Third class petty officers take an advancement exam
Third class petty officers take an advancement exam on the mess deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. Tortuga, part of The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, is underway on a sch... More
Water falls to the beach from the pants of U.S. Navy
Water falls to the beach from the pants of U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Steven Douglas, a native of Helmstedt, Germany, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), afte... More
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Miller signals
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Miller signals Landing Craft Utility 1631 after completing stern gate marriage operations with the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). The Ess... More
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Dragons
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Dragons of Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 carries supplies to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenis... More
U.S. Navy Seaman Ashlee Harper, assigned to deck department,
U.S. Navy Seaman Ashlee Harper, assigned to deck department, signals halt to the 60-ton crane operator while lifting an MK23 medium tactical vehicle replacement truck out of the well deck of the dock landing sh... More
U.S. Navy Constructionman 3rd Class Bradon Day, a native
U.S. Navy Constructionman 3rd Class Bradon Day, a native of Anna Maria, Fla., assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), help members of the Royal Thai Armed Forces into tac... More
Royal Thai Navy sailors listen to Cmdr. Adrian D. Ragland,
Royal Thai Navy sailors listen to Cmdr. Adrian D. Ragland, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. Tortuga is underway supporting Cobra Gold 2012, an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored jo... More
A D-7 bulldozer from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment
A D-7 bulldozer from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) sits on the beach as a Humvee crosses from the deck of the Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) Feb 13. The amphibious ready gr... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan Harmon, left, the officer in charge
U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan Harmon, left, the officer in charge with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift, demonstrates handcuffing procedures to members of L'Autorit Por... More
USS Germantown (LSD 42) sits under the setting sun
USS Germantown (LSD 42) sits under the setting sun off the coast of the Kingdom of Thailand Feb 13. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold 2012, the exercise consists of multinational trai... More
Cmdr. Adrian Ragland, right, commanding officer of
Cmdr. Adrian Ragland, right, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), and Chief Operations Specialist Jason House cast a wreath to the sea during the first Operation Tomodach... More
Chock and chain personnel run out to tie down a Marine
Chock and chain personnel run out to tie down a Marine CH-46 Helo on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold 2012, designed ... More
A Royal Thai Navy sailor interprets during a tour of
A Royal Thai Navy sailor interprets during a tour of the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga by Lt j.g. Travis Snover. Tortuga is underway supporting Cobra Gold 2012, an annual Thai-U.S. co-s... More
U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Steven Douglas,
U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Steven Douglas, a native of Helmstedt, Germany, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), communicates with the lighter amphibious resupp... More
U.S. Navy Constructionman 1st Class , right, from Beach
U.S. Navy Constructionman 1st Class , right, from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), unscrews a bolt to a shackle on the D-7 bulldozer as Equipment Operator Constructionman Tyler... More
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) gets towed out of the sand by a lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC) vehicle. The amphibious ready group is underway to suppor... More
Marines relax on the hood of a Humvee as landing craft
Marines relax on the hood of a Humvee as landing craft unit (LCU) 1631 heads travels to the beach from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Feb. 11. The amphibious ready group is underway to su... More
U.S. Navy Constructionman Seaman Shaun Blair, a native
U.S. Navy Constructionman Seaman Shaun Blair, a native of Palmer, Ala., assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), guides the lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC) vehicle... More
Lt. Bradford Tonder, operations officer, greets officers
Lt. Bradford Tonder, operations officer, greets officers from the Korean Navy and Royal Thai Navy in the well deck of the U.S. Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underw... More
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deflate
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deflate combat rubber raiding craft after returning from a night exercise where they deployed off the stern gate of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing s... More
Seaman Apprentice Boatswain's Mate Kassanora Alvarez,
Seaman Apprentice Boatswain's Mate Kassanora Alvarez, assigned to deck department, unhooks a chain from a U.S. Marine 7-ton truck aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphib... More
A U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned
A U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Tigers of Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 lifts off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46).... More
Seaman Joshua Rios fires a M-240B machine gun during
Seaman Joshua Rios fires a M-240B machine gun during a familiarization live-fire exercise aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga, part of The Essex Amphibious Rea... More
Sailors and Marines pass boxes received from the Military
Sailors and Marines pass boxes received from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe during a replenishment at sea. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is underway during a scheduled... More
U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Steven Douglas,
U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Steven Douglas, a native of Helmstedt, Germany, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), communicates with the lighter amphibious resup... More
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit push
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit push off from the stern gate of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in combat rubber raiding craft during a night exercise. Tor... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan Harmon, right, the officer in charge
U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan Harmon, right, the officer in charge with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift, demonstrates handcuffing procedures to members of L'Autorit Po... More
Landing Craft Utility 1631 departs the well deck of
Landing Craft Utility 1631 departs the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underway during a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area... More
Seaman Yesenia Quinones lowers the Navy Jack as the
Seaman Yesenia Quinones lowers the Navy Jack as the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) shifts colors. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is underway on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet... More
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit heave
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit heave a phone and distance line aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Co... More
A sailor aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet
A sailor aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe attaches a cargo net to a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a replenishment at sea with the forward-deployed amphibious do... More
Sailors and Marines from the Essex Amphibious Ready
Sailors and Marines from the Essex Amphibious Ready Group work together to guide a 7-ton truck aboard a landing craft unit. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold 2012, an exercise designe... More
A bulldozer from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western
A bulldozer from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) comes off the deck of Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) Feb 13. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold 201... More
Landing Craft Utility 1631 is guided to the forward-deployed
Landing Craft Utility 1631 is guided to the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) by Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Miller as Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Christian Riddle stands... More
A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck
A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway during a sprin... More
Korean officers listen to Cmdr. Adrian Ragland, commanding
Korean officers listen to Cmdr. Adrian Ragland, commanding officer, before training begins aboard the U.S. Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra ... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan Harmon, left, the officer in charge
U.S. Navy Lt. Dylan Harmon, left, the officer in charge with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift, demonstrates handcuffing procedures to members of L'Autorit Por... More
Tom Crall, a physical security specialist for the Naval
Tom Crall, a physical security specialist for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service embarked on High Speed Vessel Swift, demonstrates how to perform a vehicle inspection with the Authority Port Nationals in ... More
Seaman Apprentice Joshua Rios pulls a pin to lower
Seaman Apprentice Joshua Rios pulls a pin to lower the man overboard nets before flight quarters aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold... More
USS Tortuga, US Navy Photogrpah
Seaman Ashlee Harper, a native of Bronx, N.Y., assigned to deck department, signals for a 60-ton crane to raise a U.S. Marine 7-ton truck up out of the well deck aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock lan... More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Janmark Riveria, landing
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Janmark Riveria, landing signal enlisted, guides a Marine CH-46 Helo to land on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underway... More
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) makes a beach landing from Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1631, where a 7-ton truck prepares to follow Feb 13. The amphibious ready g... More
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Dragons
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Dragons of Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 carries supplies to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenis... More
Members from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western
Members from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) guide in Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) to the beach. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold 2012, the exer... More
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies to the Military
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe during a replenishment at sea with the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ships USS Germantown... More
A firefighting team enters a simulated smoke-filled
A firefighting team enters a simulated smoke-filled space during a general quarters drill aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga, part of The Essex Amphibious Rea... More
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit heave
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit heave a phone and distance line aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift C... More
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit carry
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit carry a combat rubber raiding craft to the stern gate of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during a night exercise. Tortuga, ... More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James Richardson, deputy commanding
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James Richardson, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force 1, along with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bryan Watson, Joint Engineering director for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, speaks with m... More
Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeerasak
Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeerasak Numchokjarean directs a Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) 7-ton truck during a joint training exercise Feb 13. The amphibious rea... More
Members from the first class petty officer’s association
Members from the first class petty officer’s association prepare to offer a wreath during the first Operation Tomodachi remembrance ceremony aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga ... More
Third class petty officers take an advancement exam
Third class petty officers take an advancement exam on the mess deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. Tortuga is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group is underway during a sp... More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Janmark Riveria, landing
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Janmark Riveria, landing signal enlisted, gives the signal for the chock and chain men to tie down a Marine CH-46 Helo aboard the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS T... More
Royal Thai Navy sailors are given a tour of the amphibious
Royal Thai Navy sailors are given a tour of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga by Lt j.g. Travis Snover. Tortuga is underway supporting Cobra Gold 2012, an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored joint and mult... More
Michelle Kisselback and her son, Gary Kisselback Jr.,
Michelle Kisselback and her son, Gary Kisselback Jr., wait for the return of her husband, Lt. j.g Gary Kisselback during the homecoming of Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Montpelier. Montpelier retu... More
U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dandon Fonner, a
U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dandon Fonner, a native of Charleston, Ill., officer in charge of Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), looks over the schedule of events for train... More
U.S. Army Pacific held a commissioning ceremony Feb.
U.S. Army Pacific held a commissioning ceremony Feb. 22 of hydrogen fuel cell.vehicles on Palm Circle at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Guest speakers took time to.pose in front vehicle. From left to right: George Kaili... More
Service members from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore
Service members from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and others eat lunch in the USS Tortuga's (LSD 46) chief's mess before a tour aboard the amphibious dock landing ship. The amphibious ready group is un... More
U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Steven Douglas,
U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Steven Douglas, native of Helmstedt, Germany, attached to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) relays signals to the Marine driver from Operatio... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl Edwin Rodriquez, a native of
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl Edwin Rodriquez, a native of New York, assigned to 312 Lima Battery, unloads a cardboard box aboard the Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing shi... More
Pfc. Lisa Picariello of the 1452nd Transportation Company,
Pfc. Lisa Picariello of the 1452nd Transportation Company, a National Guard unit from Winston-Salem, N.C., ensures an MRAP is secure on the flat bed of her HET. This will be the last convoy in theater for the 1... More
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate David Semon, a native of Brofield,
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate David Semon, a native of Brofield, Ohio, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) guides a HUMVEE to the beach from Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631),... More
U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Tyler Humes, a native
U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Tyler Humes, a native of Ashburn, Ga., assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), drives a bulldozer back onto Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) a... More
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman David Semon, a native
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman David Semon, a native of Brofield, Ohio, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC), demonstrates hand signals used to guide vehicles to Royal T... More
Uss Tortuga, US Navy Photogrpah
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Amber Thomas signals to a U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter that tie down equipment has been cleared away. The Essex amphibious readiness group is under way during a regular sch... More
Deck department sailors prepare to guide a landing
Deck department sailors prepare to guide a landing craft air cushion into the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready G... More
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit recover
Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit recover at the stern gate of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) after a night exercise in combat rubber raiding craft. Tortuga... More
Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) pulls away from the
Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) pulls away from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) Feb 11. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold 2012, the exercise consists of multina... More
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) makes a beach landing from Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1631. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold 2012, th... More
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western
A Humvee from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) backloads onto Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1631) after a joint training exercise with the Royal Thai Navy Feb 13. The amphibious re... More
U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Tyler Humes, a native
U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Tyler Humes, a native of Ashburn, Ga., assigned to Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) drives a D-7 bulldozer to push on the ramp of a simulated beache... More
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman David Semon, a native
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman David Semon, a native of Brofield, Ohio, from Beach Master Unit 1st Detachment Western Pacific (BMU1DETWESTPAC) watches as the lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC) vehicle ret... More