CPL. Damien Degennaro, (hometown Albany, NY) an Avionics Technician, p...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Members, assigned to an unmanned underwater vehicle
Members, assigned to an unmanned underwater vehicle team, arrive in rigid inflatable hull boats to transport media personnel aboard USS Ponce (AFSB(I)15) to nearby participating ships during the International M... 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
Lt. j.g. Alex Cornell du Houx is greeted aboard a Saudi
Lt. j.g. Alex Cornell du Houx is greeted aboard a Saudi Arabian naval vessel during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the world’s navies participating, including 6,500 ... More
A civilian service representative makes final preparations
A civilian service representative makes final preparations prior to launching Scan Eagle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, aboard the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spar... More
Lance CPL. Roberts gives classes on the setup of the US Embassy in Mon...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Marines from 1ST Platoon, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Ba...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More
Casey Braden, assigned to an unmanned underwater vehicle
Casey Braden, assigned to an unmanned underwater vehicle team, directs media personnel to a seat aboard a rigid inflatable hull boat while transported to nearby participating ships during the International Mine... More
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, prepare
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, prepare to conduct unmanned underwater vehicle operations during United States/United Kingdom Mine Countermeasures Exercise II. Commander, Task Group 52.3 promo... More
Avionics Technicians CPL. Kenneth Kerrouack (hometown Hartford, CT) an...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
LT. Seth Lapine (hometown Stamford, CT) briefs Marines from the 3rd Ba...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train fo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Aviation Warfare Specialist 3rd Class Peter Dejoseph,
Aviation Warfare Specialist 3rd Class Peter Dejoseph, assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15, conducts pre-mission checks before a flight in a MH-53E helicopter during International Mine Counte... More
Sailors assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure
Sailors assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15, prepare a marker float while on a flight in a MH-53E helicopter during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13. IMCMEX includes n... More
Trusting in British pilots in their Westland Sea King MK4 Helocopter, ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... 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
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce heave lines during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (... More
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce heave lines during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (... More
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to 36th
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, departs for a training flight mission from the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Sparta... More
British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landi...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More
Landing craft utility 1661 enters the well deck of
Landing craft utility 1661 enters the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce. Ponce is underway conducting a training exercise to prepare for an upcoming deployment scheduled for later this y... More
Engineman 1st Class Francisco Morino and Senior Chief
Engineman 1st Class Francisco Morino and Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Anthony Quick, assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron (HM) 15, recover an airborne mine neutralization system while conductin... More
Scan Eagle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, stands ready
Scan Eagle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, stands ready to launch from the flight deck of the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th... More
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to the
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, hovers above the flight deck for landing during daytime landing qualifications aboard the afloat forward staging base (interim... More
A starboard bow view of USS PONCE (LPD-15) undergoing replenishment op...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
Marines from the amphibious transport dock ship USS
Marines from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) perform an enhanced vessel board, search and seizure exercise with riverine command boats and coastal command boats assigned to Coastal Ri... More
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment (Alaska Army National Guard), conduct maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. The company is currently deployed to the Mid... More
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment use the gym facilities...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
USS Ponce, US Navy Photogrpah
Civilian mariner Nicholas Agati works in the welding shop aboard USS Ponce (AFSB(I)15). Formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock (LPD), Ponce was recently converted and reclassified to fulfill a long... More
A sailor from USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) fires a shot
A sailor from USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) fires a shot line for an underway replenishment during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13. IMCMEX 13 includes navies from more than 40 countries whose ... More
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, test
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, test a stern gate launch and recovery trailer in the well deck of Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during the United States and Unit... More
CAPE INCE, TURKEY (September 11, 1999)--Marines from Lima Company, Bat...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Corporal Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status:... More
The beach head at Cape Ince is the scene of a mock amphibious assault....
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... 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
Seaman Recruit Bryant Tillman, personnel serviceman,
Seaman Recruit Bryant Tillman, personnel serviceman, updates a status board while Lt. Steven Shepski, conning officer aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce, observes the positions of the Military ... More
An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter
An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB 15). Ponce is de... More
Gunner's Mate Seaman Joshua Carlos, assigned to Costal
Gunner's Mate Seaman Joshua Carlos, assigned to Costal Riverine Group 2, embarked security team, cleans a M2HB .50-caliber machine gun aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Ponce,... More
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, load
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, load an unmanned underwater vehicle onto a rigid hull inflatable boat during United States/United Kingdom Mine Countermeasures Exercise II. Commander, Task Grou... More
CHIEF Warrant Officer Michael Dominguez (hometown, Puerto Rico) attach...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
CPL. Dale Kinney (hometown Arab, AL) and Lance CPL. Harrison Gardner (...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: USS Ponce (LPD 15) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. Olguin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... 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
An MH-53 Sea Dragon, assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter
An MH-53 Sea Dragon, assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron (HM) 15, launches an airborne mine neutralization system while conducting mine countermeasure evolution from the forward operating base ... More
USS Ponce, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Leech, a gunner's mate, demonstrates the operation of a .50-caliber machine gun during weapons training on the foc'sle of the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) as the ... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gul... More
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Lorenzo Duron fires a .50-caliber
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Lorenzo Duron fires a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet t... More
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, recover
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, recover an unmanned aerial vehicle while embarked aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)) 15 during United States/United Kingdom Mine C... More
Weapons patrol boat USCGC Aquidneck (WPB-1309), left,
Weapons patrol boat USCGC Aquidneck (WPB-1309), left, and a Riverine Command Boat, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4, Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, transit through open water during exercise Spartan Kopis... More
Utilizing rubber raider craft, Marines from 1ST Platoon, Lima Company,...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Scherder, a machinist
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Scherder, a machinist mate, kisses his eight-month-old daughter goodbye before boarding the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15) as the ship prepares to depart Naval St... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Roberts is greeted by
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Roberts is greeted by his wife after the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, after completing an extended deployment in the 5th and ... More
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment
Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment from the Alaska Army National Guard at Udairi Army Airfield in Kuwait. The company is currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Enduring ... More
Chief Fire Controlman Brett Richmond, right, and Lt.
Chief Fire Controlman Brett Richmond, right, and Lt. j.g. Katie Woodard operate the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) installed aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim)... More
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to 36th
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, launches from the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a ... 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
International Mine Countermeasures Exercise
Scan Eagle program members launch an unmanned aerial vehicle from the flight deck of the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise. A qu... More
Civilian mariner, Electronic Technician Jon Aquay assigned
Civilian mariner, Electronic Technician Jon Aquay assigned to Military Sealift Command communicates with crew members prior to a refueling-at-sea evolution aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS P... More
Spec. Paul Gilquist, a crew chief with Alpha Company,
Spec. Paul Gilquist, a crew chief with Alpha Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment, conducts maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. The company is currently deployed to the Middle... More
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Mathew Hosea, left, and Gunner's
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Mathew Hosea, left, and Gunner's Mate Seaman Joshua Carlos, assigned to Costal Riverine Group 2, embarked security team, clean and lubricate a M2HB .50-caliber machine gun aboard Afloat... More
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners Donald Enns,
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners Donald Enns, left, and Robert Alvarado check the fuel aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce, during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Comma... More
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, prepare
Personnel assigned to Commander, Task Group 52.3, prepare to test a stern gate launch and recovery trailer in the well deck of Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during the United Stat... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gul... More
Scan Eagle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, launches for
Scan Eagle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, launches for a training mission from the flight deck of the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a... More
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to the
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, hovers above the flight deck of the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spartan Kopis... More
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to the
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter, assigned to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, makes adjustments for landing during daytime landing qualifications aboard the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce... 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
150212-N-WX059-047 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Feb.
150212-N-WX059-047 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Feb. 12, 2015) – Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, speaks to Scan Eagle program members as they display an un... More
Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB
Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB 15) and Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibio... More
A Military Sealift Command civilian mariner lays out
A Military Sealift Command civilian mariner lays out chain in preparation for flight quarters aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15). Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibious tra... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gul... 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
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce heave lines during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gul... More
Gunner's Mate Seaman Ethan Curtis, controls the 25mm
Gunner's Mate Seaman Ethan Curtis, controls the 25mm Mk-38 Mod 2 Naval Gun System aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)15) during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2013. ... More
Civilian mariner Joe Corbett returns members to USS
Civilian mariner Joe Corbett returns members to USS Ponce (AFSB(I)15) after a media tour aboard nearby participating ships during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the ... More
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce, right,
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce, right, is underway alongside the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark following a replenishment at sea. Ponce is part of the ... More
Aviation Warfare Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Fraizer,
Aviation Warfare Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Fraizer, assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15, lowers an aviation environmental profiler while on a flight in a MH-53E helicopter during Internati... 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
An AH-64D Apache Helicopter, assigned to 36th Combat
An AH-64D Apache Helicopter, assigned to 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, launches from the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th F... More
Fishermen rescue, US Navy Photogrpah
A Bahraini fisherman embraces a U.S. Navy sailor aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) after being rescued during heavy weather. The seven fishermen were assisted aboard by Ponce's... More
Civilian mariners, Boatswain’s Mate Michael Edwards
Civilian mariners, Boatswain’s Mate Michael Edwards and Boatswain’s Mate Terrance Bailey assigned to Military Sealift Command pull the messenger over using a shot line as part of a refueling-at-sea evolution ab... More
Lt. j.g. Daniel Cooper and search and rescue swimmer
Lt. j.g. Daniel Cooper and search and rescue swimmer Seaman Apprentice Ryan Owens take turns rescuing an injured swimmer during SAR training aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce. Ponce is part of... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Cook of C Company, 449th
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Cook of C Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, re-enlists during a ceremony aboard the USS Ponce AFSB (I)-15 in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy Capt. Jon P. Rodgers, the commanding o... 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
150212-N-WX059-178 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Feb.
150212-N-WX059-178 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Feb. 12, 2015) – Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, views the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) installed aboard the ... More
Sailors assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure
Sailors assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15, prepare an aviation environmental profiler while on a flight in a MH-53E helicopter during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 1... More
An unmanned aerial recovery system recovers a Scan
An unmanned aerial recovery system recovers a Scan Eagle, unmanned aerial vehicle in flight aboard the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis ... More
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs), assigned to the
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs), assigned to the patrol coastal ships USS Firebolt (PC 10) and USS Whirlwind (PC 11), and a Riverine Command Boat, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4, Coastal Riverine ... More
A Riverine Command Boat, assigned to Commander, Task
A Riverine Command Boat, assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4, Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, transits through open water during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet training event that v... More
USS Ponce, US Navy Photogrpah
Sgt. Shane Worley and Seaman Nathaniel Bracewell, boatswain's mate, play chess on the mess decks of the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce. Ponce is underway conducting a training exercise to prepare for an u... More
USS Ponce, USS San Antonio conduct exercise
Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) steams alongside amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) during an exercise in the Persian Gulf. Formerly designated as an amphibious... More
USS Ponce (AFSB (I) 15) gets underway to participate
USS Ponce (AFSB (I) 15) gets underway to participate in International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 13. IMCMEX 13 is the largest exercise of its kind in the region and will exercise a wide spectrum of defensive... More
IMCMEX, US Navy Photogrpah
A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle is recovered aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB (I) 15) at sunset during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quart... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gul... More
A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launches from
A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launches from the flight deck of USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 13. IMCMEX 13 is the largest exercise of its kind in the region an... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gul... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Green of C Company, 449th
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Green of C Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, re-enlists during a ceremony aboard the USS Ponce AFSB (I)-15 in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy Capt. Jon P. Rodgers, the commandin... More
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce
The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gul... More
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners Donald Enns,
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners Donald Enns, left, and Robert Alvarado check the fuel aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce, during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Comma... More
Aviation Warfare Specialist 1st Class Tim Duchaine
Aviation Warfare Specialist 1st Class Tim Duchaine assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15, watches the crew while on a flight in a MH-53E helicopter during International Mine Countermeasures Ex... More