150321-N-EZ054-127 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015)
150321-N-EZ054-127 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015) The lead medical member of an Ivory Coast boarding team provides Chief Hospital Corpsman Allison Levy, from Bradenton, Fla., with his evaluation of a simulated... More
150317-N-EZ054-135 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A
150317-N-EZ054-135 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A German navy boarding team member observes Ghanaian navy personnel during an evolution as part of Obangame Express 2015 at Ghana Naval Base, Tema, Ghana, March... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Teresa Able, lead medical
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Teresa Able, lead medical facilitator, demonstrates to boarding team members from Seychelles Coast Guard how to place a neck brace on an injured victim during a first-aid refresher ... More
150321-N-EZ054-048 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015)
150321-N-EZ054-048 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015) An Ivory Coast boarding team approaches the German navy vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) during a simulated illegal fishing scenario March 21, 2015, as part of th... More
150325-N-EZ054-089 GULF OF GUINEA (March 25, 2015)
150325-N-EZ054-089 GULF OF GUINEA (March 25, 2015) A Beninese boarding team member restrains a role player during a simulated drug smuggling scenario aboard the German navy target vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) ... More
Gary R. Shaffer, U.S. Sixth Fleet science advisor supporting
Gary R. Shaffer, U.S. Sixth Fleet science advisor supporting Cutlass Express 2013, guides a Seychelles Coast Guard watch stander through the SEAVISION program in the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) during Cutl... More
A Seychelles Coast Guard boarding team member stands
A Seychelles Coast Guard boarding team member stands guard over the ship’s crew of the target vessel as Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, observes ... More
150317-N-EZ054-078 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A
150317-N-EZ054-078 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A German navy boarding team member observes members of the Ghanaian navy during an evolution as part of Obangame Express 2015 at Ghana Naval Base, Tema, March 1... More
150705-N-EZ054-224 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-224 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015) Senior Chief Fire Controlman Douglas Hancock, from Enterprise, Ala., conducts a fresh water washdown aboard the USS Porter (DDG 78), July 5, 2015. Porter, an... More
131116-N-EZ054-108 Boarding team members from Mauritius
131116-N-EZ054-108 Boarding team members from Mauritius detain a suspect as Capt. Sueann K. Schorr, Deputy Exercise Director of Cutlass Express 2013 and Cmdr. Matthew P. Muenchrath, exercise Legal Advisor, obs... More
150705-N-EZ054-026 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-026 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015) USS Porter (DDG 78) transits through the Dardanelles Strait en route to the Black Sea, July 5, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer,... More
150317-N-EZ054-124 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A
150317-N-EZ054-124 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A German navy boarding team member observes Ghanaian navy personnel during an evolution as part of Obangame Express 2015 at Ghana Naval Base, Tema, Ghana, March... More
150629-N-EZ054-141 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2015)
150629-N-EZ054-141 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2015) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Reece Rutherford, from Kerrville, Texas, stands watch as USS Porter (DDG 78) transits through the Strait of Gib... More
150317-N-EZ054-174 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A
150317-N-EZ054-174 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A German navy boarding team member demonstrates medical procedures to Ghanaian navy personnel during Obangame Express 2015 at Ghana Naval Base, Tema, Ghana, Mar... More
150323-N-EZ054-015 GULF OF GUINEA (March 23, 2015)
150323-N-EZ054-015 GULF OF GUINEA (March 23, 2015) Ghanaian navy boarding team members prepare to take part in a weapons trafficking scenario as part of Exercise Obangame Express 2015, March 23. Obangame Expres... More
150704-N-EZ054-373 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015)
150704-N-EZ054-373 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Porter (DDG 78) participate in the M9 gun shoot on the ship's flight deck, July 4, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile... More
Boarding team members from the Seychelles Coast Guard
Boarding team members from the Seychelles Coast Guard and Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, are conducting a drill that will help participating for... More
Boarding team members from Mauritius set a perimeter
Boarding team members from Mauritius set a perimeter throughout the target vessel as Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Johnson and Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations... More
Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount
Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount Whitney (LCC20), awards a challenge coin to a new member of the United States Navy League French Riviera-Monaco Council during the Navy League Luncheon at... More
Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Johnson, U.S. Navy maritime
Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Johnson, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, demonstrates to boarding team members from East African nations how to evaluate a victim who has suffered an inju... More
150704-N-EZ054-008 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015)
150704-N-EZ054-008 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015) 1st Class Petty Officers assigned to USS Porter (DDG 78) grill burgers and chicken for the ship's steel beach picnic in celebration of Independence Day, July ... More
Boarding team members from Seychelles Coast Guard and
Boarding team members from Seychelles Coast Guard and Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, prep to board the target vessel during the underway phase o... More
150705-N-EZ054-290 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-290 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 5, 2015) USS Porter (DDG 78) transits through the Bosphorus Strait en route to the Black Sea, July 5, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, for... More
150705-N-EZ054-143 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-143 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Pedro Maldonado, from Beeville, Texas, mans a M-240 machine gun on the USS Porter’s (DDG 78) flight deck during the ship's transit th... More
150703-N-EZ054-139 SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 3, 2015)
150703-N-EZ054-139 SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 3, 2015) USS Porter (DDG 78) is pulled by a tugboat as the ship departs Souda Bay, Greece, July 3, 2015. Porter, a Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, forwar... More
Boarding team members from Mauritius restrain a detainee
Boarding team members from Mauritius restrain a detainee as Capt. Sueann K. Schorr, Deputy Exercise Director of Cutlass Express 2013 and Cmdr. Matthew P. Muenchrath, exercise Legal Advisor, observe during the c... More
150317-N-EZ054-156 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A
150317-N-EZ054-156 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A German navy boarding team member answers questions asked by Ghanaian navy personnel following an evolution during Obangame Express 2015 at Ghana Naval Base, T... More
150704-N-EZ054-073 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015)
150704-N-EZ054-073 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Porter (DDG 78) participate in activities on the ship's flight deck in celebration of Independence Day, July 4, 2015. Porter, an Arlei... More
150321-N-EZ054-097 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015)
150321-N-EZ054-097 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015) Members of an Ivory Coast boarding team provide cover aboard the German navy vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) during simulated illegal fishing scenario March 21, ... More
150704-N-EZ054-022 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015)
150704-N-EZ054-022 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Britney Barner, from Miami, Florida, decorates a cake for the Independence Day celebration aboard USS Porter (DDG 78), July 4, 2... More
150705-N-EZ054-184 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-184 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015) Engineman 2nd Class Damian Ward, from Christ Church, Barbados, conducts a fresh water washdown aboard the USS Porter (DDG 78), July 5, 2015. Porter, an Arlei... More
Daniel Mansanti, mayor of Theoule-Sur-Mer, gives a
Daniel Mansanti, mayor of Theoule-Sur-Mer, gives a speech in the Theoule-Sur-Mer town square in honor of the 69th anniversary celebration of allied troops landing in Provence during World War II. This visit ser... More
Cutlass Express 2013, US Navy Photogrpah
Sailors participating in exercise Cutlass Express 2013 passed out stuffed animals donated by a nonprofit organization to girls at a local orphanage in Victoria, Seychelles. Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 is a mu... More
Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount
Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount Whitney (LCC20), pins a new member of the United States Navy League French Riviera-Monaco Council during the Navy League Luncheon at Le Parana Café, Aug. ... More
A boarding team member from the East African Standby
A boarding team member from the East African Standby Force (EASF) places a neck brace on Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Teresa Able, lead medical facilitator, during a first-aid refresher course during exercise Cu... More
150317-N-EZ054-019 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – Spc.
150317-N-EZ054-019 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – Spc. Raul Pacheco, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, interviews Ghanaian navy Cmdr. Derrick Attachie, Obangame Express Ghana planner, during Obangame Express 2015 at Ghan... More
Lance Cpl. Hilary M. Leon, Seychelles Coast Guard radio
Lance Cpl. Hilary M. Leon, Seychelles Coast Guard radio operator, stays in contact with the target vessel during Cutlass Express 2013 in the Maritime Operations Center (MOC). Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 is a ... More
A Seychelles Coast Guard boarding team member sets
A Seychelles Coast Guard boarding team member sets a perimeter on the target vessel as Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, observes in the background... More
Boarding team members from Mauritius restrain a detainee
Boarding team members from Mauritius restrain a detainee as Capt. Sueann K. Schorr, Deputy Exercise Director of Cutlass Express 2013 and Cmdr. Matthew P. Muenchrath, exercise Legal Advisor, observe during the c... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, gives a brief to boarding team members from Mauritius on the illegal fishing scenario during the underway phase o... More
Seychelles Coast Guard boarding team members conduct
Seychelles Coast Guard boarding team members conduct a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard the target vessel as Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operat... More
Capt. Guy Jackson, Exercise Director of Cutlass Express
Capt. Guy Jackson, Exercise Director of Cutlass Express 2013, speaks to maritime forces at the opening ceremony of Cutlass Express 2013 at the Seychelles Coast Guard Base. Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 is a mul... More
150629-N-EZ054-099 ROTA, Spain (June 29, 2015) Sailors
150629-N-EZ054-099 ROTA, Spain (June 29, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Porter (DDG 78) man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Rota, June 29, 2015. Porter, a Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer... More
Sailors assigned to the U.S. 6th Fleet command and
Sailors assigned to the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) participate in an M16 rifle qualification shoot on Mount Whitney's flight deck. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet fla... More
150705-N-EZ054-348 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-348 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 5, 2015) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Robert Schmidt, from Wildomar, Calif., and Yeoman 3rd Class Edmond Terrajas, from Fresno, Calif., stand watch as USS P... More
150324-N-EZ054-059 GULF OF GUINEA (March 24, 2015)
150324-N-EZ054-059 GULF OF GUINEA (March 24, 2015) A Nigerian boarding team member climbs aboard the German navy target vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) during a hijacking scenario as part of Exercise Obangame Exp... More
150704-N-EZ054-281 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015)
150704-N-EZ054-281 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Porter (DDG 78) participate in the M9 gun shoot on the ship's flight deck, July 4, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, and boarding team members from the East African Standby Force (EASF) are conducting a drill that will help partic... More
150703-N-EZ054-142 SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 3, 2015)
150703-N-EZ054-142 SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 3, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Porter (DDG 78) stow a line as the ship departs from Souda Bay, Greece, July 3, 2015. Porter, a Arleigh Burke-class guided missile des... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, instructs boarding team members from Mauritius on detainee procedures during the underway phase of Cutlass Expres... More
A boarding team member from the East African Standby
A boarding team member from the East African Standby Force (EASF) provides first aid to a simulated wounded teammate as Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Johnson and Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Na... More
150704-N-EZ054-227 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015)
150704-N-EZ054-227 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2015) A small arms instructor aboard USS Porter (DDG 78) briefs Sailors prior to the M9 gun shoot, July 4, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destr... More
Cornelis “Kees” Van Vilet, President of the United
Cornelis “Kees” Van Vilet, President of the United States Navy League French Riviera-Monaco Council, receives a gift from Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during the Navy... More
Obangame Express 2015 in Ghana
150319-N-EZ054-068 TEMA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) - GNS Bonsu, a former U.S. Coast Guard ship sold to the Ghana navy in 2001, is moored at the port of Tema, Ghana, March 19, 2015. Bonsu is currently docked as it ... More
150705-N-EZ054-258 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-258 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 5, 2015) USS Porter (DDG 78) transits through the Bosphorus Strait en route to the Black Sea, July 5, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, for... More
Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Johnson, U.S. Navy maritime
Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Johnson, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, gives guidance during a drill designed to help participating forces combat illegal fishing during the preparatory... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime
Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, gives a brief to boarding team members from Seychelles Coast Guard on the illegal fishing scenario during the und... More
150319-N-EZ054-038 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) Ghana
150319-N-EZ054-038 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) Ghana Deputy Minister of Defense Dr. Alex Segbefia provides his remarks during the opening ceremony for Obangame Express 2015 at the Ghana Armed Forces Command a... More
A boarding team member from the Seychelles Coast Guard
A boarding team member from the Seychelles Coast Guard watches over detainees as Capt. Guy D. Jackson, Exercise Director of Cutlass Express 2013, and Capt. Sueann K. Schorr, Deputy Exercise Director of Cutlass ... More
150705-N-EZ054-174 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015)
150705-N-EZ054-174 DARDANELLES STRAIT (July 5, 2015) USS Porter (DDG 78) transits through the Dardanelles Strait en route to the Black Sea, July 5, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer,... More
150319-N-EZ054-013 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) Chief
150319-N-EZ054-013 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) Chief of the Ghana naval staff Rear Adm. Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro provides remarks during the opening ceremony for Obangame Express 2015 at the Ghana Armed Forces... More
150629-N-EZ054-006 ROTA, Spain (June 29, 2015) Boatswain's
150629-N-EZ054-006 ROTA, Spain (June 29, 2015) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Recruit Joshua K. Adams, from Greenfield, Ind., performs morning colors aboard USS Porter (DDG 78), June 29, 2015. Porter, a Arleigh Burke-... More
150703-N-EZ054-100 SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 3, 2015)
150703-N-EZ054-100 SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 3, 2015) U.S. Naval Academy midshipman fold the ensign following colors aboard USS Porter (DDG 78), July 3, 2015. Porter, a Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroye... More
Charles H. Rivkin, U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco,
Charles H. Rivkin, U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco, gives a speech in the Theoule-Sur-Mer town square in honor of the 69th anniversary celebration of allied troops landing in Provence during World War II. ... More
150319-N-EZ054-020 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) U.S.
150319-N-EZ054-020 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) U.S. Navy Capt. John Rinko, officer in tactical command of Obangame Express 2015, provides remarks during the opening ceremony for Obangame Express 2015 at the ... More
Boarding team members from Seychelles Coast Guard depart
Boarding team members from Seychelles Coast Guard depart from the target vessel during the underway phase of Cutlass Express 2013. Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 is a multinational maritime exercise in the water... More
150319-N-EZ054-034 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) C.
150319-N-EZ054-034 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) C. Patricia Alsup, deputy chief of mission United States Embassy Accra, Ghana, provides her remarks during the opening ceremony for Obangame Express 2015 at the ... More
150321-N-EZ054-179 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015)
150321-N-EZ054-179 GULF OF GUINEA (March 21, 2015) An Ivory Coast boarding team member provides security during a simulated illegal fishing scenario aboard the German navy vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) March 21... More
150629-N-EZ054-159 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2015)
150629-N-EZ054-159 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 29, 2015) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Trevor Amos, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mans a .50-caliber machine gun as USS Porter (DDG 78) transits through the Strait of Gibral... More
150319-N-EZ054-050 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) –
150319-N-EZ054-050 ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) – Ghana Deputy Minister of Defense Dr. Alex Segbefia provides his remarks during the opening ceremony for Obangame Express 2015 at the Ghana Armed Forces Command... More
150317-N-EZ054-218 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A
150317-N-EZ054-218 TEMA, Ghana (March 17, 2015) – A German navy boarding team member demonstrates military hand-to-hand combat techniques to Ghanaian navy personnel during Obangame Express 2015 at Ghana Naval B... More