United States Coast Guard photo - VBSS training
GULF OF ADEN - U.S. Coast Guard Machinery Technician 1st Class William Porter, from maritime safety and security team 91104 climbs a caving ladder during visit, board, search, and seizure training aboard guided... 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
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
Chief Petty Officer Lee McGuire, a master at arms assigned
Chief Petty Officer Lee McGuire, a master at arms assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54), marks a Bangladesh navy Special Warfare and Diving Salvage sailor's rifle as clear and safe during a v... More
Counterpiracy exercise - A large white boat in the middle of the ocean
U.S. sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) seize a small boat during a simulated counterpiracy exercise in the Pacific Ocean... More
Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Zachary Moreno,
Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Zachary Moreno, member of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), provides rear cover during a VBSS exercise. Sa... More
U.S. Sailors participate in a visit, board, search
U.S. Sailors participate in a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in the Arabian Gulf April 6, 2014. The Arleigh Burke was underway in the U.... 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
151116-N-DC018-298 SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA (Nov. 16,
151116-N-DC018-298 SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA (Nov. 16, 2015) Members of Littoral Combat Ship Surface Warfare Detachment 6 (SUW Det 6) share visit, board, search and seizure tactics with members of the Royal Cambo... More
160316-N-ZE250-002 DAKAR, Senegal (March 16, 2016)
160316-N-ZE250-002 DAKAR, Senegal (March 16, 2016) - Senior Chief Petty Officer Ed Hagan (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Blake Miller (right) observe Cape Verde coast guard sailors receiving visit, board, s... More
160511-N-VD165-218 GULF OF ADEN (May 11, 2016) Marines
160511-N-VD165-218 GULF OF ADEN (May 11, 2016) Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), conduct visit, board, search and seizure t... 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
Marines assigned to the Maritime Raid Force of the
Marines assigned to the Maritime Raid Force of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), prepare to board a vessel during a simulated vi... More
181004-N-NO146-1001 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
181004-N-NO146-1001 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 4, 2018) A U.S. Army Soldier, a member of an integrated visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG ... 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
190402-N-TI693-0023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2019)
190402-N-TI693-0023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2019) - Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Zachary Simon, prepares a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) f... More
190905-N-DK716-1002 GULF OF THAILAND (Sep. 5, 2019)
190905-N-DK716-1002 GULF OF THAILAND (Sep. 5, 2019) U.S. Navy Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer's (DDG 108) participate in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS... More
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
Lt. j.g. Nathan Holcomb, from Kansas City, trains with
Lt. j.g. Nathan Holcomb, from Kansas City, trains with the Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team on the bridge wing of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orle... 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
Ensign Christian Mack simulates an attack from the
Ensign Christian Mack simulates an attack from the front on Africa Partnership Station students during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise as part of Africa Partnership Station East. APS is an internati... 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
Petty Officer 3rd Class Aleksey Yatskovskiy, fire
Petty Officer 3rd Class Aleksey Yatskovskiy, fire controlman, left, translates for Russian sailors as they perform a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise aboard the forward deployed Arleigh Burke-... More
A member from the Royal Moroccan navy pats down Chief
A member from the Royal Moroccan navy pats down Chief Gunner’s Mate Sean Holmes, simulating a captive, on the bridge of the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson during a visit, board, search and seizure training ... More
The Office of Naval Research-sponsored Situational
The Office of Naval Research-sponsored Situational Awareness System (SAWS) installed on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) prior to their deployment, uses two Electro-Optic/Infrared sensors ... 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
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
180903-N-QV906-0061 AT SEA (September 3, 2018) A team
180903-N-QV906-0061 AT SEA (September 3, 2018) A team of Philippine Coast Guardsmen ride a Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat toward the Offshore Supply Vessel POSH DEFENDER during Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure p... More
A Critical Skills Operator with Bravo Company, 1st
A Critical Skills Operator with Bravo Company, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, searches and clears a target vessel during Visit, Board, Search and S... More
150318-A-ZW691-321 TEMA, Ghana (March 18, 2015) A
150318-A-ZW691-321 TEMA, Ghana (March 18, 2015) A Ghanaian navy boarding team member conducts area security during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise March 18, 2015, as part of Obangame Expre... More
151114-N-UF697-073 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) Operations
151114-N-UF697-073 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Diegori Lopez, assigned to the visit-board-search-and-seizure team (VBSS) aboard the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided... More
160506-N-OU129-169 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 6, 2016) Services
160506-N-OU129-169 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 6, 2016) Services members from the Republic of Korea ship ROKS Choi Young (DDH-981) conduct Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) drills aboard the Arleigh Burke class... More
160701-N-DQ503-075 RED SEA (July 1, 2016) – Sailors
160701-N-DQ503-075 RED SEA (July 1, 2016) – Sailors of the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team boards a rigid hull inflatable boat during a VBSS exercis... 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
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2019) Fire Controlman 1st Class
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2019) Fire Controlman 1st Class Jorge Valenzuela, from El Centro, Calif., boards a rigid-hull inflatable boat to join the visit, board, search and seizure team of the Arleigh Burke-class... 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
200310-A-UQ166-0061 ARABIAN GULF (March 10, 2020)
200310-A-UQ166-0061 ARABIAN GULF (March 10, 2020) Boatswain's Mate Seamen Wesley Wachner practices visit, board, search, and seizure operations aboard the coastal patrol ship USS Sirocco (PC 6). Sirocco is depl... More
Ensign Christian Mack simulates an attack from the
Ensign Christian Mack simulates an attack from the front on African Partnership Station students during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise as part of the second training "Hub" of Africa Partnership Sta... More
U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Luis Haro participates
U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Luis Haro participates in a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) in the Singapore Strait June 14, 2013, during Cooperation... 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
A sailor from the People's Republic of China, People's
A sailor from the People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army (Navy), aboard USS Port Royal (CG 73), communicates with PLA(N) ship Yueyang (FF 575) during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) dril... 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
160315-N-ZE250-049 DAKAR, Senegal (March 15, 2016)
160315-N-ZE250-049 DAKAR, Senegal (March 15, 2016) U.S. Navy and Senegalese navy sailors conduct visit, board, search and seizure training aboard the Senegalese naval vessel PHM Njambuur during Obangame/Saharan... 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. Marines and Sri Lankan Marines conduct Visit,
U.S. Marines and Sri Lankan Marines conduct Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) drills during the first-ever bilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise at the Naval Base in Trinco... 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
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command personnel with 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training Oct. 25, 2014, here. The training took place during ... More
An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat
An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, conducts a Helicopter Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (HVBSS) training exercise with a Range Support Craft (RSC) 1 in the Pacific Ocean o... More
A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat is lifted by crane in
A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat is lifted by crane in order to be put into position to be boarded by the Navy Maritime Raid Force in preparation for a visit, board, search and seizure during the PHIBRON-MEU integr... More
U.S. Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal
U.S. Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 fast-rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter with the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25), onto USNS 2nd Lt.... 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
180910-N-UY653-080 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 10, 2018)
180910-N-UY653-080 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 10, 2018) Sailors maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) while participating in visit, b... 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
181018-N-PH222-1083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 18, 2018)
181018-N-PH222-1083 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 18, 2018) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Cesar Juarez participates in visit, board, search and seizure training aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport do... More
181021-N-OW182-1098 SAFAGA, Egypt (Oct. 21, 2018) A
181021-N-OW182-1098 SAFAGA, Egypt (Oct. 21, 2018) A visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) approaches the Descubierta-class cor... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to the
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) board a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RH... 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. Marine Cpl. Jason Istre, center, assigned to the
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Istre, center, assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), instructs a Kuwait VBSS team member on close quarters comba... More
A Canadian sailor, right, with the visit, board, search
A Canadian sailor, right, with the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280) talks with a U.S. sailor assigned to the guided missile frigate USS Rent... 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 force reconnaissance Marine team leader with Maritime
A force reconnaissance Marine team leader with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, scans a room during close quarters training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 27, 2017. MRF specializes in ... More
Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile
Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, fast-rope from an MH-60S Seahawk, belonging to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25), during a helicopter, vi... More
180416-N-JI086-132 BALTIC SEA (April 16, 2018) Sailors
180416-N-JI086-132 BALTIC SEA (April 16, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided- missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) participate in visit, board search and seizure drills in the Atlantic Oc... More
190322-M-QP663-0139 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 22, 2019)
190322-M-QP663-0139 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 22, 2019) A Reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climbs down a caving ladder to board a rigid-hull inflatable boat f... 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
160719-N-MX772-307 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Sailors
160719-N-MX772-307 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) Sailors from the Royal Austrailian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152) ride small crafts toward the Arliegh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer U... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security
U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company, Central Command, Charlie 4 Platoon and Kuwaiti National Guardsmen participate in an embassy recapture drill at Camp Kazma in Kuwait April 29, ... 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
151021-N-XT273-153 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2015) Visit,
151021-N-XT273-153 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2015) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team Sailors perform team movement drills aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) Oct. 21, 20... More
180807-N-UY653-656 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 7, 2018)
180807-N-UY653-656 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 7, 2018) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class William Crenshaw rides in a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) ... 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
200826-N-NJ919-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020)
200826-N-NJ919-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the Archangels of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 Detachment 6 prepare to launch from the flight deck of the fo... More
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force,
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force, breach a shipping containter while executing visit, board, search, and seizure training during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of San Diego Ap... 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
190704-N-TI693-0245 BLACK SEA (July 4, 2019) - Sailors
190704-N-TI693-0245 BLACK SEA (July 4, 2019) - Sailors assigned to the Arleigh burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) conduct a security sweep of the forecastle aboard the Bulgarian Navy corve... 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
An Australian Army soldier assesses a simulated casualty
An Australian Army soldier assesses a simulated casualty during a visit, board, search and seizure operation aboard the maritime prepositioning ship USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) during the unit level tr... More
A reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force
A reconnaissance Marine with the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides aerial security using a M110 semi-automatic sniper system (SASS) during a Visit, Board, Search and Seiz... 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
U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Matthew McGinn
U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Matthew McGinn leads a visit, board, search and seizure team through the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Pacific Ocean July 23, 2014, during traini... More
170522-N-RM689-205 WESTERN PACIFIC (May 22, 2017) Members
170522-N-RM689-205 WESTERN PACIFIC (May 22, 2017) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) teams from Republic of Korea Navy ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH 971) and Arleigh Burke-class guided miss... 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
180903-N-FV739-162 AT SEA (September 3, 2018) - U.S.
180903-N-FV739-162 AT SEA (September 3, 2018) - U.S. Coast Guard Chief Maritime Enforcement Specialist Kevin Lockhart highlights key boarding procedures on the bridge of a vessel during Visit, Board, Search, an... More
Ensign Phillip S. Neff, a member of the visit, board,
Ensign Phillip S. Neff, a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), right, shakes hands with a member of the VBSS team from the C... 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
190521-N-JX484-356 BALTIC SEA (May 21, 2019) Gunner's
190521-N-JX484-356 BALTIC SEA (May 21, 2019) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Daniel Stewart transits through a scuttle during a visit, board, search, and seizure training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer US... More
Marines and sailors with the Security Element Platoon,
Marines and sailors with the Security Element Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope onto the USS Iwo Jim... More
161117-N-NT265-463 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 17, 2016)
161117-N-NT265-463 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 17, 2016) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) ride a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) while pa... More
A Royal Thai Navy sailor, left, integrates with the
A Royal Thai Navy sailor, left, integrates with the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a bilateral raining simulation aboard the Royal Thai... More
190421-N-IA905-1008 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2019)
190421-N-IA905-1008 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2019) Ensign Daniel Vossler, center, briefs the visit, board, search and seizure team during a training exercise aboard the Independence variant littoral combat ship... 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
180926-N-UY653-260 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 26, 2018)
180926-N-UY653-260 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 26, 2018) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Carson Roney boards the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) during a visit, board, search ... 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
OFF THE COAST, Sri Lanka (Nov. 24, 2016) Maritime Raid
OFF THE COAST, Sri Lanka (Nov. 24, 2016) Maritime Raid Force Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrate how to hook a climbing ladder onto a Sri Lankan naval ship during a visit, board, search,... More