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An amphibious assault vehicle approaches the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga, not pictured, after a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Malaysia 2011 exercise. CARAT is a series of bilateral exer... More
Ensign Kristine Mun assists with refilling magazines
Ensign Kristine Mun assists with refilling magazines during a 9mm pistol qualification shoot on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the ... More
Seaman Matthew Voorting, left, and Boatswain's Mate
Seaman Matthew Voorting, left, and Boatswain's Mate Seaman Stephen Ozolins participate in morning colors on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is ... More
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter and an AH-1W Cobra helicopter
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter and an AH-1W Cobra helicopter fly by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during flight operations. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group ... More
Lt. Gregory Smith, first lieutenant of the forward-deployed
Lt. Gregory Smith, first lieutenant of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), answers questions from members of the Philippine navy during a tour of the ship's well deck. Tortug... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class David Backer attaches a
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class David Backer attaches a spanner wire to a fuel probe seat in an underway replenishment station aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during an ... More
Sailors and Marines enjoy a steel beach picnic aboard
Sailors and Marines enjoy a steel beach picnic aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready g... More
Sailors carry a flag pole across the flight deck aboard
Sailors carry a flag pole across the flight deck aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while departing Subic Bay. Bonhomme Richard was in Subic Bay to begin Amphibious... More
Sailors check their cranial helmets for damages prior
Sailors check their cranial helmets for damages prior to donning them during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Bon... More
Lance Cpl. Brendon Wald, assigned to the 31st Marine
Lance Cpl. Brendon Wald, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, does pull-ups aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. Tortuga is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious R... More
Sailors observe as a civilian-piloted Hawker Hunter
Sailors observe as a civilian-piloted Hawker Hunter jet flies above the bridge wing of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during a detect-to-engage exercise aboard the ship. ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Termini, right, a physician assigned
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Termini, right, a physician assigned to Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan, and a Royal Thai Navy physician examine a patient's breathing during a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Thailand ... More
Flight deck personnel taxi an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft
Flight deck personnel taxi an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 across the flight deck during night flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richar... More
Landing craft utility (LCU) 1651 enters the well deck
Landing craft utility (LCU) 1651 enters the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on depl... More
Vehicles used by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Vehicles used by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) sit on the lower vehicle storage ramp aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphi... More
CDR Rosie Gosinski, XO (left); LT Latina Perry (center);
CDR Rosie Gosinski, XO (left); LT Latina Perry (center); CDR Ethan Rule (right), all assigned to the USS Tortuga (LSD 46) aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB 64) during a promotion ceremony. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonz... More
Australian army officers watch as an AV-8B Harrier
Australian army officers watch as an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 takes off on the flight deck aboard the only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Ri... More
An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan, after a
An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan, after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in northern Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are condu... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class David Backer and Ship's
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class David Backer and Ship's Serviceman Seaman Carlos Ramos check for hot spots on a simulated crashed helicopter during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the forward-deployed amphib... More
Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa
Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa Targets Detachment prepare drones on the deck of USS Tortuga before an air defense gunnery exercise for U.S. and Royal Thai Navy ships, part of Cooperatio... More
Landing craft utility (LCU) 1651 enters the well deck
Landing craft utility (LCU) 1651 enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S... More
U.S. Navy sailors and members of the Philippine navy,
U.S. Navy sailors and members of the Philippine navy, who have been invited aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) for a ship visit as a part of exercise Balikatan 2013, s... More
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga launches
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga launches a target drone during a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Malaysia 2011 drone gunnery exercise. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annual... More
Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
U.S. Navy Hospitalman Ana Garcia de Dios, right, shares her story about becoming an American citizen and joining the Navy during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS... More
Sailors load their weapons during an M16 rifle qualification
Sailors load their weapons during an M16 rifle qualification shoot on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibiou... More
Seaman Recruit Stephen Roycroft, operations specialist,
Seaman Recruit Stephen Roycroft, operations specialist, right, punches a bag held by Hospitalman Ndudic Chukwudozie during the mechanical advantage control hold portion of a Naval Security Force armed sentry tr... More
Lance Cpl. Antonio Landaverde, automatic rifleman,
Lance Cpl. Antonio Landaverde, automatic rifleman, Weapons Platoon, Landing Force Company, fires the M240B machine gun during a live-fire drill May 23 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Tortuga.
Seaman William Beach uses the big eyes to search for
Seaman William Beach uses the big eyes to search for surface contacts while standing the forward lookout watch aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is currently particip... More
200716-N-OQ857-1006 NORFOLK, Va. (July 16, 2020) -
200716-N-OQ857-1006 NORFOLK, Va. (July 16, 2020) - Cmdr. Kimberly Jones, right, salutes Cmdr. Rosie Goscinski during a change of command ceremony aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Tortuga (L... More
Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme
Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) is moored pierside under a full moon at White Beach Naval Facility. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Dusek, is the lead ship of t... More
Singaporean Harbor Pilot Yap Chee Wah, Lt.j.g. Travis
Singaporean Harbor Pilot Yap Chee Wah, Lt.j.g. Travis Snover and Commanding Officer Cmdr. Adrian Ragland, plot the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) into a commercial Singapore port in support o... More
Jack of all trades aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Robert Hohmann cuts a piece of metal to use for a sign in the Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department - Air Frames shop aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Ri... More
Scenes captured during a promotion ceremony hosted
Scenes captured during a promotion ceremony hosted aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64); which hosted a promotion ceremony for the crew of the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing ... More
U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Leonard Ballman checks
U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Leonard Ballman checks a sample of JP-5 during a replenishment at sea aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) April 27, 2012, in the South China Sea. Tortuga, part... More
Lt. David Roach, the ship's boatswain aboard amphibious
Lt. David Roach, the ship's boatswain aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), supervises a replenishment at sea (RAS) with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) to ensur... More
Ensign Alexander Petit talks to high school students
Ensign Alexander Petit talks to high school students about the medical facility aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a port visit. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defe... More
Damage Controlman Fireman Tyler Newman, left, and Damage
Damage Controlman Fireman Tyler Newman, left, and Damage Controlman 1st Class Titan Brockopp review maintenance reports in the damage control shop aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS To... More
Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class David Lee readies
Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class David Lee readies the chapel for a service aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed... More
An AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack
An AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 sits on the flight deck under a full moon aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at White Bea... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Fuel) walk across the flight
Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Fuel) walk across the flight deck during flight quarters aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Eslin, from Albuquerque,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Eslin, from Albuquerque, N.M., gives cases of water from an HH-60H Sea Hawk assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Squadron 4 to Japanese citizens during a humanitiarian a... More
Damage Controlman Fireman Tyler Newman, on-scene leader
Damage Controlman Fireman Tyler Newman, on-scene leader for repair locker 3, reports the status of a simulated class bravo fire aboard landing craft utility (LCU) 1651 during an integrated training team drill a... More
Sgt. Kairo Ortez (left) the platoon sergeant for second
Sgt. Kairo Ortez (left) the platoon sergeant for second platoon, Landing Force Company, and a Malaysian Ranger prepare to assault the enemy during a mock assault June 12 as part of their jungle operations train... More
Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme
Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) is moored pierside under a full moon at White Beach Naval Facility. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Dusek, is the lead ship of t... More
Sailors stand by to act as signalmen on the bridge
Sailors stand by to act as signalmen on the bridge wing of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls alongside the dry-cargo/ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambe... More
Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Lu Bai,
Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Lu Bai, left, Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Shaofang Fan, center, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Elyse Campbell use a preserva... More
An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan, after a
An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan, after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in northern Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are condu... More
Crewmembers assigned to the Whidbey Island-Class Dock
Crewmembers assigned to the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46) pose for group pictures aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). (US Navy Photo by Max Lonza... More
Guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) approaches
Guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) approaches amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as it transits the Pacific Ocean. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Dusek, is the lead ... More
U.S. ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney helps sailors
U.S. ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney helps sailors embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga distribute donated basketballs. The U.S. Navy and the Royal Thai Navy conducted a joint comm... More
Newly promoted Lieutenant Latina Perry, assigned to
Newly promoted Lieutenant Latina Perry, assigned to the USS Tortuga (LSD 46) aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB 64) during her promotion ceremony. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga sits at
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga sits at anchor outside Sasebo, Japan during well deck operations. Tortuga is conducting sea trials after a three-month shipyard availability. (U.S. Navy photo by: Ch... More
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Kimberly Charmichael,
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Kimberly Charmichael, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), plays with a child from the Helping Hands, Healing Hearts children's rec... More
Philippine navy Cmdr. Mario O Argel, navy safety officer
Philippine navy Cmdr. Mario O Argel, navy safety officer for exercise Balikatan 2013, left, observes as Lt. j.g. McKinley Kim plots a course of recovery on the bridge of the forward-deployed amphibious dock lan... More
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailor speaks with
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailor speaks with U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. Tortuga is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Expeditionary Strike Group... More
Sailors and Marines enjoy a steel beach picnic aboard
Sailors and Marines enjoy a steel beach picnic aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready g... More
Damage Controlman Fireman Tyler Newman checks the pressure
Damage Controlman Fireman Tyler Newman checks the pressure of a self-contained breathing apparatus cylinder aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the ... More
Commander Rosie Goscinski, Commanding Officer of the
Commander Rosie Goscinski, Commanding Officer of the USS Tortuga (LSD-46) congratulates newly promoted Lieutenant Matthew Stannard, and hands off a challenge coin in a promotion ceremony aboard the decommission... More
An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan, after a
An aerial view of damage to Wakuya, Japan, after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in northern Japan. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are condu... More
Logistics Specialist Seaman Hope Lee from Conroe, Texas,
Logistics Specialist Seaman Hope Lee from Conroe, Texas, lowers the Navy Jack during evening colors aboard amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), as amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) ... More
Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Bruce
Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Bruce Benoit checks the voltage on the announcing system aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Du... More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter and an AH-1W Cobra helicopter
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter and an AH-1W Cobra helicopter fly by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during flight operations. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, along ... More
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. McKinley Kim, the ship's navigator,
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. McKinley Kim, the ship's navigator, right, exchanges command ball caps with Royal Thai Navy Lt. Cherdsak Khanthom aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD... More
Amphibious assault vehicles exit the amphibious dock
Amphibious assault vehicles exit the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Thailand 2011. CARAT is a series of bilat... More
Flight deck personnel watch as a CH-53E Sea Stallion
Flight deck personnel watch as a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS... More
Amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) sits
Amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) sits off the coast of White Beach Naval Facility as the national ensign flies from amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Tortuga,commanded by Cm... More
Sgt. Travis Henry, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief from the
Sgt. Travis Henry, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief from the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, performs maintenance on a UH-1Y Huey helicopter in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault ship USS B... More
U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 1st Class Anthony
U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 1st Class Anthony Nekervis, right, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command, shakes hands with an Indonesian sailor with the special operations team Kopa... More
Commander Rosie Gosinski, Executive Officer of the
Commander Rosie Gosinski, Executive Officer of the USS Tortuga (LSD 46)-Left; newly promoted Lieutenant Latina Perry (middle) and daughter (front); and Commander Ethan Rule, Commanding Officer of the USS Tortug... More
A Humvee is lifted out of the well deck by the 60-ton
A Humvee is lifted out of the well deck by the 60-ton crane aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. Tortuga is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway ... More
Tomodachi - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. sailors aboard dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) watch as an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter is refueled aboard the ship in Ominato, Japan, March 18, 2011. Tortuga transported more than 90 Japan Ground S... More
Sailors sell t-shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Sailors sell t-shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month on the mess decks aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual campaign held in Octobe... More
Yeoman 3rd Class James Macry records the speed and
Yeoman 3rd Class James Macry records the speed and direction changes of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship transits Manila harbor. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme... More
Rear Adm. Chaiyot Sundaranaga, commander of Royal Thai
Rear Adm. Chaiyot Sundaranaga, commander of Royal Thai Navy Frigate Squadron Two, explains how the Thai military utilizes a forward resuscitative surgical system to rapidly assess and stabilize patients in the ... More
Quartermaster 3rd Class Tyron Byrd calls out bearings
Quartermaster 3rd Class Tyron Byrd calls out bearings for other vessels and landmarks to help aid navigation aboard USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship departs for fall deployment. When the ship is close to land, ... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Amanda
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Amanda Sanon and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jeshon King hurry out of the way after removing chock and chains on an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helic... More
Sailors are served food by members of the forward-deployed
Sailors are served food by members of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga's (LSD 46) first class petty officer association during a steel beach picnic as part of a Tiger cruise where f... More
Commander Rosie Goscinski, Commanding Officer of the
Commander Rosie Goscinski, Commanding Officer of the USS Tortuga (LSD-46) congratulates newly promoted Lieutenant Matthew Stannard, and hands off a challenge coin in a promotion ceremony aboard the decommission... More
Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Bruce
Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Bruce Benoit checks the voltage on the announcing system aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Du... More
Sailors and Marines enjoy a steel beach picnic aboard
Sailors and Marines enjoy a steel beach picnic aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready g... More
An SA-330 Puma from the Military Sealift Command dry
An SA-330 Puma from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) delivers cargo during a vertical replenishment at sea on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ... More
Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 install an
Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 install an overhead segment of a personnel transport module on a landing craft air cushion in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tor... More
Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Jason Trail relays
Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Jason Trail relays the pressure of an aqueous film forming foam hose while Damage Controlman Fireman Steven Adcock and Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Ariel Marlowe man the... More
Capt. Cathal O'Connor, Commander Amphibious Squadron
Capt. Cathal O'Connor, Commander Amphibious Squadron 11, speaks with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious ... More
Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme
Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) is moored pierside under a full moon at White Beach Naval Facility. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Capt. Daniel Dusek, is the lead ship of t... More
Aviation boatswain's mates direct the takeoff of an
Aviation boatswain's mates direct the takeoff of an AH-1W Cobra helicopter during flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) . The Bonhomme Richard Amphib... More
Sgt. Travis Henry (right), a UH-1Y Huey crew chief,
Sgt. Travis Henry (right), a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, and Lance Cpl. Victor Ramirez, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, from the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, perform maintenance on a UH-1Y ... More
Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Guider attaches guard
Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Guider attaches guard rails to the brow of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group,... More
U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Roland Dean,
U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Roland Dean, left, and Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Michael McAnally man an aqueous film-forming foam hose during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the amp... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) relax near a forklift before embarking on a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) in the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing sh... More
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Jeremy Karcher fires a shot
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Jeremy Karcher fires a shot line from the bridge wing of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) to the dry-cargo/ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers ... More
Sailors use aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) and fire
Sailors use aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) and fire hoses to establish a safe approach path during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). To... More
Lance Cpl. Andy Rivera, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon,
Lance Cpl. Andy Rivera, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Landing Force Company, applies camouflaging paint prior to stepping out for a mock assault. The assault was part of jungle operations training the Malaysian... More
U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1633 exits the well
U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1633 exits the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) June 27, 2013, in the South China Sea during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) ... More
The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition
The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga conduct an underway replenishment. Tortuga and Byrd are off the coast of Japan pr... More
Landing Craft Air Cushion 21 and LCAC-81 maneuver into
Landing Craft Air Cushion 21 and LCAC-81 maneuver into 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 partici... More
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Mechura, left,
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Mechura, left, and Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Bryant Fossier, both assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), play wi... More
Landing Craft Utility 1627 transports Japan Ground
Landing Craft Utility 1627 transports Japan Ground Self-Defense Force trucks to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. Tortuga is transporting the equipment to support Operation Tomodachi, a humanitaria... More
Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS
Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Tortuga don protective equipment prior to conducting a machine gun live-fire drill May 23. Marines with Weapons Platoon, Landing Force Company, familiarized... More
Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 build a personnel
Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 build a personnel transport module on a landing craft air cushion in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is a part of the Ess... More