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Rear Admiral George W. Davis Jr., deputy commander, Surface Ships, Naval Sea Systems Command, speaks during the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS KLAKRING (FFG 42)

Rear Admiral George W. Davis Jr., deputy commander, Surface Ships, Nav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

The fantail-mounted MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) fires its six 20 mm gun barrels during a Pre-Aim Calibration (PAC) fire aboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). CIWS is the self-defense system that combines an M-61A1 Gattling Gun with search and tracking radar to provide surface ships with terminal defense against anti-ship missiles

The fantail-mounted MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) fires ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Joshua Legrand, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, right, listens in during a brief by Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) durin... More

Coronado, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2017) Vice Adm. Tom Rowden,

Coronado, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2017) Vice Adm. Tom Rowden,

Coronado, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2017) Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, right, commander of Naval Surface Forces, laughs aloud during welcoming remarks by Capt. Tom Williams, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center... More

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened SEA FIGHTER (FSF-1), passes the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS RENTZ (FFG 46) as she arrives at her new homeport at San Diego, California (CA). The high-speed aluminum catamaran will test a variety of technologies that will allow the Navy to operate in littoral waters. With a base crew of 26 people, Sea Fighter will also provide a platform for the evaluation of minimum manning concepts on future naval surface ships

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), develo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: John F. William... More

Operation Bungalow Breeze - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Operation Bungalow Breeze - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Hill, damage control specialist, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque, explains the use of the peri-jet eductor during Operation Bungalow Breeze with the Mald... More

Seaman Apprentice Joel Serra Galindo, quartermaster,

Seaman Apprentice Joel Serra Galindo, quartermaster,

Seaman Apprentice Joel Serra Galindo, quartermaster, from Brandon, Fla., plots a navigation chart on the navigation bridge aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington, the Navy's only p... More

U.S. Navy (USN) BoatswainΘs Mate SEAMAN Nathan Salmon and USN Storekeeper SEAMAN Fredy Hussey, from the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71), participate in the 800-meter buddy tow swim during the rescue swimmer competition for Surface Line Week 2006 at Naval Station Norfolk on Oct. 31, 2006. Surface Line Week uses competition and camaraderie among Hampton Roads-based surface ships, allowing surface warriors to demonstrate their expertise and spirit in a series of eight athletic and 13 professional events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Seamen Kenneth R. Hendrix) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) BoatswainΘs Mate SEAMAN Nathan Salmon and USN Storekee...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kenneth R. Hendrix, USN Release Status: Release... More

San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2017) Lt. Ben Olivas, a

San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2017) Lt. Ben Olivas, a

San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2017) Lt. Ben Olivas, a Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), competes in a swimming event as part of Surface Li... More

190417-N-FM530-0084 
NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 2019)

190417-N-FM530-0084 NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 2019)

190417-N-FM530-0084 NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 2019) The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) moors heavy-weather lines during Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2019. The annual hurricane exercise is designe... More

A chart comparing characteristics of Soviet and US surface ships

A chart comparing characteristics of Soviet and US surface ships

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

The rigid-hull inflatable  boat from the Military Sealift

The rigid-hull inflatable boat from the Military Sealift

The rigid-hull inflatable boat from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson returns to the ship with five Filipino fishermen rescued from the sea after nine hours in the water... More

MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter

MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter

MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, carry supplies during a vertical replenishment. George H.W. Bush is performing... More

180717-N-LR347-002 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 17,

180717-N-LR347-002 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 17,

180717-N-LR347-002 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 17, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, (far right) commander, Task Force (CTF) 177, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center watches as Royal New Zealand Nav... More

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2018) Adm. Scott H. Swift, right,

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2018) Adm. Scott H. Swift, right,

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2018) Adm. Scott H. Swift, right, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Rear Adm. John Wade, first from left, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC)... More

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 18, 2018) Lieutenant Chris

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 18, 2018) Lieutenant Chris

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 18, 2018) Lieutenant Chris Bohnker of Naval Operational Support Center (NOSC) Newport, R.I., and attached to Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), collects data and ... More

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened SEA FIGHTER (FSF 1), arrives at her new homeport: San Diego, California (CA). The high-speed aluminum catamaran will test a variety of technologies allowing the Navy to operate in littoral waters. With a base crew of 26 people, SEA FIGHTER will also provide a platform for the evaluation of minimum manning concepts on future naval surface ships

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), develo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: John F. William... More

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

The North East Gate at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is the only entry and exit point to mainland Cuba from the naval station. It has been closed to base personnel since the United States broke off diplom... More

Cmdr. Jeff Heames, right, assistant chief of staff

Cmdr. Jeff Heames, right, assistant chief of staff

Cmdr. Jeff Heames, right, assistant chief of staff for operations and training at Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), responds to a question during a Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) ... More

Pacific Ocean (April 23, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas,

Pacific Ocean (April 23, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas,

Pacific Ocean (April 23, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas, a Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI), assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), prepares for an Air Defense exercise during ... More

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, left, discuss the Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program with Rear Adm. Dave Welch, far right, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfi... More

190417-N-FM530-0025 
NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 2019)

190417-N-FM530-0025 NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 2019)

190417-N-FM530-0025 NORFOLK, Va. (April 17, 2019) Sailors heave heavy-weather lines for the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during Hurricane Exercise/Citadel Gale 2019. The annual hurricane exercis... More

Pacific Ocean, NNS ( April 19, 2018) Intelligence Specialist

Pacific Ocean, NNS ( April 19, 2018) Intelligence Specialist

Pacific Ocean, NNS ( April 19, 2018) Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Melissa L. Bell of the USS Stockdale's (DDG 106) Ship's Nautical or Otherwise Photographic Intelligence Exploitation team scans the horizon... More

U.S. Navy (USN) Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class Keith Benton, from the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS NASSAU (LHA 4) bowls for a strike during the bowling competition part of the Surface Line Week 2006 at Naval Station Norfolk on Oct. 31, 2006. Surface Line Week emphasizes competition and camaraderie among Hampton Roads-based surface ships, allowing surface warriors to demonstrate their expertise and spirit in a series of eight sports and 13 professional events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Kenneth R. Hendrix)(Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class Keith Benton,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kenneth R. Hendrix, USN Release Status: Release... More

U.S. Navy (USN) BoatswainΘs Mate SEAMAN Nathan Salmon, from the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71), is towed through the water during the 800-meter buddy tow rescue swimmer competition for Surface Line Week 2006 at Naval Station Norfolk on Oct. 31, 2006. Surface Line Week uses competition and camaraderie among Hampton Roads-based surface ships, allowing surface warriors to demonstrate their expertise and spirit in a series of eight athletic and 13 professional events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Seamen Kenneth R. Hendrix) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) BoatswainΘs Mate SEAMAN Nathan Salmon, from the USN Ti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kenneth R. Hendrix, USN Release Status: Release... More

U.S. Navy (USN) Sonar Technician (Surface) Third Class Anthony Coles (right), and USN GUNNER's Mate First Class Nic Heimsoth, assigned to USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56), pull on a rope during a Surface Line Week 2006 tug-o-war competition on board Naval Station Norfolk on Nov. 3, 2006. Surface Line Week emphasizes competitions and camaraderie among Hampton Roads-based surface ships and allowed surface warriors to demonstrate their expertise and spirit in a series of eight athletic and 13 professional events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Tristan Miller) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) Sonar Technician (Surface) Third Class Anthony Coles (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Tristan Miller, USN Release Status: Released to... More

SMWDC Commander Mentors Basic Division Officer Course (BDOC) Students

SMWDC Commander Mentors Basic Division Officer Course (BDOC) Students

San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2017) Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), speaks with students of the Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS) Command's Basic... More

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018) U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces (DSF) assigned to Maritime Security Response Team - West (MSRT-W) and Royal Canadian Navy explosive ordnance di... More

SMWDC Sea Combat Division ASW/SUW Warfare Tactics Instructor Graduation

SMWDC Sea Combat Division ASW/SUW Warfare Tactics Instructor Graduatio...

San Diego (May 3, 2018) Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, Senior Military Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and career surface warfare officer, poses for a photograph with eleven... More

San Diego, Ca. (Feb. 7, 2018) Lt. Emily Frost, left,

San Diego, Ca. (Feb. 7, 2018) Lt. Emily Frost, left,

San Diego, Ca. (Feb. 7, 2018) Lt. Emily Frost, left, a Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), responds to a question during a WTI panel discu... More

180712-N-LR347-101 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND,

180712-N-LR347-101 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND,

180712-N-LR347-101 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, California (July 12, 2018) Lt. Thomas Routt, a pilot assigned to the “Black Jacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, completes pre-flight checks on a... More

San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2017) U.S. and Royal Norwegian

San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2017) U.S. and Royal Norwegian

San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2017) U.S. and Royal Norwegian naval officers pose for a photograph during a tactical working group at Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Headquarters. The ... More

Pacific Ocean (April 21, 2018) USS Stockdale (DDG 106)

Pacific Ocean (April 21, 2018) USS Stockdale (DDG 106)

Pacific Ocean (April 21, 2018) USS Stockdale (DDG 106) fires its Mark 45 Mod 4 5-inch gun during a live fire exercise as part of a Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) e... More

Smoke rolls down the barrels of the forward-starboard-mounted MK 15 Phalanx Close-In weapons System (CWIS) as it tracks and fires at an aerial target drone towed over the bow of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). CIWS is the self-defense system combining a 20mm Gatling gun with search and tracking radar providing surface ships with terminal defense against anti-ship missiles. The TRUMAN is currently conducting carrier qualifications and operations in the Atlantic Ocean

Smoke rolls down the barrels of the forward-starboard-mounted MK 15 Ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Floyd T. Grimm, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Distinguished guests attending the christening ceremony for the fleet oiler USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187) are (left to right): Captain (CAPT) W. Pfister, F.J. Haydel, CAPT P.D. Hurst, Mrs. W.N. Small, A.L. Bossier, Jr., J. Randolph, Congresswoman L. Boggs (Democrat-Louisiana), Admiral (ADM) William N. Small, USN (Ret.), and Commodore (CMDR) Harry K. Fiske, Assistant Deputy Commander for Surface Ships, Naval Sea Systems Command

Distinguished guests attending the christening ceremony for the fleet ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Westwego State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Avondale Shipyards Release Status: Released to Pub... More

U.S. Navy Damage Controlman First Class (SW/AW) Shawn Durant, assigned to the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS NASSAU (LHA 4), pulls the rope aggressively during the tug-o-war competition, as part of Surface Line Week 2006 at Naval Station Norfolk on Nov. 3, 2006. Surface Line Week uses competitions and camaraderie among Hampton Roads-based surface ships, allowing surface warriors to demonstrate their expertise and spirit in a series of eight athletic and 13 professional events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Kenneth R. Hendrix) (Released)

U.S. Navy Damage Controlman First Class (SW/AW) Shawn Durant, assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kenneth R. Hendrix, USN Release Status: Release... More

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (May 8, 2018)

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (May 8, 2018)

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (May 8, 2018) Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony where he ... More

SMWDC Commander visits SWOS San Diego Basic Division Officer Course

SMWDC Commander visits SWOS San Diego Basic Division Officer Course

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 30, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) speaks with members of Surface Warfare Officer Schools Command detachment San Diego's B... More

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 9, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 9, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 9, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson speaks to guests at the 30th Annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Matthew A. Stroup/Released)

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 18, 2018) Commander, Naval

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 18, 2018) Commander, Naval

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 18, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. Dave Welch speaks to military and civilian members and guests of the San Diego Military A... More

Pacific Ocean, NNS, (April 19, 2018) Personnel Specialist

Pacific Ocean, NNS, (April 19, 2018) Personnel Specialist

Pacific Ocean, NNS, (April 19, 2018) Personnel Specialist Seaman Alejandro C. Gonzalez of the USS Stockdale (DDG 106) scans the horizon for any sign of ships or aircraft as part of the Ship's Nautical or Otherw... More

Pacific Ocean (April 22, 2018) Aboard USS Stockdale

Pacific Ocean (April 22, 2018) Aboard USS Stockdale

Pacific Ocean (April 22, 2018) Aboard USS Stockdale (DDG 106), Operations Specialist 3rd Class Devon M. Gonzales plots a the Closest Point of Approach on a maneuvering board during an underway Cruiser-Destroyer... More

A Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) fires during a Pre-Aim Calibration testing onboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) in the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 1, 2006. CIWS is the self-defense system that combines a .20 mm Gatling gun with search and tracking radar to provide surface ships with terminal defense against anti-ship missiles. ESSEX is the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and is the flagship for the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group out of Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Jhoan M. Montolio) (Released)

A Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) fires during a Pre-Aim Calibration tes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jhoan M. Montolio, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Enhanced Mojave Viper - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Enhanced Mojave Viper - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Nowak, hospitalman, assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, prepares to reload his M4 service rifle during training exercise Enhanced Mojave Viper at Marine Corps... More

Seaman Devin Traxler, aviation boatswain's mate (handling),

Seaman Devin Traxler, aviation boatswain's mate (handling),

Seaman Devin Traxler, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), from Turlock, Calif., communicates on a sound-powered phone in the hanger bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a vertical repl... More

Sailors assigned to the air department crash and salvage

Sailors assigned to the air department crash and salvage

Sailors assigned to the air department crash and salvage division aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush simulate an extraction of a Sailor on the ship's flight deck during a mass casualty training dr... More

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 11, 2018) Commander, Naval

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 11, 2018) Commander, Naval

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 11, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. John Wade, left, listens to a question from a reporter during an interview at the 30th Annual... More

SMWDC WTIs at KUSI's Good Morning San Diego

SMWDC WTIs at KUSI's Good Morning San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 18, 2018) Lt. Matt Clark, center, and Lt. Caleb Bekemeier, right, Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTI) from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) sit for an interview with b... More

Vietnam Memorial Monument Promotion Ceremony

Vietnam Memorial Monument Promotion Ceremony

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado (Aug. 30, 2018) Newly-promoted Cmdr. Jake Catalogna from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), left, reaffirms his oath to support and defend the Constitu... More

A comparison chart of Soviet and US surface ships. From Soviet Military Power 1985

A comparison chart of Soviet and US surface ships. From Soviet Militar...

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

U.S. Navy (USN) Sonar Technician (Surface) Third Class Anthony Coles (right), and USN GUNNER's Mate First Class Nic Heimsoth, assigned to USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56), pull on a rope during a Surface Line Week 2006 tug-o-war competition on board Naval Station Norfolk on Nov. 3, 2006. Surface Line Week emphasizes competitions and camaraderie among Hampton Roads-based surface ships and allowed surface warriors to demonstrate their expertise and spirit in a series of eight athletic and 13 professional events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Tristan Miller) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) Sonar Technician (Surface) Third Class Anthony Coles (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kenneth R. Hendrix, USN Release Status: Release... More

A CH-46 Seaknight helicopter practices vertical

A CH-46 Seaknight helicopter practices vertical

A CH-46 Seaknight helicopter practices vertical replenishments as it approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu before sunset. Peleliu is part of Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, led b... More

Composite unit training exercise

Composite unit training exercise

Marines fast rope from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter onto the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during a composite unit training exercise. (U.S. Navy pho... More

SMWDC Sea Combat Division WTI Graduation

SMWDC Sea Combat Division WTI Graduation

Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, center, commander of Naval Surface Forces, speaks to graduates and guests during Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Sea Combat Division's graduation ceremony for... More

Commodore of Warfare Visits SMWDC HQ

Commodore of Warfare Visits SMWDC HQ

Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Commodore Ivan Ingham (center), Commodore of Warfare, receives a command brief led by Capt. Chris Barnes (top left), deputy commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Developmen... More

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018) U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Enforcement Specialist Senior Chief Richard Young watches on as deployable specialized forces (DSF) assigned to Maritime Security Re... More

180717-N-LR347-009 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July

180717-N-LR347-009 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July

180717-N-LR347-009 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July 17, 2018) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dave Welch, left, commander, Task Force (CTF) 177, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center speaks to Royal New ... More

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018) A U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces (DSF) team member assigned to Maritime Security Response Team - West (MSRT-W) works on a team with Royal Cana... More

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), developed by the Office of Naval Research and christened SEA FIGHTER (FSF 1), arrives at her new homeport: San Diego, California (CA). The high-speed aluminum catamaran will test a variety of technologies allowing the Navy to operate in littoral waters. With a base crew of 26 people, SEA FIGHTER will also provide a platform for the evaluation of minimum manning concepts on future naval surface ships

The US Navy (USN) Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental (LSC(X)), develo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FSF-1 Scene Camera Operator: John F. William... More

Capt. Chris Barnes, deputy commander of the Naval Surface

Capt. Chris Barnes, deputy commander of the Naval Surface

Capt. Chris Barnes, deputy commander of the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), gives opening remarks at the Surface Navy Association's West Coast Symposium at Naval Base San Diego, J... More

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, left, poses for a photograph with Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) during ... More

180712-N-LR347-0022 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Royal

180712-N-LR347-0022 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Royal

180712-N-LR347-0022 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV) HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) operates in a minesweeping exercise off the coast of San Diego as part of Co... More

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 9, 2018) Lt.  Cmdr. Chris Polnaszek,

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 9, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Chris Polnaszek,

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (Jan. 9, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Chris Polnaszek, right, an Integrated and Air Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) assigned the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMW... More

Pacific Ocean (April 20,2018) USS Stockdale (DDG106)

Pacific Ocean (April 20,2018) USS Stockdale (DDG106)

Pacific Ocean (April 20,2018) USS Stockdale (DDG106) fires a Mark 46 lightweight torpedo (MK-46) during an anti-submarine event during a Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (S... More

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018)

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018) U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces (DSF) assigned to Maritime Security Response Team - West (MSRT-W) and Royal Canadian Navy explosive ordnance di... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Astro Bren, aviation boatswain's

Petty Officer 3rd Class Astro Bren, aviation boatswain's

Petty Officer 3rd Class Astro Bren, aviation boatswain's mate (equipment) (left), and Airman Class Marroquin, aviation boatswain's mate (equipment), replace cables from the number two arresting gear aboard the ... More

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron 105 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to support maritim... More

Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security

Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security

Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 9 clear a building during a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Integrated Exercise. The exercise provides NECC personnel with realistic combat trainin... More

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2018) Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2018) Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2018) Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson Jr., commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic participates in a brieifing at Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) during a visit to SM... More

Security department Sailors participate in small-arms

Security department Sailors participate in small-arms

Security department Sailors participate in small-arms qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting ma... More

180717-N-LR347-010 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July

180717-N-LR347-010 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July

180717-N-LR347-010 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July 17, 2018) - U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dave Welch, left, commander, Task Force (CTF) 177, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center shakes hands with ... More

Pacific Ocean (April 23, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas,

Pacific Ocean (April 23, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas,

Pacific Ocean (April 23, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas, a Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI), assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), debriefs an Air Defense event conducted as p... More

Camp Trident Summer Camp - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Camp Trident Summer Camp - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Michael Albritton navigates a kayak during a confidence building evolution at Camp Trident summer camp. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Chief Petty Officers Association chose to sponsor Albritton based on the... More

180712-N-LR347-0020 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Royal

180712-N-LR347-0020 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Royal

180712-N-LR347-0020 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV) HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) operates in a minesweeping exercise off the coast of San Diego as part of Co... More

Little Creek VA (April 20, 2018) Commodore Daniel Blackburn,

Little Creek VA (April 20, 2018) Commodore Daniel Blackburn,

Little Creek VA (April 20, 2018) Commodore Daniel Blackburn, commander Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Six presents the Honor Graduate plaque to Lt. Michael Pires from Mountainside, N.J., April 20, 2018 for his s... More

RIMPAC Leaders Visit Exercise Units

RIMPAC Leaders Visit Exercise Units

180717-N-LR347-1022 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, California (July 17, 2018) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Commodore Tony Millar, maritime component commander and representative of the Chief of Navy (New Zealand), ri... More

An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Island Knights of

An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Island Knights of

An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Island Knights of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 25 carries supplies to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammuniti... More

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas a surface Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), and Lieutenant Chris Bohnker of Naval ... More

180717-N-LR347-014 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif.  (July

180717-N-LR347-014 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July

180717-N-LR347-014 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July 17, 2018) - Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Lt. Cmdr. Ben Martin, undersea mine countermeasures commander for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the So... More

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas,

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas,

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Ben Olivas, a Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI), from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) prepares for an Air Defense event during an underway ... More

Deck department Sailors aboard USS Stockdale (DDG 106)

Deck department Sailors aboard USS Stockdale (DDG 106)

Deck department Sailors aboard USS Stockdale (DDG 106) prepare the ship for an underway Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. Stockdale is one of three CRUDES ... More

RIMPAC Leadership Visit SOCAL Exercise Units

RIMPAC Leadership Visit SOCAL Exercise Units

180717-N-LR347-1023 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 17, 2018) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Task Force (CTF) 177, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), left, Rim of... More

Dahlgren, Va. (Dec. 1, 2017) Commander, Naval Surface

Dahlgren, Va. (Dec. 1, 2017) Commander, Naval Surface

Dahlgren, Va. (Dec. 1, 2017) Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. John F.G. Wade, center, poses for a photograph with newly graduated Integrated Air and Missile Def... More

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 17, 2018) Boatswain's Mate

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 17, 2018) Boatswain's Mate

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 17, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Sergio Fernandez onboard USS Stockdale (DDG 106) signals to pilots of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 to begin blade rotation during a... More

Sailors assigned to G-5 Division of the weapons department

Sailors assigned to G-5 Division of the weapons department

Sailors assigned to G-5 Division of the weapons department of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, move ammunition in the ship's hangar bay during a replenishment at sea. George H.W. Bush is taking on amm... More

Pacific Ocean (April 21, 20180 An MH-60R helicopter

Pacific Ocean (April 21, 20180 An MH-60R helicopter

Pacific Ocean (April 21, 20180 An MH-60R helicopter of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 approaches the flight deck of USS Stockdale (DDG106) during an underway Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface War... More

USS Constitution, US Navy Photogrpah

USS Constitution, US Navy Photogrpah

Esteban Quintero, fireman apprentice, left, and Airman Dylan Roberts, both assigned to USS Constitution, steer the rudder aboard the Friendship of Salem as part of their final evolution of sail training. Consti... More

SWO Boss Speaks with Largest Class of WTI Candidates to Date

SWO Boss Speaks with Largest Class of WTI Candidates to Date

San Diego, Calif. (July 28, 2017) Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, addresses Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) students during their initial course of instructio... More

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2018) Adm. Scott H. Swift, commander

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2018) Adm. Scott H. Swift, commander

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2018) Adm. Scott H. Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTI) from the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) during a round... More

Out on the Waterfront, San Diego, California

Out on the Waterfront, San Diego, California

SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, left, shakes hands with USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Tait during... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eliezer Arroyo, aviation boatswain's

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eliezer Arroyo, aviation boatswain's

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eliezer Arroyo, aviation boatswain's mates (equipment), and Earl Pelitaro attach chains to an arresting wire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Enterprise is on a scheduled unde... More

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 18, 2018) Lieutenant Chris

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 18, 2018) Lieutenant Chris

Pacific Ocean, NNS (April 18, 2018) Lieutenant Chris Bohnker of Naval Operational Support Center (NOSC) Newport, R.I., and attached to Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) collects data and m... More

180717-N-LR347-1001 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July

180717-N-LR347-1001 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July

180717-N-LR347-1001 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July 17, 2018) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Commodore Tony Millar, maritime component commander and representative of the Chief of Navy (New Zealand), left, p... More

San Diego, Calif. (July 13, 2017)  Rear Adm. John Wade,

San Diego, Calif. (July 13, 2017) Rear Adm. John Wade,

San Diego, Calif. (July 13, 2017) Rear Adm. John Wade, commander of the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), speaks with midshipmen and officers about the WTI program at the Surface N... More

Pacific Ocean  (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Tyler Nicoll,

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Tyler Nicoll,

Pacific Ocean (April 20, 2018) Lieutenant Tyler Nicoll, an Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASUSUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) assigned to Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SM... More

A crew member mans a pair of high-powered binoculars while watching for hostile aircraft and surface ships aboard the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54)

A crew member mans a pair of high-powered binoculars while watching fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey Alan Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

201204-N-ED185-1077, US Navy Photogrpah

201204-N-ED185-1077, US Navy Photogrpah

MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec. 5, 2020) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) prepares to moor at Naval Station Mayport. Sioux City returned to Mayport following a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fle... More

San Diego, California (April 16, 2018) USS Mobile Bay

San Diego, California (April 16, 2018) USS Mobile Bay

San Diego, California (April 16, 2018) USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) gets underway to complete the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Trainin... More

180427-N-HS117-001
Pacific Ocean (April 27, 2018) An

180427-N-HS117-001 Pacific Ocean (April 27, 2018) An

180427-N-HS117-001 Pacific Ocean (April 27, 2018) An aftward view of USS Spruance (DDG 110) steaming underway during a Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. Sp... More

A Sailor assigned to the air department crash and salvage

A Sailor assigned to the air department crash and salvage

A Sailor assigned to the air department crash and salvage division aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush performs a rescue drill on the ship's flight deck. George H.W. Bush is conducting training in ... More

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