Sgt. Emily Torrence, the lead Female Engagement Team
Sgt. Emily Torrence, the lead Female Engagement Team member with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, follows instructions from Cpl. Brandy Johnson during a searching class on the flig... More
Seaman Andrew Myers, left, Seaman Apprentice Andrew
Seaman Andrew Myers, left, Seaman Apprentice Andrew Meade, airman, and Seaman Apprentice Jacob Gibson wash the ramp of the upper vehicle storage bay aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce. Ponce is part... More
Lance Corporals Dominick Talio and Crecencio Alvarez
Lance Corporals Dominick Talio and Crecencio Alvarez mark that a combat tourniquet was placed on Lance Cpl. Joshua Tuttle, all infantrymen with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Ex... More
Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados, a Female Engagement Team
Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados, a Female Engagement Team member with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is searched during a class on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Oct. 22. The FET is comp... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Klipple, a hospital
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Klipple, a hospital corpsman, instructs Cpl. Sean Kinney, an infantrymen with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in combat life sa... More
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an inte... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Carl Harris with Combat Logistics
Petty Officer 3rd Class Carl Harris with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, medically processes a non-combatant evacuees during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise on the ... More
Sailors from the deck department aboard the amphibious
Sailors from the deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce watch as the fuel hose from fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha slides down the span wire rigged between the ships during a rep... More
Barcodes track Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th
Barcodes track Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marines and sailors acting as non-combatant evacuees during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise on the flight deck of USS... More
Seaman Apprentice Anthony Malone, a hospital corpsman
Seaman Apprentice Anthony Malone, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, applies a splint to a Marine while practicing combat life saving sk... More
Malaria Prevention - US Navy Photo
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are given Doxycycline, medication taken to prevent Malaria, aboard USS Ponce, Oct. 22. The cyclic disease, called Malaria is spread th... More
A landing craft utility prepares to enter the well
A landing craft utility prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce after the ship got underway from Morehead City, N.C. after embarkingelements of the 26th Marine Expedition... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The e... More
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an inte... More
Shipshape from top to bottom!
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Fred Skilling paints amphibious transport dock USS Ponce's (LPD 15) hull. Ponce spent nearly a week in Bahrain with its crew engaged in a variety of maintenance projects. Ponce is par... More
A contractor aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim)
A contractor aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) sets up prior to a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launch. Scan Eagle is a runway independent, long-endurance, unmanned aerial... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kolb, aviation boatswain's
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kolb, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), directs a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue Squadron while it takes off from amphibious transport dock USS Ponce. P... More
Cpl. Brandon Doherty, a military police officer with
Cpl. Brandon Doherty, a military police officer with MP Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates how to use compliance techniques during a searching class with the... More
Sailors clean the deck of the lower vehicle storage
Sailors clean the deck of the lower vehicle storage bay aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce. Ponce is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet... More
40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers arm AH-64 Apache
40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers arm AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 40th CAB, aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training ex... More
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, lands aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an intero... More
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Francis Dexter, background,
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Francis Dexter, background, an inside tender for the Fly Away Recompression Chamber team, awaits a simulated casualty during a dive casualty drill aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base ... More
AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry
AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, land aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The exerci... More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Ford, boatswain's
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Ford, boatswain's mate, stows mooring lines on the focsle of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce as the ship gets underway from Morehead. Ponce is part of the Kears... More
U.S. Navy Sailors fuel AH-64 Apache helicopters from
U.S. Navy Sailors fuel AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training e... More
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an inte... More
Fishing, baseball and other sports activities took
Fishing, baseball and other sports activities took place on the flight deck of USS Ponce during a steel beach picnic to increase moral and camaraderie for sailors and Marines, Oct. 16, 2010. The 26th Marine Exp... More
USS Ponce action. Warship photograph collection
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Lopez-Davila, electronics technician, rides an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce, in background, during a visit, board, search an... More
Reflected in a signal lamp, the amphibious assault
Reflected in a signal lamp, the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge passes the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce as Ponce sailors watch the exercise. Called a “leap frog,” the navigation exercise allows the... More
A barcode tracks a Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th
A barcode tracks a Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine with a prop acting as a pregnant non-combatant evacuee during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise on the fligh... More
Cpl. Bryan Snow checks for breathing on Cpl. Sean Kinney,
Cpl. Bryan Snow checks for breathing on Cpl. Sean Kinney, both infantrymen with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, as they learn combat life saving skills on the... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Oliver Simon, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 1st Class Oliver Simon, a boatswain's mate with USS Ponce, gives a thumbs up to awaiting swimmers on the flight deck of USS Ponce during a steel beach picnic, Oct. 16, 2010. The picnic was held t... More
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command/commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 52.2, second from right, observes tests being conducted on unmanned underwater vehicle... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Read prepares to silver
Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Read prepares to silver braze two lengths of pipe together aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce. Ponce is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group bringing food... More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Rhoades with Weapons Platoon, Company
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Rhoades with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, fires a machinegun during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Un... More
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command/commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 52.2, observes unmanned underwater vehicle tests aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat l... More
Lance Cpl. Clayton Karabas with Weapons Platoon, Company
Lance Cpl. Clayton Karabas with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, coaches a Marine during a machinegun live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. The 26th Marine Expediti... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) is boarded by Sailors and Marines from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during an enhanced vessel board, search and sei... More
Lance Cpl. Bryan Townsend with Weapons Platoon, Company
Lance Cpl. Bryan Townsend with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, coaches Lance Cpl. Michael Shields during a machinegun live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. 26th Ma... More
Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion
Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, participate in a machinegun live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently embarked... More
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command/commander, Combined Task Force 52.2, talks with contractor Bob Stitt about tests he is running on unmanned underwater vehic... More
40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers arm AH-64 Apache
40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers arm AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 40th CAB, aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training ex... More
Marines and sailors with 26th Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit wait to be processed as non-combatant evacuees during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Sept. 22. The 26th M... More
Lance Cpl. Peter Clements with Weapons Platoon, Company
Lance Cpl. Peter Clements with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, fires a machinegun during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit... More
Rear Adm. Margaret Klein, commander of Expeditionary
Rear Adm. Margaret Klein, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 5, addresses the crew of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce during an all-hands call on the ship's mess deck. Ponce is part of the Ke... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kolb, aviation boatswain's
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kolb, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), observes Airman John Billington, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), directs a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue ... More
AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry
AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, land aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The exerci... More
Contractors aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat recover
Contractors aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat recover an underwater unmanned vehicle. The RHIB was launched from Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Ponce, formerly designated as an ... More
Major Michael Monroe, the executive officer of Combat
Major Michael Monroe, the executive officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M4 service rifle during a night live-fire event aboard USS Ponce in the Fifth Fleet area o... More
Sergeant Anthony Tripp, a military policeman with Military
Sergeant Anthony Tripp, a military policeman with Military Police Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a M9 9mm pistol during a night live-fire training aboard USS Po... More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Washington, an infantryman with
Lance Cpl. Brandon Washington, an infantryman with 3rd Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches fellow swimmers from the lower well-deck ramp of USS Ponce durin... More
Lance Cpl. Jarel Pemberton with Weapons Platoon, Company
Lance Cpl. Jarel Pemberton with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, fires a machinegun during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an inte... More
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from
An Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopter from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an inte... More
USS Ponce action, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Simpson, aviation boatswain's mate, right, observes Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kolb, aviation boatswain's mate, direct the take off of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helic... More
Targets line the end of the flight deck of USS Ponce
Targets line the end of the flight deck of USS Ponce as Marines from Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, participate in a machinegun live-fire exercise, Nov. 12. The 26th Marine Expeditionar... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, lands aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The exe... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M4 service rifles during a night live-fire event aboard USS Ponce in the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility, Oct. 12. The 26th ME... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Yves Raynaud, USS Ponce
Master Chief Petty Officer Yves Raynaud, USS Ponce command master chief, and Sgt. Maj. Julio Meza, sergeant major of Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discuss the winner of a Hallow... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, lands aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The exe... More
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) lower a rigid hull inflatable boat into the water to conduct engine testing. Ponce, formerly design... More
USS Ponce, US Navy Photogrpah
Lance Cpl. Daniel Breneiser, right, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gets vaccinated against smallpox by Hospitalman Nathan Stallfus aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15). Ponce... More
Staff Sgt. David Allen, an infantryman with Weapons
Staff Sgt. David Allen, an infantryman with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, teaches Lance Cpl. Patrick Corey, a cook with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2... More
Cpl. Robert Snowden, a cook with Combat Logistics
Cpl. Robert Snowden, a cook with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shows off his knife skills during a Halloween costume contest on the mess-deck of USS Ponce, Oct. 31, 2010. Porti... More
Midshipman Paul Luffel, center, examines a navigation
Midshipman Paul Luffel, center, examines a navigation chart as Seaman Apprentice Marlon Hosendorf, center, Petty Officer 2nd Class Deron Murphree, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Shixi Zhang man the chart tab... More
Cpl. Matthew Grant, a radio operator with Headquarters
Cpl. Matthew Grant, a radio operator with Headquarters Company, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, catches a pass on the flight deck of USS Ponce during a steel beach picnic,... More
Cpl. Jessica Ward, a Female Engagement Team member
Cpl. Jessica Ward, a Female Engagement Team member with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, searches Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados during a class on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Oct. 22. ... More
Seaman Apprentice Anthony Malone, a hospital corpsman,
Seaman Apprentice Anthony Malone, a hospital corpsman, instructs infantrymen with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in combat life saving skills on the flight d... More
Civilian contractors track the progress of two M18
Civilian contractors track the progress of two M18 Mod 2 Kingfish, Unmanned Underwater Vehicle from an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat. The Kingfish uses side scan sonar to search and discover objects of in... More
Lance Corporals Kenith Reed and Aaron Patterson assess
Lance Corporals Kenith Reed and Aaron Patterson assess the injuries of Staff Sgt. Isael Arce, all infantryman with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during comb... More
Lance Cpl. Steven Riley with Weapons Platoon, Company
Lance Cpl. Steven Riley with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, fires a machinegun during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit i... More
Hospital corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 26,
Hospital corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, medically processes a non-combatant evacuee during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise on the flight deck of USS ... More
Lance Cpl. Sebastian Torres, an infantryman with 3rd
Lance Cpl. Sebastian Torres, an infantryman with 3rd Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swings Charlotte from her web during a Halloween costume contest on the mess... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Carl Harris and Seaman Richard
Petty Officer 3rd Class Carl Harris and Seaman Richard Walker, both hospital corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, medically process non-combatant evacuees during an Evacu... More
Strands of 7.62 MM rounds lay on the flight deck of
Strands of 7.62 MM rounds lay on the flight deck of USS Ponce as Marines from Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, participate in a machinegun live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Pon... More
A contractor aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim)
A contractor aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) sets up prior to a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launch. Scan Eagle is a runway independent, long-endurance, unmanned aerial... More
Civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base
Civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) Ship USS Ponce (ASFB(I) 15) lower an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat to conduct tests on two M18 Mod 2 Kingfish Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. P... More
Sailors assigned to the deck department aboard the
Sailors assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce prepare for a replenishment at sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha and the Amphibious assault ship USS... More
Mine Countermeasures Ships USS Dextrous (MCM 13), USS
Mine Countermeasures Ships USS Dextrous (MCM 13), USS Devastator (MCM 6), USS Pioneer (MCM 9) and USS Sentry (MCM 3) approach Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) to refuel. Ponce, forme... More
Sailors from the deck department aboard the amphibious
Sailors from the deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce watch as the fuel hose from fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha slides down the span wire rigged between the ships during a rep... More
Cpl. Brandy Johnson, a Female Engagement Team member
Cpl. Brandy Johnson, a Female Engagement Team member with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, searches Sgt. Emily Torrence during a class on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Oct. 22. Th... More
Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26,
Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Battalion Landing Team 3/8 and sailors of USS Ponce display Halloween costumes during a contest on the mess-deck, Oct. 31, 2010. Portions of 26th MEU are cu... More
Sgt. Michael Castro, an infantryman with Headquarters
Sgt. Michael Castro, an infantryman with Headquarters Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, catches a baseball on the flight deck of USS Ponce during a steel beach picn... More
Lance Cpl. Clayton Karabas with Weapons Platoon, Company
Lance Cpl. Clayton Karabas with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, coaches a Marine during a machinegun live-fire exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Nov. 12. The 26th Marine Expedit... More
Lance Corporals Kenith Reed and Aaron Patterson carry
Lance Corporals Kenith Reed and Aaron Patterson carry Staff Sgt. Isael Arce, all with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during combat life saving skills trainin... More
Civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base
Civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) Ship USS Ponce (ASFB(I) (15) lower an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat to conduct tests on two M18 Mod 2 Kingfish Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. ... More
Civilian mariners prepare to conduct a replenishment-at-sea
Civilian mariners prepare to conduct a replenishment-at-sea aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) Ship USS Ponce (ASFB(I) 15). Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock (LPD) ship, was c... More
Civilian contractor Bob Stitt travels in a 11-meter
Civilian contractor Bob Stitt travels in a 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat from Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) Ship USS Ponce (ASFB(I) 15) to conduct tests on two M18 Mod 2 Kingfish Unmanned Underwat... More
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine
Rear Adm. Kenneth Perry, vice commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command/commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 52.2, observes an unmanned underwater vehicle from a rigid hull inflatable boat assign... More
Marines with with Company K, Battalion Landing Team
Marines with with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, watch from the flight deck of USS Ponce as sailors patrol the swimming area during a steel beach picnic, Oct. 16, 2010. ... More
Lance Cpl. Bradley Reini with Combat Logistics Battalion
Lance Cpl. Bradley Reini with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, searches a non-combatant evacuee during an Evacuation Control Center training exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponc... More
Civilian contractors secure an M18 Mod 2 Kingfish Unmanned
Civilian contractors secure an M18 Mod 2 Kingfish Unmanned Underwater Vehicle to the deck of an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat. The Kingfish uses side scan sonar to search and discover objects of interest.... More
Lance Cpl. Marcus Landon, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon,
Lance Cpl. Marcus Landon, an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, acts as an injured Marine with a femoral artery laceration on the flight deck of... More
40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers arm AH-64 Apache
40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers arm AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 40th CAB, aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training ex... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, lands aboard the USS Ponce, an Afloat Forward Staging Base, during an interoperability training exercise in the Persian Gulf March 17. The exe... More
Seaman Apprentice Anthony Malone, a hospital corpsman
Seaman Apprentice Anthony Malone, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Platoon, K Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, teaches combat life saving skills on the flight deck of USS Ponce i... More
Seen in this five-image composite panorama, Cmdr. Etta
Seen in this five-image composite panorama, Cmdr. Etta Jones, middle, commanding officer the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce, checks the status board maintained by Personnel Specialist Seaman Apprentic... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gordon Warner, aviation boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gordon Warner, aviation boatswain's mate (fuel), (center, purple jersey) and Airman Apprentice Gregory Boatright, aviation boatswain's mate (fuel), (left, purple jersey) haul a fuel hose... More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Rhoades, an infantryman with Weapons
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Rhoades, an infantryman with Weapons Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, wins a Halloween costume contest on the mess-deck of USS Ponce, Oct. 31, 2010. Portions of 26th MEU are c... More
A civilian contractor prepares to deploy an M18 Mod
A civilian contractor prepares to deploy an M18 Mod 2 Kingfish Unmanned Underwater Vehicle from an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat. The Kingfish uses side scan sonar to search and discover objects of intere... More