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Coast Guard People - US Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard People - US Coast Guard photo

AT SEA (Mar 1, 2006)--Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Gerald Rowan takes a navigation bearing from the bridge of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane. This is one of the many methods Coast Guard crews use to sa... More

170220-N-GX781-146 NORFOLK (Feb. 20, 2017) - Personnel

170220-N-GX781-146 NORFOLK (Feb. 20, 2017) - Personnel

170220-N-GX781-146 NORFOLK (Feb. 20, 2017) - Personnel Specialist Seaman Brandyn Pastures checks the bearing of guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) while getting underway. Mitscher is underway in tra... More

Quartermaster Seaman James Branighan, from Allen, Texas,

Quartermaster Seaman James Branighan, from Allen, Texas,

Quartermaster Seaman James Branighan, from Allen, Texas, takes a navigational bearing on the bridge wing of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ship arrives at White Beach, Okinawa. ... More

180622-N-LI768-1072
SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2018) –

180622-N-LI768-1072 SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2018) –

180622-N-LI768-1072 SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2018) – Quartermaster 3rd Class Ashley Ashbourne, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), takes a bearing as the ship transits the San Diego harbor.... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Anthony Ivester, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,

U.S. Navy Lt. Anthony Ivester, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,

U.S. Navy Lt. Anthony Ivester, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shoots a bearing through an alidade on the bridge aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 28, 2019. The John... More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Stanton stands at ease while leading

Staff Sgt. Joshua Stanton stands at ease while leading

Staff Sgt. Joshua Stanton stands at ease while leading a formation of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston aboard the USS Arlington in the cold and rain of Boston’s Saint Patrick’s D... More

A U.S. Marine holds a basketball during the 2017 USMC

A U.S. Marine holds a basketball during the 2017 USMC

A U.S. Marine holds a basketball during the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Sept. 2, 2017. The academy combines the rigor of athletic development with the... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Nashville, plays basketball with high school athletes during the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatl... More

TRAINING CGC TAMPA. Warship photograph collection

TRAINING CGC TAMPA. Warship photograph collection

CARTAGENA, Colombia, (March 23)--A Coast Guard Cutter Tampa crewmember takes a bearing on the HMCS St. Johns during a gunnery exercise off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. The crew of the Tampa is expected to... More

Faces of the Defender: Vehicle Maintenance

Faces of the Defender: Vehicle Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bradley Wheeler, a vehicle maintenance specialist with the 182nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, applies lubricant to a wheel bearing during maintenance on ... More

181010-N-HE318-1042 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 10, 2018)

181010-N-HE318-1042 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 10, 2018)

181010-N-HE318-1042 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 10, 2018) Lt. J.G. Anthony Williams, from Houston, looks through a bearing circle on the bridge of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) duri... More

The color guard leads the front of the Marine formation

The color guard leads the front of the Marine formation

The color guard leads the front of the Marine formation with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston at South Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade March 15, 2015. The detachment of Marines served as ... More

171214-N-HT134-034 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec.

171214-N-HT134-034 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec.

171214-N-HT134-034 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 14, 2017) Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Yesenia Venes, a Houston native, assigned to the engineering department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Americ... More

Staff Sgt. Donald Vaughn leads a formation of Marines

Staff Sgt. Donald Vaughn leads a formation of Marines

Staff Sgt. Donald Vaughn leads a formation of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston aboard the USS Arlington marching in the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston March 15, 2015. The d... More

Bearing, US Coast Guard Photo, Portland, Maine

Bearing, US Coast Guard Photo, Portland, Maine

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew J. Koenig takes bearings before pulling into port Nov. 22, 2012. Koenig used an alidade and relayed the information to the helmsman. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd ... More

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Alisha Jacobs, from Chicago,

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Alisha Jacobs, from Chicago,

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Alisha Jacobs, from Chicago, mans the helm on the bridge of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is currently participating in Valiant Shield, which is a U.S. only e... More

161925-N-FT178-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2016) Seaman

161925-N-FT178-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2016) Seaman

161925-N-FT178-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2016) Seaman Dillon Nguyen uses an alidade to find the bearing of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) from the port bridge wing. La... More

171214-N-HT134-031 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec.

171214-N-HT134-031 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec.

171214-N-HT134-031 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 14, 2017) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Crystal Davis, a New Orleans native, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston aboard the USS Arlington surround a Marine veteran who smiles for a picture at the end of Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade March 15, 2015. Aft... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Nashville, plays basketball with high school athletes during the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatl... More

171215-N-HT134-059 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec.

171215-N-HT134-059 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec.

171215-N-HT134-059 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 15, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participate in a live fire exercise ... More

171005-N-ZS023-006 
EILAT, Israel (Oct. 5, 2017)

171005-N-ZS023-006 EILAT, Israel (Oct. 5, 2017)

171005-N-ZS023-006 EILAT, Israel (Oct. 5, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark records the America-class amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) bearing in the deck log as the ship arrives in Ei... More

200922-N-PS962-0003 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 18, 2017)

200922-N-PS962-0003 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 18, 2017)

200922-N-PS962-0003 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 18, 2017) Operations Specialist Seaman Kevin Kiely, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), takes the bearings of the Military Seal... More

U.S. Marines and high school athletes take a group

U.S. Marines and high school athletes take a group

U.S. Marines and high school athletes take a group photo after completing the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Sept. 2, 2017. The academy combines the rigo... More

Marines Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston

Marines Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston

Marines Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston aboard the USS Arlington, keep a consistent demeanor during the cold and rainy Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston March 15, 2015. The detachment rep... More

The Heads Up Display of a U.S. Marine KC-130J shows

The Heads Up Display of a U.S. Marine KC-130J shows

The Heads Up Display of a U.S. Marine KC-130J shows altitude and heading of the flight over the Pacific Ocean en route to the Singapore Air Show show, on Feb. 6, 2014. The objective and purpose of the 2014 Sing... More

171221-N-ZS023-010 
STRAIT OF MALACCA (Dec. 21, 2017)

171221-N-ZS023-010 STRAIT OF MALACCA (Dec. 21, 2017)

171221-N-ZS023-010 STRAIT OF MALACCA (Dec. 21, 2017) Ensign Shaquil Keels measures the ship’s bearing using a centerline pelorus as he stands watch as the conning officer on the bridge aboard the amphibious as... More

171210-N-HT134 -025, US Marine Corps Photo
US COAST GUARD RIMPAC 2000, HONOLULU, HAWAII

US COAST GUARD RIMPAC 2000, HONOLULU, HAWAII

Honolulu, HI (June 20) - Coast Guard Seaman Adam Wheeler takes a bearing on the USS Boxer and the USS Harper's Ferry while the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska makes it's "attack" on the Navy ships during the tactical... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Nashville, welcomes high school basketball athletes to the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Nashville, plays basketball with high school athletes during the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatl... More

Seaman Jacob Williams, quartermaster, uses a telescopic

Seaman Jacob Williams, quartermaster, uses a telescopic

Seaman Jacob Williams, quartermaster, uses a telescopic alidade to establish the bearing of known reference points on islands in the Philippines as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and ships as... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Maj. Jonathan Landers, commanding officer of Recruiting Station Nashville, welcomes high school basketball athletes to the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg... More

200924-N-PS962-0040 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 24, 2020) A

200924-N-PS962-0040 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 24, 2020) A

200924-N-PS962-0040 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 24, 2020) A close-in weapons system aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) conducts a calibration round of fire in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. ... More

The color guard, with the Marine detachment with

The color guard, with the Marine detachment with

The color guard, with the Marine detachment with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston aboard the USS Arlington, awaits the command to step off as the Boston Saint Patrick’s Day parade begins Marc... More

U.S. Marines and sailors with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marines and sailors with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marines and sailors with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, currently attached to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines stand at attention during a promotion ceremony in the Hijudai Maneuver ... More

A formation of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine

A formation of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine

A formation of Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Boston aboard the USS Arlington stands at parade rest during a pause in the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston March 15, 2015. Marines ... More

171210-N-ZS023-012, US Marine Corps Photo
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Alissa Morris (right)

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Alissa Morris (right)

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Alissa Morris (right) from Buffalo, N.Y., monitors surface contacts on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is currently participating in V... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Hamza Ishaq from Boise, Idaho,

Quartermaster 3rd Class Hamza Ishaq from Boise, Idaho,

Quartermaster 3rd Class Hamza Ishaq from Boise, Idaho, takes a bearing of a surface contact aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is currently participating in Valiant Shield, which i... More

150315-N-XM324-048 TOKYO BAY,  Japan (March 15, 2015)

150315-N-XM324-048 TOKYO BAY, Japan (March 15, 2015)

150315-N-XM324-048 TOKYO BAY, Japan (March 15, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Christian Bobbish, from New Baltimore, Mich., takes a bearing on the bridge wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Thomas Bloodworth, canvassing recruiter

U.S. Marine Sgt. Thomas Bloodworth, canvassing recruiter

U.S. Marine Sgt. Thomas Bloodworth, canvassing recruiter with Recruting Station Nashville, takes a free throw during the 2017 USMC Sports Leadership Academy at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, S... More

180622-N-LI768-1065
SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2018) – Ensign

180622-N-LI768-1065 SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2018) – Ensign

180622-N-LI768-1065 SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2018) – Ensign Anders Holt, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), takes a bearing as the ship transits the San Diego harbor. Dewey is underway in ... More

180121-N-HT134-017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2018) Boatswain’s

180121-N-HT134-017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2018) Boatswain’s

180121-N-HT134-017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2018) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Daniel Lynch, a Detroit native, reads the ship’s bearing using a telescopic alidade on the bridge aboard the amphibious assault ship U... More

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