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U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jonathan R. Hendrix,
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200302-N-AZ907-0066 KEFLAVIK, Iceland (March 2, 2020)
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170110-N-KT595-077 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Jan.
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180526-N-GR120-0117 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2018)
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200302-N-AZ907-0048 KEFLAVIK, Iceland (March 2, 2020)
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171028-N-MZ078-032 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 28, 2017) Sonar
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200302-N-AZ907-0123 KEFLAVIK, Iceland (March 2, 2020)
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170620-N-VR594-0156 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 20, 2017) Sonar
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200302-N-AZ907-0052 KEFLAVIK, Iceland (March 2, 2020)
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180526-N-GR120-0282 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2018)
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181204-N-UX013-1001 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 4, 2018)
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U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Joshua Berry
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A Latvian range safety officer supervises U.S. Marine
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180420-N-AV754-0113 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 20, 2018)
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170621-N-BY095-0106 Pacific Ocean (June 21, 2017) Sailors
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170821-N-GP724-465 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 21, 2017) The
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U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Nicholas Jones
U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Nicholas Jones loads a torpedo onto an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E... More
Black Sea Rotational Force Marines and sailors competed
Black Sea Rotational Force Marines and sailors competed against Latvians on the Challenge Course at Adazi Military Base, March 23, 2015. The Latvian soldiers had the clear home-team advantage but the Marines pu... More
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170110-N-KT595-140 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Jan.
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170110-N-KT595-142 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Jan.
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FREMANTLE, Australia (Sept. 13, 2019) - USS Emory S.
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170111-N-RM689-252 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 11, 2017) Sailors
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The guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) shoots
The guided missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) shoots a torpedo during a recoverable torpedo exercise in the Mediterranean Sea April 10, 2014. The ship was on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime securi... More
POLARIS POINT, Guam - (Oct. 16, 2019) Sailors from
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200302-N-AZ907-0110 KEFLAVIK, Iceland (March 2, 2020)
200302-N-AZ907-0110 KEFLAVIK, Iceland (March 2, 2020) -- Personnel, assigned to Patrol Squadron 4 (VP-4), use a munitions handling unit to transport a torpedo to a P-8 Poseidon, during an explosive ordnance exe... More
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171028-N-MZ078-024 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 28, 2017) Sailors
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170811-N-GP724-212 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2017) The
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Paul Mardikian and Claudia Chemello, from Terra Mare
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Paul Mardikian and Claudia Chemello, from Terra Mare
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170111-N-RM689-176 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 11, 2017
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180420-N-AV754-0065 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 20, 2018)
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170620-N-AX638-0097 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 20, 2017)
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170110-N-KT595-142 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Jan.
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Sailors assigned to the forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) use a J-bar davit to retrieve a recoverable exercise torpedo (REXTORP) that was launched by helicopters from... More
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170804-N-VN584-182 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2017) Sailors,
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170110-N-KT595-077 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (Jan.
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Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
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Latvians, Canadians and U.S. Marines filled 300 sandbags
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200302-N-AZ907-0034 KEFLAVIK, Iceland (March 2, 2020)
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