An arctic pilot readies his plane for the flight from
An arctic pilot readies his plane for the flight from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus, located on a sheet of ice adrift on the Arctic Ocean as part of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a... More
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo prepares
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo prepares to auger a hole through the Arctic ice to deploy a sonar beacon near U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus on a sheet of ice adrift in the Arctic Ocean as part of ... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert presides over a re-enlistment aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a U.S. N... More
A Sailor looks out upon the Atlantic Ocean from the
A Sailor looks out upon the Atlantic Ocean from the aft flight deck of USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 1, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the intern... More
USNS Spearhead, US Navy Photo
Ray Barnett, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) second officer, checks the ship's course of sail against nautical charts in heavy seas Jan. 3, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of ope... More
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Watts unwinds
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Watts unwinds the brow wench aboard USNS Spearhead as the ship moors for a scheduled port visit in Rota, Spain, Jan. 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Richard Spells conducts
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Richard Spells conducts an in-port medical brief aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), Jan 10, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled depl... More
Maritime Enforcement Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas
Maritime Enforcement Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Acuna, assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 407, engages in weapons-handling drills with members of the Cabo Verde military and maritime law... More
Lt. Cmdr. Barry McCulloch musters personnel during
Lt. Cmdr. Barry McCulloch musters personnel during a simulated abandon ship scenario aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 16, 2015. Spearhead is on a schedu... More
US COAST GUARD Training brief
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 407, alongside members of the Cabo Verde military and maritime law enforcement communities, conduct a training brief, while aboard the Military Sealift Com... More
Sailors assist in small boat operations on the flight
Sailors assist in small boat operations on the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 17, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th... More
USNS Spearhead, US Navy Photogrpah
A civil service mariner cleans a vent on the stern of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 22, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet a... More
Civil service mariner Fred Walker conducts engine air
Civil service mariner Fred Walker conducts engine air intake filter maintenance in the mission bay of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 22, 2015. Spearhead is o... More
Africa Partnership Station
Engineman 1st Class Robert Brown, from Gardner, Kan., right, and Machinist’s Mate 1st Class David Johnson, from Destin, Fla., work on a pipe fitting aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel... More
The Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel
The Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) pulls into Sekondi, Ghana, Feb. 3, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support... More
USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1)
150227-N-RB579-003 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2015) Civil service mariners conduct a pre-navigation brief aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Feb. 27, 2015. Spear... More
150301-N-RB579-068 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors
150301-N-RB579-068 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) off-load Portuguese navy rigid hull inflatable boats in preparatio... More
150304-N-RB579-097 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Sailors
150304-N-RB579-097 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) tour the Antonio Agostinho Neto memorial in Luanda, Angol... More
150306-N-RB579-091 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S.
150306-N-RB579-091 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S. Army Col. Matthew Sousa, U.S. Embassy defense attaché, briefs Angolan military and civilian personnel about the upcoming maritime interoperability exercise... More
USNS Spearhead activity
150308-N-EC444-024 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 8, 2015) Africa Partnership Station 2015 Mission Commander, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, serves dinner to an embarked Spanish marine ... More
150312-N-RB579-064 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 12, 2015)
150312-N-RB579-064 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 12, 2015) U.S. special operators work alongside members of the Cameroonian rapid intervention battalion during visit, board, search and seizure training aboard the M... More
150316-N-RB579-010 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 16, 2015)
150316-N-RB579-010 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 16, 2015) Commander, Task Force 63, Capt. John Rinko, speaks with embarked military personnel March 16, 2015, aboard the USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) about the importance o... More
150325-N-RB579-121 ACCRA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Commander,
150325-N-RB579-121 ACCRA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Vice Adm. James G. Foggo III renders a salute at the closing ceremony for Exercise Obangame Express in Accra, Ghana, March 27, 2015. Ob... More
USNS Spearhead (JHSV-1)
150330-N-RB579-003 GULF OF GUINEA (March 30, 2015) Able-Bodied Seaman Joe Lyons, a civil service mariner, applies grease to a hand crank aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearh... More
150406-N-RB579-043 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015)
150406-N-RB579-043 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015) Sailors assigned to the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) and members of the Gabonese military play a game of baske... More
150424-N-RB579-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 24, 2015)
150424-N-RB579-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 24, 2015) Members of a Moroccan navy boarding team embark USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) to take part in a Proliferation Security Initiative scenario during Exercise Saharan Ex... More
150427-N-RB579-018 DAKAR, Senegal (April 27, 2015)
150427-N-RB579-018 DAKAR, Senegal (April 27, 2015) Capt. James Aiken, Destroyer Squadron 60 commodore, originally from Pittsburgh, provides remarks at the closing ceremony for Exercise Saharan Express 2015, Apr... More
Africa Partnership Station
150430-N-RB579-008 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 30, 2015) Third Officer John Traut, a civil service mariner, conducts a chemical, biological and radiological safety brief aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint hi... More
150503-N-RB579-055 ROTA, Spain (May 3, 2015) Second
150503-N-RB579-055 ROTA, Spain (May 3, 2015) Second Officer John Traut, a civil service mariner, coordinates operations to get underway aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhe... More
Sailors and civilians arrive at the U.S. Navy Ice Camp
Sailors and civilians arrive at the U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus, located on a sheet of ice adrift on the Arctic Ocean as part of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a U.S. Navy exercise highlighting submarin... More
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo shovels
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo shovels an arrow into the snow to indicate a possible submarine surfacing location to passing helicopter pilots near U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus on a sheet of ice... More
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779), background, surfaces through the arctic ice near Ice Camp Nautilus during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a U.S. Navy exercise highlighting s... More
A Sailor performs a set of weight-vest squats on the
A Sailor performs a set of weight-vest squats on the aft flight deck of USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 1, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the inter... More
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Cassie Morales
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Cassie Morales walks up the USNS Spearhead’s (JHSV 1) brow after the ship moored pierside in Rota, Spain, Jan. 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.... More
Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Lesperance
Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Lesperance conducts routine maintenance on the small unmanned aircraft system RQ-20A Aqua Puma aboard USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), Jan. 10, 2015. Spearhead is on a schedul... More
John Traut, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1)third officer, keeps
John Traut, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1)third officer, keeps a watchful eye out for harbor traffic as Spearhead attempts to moor in Mandelo, Cabo Verde, Jan 13, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.... More
Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Stephen Guest,
Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Stephen Guest, assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 407, engages in weapons-handling drills with members aboard the Cabo Verde military and maritime ... More
Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Alana Rondon,
Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 2nd Class Alana Rondon, from Tampa, Florida, maintains communications with aircraft on station, while aboard the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel... More
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civil service mariners
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civil service mariners conduct small boat operations on the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 17, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled dep... More
Military Sealift Command civil service mariners conduct
Military Sealift Command civil service mariners conduct a simulated firefighting drill aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan 26, 2015. Spearhead is on a sched... More
Civil service mariners deploy the ship's brow as the
Civil service mariners deploy the ship's brow as the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) pulls into Sekondi, Ghana, Feb. 3, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to... More
150207-N-RB579-017 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2015) Coast
150207-N-RB579-017 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2015) Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Acuna, from Miami, conducts tactical detainee-handling training with Ghanian military personnel aboard the Military ... More
150210-N-RB579-052 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015)
150210-N-RB579-052 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) Information Technology Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Lesperance, from Spring Valley, Illinois, launches the RQ-20A Aqua Puma small unmanned aircraft system off t... More
150301-N-RB579-083 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors
150301-N-RB579-083 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) off-load Portuguese navy rigid hull inflatable boats in preparatio... More
150304-N-RB579-183 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Sailors
150304-N-RB579-183 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Sailors embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), as part of Africa Partnership Station, pose for a pictur... More
150306-N-RB579-022 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) Civil
150306-N-RB579-022 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) Civil service mariners conduct boat recovery operations aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) as part of Africa ... More
150306-N-RB579-071 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S.
150306-N-RB579-071 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S. Embassy defense attaché Col. Matthew Sousa, left, speaks with Angolan military officers aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Sp... More
150312-N-RB579-085 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 12, 2015)
150312-N-RB579-085 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 12, 2015) U.S. special operators conduct a brief with members of the Cameroonian rapid intervention batallionduring visit, board, search and seizure evolution aboard t... More
150316-N-RB579-039 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 16, 2015)
150316-N-RB579-039 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 16, 2015) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Watts, from Kirkland, Washington, mans the rails aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Sp... More
150319-N-RB579-003 GULF OF GUINEA (March 19, 2015)
150319-N-RB579-003 GULF OF GUINEA (March 19, 2015) - Embarked U.S. Marines demonstrate proper boarding techniques for embarked Cameroonian Naval Commando Company aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high... More
150325-N-RB579-292 TEMA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Commander,
150325-N-RB579-292 TEMA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Vice Adm. James G. Foggo III (right) greets Africa Partnership Station Mission Commander Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, while aboard the joint ... More
150325-N-RB579-283 TEMA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Civil
150325-N-RB579-283 TEMA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Civil service mariners Chief Engineer Dan Saunders (left) and First Engineer Matt Mossinger (right) inspect a pipe fitting aboard the Military Sealift Command's j... More
150403-N-RB579-003 GULF OF GUINEA (April 3, 2015) Embarked
150403-N-RB579-003 GULF OF GUINEA (April 3, 2015) Embarked British Royal Marines help serve dinner to personnel aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) April 3, 201... More
150406-N-RB579-178 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015)
150406-N-RB579-178 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015) Sailors assigned to the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) and members of the Gabonese military play a game of volle... More
150408-N-RB579-027 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 8, 2015)
150408-N-RB579-027 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 8, 2015) Utilitiesman 3rd Class Joshua Coote, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, helps refurbish the Centre Esperance Mission orphanage in Po... More
150424-N-RB579-071 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 24, 2015)
150424-N-RB579-071 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 24, 2015) Members of a Moroccan navy boarding team take part in a Proliferation Security Initiative scenario aboard USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) during Exercise Saharan Expre... More
150427-N-RB579-073 DAKAR, Senegal (April 27, 2015)
150427-N-RB579-073 DAKAR, Senegal (April 27, 2015) Exercise Saharan Express 2015 participants pose for a group shot at the closing ceremony for Exercise Saharan Express 2015, April 27. Saharan Express is a U.S.... More
150501-N-RB579-009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2015) Boatswain's
150501-N-RB579-009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2015) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Maurice Bell from Tallahassee, Fla., works out aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), M... More
Sailors and civilians arrive at U.S. Navy Ice Camp
Sailors and civilians arrive at U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus, located on a sheet of ice adrift on the Arctic Ocean as part of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a U.S. Navy exercise highlighting submarine ca... More
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo shovels
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo shovels an arrow into the snow to indicate a possible submarine surfacing location to passing helicopter pilots near U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus on a sheet of ice... More
The Virginia-class attack submarine New Mexico (SSN
The Virginia-class attack submarine New Mexico (SSN 779) surfaces through the arctic ice during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a U.S. Navy exercise highlighting submarine capabilities in an arctic envir... More
Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, African Partnership Station
Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, African Partnership Station Detachment commander, speaks to Sailors and crewmembers aboard USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) during a shipboard port safety brief in Rota, Spain, Jan. 6, 2015. Spea... More
John Traut, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1)third officer, directs
John Traut, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1)third officer, directs mooring operations as Spearhead attempts to moor in Mandelo, Cabo Verde, Jan 13, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area... More
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 407 engage in weapons-handling drills with members of the Cabo Verde military and maritime law enforcement communities aboard the Military Sealift Command’... More
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 407, alongside members of the Cabo Verde military and maritime law enforcement communities, conduct bilateral training aboard the Military Sealift Command’... More
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civil service mariners
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civil service mariners conduct small boat operations on the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 17, 2015. Spearhead is... More
Military Sealift Command civil service mariners James
Military Sealift Command civil service mariners James Conner, left, and Ray Barnett prepare to take part in a simulated firefighting drill aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spea... More
Chief Operations Specialist Dwayne Brown, from New
Chief Operations Specialist Dwayne Brown, from New York City, lowers the ship's brow as the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) pulls into Sekondi, Ghana, Feb. 3, 2015. Sp... More
150207-N-RB579-023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2015) Coast
150207-N-RB579-023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2015) Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Acuna, from Miami, conducts tactical detainee handling training with Ghanian military personnel aboard the Military ... More
150210-N-RB579-120 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) Maritime
150210-N-RB579-120 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2015) Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Acuna, from Miami, right, looks on as Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Ghanaian service members conduct visit... More
150221-N-RB579-005 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2015) Africa
150221-N-RB579-005 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2015) Africa Partnership Station Mission Commander Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, speaks with embarked Ghanaian media personnel aboard the Mil... More
150301-N-RB579-099 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors
150301-N-RB579-099 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) off-load Portuguese navy rigid hull inflatable boats in preparatio... More
150302-N-RB579-011 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 2, 2015)
150302-N-RB579-011 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 2, 2015) Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Harrison Goss conducts an operational cultural awareness brief aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel U... More
150304-N-RB579-202 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Ambassador
150304-N-RB579-202 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Ambassador Helen Meagher La Lime, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Angola, speaks with visiting members of the Angolan military at an embassy function held ab... More
150306-N-RB579-037 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S.,
150306-N-RB579-037 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S., British and Spanish marines, working alongside Angolan military personnel, conduct small boat operations in the port of Luanda, Angola, as part of Africa ... More
150306-N-RB579-045 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S.
150306-N-RB579-045 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S. Army Col. Matthew Sousa, U.S. Embassy defense attaché (right), speaks with an Angolan military officer aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-spe... More
150316-N-RB579-045 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 16, 2015)
150316-N-RB579-045 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 16, 2015) Africa Partnership Station Mission Commander Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, mans the rails aboard the Military Sealift Command's join... More
150322-N-RB579-022 GULF OF GUINEA (March 22, 2015)
150322-N-RB579-022 GULF OF GUINEA (March 22, 2015) A Cameroonian Rapid Intervention Battalion member makes his way over the side of the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1)... More
150325-N-RB579-110 ACCRA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Ghanaian
150325-N-RB579-110 ACCRA, Ghana (March 27, 2015) Ghanaian Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur provides remarks at the closing ceremony for Exercise Obangame Express in Accra, Ghana, March 27, 2015. Obanga... More
150406-N-RB579-119 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015)
150406-N-RB579-119 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015) Sailors assigned to the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) and members of the Gabonese military play a game of baske... More
150408-N-RB579-030 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 8, 2015)
150408-N-RB579-030 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 8, 2015) A Gabonese child plays as Sailors assigned to the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), Navy Mobile Construction Batta... More
150424-N-RB579-075 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 24, 2015)
150424-N-RB579-075 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 24, 2015) Members of a Moroccan navy boarding team take part in a Proliferation Security Initiative scenario aboard USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) during Exercise Saharan Expre... More
150502-N-RB579-039 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 2, 2015) Able-bodied
150502-N-RB579-039 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 2, 2015) Able-bodied Seaman James Tyman, a civil service mariner, stands a bridge watch aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV ... More
Lt. General Russell J.Handy, Commander, Alaskan Command
Lt. General Russell J.Handy, Commander, Alaskan Command discusses ice camp operations upon his arrival at U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus, located on a sheet of ice adrift on the Arctic Ocean, during Ice Exercise (... More
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo attempts
Arctic Submarine Lab technician Hector Castillo attempts to use a line-of-sight radio to hail base camp near U.S. Navy Ice Camp Nautilus on a sheet of ice adrift in the Arctic Ocean as part of Ice Exercise (ICE... More
The Virginia-class submarine New Mexico (SSN 779) surfaces
The Virginia-class submarine New Mexico (SSN 779) surfaces through the arctic ice during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2014. ICEX 2014 is a U.S. Navy exercise highlighting submarine capabilities in an arctic environment.... More
James Regan, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) chief mate, attends
James Regan, USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) chief mate, attends a shipboard port operations brief in Rota, Spain, Jan. 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to suppor... More
Gunners Mate 2nd Class Kyle Corrales mans the starboard
Gunners Mate 2nd Class Kyle Corrales mans the starboard watch as USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) attempts to moor in Mandelo, Cabo Verde, Jan 13, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area ... More
Maritime Enforcement Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas
Maritime Enforcement Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Acuna, assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 407, right, teaches weapons-handling skills to members of the Cabo Verde military and maritime l... More
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civil service mariners
Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civil service mariners conduct small boat operations on the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) Jan. 17, 2015. Spearhead is... More
Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint
Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) look out onto the water as the ship pulls in to Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 21, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deploymen... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen, assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment
U.S. Coast Guardsmen, assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 407, and Senegalese military personnel conduct tactical casualty evacuation training aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel US... More
A member of the U.S. Navy Embarked Security Team stands
A member of the U.S. Navy Embarked Security Team stands watch as the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) pulls into Sekondi, Ghana, Feb. 3, 2015. Spearhead is on a schedul... More
150207-N-RB579-031 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2015) Coast
150207-N-RB579-031 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2015) Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Acuna, from Miami, right, conducts tactical detainee handling training with Ghanian military personnel aboard the Mi... More
150221-N-RB579-018 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2015) Africa
150221-N-RB579-018 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2015) Africa Partnership Station Mission Commander Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, speaks with embarked Ghanaian media personnel aboard the Mil... More
150301-N-RB579-184 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors
150301-N-RB579-184 GULF OF GUINEA (March 1, 2015) Sailors aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) off-load Portuguese navy rigid hull inflatable boats in preparatio... More
150304-N-RB579-219 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Cmdr.
150304-N-RB579-219 LUANDA, Angola (March 4, 2015) Cmdr. Matthew Flemming, Africa Partnership Station mission commander, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, speaks with members of the Angolan military at an embassy f... More
150306-N-RB579-036 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S.,
150306-N-RB579-036 LUANDA, Angola (March 6, 2015) U.S., British and Spanish marines, working alongside Angolan military personnel, conduct small boat operations in the port of Luanda, Angola, during Africa Part... More
150312-N-RB579-013 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 12, 2015)
150312-N-RB579-013 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 12, 2015) Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Seamus Nolan, from Norfolk, takes a Navy advancement test aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spe... More
150322-N-RB579-035 GULF OF GUINEA (March 22, 2015)
150322-N-RB579-035 GULF OF GUINEA (March 22, 2015) Nigerian and Cameroonian forces conduct a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (... More