Beach landing in Santo Domingo
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Miller, assigned to Beach Master Unit 2, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, signals two landing crafts mechanized to beach landing zone One in Santo Doming... More
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) heads toward the
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) heads toward the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, ... More
U.S. Navy Sailors direct a landing craft, air cushioned
U.S. Navy Sailors direct a landing craft, air cushioned with Assault Craft Unit 4 aboard the USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), at sea, Feb. 10, 2014. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU is deploying to the U.S. 5th a... More
150330-M-YH418-008: DJIBOUTI (March 30, 2015) – Lance
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A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine
A Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a live-fire training exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in the Gulf of... More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 04, 2017)
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 04, 2017) Sailors assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) conducts boat operations on the ship’s boat deck durin... More
171217-N-OW019-004 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
171217-N-OW019-004 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 17, 2017) Damage Controlman 1st Class Joshua Haag (left), a native of Poulsbo, Wash., and Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Noah Tibbetts, a ... More
Cpl. Christopher Hicks, a rifleman with India Company,
Cpl. Christopher Hicks, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, communicates with a members of his squad while participating in ... More
U.S. Sailors with The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group
U.S. Sailors with The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (BOXARG) work together to pull Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and their Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts (CRRCs) onto the ship du... More
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) approaches the USS
A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) approaches the USS Comstock off the coast of San Diego at the beginning of Certification Exercise (CERTEX) June 10. The 11th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 5 team conduct CERTEX ... More
U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company,
U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, dismount an MV-22B Osprey during Exerc... More
190724-N-BK435-0080 CORAL SEA (July 24, 2019) – Landing
190724-N-BK435-0080 CORAL SEA (July 24, 2019) – Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 30, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, prepares to enter into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). ... More
Corporal Drew Butler, a motor vehicle operator, uses
Corporal Drew Butler, a motor vehicle operator, uses a metal detector to search a role player during noncombatant evacuation operations training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 18, 2015. A contingent of MEU Mari... More
Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26,
Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion bound for the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) during the MEU's Group Sail exercise, O... More
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 24, assigned to Assault
Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 24, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, filled with troops and equipment, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as LCAC 32 heads toward Hawaii’s bigges... More
200119-N-KO533-1285 AQABA, Jordan (Jan. 19, 2020) -
200119-N-KO533-1285 AQABA, Jordan (Jan. 19, 2020) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion 70, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, comes ashore. Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 26 MEU, is conducting bilate... More
A Japense Solider talk over the raido durign an amphibious
A Japense Solider talk over the raido durign an amphibious assault drill as a part of Dawn Blitz 2017 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct 17, 2017. Dawn Blitz is an opportunity for U.S. forces to increase inter... More
160921-N-PI704-206 MUSCAT, Oman (Sept. 21, 2016) U.S.
160921-N-PI704-206 MUSCAT, Oman (Sept. 21, 2016) U.S. embassy personnel and Royal Omani Police officials debark a landing craft, air cushion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). S... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2017) A landing craft, air
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 15, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to the Assault Craft Unit 5 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) exits the ship’s well deck off the coast of Hawa... More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), post security during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Feb.... More
Marines with the India Battery, the artillery attachment
Marines with the India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand guard at the entrance of an evacuation control cente... More
Lance Corporal Seth Taylor, a field radio operator
Lance Corporal Seth Taylor, a field radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, communicates over radio with Marines on the USS New York (LPD 21) as a Landing Craft, Air C... More
Sgt. James Knox, an explosive ordnance disposal technician
Sgt. James Knox, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a class on identifying improvised explosive devices to Greek Marines with the... More
1st Sergeant Allen Allred, right, Company 1stSgt, Light
1st Sergeant Allen Allred, right, Company 1stSgt, Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Nicolas Rublein, a cyber network operator, BLT 3/6, 24th MEU, ... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2020) - Landing Craft, Utility
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2020) - Landing Craft, Utility 1666, from Navy Beach Unit (NBU) 7 enters the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of the America Ex... More
190909-N-NB544-1829 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) A
190909-N-NB544-1829 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) A landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, sits on the beach as the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transits the ... More
Cpl. Joseph Dibuono, a tiltrotor airframe mechanic
Cpl. Joseph Dibuono, a tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds down a piece of cardboard as supplies are flown onto the amphibious transport ... More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon prepares gear aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) before launching a reconnaissance and surveillance mission ... More
190702-N-BK435-0031 CORAL SEA (July 2, 2019) – Landing
190702-N-BK435-0031 CORAL SEA (July 2, 2019) – Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 8 and LCAC 30, both assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approach the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).... More
Marines and vehicles with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion,
Marines and vehicles with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to disembark the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) aboard a Landing Craft, Air Cushion hover... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Wynn, information systems
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Wynn, information systems technician with the BALTOPS Combined Amphibious Task Force, communicates with the USS San Antonio from the British Royal Navy's HMS Ocean, June 11. BALT... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Sailors attached to
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Sailors attached to dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) fly a landing craft, air cushion hovercraft assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7 into the well deck of USS Germantown. Germ... More
U.S. Marines prepare to drive a Marine Corps light
U.S. Marines prepare to drive a Marine Corps light armored vehicle onto a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Feb. 26, 2014, in Rota, Spain. The Bataa... More
Philippine sailors begin to board a landing craft,
Philippine sailors begin to board a landing craft, air cushion from the USS Germantown (LSD 42) at Inagawan Beach, in Palawan, Philippines, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15), Oct. 2. PHIBLEX ... More
160825-N-TO519-098 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 25, 2016)
160825-N-TO519-098 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 25, 2016) A landing craft, air cushion debarks the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) for amphibious operations drills. Wasp is deployed with the Wasp Amphibiou... More
Southern Partnership Station 2010
Charles Mobley, senior chief master-at-arms, from Miami, assigned to Naval Criminal Investigative Service, talks with members of the Barbados Defense Force aboard High Speed Vessel Swift during the Southern Par... More
A U.S. Navy Sailor with the amphibious assault ship
A U.S. Navy Sailor with the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) guides a Humvee with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to its staging area for being loaded onto a landing craft, air cushion with A... More
Seaman Deontae Carter, a boatswain’s mate with the
Seaman Deontae Carter, a boatswain’s mate with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, guides a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement, or LSVR, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary U... More
Lance Cpl. Austin Garrett, a landing support specialist
Lance Cpl. Austin Garrett, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aircraft System, Djibouti, March 31, 2015. A continge... More
150710-N-TW634-074 INDIAN OCEAN (July 10, 2015) An
150710-N-TW634-074 INDIAN OCEAN (July 10, 2015) An Australian army landing craft mechanized (LCM) arrives in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is in the India... More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 4, 2017) -
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 4, 2017) - Landing craft, air cushions assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 prepare to launch from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing, prepare a CH-53 Super Stallion before flight operations aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) during Exercise ... More
U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade off load from Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCAC) during Dawn Blitz 2017 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Oct 27, 2017. Dawn Blitz 2017 provides a robust traini... More
Seattle resident Tod McClaskey and his granddaughter
Seattle resident Tod McClaskey and his granddaughter watch the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd depart Pier 66 after participating in the 61st annual Seattle Seafair Navy Week. Seafair acti... More
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) launched from the
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) starts up its engines. Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Mari... More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) idles before leaving a beach in Rota, Spain, Feb. 26, 2014. The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group was deployed i... More
Sailors man the rails while pulling into port aboard
Sailors man the rails while pulling into port aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 22nd Marine Expe... More
A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault
A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault Craft Unit 4, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, sails through the Arabian Gulf after departing the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), , Feb... More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team,
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a raid exercise at Udairi Range in Kuwait, Feb. 16, 2015. A contingent of M... More
A Philippine marine waits for a landing craft, air
A Philippine marine waits for a landing craft, air cushion to arrive from the USS Germantown (LSD 42) at Inagawan Beach, in Palawan, Philippines, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15), Oct. 2. PH... More
160506-N-JW440-047 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 6, 2016) Boatswain's
160506-N-JW440-047 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 6, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Corey Goodrich (right) directs a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). ... More
170818-N-JN784-293 FRESHWATER BEACH (August 18, 2017)
170818-N-JN784-293 FRESHWATER BEACH (August 18, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate Christopher Ball, from Mesa, Ariz., attached to Naval Beach Unit 7, directs a HUMVEE onto a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) prior to its ... More
Sailors direct vehicles onto a landing craft air cushion
Sailors direct vehicles onto a landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall. Carter Hall is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsib... More
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in the one-mile run portion of the “Murph” workout aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in the Red Sea, May 24, 2015. The w... More
Pfc. Jacob Chapman, an anti-tank missileman with Combined
Pfc. Jacob Chapman, an anti-tank missileman with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security during a training... More
A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault
A Landing Craft, Air Cushioned vessel from Assault Craft Unit 4, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, sails through the Arabian Gulf after departing from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), ... More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), run toward an objective during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi Range in Ku... More
Marines with India Battery, the artillery attachment
Marines with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, interact with role players attempting to enter an evacuation c... More
A U.S. Sailor explains standard operating procedures
A U.S. Sailor explains standard operating procedures to another Sailor during Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integrations Training (PMINT) aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) off the coast of San Diego ... More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sep. 4, 2017) -
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sep. 4, 2017) - A landing craft, air cushion operated by Sailors of Assault Craft Unit 5 prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (... More
Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force conduct an amphibious assault drill during Dawn Blitz 2017 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Oct 27, 2017. Dawn Blitz is an opportunity for U.S. forces ... More
180218-N-TH560-066 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018)
180218-N-TH560-066 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2018) A Republic of Korea Navy landing craft, mechanized approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of a cross-dec... More
Sgt. Zachary Poe, an assaultman with India Company,
Sgt. Zachary Poe, an assaultman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, communicates to his squad during a maneuver under fire training exe... More
A Marine with India Company, Battalion Landing Team
A Marine with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), directs Marines on a maneuver path during a vertical assault raid exercise at Udairi... More
The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy’s flagship, the HMS
The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy’s flagship, the HMS Ocean, positioned herself alongside 48 ships during the photo exercise for BALTOPS 2015, June 8, 2015. The exercise is an annually recurring multinational ex... More
171201-N-BK384-079 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Dec. 1, 2017)
171201-N-BK384-079 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Dec. 1, 2017) A landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5 aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), approaches ... More
WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 03, 2018) Sailors
WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 03, 2018) Sailors and Marines, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load supply trucks into the Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1633 inside the well deck of th... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2019) – A Landing Craft Air
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2019) – A Landing Craft Air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit 5 moves out of the well deck of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during exercise Pacific Blitz 19. Pacific Blitz is a scenari... More
Lance Cpl. Tyler Montana, top, a rifleman with India
Lance Cpl. Tyler Montana, top, a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), applies a simulated tourniquet to a role player du... More
CORONADO, California (July 14, 2017) – Engineman Fireman
CORONADO, California (July 14, 2017) – Engineman Fireman Matthew Detig, assigned to Landing Craft Unit 1, acts as lead line handler on Landing Craft 1630 during a boarding operation with USS Essex (LHD 2). LCU ... More
Members of the Australian Defence Force participate
Members of the Australian Defence Force participate in helocasting by jumping out of an MRH-90 off the eastern coast of Australia June 7. The service members are currently embarked on the HMAS Canberra in suppo... More
190702-N-BK435-0037 CORAL SEA (July 2, 2019) – Landing
190702-N-BK435-0037 CORAL SEA (July 2, 2019) – Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 8, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship... More
200119-N-KO533-1275 AQABA, Jordan (Jan. 19, 2020) -
200119-N-KO533-1275 AQABA, Jordan (Jan. 19, 2020) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion 70, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, comes ashore. Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 26 MEU, is conducting bilate... More
200714-N-KC192-1071 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2020)
200714-N-KC192-1071 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2020) - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Vincent Opoku, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), supervises Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expediti... More
CORONADO, California (July 14, 2017) – Electrician’s
CORONADO, California (July 14, 2017) – Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Gregory Lipetzky, assigned to Landing Craft Unit 1, prepares to give direction and necessary assistance to line handlers aboard Landing Craft ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Cramer, a crew chief
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Cramer, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) underway while aboard ... More
191018-N-NB544-1317 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
191018-N-NB544-1317 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 18, 2019) U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Cisca Russell, from Queens, N.Y., assigned to Beach Master Unit 1, signals to a U.S. Marine, assign... More
A U.S. Marine with Combat Cargo, Asst, USS Kearsarge,
A U.S. Marine with Combat Cargo, Asst, USS Kearsarge, guides a humvee into place on the well deck during Exercise Bold Alligator aboard USS Kearsarge, Jan. 31, 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator, the largest naval a... More
191018-N-NB544-1545 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
191018-N-NB544-1545 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 18, 2019) Landing Craft, Air Cushion 57, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, lands on a beach during exercise KAMANDAG 3. USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26... More
200119-N-KO533-1380 AQABA, Jordan (Jan. 19, 2020) -
200119-N-KO533-1380 AQABA, Jordan (Jan. 19, 2020) - The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) approaches Aqaba, Jordan for a port visit. Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 26 MEU, is conducting b... More
150617-M-OM669-039 USTKA, Poland (June 17, 2015) A
150617-M-OM669-039 USTKA, Poland (June 17, 2015) A landing craft air cushion 88 approaches the beach during the final amphibious exercise for BALTOPS 2015, June 17. U.S. Marines and service members from Finland... More
A U.S. Marine with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
A U.S. Marine with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade drives an amphibious assult vehicle during Dawn Blitz 2017 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Oct 27, 2017. Dawn Blitz is an opportunity for U.S. forces to inc... More
Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense
Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force conduct an amphibious assault drill during Dawn Blitz 2017 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Oct 27, 2017. Dawn Blitz is an opportunity for U.S. forces ... More
170911-N-WH681-036 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2017)
170911-N-WH681-036 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2017) Seaman Wenhan Fan directs a landing craft utility as it departs the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to deliver equipment and sup... More
22nd MEU assets board the USS Bataan by LCAC for PMINT
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion vehicle with Assault Craft Unit 4 prepares to board the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the coast of Norfolk, Va., during the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit... More
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team
Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), keep their weapons trained on simulated enemy during a raid exercise at Udairi Range ... More
Col. Scott F. Benedict, center, commanding officer
Col. Scott F. Benedict, center, commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with MEU Marines during a visit aboard the USS New York (LPD 21), while in port in the Kingdom of Bahrain, March ... More
A daughter of a Marine assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor
A daughter of a Marine assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, displays a “welcome home” sign for the VMM 365 (Rein) homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station... More
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to
A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), prepares to enter the ship’s well deck during Alligator Dagger exercise ... More
USS San Diego (LPD 22) Alligator Dagger Exercise Boat Operations
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 04, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Reese, a native of Pensacola, Florida, assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Di... More
WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 03, 2018) Marines,
WATERS OFF THE COAST OF TINIAN (Nov. 03, 2018) Marines, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assemble in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in order to debar... More
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion hovercraft, with embarked
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion hovercraft, with embarked Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembarks the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), as part ... More
191009-N-NB544-1043 MANILA BAY (Oct. 9, 2019) Sailors
191009-N-NB544-1043 MANILA BAY (Oct. 9, 2019) Sailors prepare to unchain a UH-1Y Venom, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P.... More
U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Donald Williams,
U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Donald Williams, a native of Phoenix, guides a landing craft, air cushion into the well deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) after its Marine passengers completed a tactical recovery... More
Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Charles Pederson
Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Charles Pederson of Yucca Valley, Calif., and Ensign Paul Homer of Dunbar, Pa., give training to Saudi Arabian sailors in damage control techniques aboard the amphibious dock l... More
Marines from the Finnish Nyland Brigade, U.S. Army
Marines from the Finnish Nyland Brigade, U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173d Airborne Brigade, U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors conduct ship to shore movements with U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushions and U... More
190909-N-NB544-1603 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) Landing
190909-N-NB544-1603 AQABA, Jordan (Sep. 9, 2019) Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 58, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, lands on the beach during LCAC operations. USS John P. Murtha (LDP 26) is part of the Box... More
200119-N-KO533-1099 GULF OF AQABA (Jan. 19, 2020) -
200119-N-KO533-1099 GULF OF AQABA (Jan. 19, 2020) - Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Josh Wilborne, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, identifies obstacles during landing craft, air cushion operation... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) Boatswain's Mate Seaman
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2020) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Joclyn Newsom, from Bakersfield, Calif., directs a landing craft, air cushion, from Naval Beach Unit 7 into the well deck of the amphibious transport dock... More
Lance Cpl. Anthony Parker, an electrician with Combat
Lance Cpl. Anthony Parker, an electrician with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists a Marine in placing a pallet of Meals Ready to Eat on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement,... More