A Colombian Navy (Armada De La Repbulica) Vessel Boarding Search and S...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 43-03 Base: Uss Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Martin Mad... More
US Navy (USN) members of USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pns Shahjahan (D 186) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Aaron Ansarov, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
A Royal Navy (British), Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Brien Aho, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More
US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to t...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM/IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Aaron Peterson, Usn Release Status: Released t... More
US Navy (USN) Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team crewmembers, ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Samuel W. Shavers, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More
A US Coast Guard (USCG) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Aaron Ansarov, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More
US Navy (USN) Coast Guard PETTY Officer 3rd Class (PO3) William R. Laf...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Buenaventura (BM 162) Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Camera Operator: LT Jodie Cornell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More
060717-N-5914D-005 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate CHIEF...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Noel Danseco, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More
060717-N-5914D-002 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Navy (USN) boat recovery team wat...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Noel Danseco, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More
Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team
Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell conduct a search during a simulated compliant boarding. McCampbell is assigned to Destroy... More
USS Oscar Austin VBSS team trains
Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) practice approaches in rigid-hull inflatable boats. Oscar Austin is underway conducting co... More
15th MEU Marines from USS Pearl Harbor support VBSS exercise aboard Pu...
170908-N-UK248-616 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 8, 2017) A Maine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force stands security during a visit, board, search, and seizure mission aboa... More
160714-N-KM939-024 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2016) -
160714-N-KM939-024 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2016) - Sailors from the Republic of Indonesia Navy Diponegoro-class corvette KRI Diponegoro (365) transit toward the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) ... More
180309-N-DX072-056 SASEBO, Japan (Mar. 09, 2018) Sailors
180309-N-DX072-056 SASEBO, Japan (Mar. 09, 2018) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) conduct a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill aboard Landing Craft Unit (... More
190123-N-HD110-0130 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2019)
190123-N-HD110-0130 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2019) A Sailor assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 boards a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Fer... More
190905-N-DK716-1002 GULF OF THAILAND (Sep. 5, 2019)
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EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 30, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface)
EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 30, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Mateo Micucci, from Medellin, Colombia, a member of the visit, board, search, and seizure team aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile d... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (July 21, 2020) Sailors assigned to
PHILIPPINE SEA (July 21, 2020) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, board an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Golden Falcons of Helicopter... More
USS New Orleans VBSS Exercise
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 16, 2020) Quartermaster 3rd Class Dustin Docker, from Lancaster, Calif., monitors the situation aboard a simulated suspect vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercis... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cleven Brown, U.S. Coast Guard
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cleven Brown, U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Enforcement Specialist, assigned to Tactical Law Enforcement, Detachment 404, embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) cli... More
Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team
Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio assist mariners aboard a skiff in the Gulf of Aden. The sailors provided food and water to the distressed mariners. A... More
Members of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion
Members of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion practice breaching on board ship at night. Marines train for Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) at the highest level. This type of interdiction involves a... More
A CH-53 from VMM-163 reinforced supports the 11th Marine
A CH-53 from VMM-163 reinforced supports the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force during visit, board, search and seizure training off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif. Feb. 26, 2014. Both uni... More
Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Eva
Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Eva MacFarland lights a menorah during the second day of Hanukkah aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet ... More
160701-N-CL027-184 RED SEA (July 01, 2016) Sonar Technician
160701-N-CL027-184 RED SEA (July 01, 2016) Sonar Technician 2nd Class Charles Granger, top right, climbs down the pilot’s ladder to a rigid hull inflatable boat as a member of the visit, board, search and seizu... More
170615-N-UX013-1143 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2017)
170615-N-UX013-1143 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2017) Marines assigned to the Amphibious Recon Platoon (ARP), attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and embarked on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme... More
Reconnaissance Marines with Reconnaissance Platoon,
Reconnaissance Marines with Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sit on the ramp of an MV-22 Osprey prior to fast-roping during a fast-rope qualification exercise ... More
190625-N-RG171-1014 ARABIAN GULF (June 25, 2019) The
190625-N-RG171-1014 ARABIAN GULF (June 25, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul's (DDG 74) visit, board, search and seizure team pulls alongside a Bahraini dhow during routine marit... More
191102-N-CJ510-0032 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Nov. 2, 2019)
191102-N-CJ510-0032 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Nov. 2, 2019) – A Djiboutian coast guardsman takes part in a visit, board, search and seizure drill during exercise Cutlass Express 2019.2 and International Maritime Exer... More
The Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team (VBSS) from
The Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team (VBSS) from the Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Wang Geon (DDH-978) speak to Lt. j.g. Kenneth Lee aboard the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65) d... More
150902-N-VC236-021 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 2, 2015) - Gunner's
150902-N-VC236-021 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 2, 2015) - Gunner's Mate Seaman Lior Levin, from Brooklyn, New York, observes Operations Specialist 3rd Class Billy Paiz, from El Paso, Texas, as he loads a magazine into ... More
160317-N-UY653-626 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2016)
160317-N-UY653-626 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2016) - Members of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) provide cover for a rigid-hull inflatab... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Florczyk, a scout sniper
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Florczyk, a scout sniper with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides aerial security using a M110 semi-automatic sniper system (... More
180711-N-MQ094-045 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) Sailors
180711-N-MQ094-045 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) prepare to enter the hangar bay while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise... More
180919-N-VK310-0008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2018)
180919-N-VK310-0008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2018) - A Marine, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes from the flight deck to the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (L... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 22, 2020) The Visit, Board, Search,
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 22, 2020) The Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team from guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducts rigid-hull inflatable boat (RIB) training during routine underway opera... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,
U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clear the engine room of a ship while conducting Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) drills... More
A U.S. sailor, right, questions a "suspect" during
A U.S. sailor, right, questions a "suspect" during a training exercise as part of a visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) Dec. 1, 2013, in the Atlantic... More
ARTA BEACH, DJIBOUTI (Dec. 12, 2016) U.S. Marine Sgt.
ARTA BEACH, DJIBOUTI (Dec. 12, 2016) U.S. Marine Sgt. Allen Cass, left, Lance Cpl. David Lafond center, and Sgt. Douglas Farrell, landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Detachment 112, Combat Logisti... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,
U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clear the engine room of a ship while conducting Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) drills... More
150608-N-CW570-114 ARABIAN GULF (June 8, 2015) British
150608-N-CW570-114 ARABIAN GULF (June 8, 2015) British Royal Commandos, assigned to HMS Duncan (D37), perform fast rope exercises aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) during exercise Falcon W... More
190323-N-NB544-1162 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 23, 2019)
190323-N-NB544-1162 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 23, 2019) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Yureck Vanhubbard, from Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team, exits a storage room du... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Stewart Bateshansky, commodore, Amphibious
U.S. Navy Capt. Stewart Bateshansky, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 3, observes Marines of All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exe... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force,
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a caving a ladder in Guam, January 26, 2018, during Visit Board Search and Seizure training. VBSS teaches Marines h... More
Naval special operations forces from the Greek Underwater
Naval special operations forces from the Greek Underwater Demolition Team (DYK), Cypriot Underwater Demolition Team (UDT), and U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) conduct Visit Board Search... More
Sgt. Evan Gibson of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
Sgt. Evan Gibson of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force engages a role player while conducting deck clearing techniques aboard HNS Aris at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, N... More
160418-N-FQ994-542 SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 18, 2016)
160418-N-FQ994-542 SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 18, 2016) Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Anthony Pizzo climbs aboard a ghost ship in Souda Bay, Greece during USS Porter (DDG 78) visit, board, search... More
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s
A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon briefs Marines and Sailors during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training aboard the USS Ashland (LSD-48) while underway off the... More
A Navy corpsman with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine
A Navy corpsman with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, treats a mock casualty as Marines conduct Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure training during Certification Exercise aboard the USNS Richa... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 2nd
OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 27, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alberto Ramos, from Chico, Calif., assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, sets a safety perimeter around landing craft, air cushion operations on White Beach ... More
A U.S. Marine and a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance
A U.S. Marine and a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), demonstrate to foreign Marines how lower a cas... More
150208-N-JP249-068 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2015) The
150208-N-JP249-068 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2015) The Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) patrols the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partners... More
A Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
A Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force extends a painter’s pole with members of the Philippine National Police Maritime Group during Baker Piston 19-1, Puerto Prin... More
U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st
U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to leave after a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure rehearsal aboard dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Phi... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 22nd Marine Expeditionary
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force (MRF) board a rigid-hulled inflatable boat after the completion of a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill aboard the U... More
190707-N-DX072-1218 CORAL SEA (July 7, 2019) Sgt. Charles
190707-N-DX072-1218 CORAL SEA (July 7, 2019) Sgt. Charles Schilling, from Port Angeles, Washington, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, provid... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with with the
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) Marines with with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force clear the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a visit, board, sea... More
Sgt. Luis Martinez, a reconnaissance Marine, with the
Sgt. Luis Martinez, a reconnaissance Marine, with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security aboard the USNS Pfc. Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009), during a visit, board, search, ... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with The “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 carrying Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid For... More
160912-N-PI704-098 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 12, 2016) The
160912-N-PI704-098 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 12, 2016) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) visit, board, search and seizure team and medical response team depart on a rigid hull inflatable bo... More
Ensign Robert Griffin-Dunken, from Indianapolis, conducts
Ensign Robert Griffin-Dunken, from Indianapolis, conducts small arms training on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett is underway as part of the Car... More
170420-N-FQ994-316 SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 20, 2017)
170420-N-FQ994-316 SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 20, 2017) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class John Stark, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), leads the visit, ... More
1803120-N-FP878-099 TAKORADI, Ghana (March 20, 2018)
1803120-N-FP878-099 TAKORADI, Ghana (March 20, 2018) German visit board search and seizure team members enter the pilothouse of a small boat during a demonstration for the Ghana Navy in preparation for exercise... More
Mauritius National Coast Guard Commandos participate
Mauritius National Coast Guard Commandos participate in visit, board, search, and seizure training aboard Mauritius Coast Guard ship Guardian during Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 in Port Louis, Mauritius, Feb. ... More
The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORG...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARITIME INTERCEPT Base: USS Valley Forge (CG 50) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick O'Connor, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Operations SPECIALIST Third Class (OS3) (SW) Jesse Rozell (right), sha...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pns Shahjahan (D 186) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Aaron Ansarov, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
060717-N-5914D-004 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Navy (USN) boat recovery team ass...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Noel Danseco, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More
US Navy Fire Control Technician 3rd Class Andrew Seymour, a Visit, Boa...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Cowpens (CG 63) Scene Camera Operator: LT Jeffery Jenkins, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit visit, board, search and seizure assault force fast-rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter onto the deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishme... More
U.S. Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine
U.S. Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pull alongside the military sealift command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard to perform a visit, board, search, and seize ev... More
An U.S. sailor assigned to the amphibious transport
An U.S. sailor assigned to the amphibious transport dock landing ship USS Green Bay’s (LPD 20) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) after c... More
181120-N-UX013-2004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 20, 2018) Sailors,
181120-N-UX013-2004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 20, 2018) Sailors, assigned to the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), inspect a dhow as part of maritime security operations. Jason D... More
190204-N-RG482-0004 PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 4, 2019)
190204-N-RG482-0004 PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 4, 2019) Military members from the Tanzania People's Defence Force approach the Mauritius Kora-class Corvette CGS Barracuda (CG 31) during a visit, board, search and ... More
190616-N-DX072-1012 CORAL SEA (June 16, 2019) Sgt.
190616-N-DX072-1012 CORAL SEA (June 16, 2019) Sgt. Will Tullbane, from Fort Worth, Texas, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force, boards the amphibious transport dock ship USS ... More
190623-N-WI365-1005 CORAL SEA (June 23, 2019) – A Rigid
190623-N-WI365-1005 CORAL SEA (June 23, 2019) – A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) sails toward the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD ... More
Quartermaster 3rd Class Hank Golden descends a ladder
Quartermaster 3rd Class Hank Golden descends a ladder from the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) to a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Jason Dunha... More
The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from
The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) participates in a VBSS drill with the Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Intrepid (F 69) during Rim of... More
180502-N-YJ378-0021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2018) Sailors
180502-N-YJ378-0021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2018) Sailors aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), prepare to board a contracted cargo vessel while conducting a visit, board, sea... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Gleason, with the 22nd
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Gleason, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force, hoists up the rapid entering and boarding system onto the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Fort McH... More
A rigid-hull inflatable boat and its crew are lifted
A rigid-hull inflatable boat and its crew are lifted aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock. Comstock is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts i... More
A visit, board, search and seizure team from the
A visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio tows a skiff with seven Somali mariners toward the shore. The skiff was disabled for two days before Anzio came upon it and prov... More
Lt. Darren Sablan observes flight operations from the
Lt. Darren Sablan observes flight operations from the landing safety officer (LSO) shack aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). USS Gridley is underway as part of the Carl Vi... More
160719-N-KM939-095: PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) -
160719-N-KM939-095: PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) - Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale's (DDG 106) VBSS (Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure) team, make their way to the French navy frigate F... More
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 12, 2020) Marines assigned to
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 12, 2020) Marines assigned to Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force take aim Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199) during a visit, b... More
An international team of U.S. and Gulf Cooperation
An international team of U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council military and civil law enforcement personnel search the U.S. Army vessel “Corinth” during a visit, board, search and seizure training event in the Arab... More
Gulf of Aden – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Force
Gulf of Aden – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) prepa... More
181125-N-PY230-1004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) A
181125-N-PY230-1004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) A P-3C Orion aircraft, top, assigned to the “Grey Knights” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as an MH-60R Sea H... More
190131-N-RG482-0395 PEMBA, Mozambique (Jan. 31, 2019)
190131-N-RG482-0395 PEMBA, Mozambique (Jan. 31, 2019) Members of the Mauritius Coast Guard prepare to board the French Patrol Ship Le Malin (P 107) during a visit, board, search and seizure drill while particip... More
Sailors participate in an engineering casualty training
Sailors participate in an engineering casualty training event from the Central Control Station aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th ... More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2017) An 11-meter Naval Special
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2017) An 11-meter Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat returns to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) after a visit, board, search and seizure drill. New Yor... More
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returns from a simulated Visit, Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) during Combine Composite Uni... More
180731-N-UX013-1185 RED SEA (July 31, 2018) U.S. Navy
180731-N-UX013-1185 RED SEA (July 31, 2018) U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Sean Hudgins, right, and Gunner’s Mate Stephen Barahona, members of a visit, board, search and seizure team assigned the guided-missile destroyer U... More
Yeoman 2nd Class Ras-Neheisi Benzo climbs a caving
Yeoman 2nd Class Ras-Neheisi Benzo climbs a caving ladder from a rigid-hull inflatable to the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Jason Dunham... More
U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Command
U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides security on the flight deck of the USNS Rappahannock during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS)... More
Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Marbell pets a bird
Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Marbell pets a bird aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operati... More
Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait,
Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense detection, assessment... More
An instructor from the NATO Maritime Interception Operations
An instructor from the NATO Maritime Interception Operations Training Center demonstrates tactical sweep techniques to Marines of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force ... More
Sgt. Christopher Cordy of 26th Marine Expeditionary
Sgt. Christopher Cordy of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force searches a role player aboard a suspect vessel during small boat boarding training at Souda Bay, Crete, ... More
An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime
An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, provides over-watch for a rigid-hull inflatable boat from the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during maritime secur... More