USS Ponce is docked at Pier 9 aboard Naval Station
USS Ponce is docked at Pier 9 aboard Naval Station Norfolk. Combat Cargo Marines prepared to load more than 444 tons worth of vehicles and other cargo Aug. 6, 2010. Combat Cargo Marines are responsible for all ... More
An MH-53E from Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron
An MH-53E from Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15 takes off from the flight deck of USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13. IMCMEX includes navies from m... More
Crew aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS
Crew aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) run a dive casualty drill from a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) utilizing the ship's crane. Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibiou... 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
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
Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)
Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15), right, prepares to receive fuel from Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193), during an underway replenis... 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, in the Persian G... More
Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing
Marines from 2nd Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, practice movement to contact drills on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Sept. 11. 26th MEU deployed aboard the ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Rea... More
ARABIAN GULF (May 2, 2015) – Sailors assigned to the
ARABIAN GULF (May 2, 2015) – Sailors assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM-15) pull aboard a tow line connected to an MK-105 Magnetic Influence Minesweeping System during min... 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
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
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
Fergus Duggan (left) and Michael Guy, both civilian
Fergus Duggan (left) and Michael Guy, both civilian mariners, observe the landing of a SH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) Jan. 8, 2013, in the... 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
Col. Mark Desens, commanding officer of 26th Marine
Col. Mark Desens, commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks about the future of the unit and the way ahead to Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26 and Battalion Landing Team 3/... 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
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
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, in the Persian... 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
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, triage role players during a practice mass casualty exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 14. The 2... 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
Joint Army-Navy operations in the Persian gulf
Two AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters with the 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, fly over the USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) and two Riverine Command Boats (RCB) from the 4th Coastal... 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
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
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
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
U.S. sailors and civilian mariners muster on the flight
U.S. sailors and civilian mariners muster on the flight deck of the afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during an abandon ship drill Jan. 10, 2013, in the Persian Gulf. Formerly designated as an ... More
A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter departs the
A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter departs the afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) before an airborne mine countermeasures sweeping demonstration in support of International Mine Countermea... 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
151119-N-BJ294-012 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 19, 2015) An
151119-N-BJ294-012 ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 19, 2015) An MH-53E Seadragon assigned to (HM-15) prepares to land on the flight deck of USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during U.S.-UK Mine Countermeasures Exercise (MCMEX). U.S.-U... More
Two Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopters from
Two Army National Guard Ch-47 Chinook helicopters from Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, gets a hot refuel at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait March 14. The CH-47 crewmembers ... 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
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
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
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
ARABIAN GULF (April 30, 2015) – Lt. j. g. Colton Kawamura
ARABIAN GULF (April 30, 2015) – Lt. j. g. Colton Kawamura (left) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Ramon Roullard, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, load dive gear into a rigid-hu... 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
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 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
ARABIAN GULF (May 1, 2015) – Sailors assigned to Commander,
ARABIAN GULF (May 1, 2015) – Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 unload Underwater Unmanned Vehicles from a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during mine countermeasure training operations aboa... 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
Lt. Orlando Rivera works on a simulated casualty on
Lt. Orlando Rivera works on a simulated casualty on the mess deck of USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) during a mass casualty drill as part of International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13. IMCMEX includes nav... 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
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 MH-60 helicopter delivers supplies to the USS Ponce
An MH-60 helicopter delivers supplies to the USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13. IMCMEX 13 includes navies from more than 40 countries whose focus is to promo... 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
ARABIAN GULF (May 2, 2015) – Sailors assigned to Commander,
ARABIAN GULF (May 2, 2015) – Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 unload an Underwater Unmanned Vehicle from a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during mine countermeasure training operations ab... More
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2015) - Sean J. Stackley, assistant
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2015) - Sean J. Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development, and acquisition, is joined by Dr. Delores M. Etter as he recognizes the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) engin... 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
Col. Mark Desens, commanding officer of 26th Marine
Col. Mark Desens, commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks about the future of the unit and the way ahead to Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26 and Battalion Landing Team 3/... 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
From left to right, mine countermeasures ships USS
From left to right, mine countermeasures ships USS Pioneer (MCM 9), USS Devastator (MCM 6), USS Sentry (MCM 3) and USS Dexrous (MCM 13) approach for an astern replenishment-at-sea with Afloat Forward Staging Ba... 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, provide security during a practice mass casualty exercise on the flight deck of USS Ponce in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 14. The 26th... 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
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
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
Marines from 1st Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing
Marines from 1st Platoon, Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, practice failure to stop drills on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Sept. 11. The 26th MEU deployed aboard the ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Re... 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
An MH-53E from Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron
An MH-53E from Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15 takes off from the flight deck of USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13. IMCMEX includes navies from m... More
ARABIAN GULF (May 5, 2015) – Crew members assigned
ARABIAN GULF (May 5, 2015) – Crew members assigned to the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) crane a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) onto the ship after Sailors and civilian contract... More
150510-N-TB410-114 ARABIAN GULF (May 10, 2015) – A
150510-N-TB410-114 ARABIAN GULF (May 10, 2015) – A MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to the Black Hawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM-15) takes off during mine countermeasure training opera... 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, 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
Col. Mark Desens, commanding officer of 26th Marine
Col. Mark Desens, commanding officer of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks about the future of the unit and the way ahead to Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 26 and Battalion Landing Team 3/... 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
ARABIAN GULF (July 13, 2017) A Scan Eagle unmanned
ARABIAN GULF (July 13, 2017) A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle is launched from the flight deck of Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) in the Arabian Gulf. Ponce is deployed to th... More
Helicopters from HM-15 fly in formation over the USS
Helicopters from HM-15 fly in formation over the USS Ponce in support of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 16. IMCMEX is a multilateral exercise using all aspects of defensive maritime wa... 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
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
Marines and sailors aboard USS Ponce pull lines across
Marines and sailors aboard USS Ponce pull lines across from USNS John Lenthall to refuel and resupply in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 13. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed aboard the ships of the Kear... 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
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
A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit
A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12, Platoon 12-0-1, is recovered by an MH-60S helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 during a live demolition maneuver. EODMU-... More