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The guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) shoots
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The Australian Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean
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Paul Mardikian and Claudia Chemello, from Terra Mare
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Fire Controlman 2nd Class Richard L. Kinnison from
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Staff Sgt. Justin Walter, left, a native of Greenville,
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USS America aircraft is is prepared to move to the hangar bay
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Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, middle, commander, U.S. Submarine
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Technician 2nd Class Travis Murphy, assigned to Helicopter
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Foreign Naval attaches look over a torpedo tube at
Foreign Naval attaches look over a torpedo tube at the Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit at Training Support Center (TSC). The officers are part of the Corps of Foreign Naval Attaches (CFNA) that visited R... More
Fire Controlman 2nd Class David Coder (left) and Gunner's
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Sailors assigned to the forward deployed Ticonderoga-class
Sailors assigned to the forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) launch a rigid hull inflatable boat from the port side boat deck to recover two recoverable exercise torpedo... More
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An ornately decorated Mark 48, Mod 7 torpedo from the
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Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jerrett Hurtt, originally
Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jerrett Hurtt, originally from Humboldt, Ariz., and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Travis Smith, center, from Indianapolis, get outfitted as they prepare to take part in a fuel spill... More
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Two Black Sea Rotational Force Marines prepare a Bangalore
Two Black Sea Rotational Force Marines prepare a Bangalore torpedo explosive as part of the breach to the counter-attack during the final portion of Exercise Summer Shield at Adazi Military Base, March 31, 2015... More
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Staff Sgt. Justin Walter, left, originally from Greenville,
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A Marine with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, displaces from his team formation to find a more advantageous shooting position on the firing line during a rocket shoot and fire team... More
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200512-N-PI330-0132 GULF OF ADEN (May 12, 2020) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Corwin Little shoots an air slug through a torpedo tube aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) May 12, 2020. Vella Gulf ... More
170804-N-VN584-604 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2017) Sailors,
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170805-N-GP724-458 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2017) Sailors
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171203-N-YT019-064 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 3, 2017) Seaman
171203-N-YT019-064 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 3, 2017) Seaman Anthony Straiton, a native of San Diego, assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), stands watch on the fantail... More
190312-N-WK982-2001 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2019)
190312-N-WK982-2001 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2019) A mark 46 shallow water exercise torpedo is fired from the weather deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) while oper... More
FREMANTLE, Australia (Sept. 13, 2019) - Sailors from
FREMANTLE, Australia (Sept. 13, 2019) - Sailors from the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and the Australian Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77) practice receiving an inert training torpedo f... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (JULY 17, 2016) Royal New Zealand Air
PACIFIC OCEAN (JULY 17, 2016) Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion P-3K2 crewmembers operate equipment during a torpedo exercise during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarine... More