-Enactment held along the Lake Erie shoreline at Conneaut, Ohio (OH). These re-enactors are participating with other American, Canadian, and European re-enactors and living historians who are recreating and simulating Allied and Axis soldiers involved in Operation Overlord, the Allied D-Day invasion of Hitlers Festung Europa (Fortress Europe) on...

Historical re-enactors and living historians, portraying World War II ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Historical re-enactors and living historians, portraying World War II era American Soldiers, depart a Landing Craft Utility (LCU... More

US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, departs the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) LC 81, from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) Detachment West Pacific, Sasebo, Japan, onto a Gogu Beach for the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored and Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October ...

US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Deta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, d... More

An aerial port beam view of utility and mechanized landing craft attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island

An aerial port beam view of utility and mechanized landing craft attac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Sailors perform maintenance on an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2)

Sailors perform maintenance on an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA M. Hendricks Release St... More

A view of the interior of an air cushion landing craft (LCAC) hangar at Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) support facility

A view of the interior of an air cushion landing craft (LCAC) hangar a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nab, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

The Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) air cushion landing craft LCA11 comes ashore during an amphibious exercise in the Mediterranean area

The Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) air cushion landing craft LCA11 comes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A beachmaster directs an air-cushned landing craft (LCAC) of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) ashore during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

A beachmaster directs an air-cushned landing craft (LCAC) of Assault C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Marines take a break atop an M-1038 cargo/troop carrier as it is readied for unloading from an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

Marines take a break atop an M-1038 cargo/troop carrier as it is readi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A member of Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) reads a book while sitting in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44)

A member of Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) reads a book while sitting in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) loaded with troops and equipment steers into the well deck of the USS PELELIU (LHA 5) during KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

An Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Major Command Shown: ACU-5 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael D. Degner, USN Re... More

A Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Landing Craft Unit-1 (ACU-1) (DET-A), prepares to board the USS TARAWA (LHA 1), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

A Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Landing Craft Unit-1 (ACU-1) (DET-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene C... More

The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) leads the formation followed by Landing Craft, Air Cushions (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit-4 (ACU-4). They are flanked by USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG 60) (left) and USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59). The Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), on the Atlantic Ocean, is returning to homeport Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), after a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Finley Williams, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) drive out of US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Utility 1617 (LCU 1617), Amphibious Craft Unit One (ACU-1), Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado, California (CA), at the landing area of Del Mar Boat Base, Camp Pendleton, CA. The Navy and Marines units are under way off the coast of Southern California for their Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) for a regularly scheduled deployment

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Del Mar Boat Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Re... More

A high-angle view showing the US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-73) craft, assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) maintains station in the Cabalian Bay, just off shore from Saint Bernard on the southern part of the Philippine Island of Leyte, to provide much needed humanitarian assistance for the victims of a devastating landslide, as part of the Forward Deployed, Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force, out of Sasebo, Japan

A high-angle view showing the US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cabalina Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. Kennedy, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

U.S. Army Soldiers stand at attention in the South

U.S. Army Soldiers stand at attention in the South

U.S. Army Soldiers stand at attention in the South Defense Information School graduation room at Fort George G. Meade, Md., April 10, 2015. The service members recited The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer d... More

Soldiers from the 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Soldiers from the 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Soldiers from the 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment conduct a ruck march prior to a field training exercise (FTX) in Livermore, N.H. Aug. 17, 2020. The ruck march route traversed through the White Mountain... More

LTG Donald M. Campbell, Jr. gets a hug from a retiree

LTG Donald M. Campbell, Jr. gets a hug from a retiree

LTG Donald M. Campbell, Jr. gets a hug from a retiree after he Assumes Command of U.S. Army Europe (U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist Dee Crawford/Released)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Oscarson, 359th TTSB

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Oscarson, 359th TTSB

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Oscarson, 359th TTSB Brigade Sargeant Major, reviews his target after qualifing with the 9M at a range hosted by the 982D Combat Camera Company, on Fort Jackson, S.C., March 18... More

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mecha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Simmons, C., B./SGT. MAJ. Release Status: Relea... More

A Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Landing Craft Unit-1 (ACU-1) (DET-A), Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California prepares to board the USS TARAWA (LHA 1), with vital equipment needed to carry out thier task during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

A Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) from Landing Craft Unit-1 (ACU-1) (DET-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene C... More

US Navy (USN) Beach MASTER, Construction Mechanic Second Class (CM2), Mikel S. Irvine, assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) directs a Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) craft, from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU- 5), safely ashore at the port of Sah Shuaiba, at Kuwait Naval Base (KNB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Beach MASTER, Construction Mechanic Second Class (CM2), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Port Of Ash Shuaiba Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Richard J. Brunson, Usn Release Sta... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to B Company, 2-8 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, are processed through the new Army Combat Uniform (ACU) Distribution Site inside the Starker Physical Fitness Center, located at Fort Hood, Texas (TX). The ACU infuses many ergonomic improvements with a new-look digital camouflage pattern

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to B Company, 2-8 Infantry, 4th Infant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Steve Bibiano, CIV Release Status: Released to Public... More

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4), Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), prepares to enter the well deck of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). The KEARSARGE and embarked ACU-4 are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment to support Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), Assault Craft Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sarah E. Ard, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1631, assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU 1), prepares to pull into the well deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) at Sasebo Harbor, Japan (JPN). Over looking the LCU is the ESSEXs MK 15 Phalanx Close-In weapons System (CWIS). The ESSEX is currently participating in Amphibious Specialty Training (AST), certifying the well deck for operations

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1631, assigned to Assault...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Marvin E. Thompson Jr., Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Navy (USN) SEAMAN (SN) Douglas Thomas dons a helmet prior to participating in a weapons live fire exercise aboard the USN Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50) off the coast of Somalia. The CARTER HALL and embarked ACU-4 are currently on deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MOS) in the Indian Ocean in support of the Global War on Terrorism

US Navy (USN) SEAMAN (SN) Douglas Thomas dons a helmet prior to partic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team from the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), approach a Indian cargo dhow to conduct a master consent boarding. The CARTER HALL and embarked ACU-4 are currently on deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MOS) in the Indian Ocean in support of the Global War on Terrorism

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team from the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), maneuver through the waters of the Indian Ocean aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to conduct a master consent boarding on an Indian cargo dhow. The CARTER HALL and embarked ACU-4 are currently on deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MOS) in the Indian Ocean in support of the Global War on Terrorism

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors from the USN Assault Craft Unit One (ACU 1), Detachment Western Pacific, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, perform precision anchorage aboard their Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1651 during the annual EXERCISE COBRA GOLD 2006 in the Gulf of Thailand (THA). This year is the 25th anniversary of COBRA GOLD, a combined annual joint training exercise aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

US Navy (USN) Sailors from the USN Assault Craft Unit One (ACU 1), Det...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Landng Craft Utility (LCU) 1651 Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian Biller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion 62 (LCAC-62) craft from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5), attached to USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), lands on a beach at Bellows Air Force Station (AFS), Hawaii (HI), during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. The exercise designed to increase the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined sea operations. RIMPAC 2006 brings together military forces from Australia (AUS), Canada (CAN), Chile (CHL), Peru (PER), Japan (JPN), the Republic of Korea (KOR), United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US)

US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion 62 (LCAC-62) craft from Assaul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSA Jeffery J. Gabriel Jr, USN... More

Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno,

Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno,

Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, participates in a town hall meeting to talk about the status of the Army at Wiesbaden Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, April 30, 2013. (U.S. Ar... More

U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Glasscock (right) demonstrates

U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Glasscock (right) demonstrates

U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Glasscock (right) demonstrates the “move ahead” hand and arm signal during a casualty evacuation class at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Aug. 8, 2014. Glasscock is an OCS platoon trainer... More

Spc. Christie Ann Belfort shoots an azimuth using a

Spc. Christie Ann Belfort shoots an azimuth using a

Spc. Christie Ann Belfort shoots an azimuth using a compass while conducting a land navigation course during a field training exercise (FTX) in Rochester, N.H. Aug. 19, 2020. The FTX was a part of annual traini... More

Sailors prepare the M240B machine gun during a quick-fire

Sailors prepare the M240B machine gun during a quick-fire

Sailors prepare the M240B machine gun during a quick-fire drill on the bridge wing of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) Nov. 19, 2018, while underway in the Pacific Ocea... More

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mecha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. MAJ. C. B. Simmons Release Status: Release... More

Equipment is unloaded from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2) utility landing craft which is positioned at the stern of the dock landing ship USS PORTLAND (LSD 37). The equipment will be used during the Seabee construction exercise ATLAS RAIL, a Seabee project to repair a flood-damaged railroad

Equipment is unloaded from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU 2) utility lan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RAIL Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Ac) Stephen L. Batiz Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

The Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) air cushion landing craft LCAC9 comes ashore during an amphibious exercise in the Mediterranean area

The Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) air cushion landing craft LCAC9 comes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-23 of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) rests on land after emerging from the water

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-23 of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: OS2 N.W. Quinto Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-17 of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) stands on shore in preparation for unloading equipment during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-17 of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-23 of Assault Craft 5 (ACU-5) rests on land after emerging from the water

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-23 of Assault Craft 5 (ACU-5) rests o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Quinto Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmembers of Landing Craft, Air Cushioned 5 (LCAC 5) conduct on-load of vehicles from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), DET BRAVO for transport to USS PELELIU (LHA 5) in support of EXERCISE KERNEL BLITZ '97. Seen is a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Crewmembers of Landing Craft, Air Cushioned 5 (LCAC 5) conduct on-load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC)-17 from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) FIVE, Loads on board USS Anchorage (LSD-36) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ. With a normal load of fuel and a sixty-ton payload, LCAC can sustain up to 50 kt/91 kph in seastate 2 (light chop) for a range of up to 328 nm/607 km

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC)-17 from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) FI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ... More

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) offloads from a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Utility (LCU-1630) craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), on the beach at Mubarek Military City, Egypt, in preparation for an amphibious assault landing demonstration in support of Exercise BRIGHT STAR 2005. The exercise is an important part of US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) theater engagement strategy and is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, strengthen the military and professional relationships among participating forces

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) offloads from a U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Brandon A. Teeples, Usn Release Stat... More

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4), exits the well deck of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). The KEARSARGE and the LCAC are part of the KEARSARGE Expeditionary Strike Group and are underway in the Atlantic Ocean returning to their homeport, Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), at the end of a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war against terrorism

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sarah E. Ard, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), a Sailor assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team perform gear checks as they prepare to conduct a master consent boarding aboard an Indian cargo dhow. The CARTER HALL and embarked ACU-4 are currently on deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MOS) in the Indian Ocean in support of the Global War on Terrorism

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Republic of Korea (ROK) Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1), offload from a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Utility (LCU) craft assigned to the "Surf Riders" of Assault Craft Unit 1 (ACU-1) during a combined amphibious landing held in Manripo, Republic of Korea (ROK). Symbolizing the culmination of Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration (RSOI) and Exercise FOAL EAGLE (FE) 2006. Ships and units of Commander, Task Force 76 (CTF-76) and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) have been participating in RSOI/FE 06 to strengthen interoperability between US and ROK Forces

Republic of Korea (ROK) Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1), offload ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Manripo Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A view from onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), showing the USN Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-63) craft, from Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), Detachment Western Pacific, as it approaches the ship from the stern, during amphibious operation conducted in the Gulf of Thailand in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2006. The Exercise is a combined annual joint training exercise aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

A view from onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian Biller, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

060817-N-1467R-042 (Aug. 17, 2006)A US Navy (USN) Sailor, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4), Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Va., checks the propeller of a Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) after arriving onto Onslow Beach, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of a US Marine Corps (USMC) on load of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5). The BATAAN is underway conducting an Expeditionary Strike Group Integration (ESGINT) with the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12), USN Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship USS OAK HILL (LSD 51), embarked...

060817-N-1467R-042 (Aug. 17, 2006)A US Navy (USN) Sailor, assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: 060817-N-1467R-042 (Aug. 17, 2006)A US Navy (USN) Sailor, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4), Naval Amphibious Base Little... More

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 24 from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 underway during a routine training evolution off the coast of California on Nov.28, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Johansen Laurel) (Released)

U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 24 from Assault Craft Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Johansen Laurel, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana carries a wood beam through

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana carries a wood beam through

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana carries a wood beam through the first station of the obstacle course for the Local Best Warrior Competition at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico, Nov... More

Sgt. 1st Class Raphael M. Castro, platoon sergeant

Sgt. 1st Class Raphael M. Castro, platoon sergeant

Sgt. 1st Class Raphael M. Castro, platoon sergeant for 3rd Platoon, 557th Military Police Company, 501st Sustainment Brigade, gives his platoon a range-safety orientation brief at Rodriguez Range, South Korea, ... More

190522-N-NB544-1322 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2019) Sailors

190522-N-NB544-1322 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2019) Sailors

190522-N-NB544-1322 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 maneuver landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 57 into the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock... More

Guests arrive at the Multi National 2013 New Year's

Guests arrive at the Multi National 2013 New Year's

Guests arrive at the Multi National 2013 New Year's reception. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist Dee Crawford/Released)

Army Sgt. Pedro A. Barrera Ramos inspects a .50-caliber

Army Sgt. Pedro A. Barrera Ramos inspects a .50-caliber

Army Sgt. Pedro A. Barrera Ramos inspects a .50-caliber machine gun as part of the fourth station of the obstacle course for the Local Best Warrior Competition at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, S... More

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left,

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left,

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, left, presents a lapel pin recognizing 50 years of federal service to Arthur Chee during a ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden in Hesse, Germany, April 30,... More

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana plots points on a map during

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana plots points on a map during

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana plots points on a map during the land navigation course for the Local Best Warrior Competition at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico, Nov. 9, 2014. Pa... More

An aerial starboard bow view of the utility and mechanized landing craft attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island

An aerial starboard bow view of the utility and mechanized landing cra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An aerial port quarter view of utility and mechanized landing craft attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island

An aerial port quarter view of utility and mechanized landing craft at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An aerial port quarter view of utility and mechanized landing craft attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island

An aerial port quarter view of utility and mechanized landing craft at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An aerial starboard quarter view of utility and mechanized landing craft attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island

An aerial starboard quarter view of utility and mechanized landing cra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mechanized landing craft during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85

Egyptian marines exit from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 mecha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Sgm C.B. Simmons Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class (HT3) Dale R. Garren inspects the propeller of Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-10) as a mobile lift is moved into position to pick the craft up.  LCAC-10 is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU 4).  The location is Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class (HT3) Dale R. Garren inspects th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH Bill Barkley Release Stat... More

The Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) air cushion landing craft LCAC11 approaches the shore during an amphibious exercise in the Mediterranean area

The Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) air cushion landing craft LCAC11 appr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An M-977 series heavy expanded mobility tactical truck is unloaded from an air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwait combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

An M-977 series heavy expanded mobility tactical truck is unloaded fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Utilitiesman 3rd Class Rickk Redmon, left, and Utilitiesman 2nd Class Scott Hodge, both members of Amphibious Construction Unit 1 (ACU-1), adapt a hose as they set up a water purification system during OPERATION RESTORE HOPE relief efforts

Utilitiesman 3rd Class Rickk Redmon, left, and Utilitiesman 2nd Class ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class James B. Odell of Assault Crafts Unit 5 (ACU-5) reaches through concertina wire to greet Pakistani soldiers during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. The Pakistani soldiers are part of the United Nations Peackeeping Force deployed to Somalia

Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class James B. Odell of Assault Crafts Unit 5 (AC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembark from a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) craft, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), at the Port of Sah Shuaiba, at Kuwait Naval Base (KNB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Port Of Ash Shuaiba Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Richard J. Brunson, Usn Release Sta... More

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4), Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), backs out of the well deck of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) as it prepares to transport US Marine Corps (USMC) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). The KEARSARGE and embarked ACU-4 are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment to support Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), Assault Craft Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sarah E. Ard, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-72) craft, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) enters the well deck of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS PELELIU (LHA 5), during wet well operation. The PELELIU and Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) are currently on deployment in the Persian Gulf, in support of the global war on terrorism and Maritime Security Operations (MSO)

The US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-72) craft, assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Joel S. Meie, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct Special Purpose Insert and Extraction evolutions from a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, on the beach at Hat Yao, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2006. Other elements of the Unit are waiting to offload equipment from the US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-52) craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5). The Exercise is a combined annual joint training exercise with the US Military and Royal Thai Military, aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2006 Base: Hat Yao, Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian P. Biller,... More

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) amphibious landing craft from the Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), Detachment Western Pacific, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, offloads a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and equipment from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) during the annual US/Thai EXERCISE COBRA GOLD 2006 at Hat Yao, Thailand (THA). This year is the 25th anniversary of COBRA GOLD, a combined annual joint training exercise aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

A US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) amphibious landing cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hat Yao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian Biller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

The US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-52) craft assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), arrives on the beach at Hat Yao, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2006. The Exercise is a combined annual joint training exercise with the US Military and Royal Thai Military aimed at developing interoperability, strengthening relationships between services and developing cross-cultural understanding among participating nations

The US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC-52) craft assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2006 Base: Hat Yao, Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian P. Biller,... More

The U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1656 assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2 is seen through a large American flag as it conducts a sterngate maneuvering exercise in the Persian Gulf on Sept. 16, 2006. ACU-2 is currently conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1656 assigned to Assault Craft Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Apprentice Zach Rands tightens a cable onboard Landing Craft Air-Cushion 89, from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., on Sept. 19, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Kelly E. Barnes) (Released)

U.S. Navy Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Apprentice Zach Rands ti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kelly E. Barnes, USN Re... More

Sgt. Brenda Bramel, 114th Headquarters and Headquarters

Sgt. Brenda Bramel, 114th Headquarters and Headquarters

Sgt. Brenda Bramel, 114th Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, maneuvers over and under an obstacle during an Air Assault Competition at Gunpowder Military Reservation Glen Arm, Md., Oct. 16, 2014. The obs... More

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana disassembles a .50-caliber

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana disassembles a .50-caliber

Army Spc. Jesus G. Pastrana disassembles a .50-caliber machine gun as part of the fourth station of the obstacle course for the Local Best Warrior Competition at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, Sa... More

U.S Army soldiers from the 982nd Combat Camera Company

U.S Army soldiers from the 982nd Combat Camera Company

U.S Army soldiers from the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), play a game of Helium Stick as part of a performance enhancement exercise on Fort Jackson, S.C., March 17, 2017. The 982nd Combat Camera Compan... More

The sun rises to illuminate a bivouac site during a

The sun rises to illuminate a bivouac site during a

The sun rises to illuminate a bivouac site during a field training exercise (FTX) in Rochester, N.H. Aug. 19, 2020. The FTX was a part of annual training, reinforcing soldiering skills and ensuring proficiency ... More

An aerial port beam view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-890) attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1) during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island

An aerial port beam view of the mechanized landing craft (LCM-890) att...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A starboard bow view of utility landing craft LCU-1652 during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. The LCU is attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1)

A starboard bow view of utility landing craft LCU-1652 during a practi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A port quarter view of mechanized landing craft LCM-708 during a practice landing at the Silver Strand area of North Island. The LCM is attached to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1)

A port quarter view of mechanized landing craft LCM-708 during a pract...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Maclean Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) and the utility landing craft LCU-1653 land tanks at Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85

An LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '85 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft from Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) lands on the beach carrying Egyptian marines during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

An LCM-8 mechanized landing craft from Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Alexandria Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Sgm C.B. Simmons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) air-cushion landing craft LCAC 3 deflates its air cushion on shore as another LCAC approaches in the background during an amphibious assault exercise

Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) air-cushion landing craft LCAC 3 deflates...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 (Sw) Greg Lewis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A mobile lift is guided into position to pick up Landing Craft Air-Cushion LCAC-10 craft of Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia

A mobile lift is guided into position to pick up Landing Craft Air-Cus...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH Bill Barkley Release Stat... More

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class (HT3) Dale R. Garren observes as a mobile lift picks up a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-10) of Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU 4).  The location is Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class (HT3) Dale R. Garren observes as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH Bill Barkley Release Stat... More

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