200208-N-CE120-1001 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 8, 2020) U.S.
200208-N-CE120-1001 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 8, 2020) U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 use wacky packers to compact the newly placed dirt layers behind the seawall they a... More
Marines with 3rd Marine Landing Group disembark a U.S.
Marines with 3rd Marine Landing Group disembark a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility at White Beach Naval Facility Dec. 9 after returning from Thailand, where they assisted with flood-relief operations.
The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), speaks...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More
160202-N-MP556-007 Okinawa, JAPAN (Feb. 2, 2016) Landing
160202-N-MP556-007 Okinawa, JAPAN (Feb. 2, 2016) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 8 assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 approaches the boat ramp at White Beach Naval Facility after delivering equipment to the ... More
161031-N-TH560-325 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman
161031-N-TH560-325 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Dorian Houston, from Des Moines, Iowa, lowers the Navy Jack flag aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during sea and anchor detail... More
US Navy (USN) Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMC...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 John Paul Curtis, Usn Release Status: Released to Publ... More
170304-N-WF272-320 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors
170304-N-WF272-320 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors and Marines load a landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, during onload operations at White Beach Naval Facility, as am... More
200421-N-PG340-1037 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020)
200421-N-PG340-1037 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020) Builder Constructionman Israel Garcia, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, prefabricates walls for the new berthing the U.S. Navy Seab... More
170307-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme Richa... More
161031-N-TH560-388 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman
161031-N-TH560-388 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Thuy Nguyen (left), from Houston, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Aashis Luitel, from New York, survey the horizon from amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme ... More
The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), speaks...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory (left), Commander, Amphibious F...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Adam R. Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More
161031-N-TH560-280 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Petty
161031-N-TH560-280 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Esmeralda Hernandez (left) and Seaman Cornelius Berg raise a safety netting on the portside aircraft elevator aboard amphibious assault ... More
Mail call about the USS Essex
Postal Clerk 3rd Class Gloria Pearson, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, sorts through bags of mail received while underway. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is steaming to... More
Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line
Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex moors at White Beach Naval Facility. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Paci... More
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility ferries 3rd Marine
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility ferries 3rd Marine Landing Group Marines and equipment from USS Tortuga to White Beach Naval Facility on Okinawa Dec. 9. More than 200 Marines and sailors with the MLG deployed... More
160319-N-MP556-002 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Lt. Cmdr.
160319-N-MP556-002 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Emily Royse, commanding officer of the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), speaks to members of the local press as Patriot arrived in Amami for a s... More
170304-N-WF272-429 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors
170304-N-WF272-429 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors secure a vehicle aboard landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, during equipment onload and delivery to amphibious ass... More
Guided missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG 82), left,
Guided missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG 82), left, and USS Mustin (DDG 89), second from right, moor with guided missile cruisers USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), second from left, and USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) durin... More
The U.S. Navy Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) sends a ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Keith Bryska, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More
170307-N-WF272-035 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-035 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme Richa... More
Ikego Elementary School's Spanish-Immersion
Students from Ikego Elementary School's Spanish-immersion first and second grade classes visit the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and 7th Fleet Sailors to sing Spanish-influenced Christmas Caro... 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
200421-N-PG340-1011 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020)
200421-N-PG340-1011 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020) Construction Electrician 3rd Class Francis Vinoya, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, removes an existing outlet at the mezzanine con... More
Sailors assigned to White Beach Naval Facility heave
Sailors assigned to White Beach Naval Facility heave mooring lines from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific Ocean that include... More
Line handlers secure the forward-deployed amphibious
Line handlers secure the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex to a pier at White Beach Naval Facility.
The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship
The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver prepares to moor at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan. Denver is part of the forward-deployed Amphibious Squadron 11 and is on-loading elements of... More
160311-N-MP556-035 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine
160311-N-MP556-035 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join up with USS Patriot (MCM 7) as they prepare to conduct squadron level min... More
160319-N-MP556-001 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Sailors assigned
160319-N-MP556-001 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrives in Amami, Japan, for a scheduled port visit. Patriot is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan,... More
Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)
Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departs White Beach Naval Facility after embarking Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard... More
160311-N-MP556-053 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine
160311-N-MP556-053 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join up with USS Chief (MCM 14) as they prepare to conduct squadron level min... More
161030-N-TH560-182 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016)
161030-N-TH560-182 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard... More
Information systems technician, Petty Officer 2nd class
Information systems technician, Petty Officer 2nd class (SW) Noah Lowe a Tulsa, Okla., native of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pilot an amphibious assault vehicle into the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver.
170304-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing
170304-N-WF272-076 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) Navigator Electronics Technician 2nd Class Patrick Johnson (left), from Buffalo, N.Y., and LCAC Engineer Machinist's Mate 1st C... More
170304-N-WF272-329 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Amphibious
170304-N-WF272-329 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility for a scheduled port visit. Bonhomme Richard is on a routine patrol, ... More
161030-N-TH560-238 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016)
161030-N-TH560-238 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 8, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard... More
161030-N-TH560-273 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing
161030-N-TH560-273 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2016) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 8, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, fla... More
170307-N-WF272-104 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-104 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a personnel onl... 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
151030-N-MP556-026 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2015)
151030-N-MP556-026 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2015) Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility. Germantown with embarked Marines from to the 3rd Marine Division, 1... More
USS Stethem in Japan, US Navy Photogrpah
The Arliegh Burk-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem makes a port visit to White Beach Naval Facility.
A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 47) assigned to Naval
A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 47) assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7 enters the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as she prepares to depart White Beach Naval Facility after ... More
151030-N-MP556-018 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2015) Amphibious
151030-N-MP556-018 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 30, 2015) Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility. Germantown with embarked Marines from to the 3rd Marine Division, 1s... More
170304-N-WF272-382 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Amphibious
170304-N-WF272-382 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility for a scheduled port visit. Bonhomme Richard is on a routine patrol, ... More
170304-N-WF272-604 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors
170304-N-WF272-604 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Sailors and Marines load landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, during equipment onload and delivery to amphibious assault sh... More
170307-N-WF272-018 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-018 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme Richa... More
A sailor assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious
A sailor assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex watches the ship moor at White Beach Naval Facility. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific Ocean that includ... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pilot an amphibious assault vehicle towards the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver, not pictured.
160311-N-MP556-047 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine
160311-N-MP556-047 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine countermeasure ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join up with USS Chief (MCM 14) as they prepare to conduct squadron level min... More
Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line
Seaman Recruit Michael A. Barbosa casts a mooring line as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex moors at White Beach Naval Facility. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Paci... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit organize equipment after debarking the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific ... More
161031-N-TH560-257 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman
161031-N-TH560-257 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Cornelius Berg raises a safety netting on the portside aircraft elevator aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during sea and ancho... More
161031-N-TH560-391 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016)
161031-N-TH560-391 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Thuy Nguyen, left, from Houston, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Aashis Luitel, from New York, survey the horizon from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonho... More
170307-N-WF272-003 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-003 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme Richa... More
170304-N-WF272-062 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing
170304-N-WF272-062 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) Navigator Electronics Technician 2nd Class Patrick Johnson (left), from Buffalo, N.Y., and LCAC Engineer Machinist's Mate 1st C... More
Sailors and Marines assigned to the forward-deployed
Sailors and Marines assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit watch Super Bowl XLII using the cinema at sea in the hangar bay... More
A Marine with 3rd Marine Landing Group guides a medium
A Marine with 3rd Marine Landing Group guides a medium tactical vehicle replacement truck onto a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility Dec. 9 to return it to shore.
170304-N-WF272-469 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing
170304-N-WF272-469 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) Engineer Machinist's Mate 1st Class Carlos Rivera (center), from Puerto Rico, and LCAC Navigator Electronics Technician 2nd Cla... More
170304-N-WF272-191 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Seaman
170304-N-WF272-191 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Seaman Courtney Lucarell, from Youngstown, Ohio, and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Rick Horvath, from Southgate, Mich., direct landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 9, ... More
200422-N-PG340-1054 OKINAWA, Japan (April 22, 2020)
200422-N-PG340-1054 OKINAWA, Japan (April 22, 2020) Builder 2nd Class Colt Hawkins, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, installs joists into joist hangers to support a mezzanine the U.S.... More
A landing craft utility approaches the well deck of
A landing craft utility approaches the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex to offload vehicles from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Essex is completing a three-month patrol i... More
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex carry chains onto a landing craft utility during a stern gate marriage. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific... More
161031-N-TH560-316 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman
161031-N-TH560-316 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Tyler Forster (left) and Seaman Dorian Houston, from Des Moines, Iowa, lower the Navy Jack flag aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD ... More
170919-N-TH560-013 OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 19, 2017)
170919-N-TH560-013 OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 19, 2017) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) disembark the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at White Beach Naval Faci... More
Lt. Cmdr. Todd S. Levant observes sea and anchor detail
Lt. Cmdr. Todd S. Levant observes sea and anchor detail aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Defender with the host-nation pilot while the ship pulls into White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, during a deplo... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit debark the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific Ocean that included particip... More
A 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit seven-ton truck embarks
A 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit seven-ton truck embarks a landing craft utility from the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the wes... More
170306-N-WF272-107 OKINAWA, Japan (March 6, 2017)
170306-N-WF272-107 OKINAWA, Japan (March 6, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme ... More
BHR arrives to Okinawa - A military vehicle is parked on a ramp
150304-N-MP556-022 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 4, 2015) A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 9) assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 is loaded and staged as the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) pulls ... More
An MH-60S sea hawk helicopter sits on the flight deck
An MH-60S sea hawk helicopter sits on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), as amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) is moored in the distance at White Beach Naval... More
160129-N-MP556-030 OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 29, 2016) -
160129-N-MP556-030 OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 29, 2016) - An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) departs White Beach Naval Facility to embark the amphibious dock... More
200421-N-PG340-1043 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020)
200421-N-PG340-1043 OKINAWA, Japan (April 21, 2020) Steelworker 1st Class Henry Young, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, marks the location of the joist hangers which will provide stru... More
170304-N-WF272-356 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Tugboats
170304-N-WF272-356 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Tugboats guide amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as it arrives at White Beach Naval Facility for a scheduled port visit. Bonhomme Richard is ... More
New York-native Sailor keeps the USS Essex steaming ahead
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Rodriguez from Bronx, N.Y., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, makes adjustments to the ship's service turbine generators in one of the ship's ma... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Stratton, fire controlman,
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Stratton, fire controlman, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga, qualifies with a 9 mm Berretta pistol at a mobile indoor firing range at White Beach Naval Fa... More
170304-N-WF272-231 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Seaman
170304-N-WF272-231 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Seaman Courtney Lucarell, from Youngstown, Ohio, directs landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, upon its arrival at White Bea... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Dec. 4, 2019) Amphibious assault ship
OKINAWA, Japan (Dec. 4, 2019) Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join the forward-deployed Amphibious Force 7th Fleet based at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, ... More
The U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian
The U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility Jan. 8, 2013 in Okinawa, Japan. The Guardian made a port visit for resupply and replenishment during its 2013 p... More
USNS Walter S. Deal Underway Replenishment
The Military Sealift Commmand fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Deal (T-AO 193) conducts an underway replenishment with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the Navy's only per... More
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga qualify with the 9 mm Berretta pistol at a mobile indoor firing range at White Beach Naval Facility. Tortuga is part of the permanently forward-d... More
170304-N-WF272-102 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017)
170304-N-WF272-102 OKINAWA, Japan (March 4, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Benny Genovese, from Flushing, N.Y., a load master assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, directs a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled... More
Line handlers secure the forward-deployed amphibious
Line handlers secure the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex to a pier at White Beach Naval Facility.
161031-N-TH560-329 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman
161031-N-TH560-329 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 31, 2016) Seaman Tyler Forster folds the Navy Jack flag aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during sea and anchor detail. Bonhomme Richard, flagsh... More
White Beach Naval Facility
Seaman Eric Monk, a yeoman and an administrative clerk for Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa, picks up trash on the beach at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa. CFAO held a command-wide beach clean up in the... More
OKINAWA, Japan (Dec. 4, 2019) Amphibious assault ship
OKINAWA, Japan (Dec. 4, 2019) Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join the forward-deployed Amphibious Force 7th Fleet based at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Lundy from York, S.C.,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Lundy from York, S.C., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, adjusts the throttles in one of the ship's main engineering spaces. The Essex Expeditionary... More
170307-N-WF272-197 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines,
170307-N-WF272-197 OKINAWA, Japan (March 7, 2017) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a personnel onload. Bonhomme Richa... More
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex lower an aircraft elevator after mooring at White Beach Naval Facility. Essex is completing a three-month patrol in the western Pacific... More