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The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 24, 2013) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is a scenario-driven More

transporting ordnance from USS Bridge (AOE 10) to Nimitz

At sea aboard USS Nimitz A HH-60H "Sea Hawk" helicopter assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six (HS-6) transports ordnance from USS Bridge (AOE 10) to USS Nimitz during a morning Verti More

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 24, 2013) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean while conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is a scenario-driven More

Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class David Bellows, assigned to the

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2009) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class David Bellows, assigned to the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 performs maintenance on a .50-caliber crew-s More

An F/A-18E assigned to the Top Hatters of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four (VFA-14) prepares to land on the ship's flight deck

At sea aboard USS Nimitz An F/A-18E assigned to the Top Hatters of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four (VFA-14) prepares to land on the ship's flight deck. Nimitz is currently undergoing a Composite Unit Training More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103) launches from the waist catapult aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Pu More

A row of F/A-18 "Hornet" aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) parked on the flight line at Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.VFA-136 is deployed to Puerto Rico as part of Operation COMPTUEX 97-2

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX 97-2 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More

A Light Armored Vehicle with LAR Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, holds its position outside Combat Town, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, following a Mechanized Raid in support of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Composite Training Underway Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Craig W. Larson, Usm More

An SH-60B Seahawk assigned to Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four Six (HSL-46) from Mayport, Florida, fires a AGM-114 Hellfire missile at a small boat target. HSL-46 is participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) held off the coast of Puerto Rico

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puerto Rico Coast Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 James F. Slaughenhaupt, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

During Competitive Training Exercise (COMPTUEX), Lieutenant (LT) Reggie Hamon expends flares from his F/A-18C "Hornet." LT Hamon is with the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146) aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: LT Karl Rauch, USN Release S More

The aircraft carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) plows through the calm Pacific waters off the coast of Southern California at 28 knots during Competitive Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) August 22, 1999

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH Troy D. Summers, USN Rele More

Vertical Replenishment, San Diego, California

At sea aboard USS Nimitz A helicopter assigned to the "Indians" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 6 (HS-6), transports supplies from the Military Sealift Command ship USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) to Nimit More

The USS George Washington (CVN 73), sails past the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel on the way to sea, as it prepares for the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean

Aboard USS George Washington The USS George Washington (CVN 73), sails past the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel on the way to sea, as it prepares for the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic More

An SH-60 �Sea Hawk� assigned to the �Indians� of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Six (HS-6), transports ordnance.

At sea aboard USS Nimitz An SH-60H Sea Hawk assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 6 (HS-6), transports ordnance back and forth from the Military Sealift Command ship USNS Walter S. Diehl More

submarine water space management training

At sea aboard USS Nimitz Signalman 1st Class Chad Brooks from Port Orchard, Wash., conducts submarine water space management training with Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Charles Stanley from Wilmin More

Vertical Replenishment, San Diego, California

At sea aboard USS Nimitz Military Sealift Command ship USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) cruises alongside Nimtiz during a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP). Nimitz is currently undergoing Composite Unit Training More

An F/A-18C prepares to land on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

At sea aboard USS Nimitz An F/A-18C assigned to the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Squadron Nine Four (VFA-94) prepares to land on the ship's flight deck. Nimitz is currently undergoing a Composite Unit Tr More

A U.S. Navy Postal Clerk checks the weight of a customers outgoing mail in the Post Office aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

At sea aboard USS Nimitz Postal Clerk 3rd Class Geraldine Hood from Shreveport, La., checks the weight of a customers outgoing mail in the Post Office. Nimitz is currently undergoing a Composite Unit Training More

USS George Washington (CVN 73), sails out of the Chesapeake Bay as it prepares for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean

Aboard USS George Washington USS George Washington (CVN 73), sails out of the Chesapeake Bay as it prepares for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographe More

The USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), replenishes fuel and supplies from the USS ARTIC (AOE 8) during the Combined Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Puerto Rico

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Tina Ackerman, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

On the flight deck of the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), personnel tow an S-3B Viking aircraft assigned to VS-22 "Checkmates" Squadron on board for the Combined Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Tina Ackerman, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph More

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) RIM-7M Sea Sparrow radar-guided, air-to-air missile is fired from the Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75). The TRUMAN is participating in a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) which is designed to ready the ship, it's on board air wing, and other vessels in the carriers battle group to function as one cohesive fighting force

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Major Command Shown: NATO Sea Sparrow on CVN-75 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 H. Dwain Willis, USN Release Status More

An aerial port side view of the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) being assisted by commercial tugboats, as the ship docks at Naval Air Station (NSA) Pensacola, Florida (FL), for a four-day port visit following the completion of a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in the Gulf of Mexico. COMPTUEX is an intermediate level exercise designed to forge the strike group into a cohesive fighting team and is a critical step in pre-deployment training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mr. Patrick Nichols, CIV Release More

The Spruance-class destroyer USS Thorn (DD 988) escorts USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Atlantic Ocean (Sep. 22, 2003) The Spruance-class destroyer USS Thorn (DD 988) escorts USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during the Comprehensive Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The Enterprise Strike Group is underwa More

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship USNS SUPPLY (T-AOE 6) conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) and vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS VELLA GULF (CG 72) during a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN K. Goumenidis, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswains Mate CHIEF (ABCM) David Adams, directs a USN F-14C Tomcat aircraft onto a steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard the USN NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), as the carrier conducts a Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming six-month deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Handley, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More

A US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft, Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103), Jolly Rogers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). The KENNEDY and her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Anthony Riddle, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

A US Navy (USN) F-14B Tomcat fighter aircraft, Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103), Jolly Rogers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), launches from the number one catapult during the flight operations aboard USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). The KENNEDY is off the coast of Florida (FL) conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) to prepare the ships and aircraft in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployments

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Sandberg, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Com More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Wes Vinson, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), Red Lions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), monitors his surroundings for any visual contacts aboard a USN HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise off the coast of Florida. The Red Lions are currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), designed to prepare ships and air wing in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Sandberg, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Jon Garth, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), Red Lions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), mans a modified FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise over the coast of Florida. The Red Lions are currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), designed to prepare ships and air wing in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Sandberg, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot More

The US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80) and a small boat participate in a simulated small boat attack exercise (SWARMEX). ROOSEVELT is part of the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and is currently taking part in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intermediate level training exercise, designed to forge ships in the KENNEDY CSG into a cohesive fighting team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USS Roosevelt Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Sandberg, USN Release More

An aerial starboard side view of the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), underway being escorted by a commercial tugboat, and a harbor patrol craft as the ship enters the harbor at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida (FL), for a four-day port visit following the completion of a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in the Gulf of Mexico. COMPTUEX is an intermediate level exercise designed to forge the strike group into a cohesive fighting team and is a critical step in pre-deployment training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mr. Patrick Nichols, CIV Release Status: Released t More

A close up view of the island superstructure aboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), showing Sailors manning the rails, as the ship arrives at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida (FL), for a four-day port visit following the completion of a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in the Gulf of Mexico. COMPTUEX is an intermediate level exercise designed to forge the strike group into a cohesive fighting team and is a critical step in pre-deployment training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Larry Kachelhofer, Usn Release St More

A bow on view of the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), showing Sailors manning the rails, being assisted by a commercial tugboat, as the ship arrives at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida (FL), for a four-day port visit following the completion of a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in the Gulf of Mexico. COMPTUEX is an intermediate level exercise designed to forge the strike group into a cohesive fighting team and is a critical step in pre-deployment training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Larry Kachelhofer, CIV Release Status: Released to More

An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) sits in front of the lighted island hull number aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

Pensacola, Fla. (Mar. 18, 2004) An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) sits in front of the lighted island hull number aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. More

Thousands of people wait in line for their turn to embark on a tour of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (Mar. 19, 2004) Thousands of people wait in line for their turn to embark on a tour of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Kennedy arrived at Naval Air Station Pe More

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 05, 2005) USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTU More

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 05, 2005) USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTU More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate First Class (AB1) Henry Cooper directs the movement of a USN C-2A Greyhound, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Rawhides, Naval Air Station (NAS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), on the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Eben Boothby, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Co More

US Navy (USN) (yellow shirt) Catapult Officer Aviation Boatswains Mate Second Class (AB2) Andrew Thomas, signals ready to the pilot of a F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Fifteen (VFA-15), prior to launch on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), during fowl weather flight operations while the ship is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael D. Cole, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), Damage Controlman Fireman (DCFN) Clay Williams, paints a High Capacity Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Station. THE ENTERPRISE is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Josh Kinter, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) flight deck personnel prepare a USN F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Stingers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), for launch off the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). The REAGAN and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are currently underway in the Pacific Ocean participating in the ship's initial Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Aaron Burden, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Port side view of the US Navy (USN) Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS OGDEN (LPD 5), part of Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3), underway off the coast of Southern California conducting Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ogden (LPD 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) crew member of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166), Sea Elks, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA), juts out the window of his helicopter checking vertical distance as it settles on the flightdeck aboard the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5). The PELELIU, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 flagship, is under way off the coast of Southern California for Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for its upcoming six-month deployment in support of the war on terror

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) drive out of US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Utility 1617 (LCU 1617), Amphibious Craft Unit One (ACU-1), Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado, California (CA), at the landing area of Del Mar Boat Base, Camp Pendleton, CA. The Navy and Marines units are under way off the coast of Southern California for their Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) for a regularly scheduled deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Del Mar Boat Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Re More

The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) shown underway during her Composite Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

Pacific Ocean (Dec. 09, 2005) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) shown underway during her Composite Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's More

The US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73) (foreground), the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS OGDEN (LPD 5) and the USN Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) (rear) conduct formation maneuvers on the Pacific Ocean. The PORT ROYAL, OGDEN, and GERMANTOWN are assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3), currently underway off the coast of Southern California conducting Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a regularly scheduled deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddor, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Stephen Serio, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mobile Unit Six (EODMU-6), Detachment 14, participated in a fast-rope training exercise, conducted in the hangar bay aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). The ENTERPRISE and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently underway conducting carrier qualification prior to starting the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milosz Reterski, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), USN Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class (ET3) Orlando Todd trouble shoots an electric circuit board. The ENTERPRISE and embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting carrier qualification prior to starting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Josh Kinter, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), USN Admiral (ADM) (Retired) Greg Johnson (Gight) explains flight operation activities to Actress Glenn Close (left) and Actor David Shaw. The EISENHOWER and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications prior to a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milosz Reterski, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), Ship's Surgeon, USN Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Michael Barker (center), and ships SENIOR Medical Officer Commander (CDR) David Gibson (left), perform an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy on a patient, while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milosz Reterski, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), Ship's Surgeon, USN Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Michael Barker (center), and Ships SENIOR Medical Officer Commander (CDR) David Gibson (left), suture a patient following an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy on a patient, while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milosz Reterski, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis), USS ANZIO (CG 68), Boatswain's Mate CHIEF (BMC) Joseph Baird, prepares to give the order for Sailors to heave in on the line, as Search And Rescue (SAR) Swimmer are brought back aboard ship following a combat training exercise. The ANZIO is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting it Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The COMPTUEX is the first step of integrated training for the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in preparation for a scheduled deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anzio (CG 68) Scene Camera Operator: Josr Jeff Hall, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Crash and Salvage Team watch as a USN F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Three (VFA-143), lands aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, aboard the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis), USS ANZIO (CG 68), conducts a boarding drill from a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), as part of their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). The COMPTUEX is the first step of integrated training for the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in preparation for a scheduled deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anzio (CG 68) Scene Camera Operator: Josr Jeff Hall, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) team members conduct a boarding drill as part of their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 12, 2006) Guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) team members conduct a boarding drill as part of their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUE More

A US Navy (USN) "Yellow Shirt" Aircraft Handling Officer signals to the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as members of the catapult crew make preparations to launch the aircraft from the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A US Navy (USN) EA-6B Prowler aircraft assigned to the "Patriots" of Electronic Attack Squadron One Four Zero (VAQ-140), prepares to make an arrested landing aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Miguel Angel Contreras. USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

Two US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft fly in formation before landing aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Miguel Angel Contreras. USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103), makes an arrested landing aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A US Navy (USN) Sailor assigned to the Cargo Crew stands in front of a USN MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five (HS-5), prior to flight operations aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

US Navy (USN) flight deck crewmembers prepare an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to the "Tigertails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Five (VAW-125), for launch on the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). ticipating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Rampagers" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Three (VFA-83), launches from the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Miguel Angel Contreras. USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

Onboard the USN Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), AIRMAN (AN) John Lujan (foreground) takes time out of his day for fitness to ensure he is ready for the upcoming semi-annual physical fitness assessment. The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Andrew Geraci, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis), USS ANZIO (CG 68), USN Gas Turbine Systems Technician Fireman (GSFN) Erick Strickland, draws an oil sample from the main reduction gear. The ANZIO is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anzio (CG 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Pedro A. Rios Alvarez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis), USS ANZIO (CG 68), USN Gas Turbine Systems Technician Third Class (GS3) Vladimir Moskovkin, records the reading of a fuel temperature filter gauge. The ANZIO is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Anzio (CG 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Pedro A. Rios Alvarez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103) launches from the flight deck aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

US Navy (USN) SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 5 (HS-5), land aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), as Sailors and aircraft assigned to embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) participate in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A US Navy (USN) Sailor removes a catapult seal from the flight deck in preparation for flight operations aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), USN Sailors assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 5 (HS-5), wash the windshield of a USN SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter, in preparations for flight operations. The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) Sailors are participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

A US Navy (USN) SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Grandmasters," of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light 46 (HSL-46), prepares to lift off from the flight deck of the USN Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA) Guided Missile Destroyer, USS MASON (DDG 87). The MASON is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean, participating in the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (ECSG) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mason (DDG 87) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Pedro A. Rios Alvarez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA) Guided Missile Destroyer, USS MASON (DDG 87), Sailors man the Slewing arm davit as they recover a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) after testing. The MASON is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean, participating in the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (ECSG) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mason (DDG 87) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Pedro A. Rios Alvarez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA) Guided Missile Destroyer, USS MASON (DDG 87), Sailors recover a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) after testing. The MASON is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean, participating in the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (ECSG) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mason (DDG 87) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Pedro A. Rios Alvarez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103) launches from the waist catapult aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

060715-N-5914D-001 (Jul. 15, 2006)US Navy (USN) Storekeeper SEAMAN Raymond Santos (right), and US Marine Corps (USMC) SGT. Edward St. Jean, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), inspect a Heads Up Display (HUD) unit aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060715-N-5914D-004 (Jul. 15, 2006)US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) conduct physical training in the ship's fitness center. The BOXER is currently participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060716-N-5914D-007 (Jul. 16, 2006)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) show the US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) the"Silver Fox"Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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-001 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Marine Corps (USMC) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) teams, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), return to the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) during a force protection drill. The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Noel Danseco, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

060717-N-5914D-005 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate CHIEF Warrant Officer Isaac Cedillo (left) looks on as a USN boat recovery team assists US Marine Corps (USMC) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) teams, in Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as they embark onto the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) during a VBSS drill. The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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 watches the approach of Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) carrying US Marine Corps (USMC) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) teams, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as they approach the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) during a force protection drill. The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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-004 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Navy (USN) boat recovery team assists US Marine Corps (USMC) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) teams, in Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as they embark onto the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) during a VBSS drill. The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

Aviation Ordnancemen hoist an MK-82 bomb aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

Pacific Ocean (Jul. 18, 2006) Aviation Ordnancemen hoist an MK-82 bomb aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) while participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Boxer is currently More

060718-N-5914D-003 (Jul. 18, 2006)US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate AIRMAN Erin Cruz refuels a US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier II assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) Reinforced (REIN), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060718-N-5917H-005 (Jul. 18, 2006)US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Christopher Wingard, an engine mechanic, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) Reinforced (REIN), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), searches for an oil leak under a USMC AV-8B Harrier II aboard the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Heather L. Hyatt, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

060718-N-5914D-002 (Jul. 18, 2006)US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. James Johnson, an engine mechanic, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) Reinforced (REIN), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cleans the canopy of a USMC AV-8B Harrier II aboard the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060719-N-3097P-001 (Jul. 19, 2006)US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class Adam LeBlanc, USN CMDR. (Dr.) Scott Cota and USN LT. CMDR. (Dr.) David Gallus, members of Fleet Surgical Team 5 (FST-5), perform an emergency appendectomy on USN Machinist's Mate Fireman Edward Burgess, from the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8), aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). FST-5 and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jose Peralessanchez (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: HM2 Jose Peralessanchez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

060719-N-5914D-004 (Jul. 19, 2006)US Navy (USN) flight deck crew members get ready to lower the portside elevator during a vertical replenishment aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060719-N-5914D-001 (Jul. 19, 2006)US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Cargo Marines assist during a vertical replenishment of a US Navy (USN) MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060719-N-5914D-003 (Jul. 19, 2006)US Navy (USN) aircraft handler (foreground) guides a USN MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter as US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Cargo Marines prepare to hook a load during a vertical replenishment aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060720-N-0212M-004 (Jul 20, 2006)US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Cargo Marines carry a wounded Marine off of a US Navy (USN) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a mass casualty drill aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Michael E. Miller (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Michael E. Miller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

060720-N-0212M-002 (Jul 20, 2006)US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class Richard Gold (center) explains proper stretcher handling to US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Cargo Marines before a mass casualty drill aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Michael E. Miller (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Michael E. Miller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

060720-N-0212M-012 (Jul 20, 2006)US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman First Class Patrick Dabuet (right) writes up a patient history on a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine during a mass casualty drill aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Michael E. Miller (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Michael E. Miller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

060721-N-5914D-006 (Jul. 21, 2006)US Navy (USN) Serviceman Geraldine Ferraren (left) and US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. Gabriel Renner, an infantryman, Joint Task Force Enabler, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), press uniforms in the laundry area aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060721-N-5914D-001 (Jul. 21, 2006)US Navy (USN) Aerographer's Mate Third Class Daniel Scites (rear) shows USN SEAMAN Olivia Mailander how to read weather charts aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060721-N-5914D-002 (Jul. 21, 2006)US Navy (USN) Aerographer's Mate Third Class Eric King (right) inflates a weather balloon before releasing it to gather weather information aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060721-N-5914D-004 (Jul. 21, 2006)US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Olivia Mailander (front) and USN Aerographer's Mate Third Class Daniel Scites release a weather balloon to gather weather information aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060721-N-5914D-003 (Jul. 21, 2006)US Navy (USN) SEAMAN Olivia Mailander (left) and USN Aerographer's Mate Third Class Daniel Scites attach weather sensors to a weather balloon during an underway aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The BOXER is part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060723-N-5914D-003 (Jul. 23, 2006)The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) is shown somehwhere off the coast of Southern California after USN Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 successfully completed their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the second of three at-sea training evolutions designed to prepare the strike group for its scheduled six-month Western Pacific deployment.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060723-N-5914D-004 (Jul. 23, 2006)The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) is shown somehwhere off the coast of Southern California after USN Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 successfully completed their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the second of three at-sea training evolutions designed to prepare the strike group for its scheduled six-month Western Pacific deployment.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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

060725-N-5914D-002 (Jul. 25, 2006)US Navy (USN) Sailors, Detachment 2, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC-21), maintain an MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). The HSC-21"Blackjacks"and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

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