Simulated victims in stretchers ride down on an aircraft elevator. (85...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2013) Simulated injured victims are transported from the flight deck to the hangar bay via an aircraft elevator during a mass casualty drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W.... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter and U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas confer outside the Philippine Ministry of Defense shortly before attending meetings with Secretary of National Defense Voltaire G... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shakes hands with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin as they meet at the Philippine Ministry of Defense in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2013.... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter meets with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin at the Philippine Ministry of Defense in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2013. (DoD Photo By Glen... More
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Philippine Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin listens as Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter makes his introduction as the two met at the Philippine Ministry of Defense in Manila, Philippine... More
USS Providence returns from deployment. (8577551000)
GROTON, Conn. (March 19, 2013) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) makes its way up the Thames River to Naval Submarine Base New London following a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy... More
USS Providence returns home. (8575407420)
GROTON, Conn. (March 19, 2013) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) are welcomed home by their families and loved ones after a scheduled seven-month deployment. (U... More
USS Providence returns from deployment. (8577550898)
GROTON, Conn. (March 19, 2013) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) makes its way up the Thames River to Naval Submarine Base New London following a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy... More
USS Kearsarge alongside USNS Big Horn. (8570975945)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 14, 2013) The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198). Kearsarge ... More
Carter visits Korea (8569715883)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter personally thanks and "coins" Korean and U.S. forces assigned to the Joint Operations Center of Command Post Tango near Seoul, South Korea, March 18, 2013. Carter th... More
An SM-2 missile launches from USS Michael Murphy. (8592537800)
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 19, 2013) The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) fires an RIM-66M SM-2 missile from its aft vertical launch system while underway in the Pacific Ocean. Michael Murphy is ... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shakes hands with Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.at the Malacañang Palace in Manila, Phiippines, March 18, 2013. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett) (Released)
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter meets with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin at the Philippine Ministry of Defense in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2013. (DoD Photo By Glen... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter meets with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario at the Philippine Dept. of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Phiippines, March 18, 2013. (DoD Phot... More
A Marine inspects an AV-8B at sea. (8572071822)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 14, 2013) Lance Cpl. Martin Duncan, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Rein.), inspects an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarg... More
An F-A-18F lands aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (8572071958)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 14, 2013) An F/A-18F assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deplo... More
An officer stands watch as USS Blue Ridge enters port. (8570977019)
KURE, Japan (March 16, 2013) Lt. j.g. Michael Clark checks bearings as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan, for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visi... More
A memorial service for EA-6B crash victims. (8576451691)
OAK HARBOR, Wash. (March 19, 2013) A memorial service for Lt. j.g. William B. McIlvaine, Lt. Cmdr. Alan A. Patterson, and Lt. j.g.Valerie C. Delaney, of Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129). (U.S. Navy phot... More
A Sailor signals the launch of an F-A-18F at sea. (8579435891)
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 19, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Jerhmell Griffin signals for the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Sq... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter meets a line of guests as he attends dinner with them in the home of US Ambassador to ASEAN David Carden shortly after arriving in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 19, 2013... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter sits down for dinner with US Ambassador to ASEAN David Carden and other invited guests in the ambassador's residence shortly after arriving in Jakarta, Indonesia, Ma... More
Former Senator John Warner tours Battleship Wisconsin. (8570976315)
NORFOLK (March 15, 2013) Former U.S. Sen. John Warner, his wife, Jeanne, and guests tour the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and the Battleship Wisconsin. Warner is in Hampton Roads for the keel laying ceremony for ... More
Former Sen. John Warner speaks at the keel laying of his namesake subm...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 16, 2013) Former Sen. John Warner, namesake of the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785), speaks during the keel laying ceremony for the fut... More
Ashton Carter shaking hands with Albert F. Del Rosario (130319-D-NI589...
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter gets a parting handshake after meeting with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario at the Philippine Dept. of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Phiip... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter walks with US Ambassador to ASEAN David Carden as he arrives arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 19, 2013. Carter is on a six day trip in the Asia-Pacific region to... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mar...
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maritime raid force participates in fast rope training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean March 19... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit maritime ...
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit maritime raid force fast ropes March 19, 2013, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship deployed as ... More
A U.S. Soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battali...
A U.S. Soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment shows a fellow Soldier how to load training ammunition into an M240B machine gun while participating as part of a... More
A U.S. Soldier with Ghost Troop, Fires Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment ...
A U.S. Soldier with Ghost Troop, Fires Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment waits to be transported after receiving medical aid for simulated injuries from simulated indirect fire during a mission rehearsal exercise... More
A U.S. Soldier with Ghost Troop, Fires Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment ...
A U.S. Soldier with Ghost Troop, Fires Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides medical aid to a simulated wounded Soldier during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohe... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mar...
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maritime raid force participates in fast rope training from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsar... More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mar...
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maritime raid force participates in fast rope training from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsar... More
An F-A-18F lanches from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (8572071320)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 13, 2013) An F/A-18F assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower departe... More
A Sailor stands watch aboard USS McCampbell. (8573734725)
PYEONGTAEK, Republic of Korea (March 18, 2013) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Akilch Morris monitors surface contacts on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) as the sh... More
CO of USS Blue Ridge greets Japanese officials. (8570977183)
KURE, Japan (March 16, 2013) Capt. Will Pennington, commanding officer of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), greets Japanese officials during a welcoming ceremony. Blu... More
CO of USS Blue Ridge presents a gift to a Japanese officer. (857097708...
KURE, Japan (March 16, 2013) Capt. Will Pennington, commanding officer of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), presents a gift to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ... More
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, center, meets with Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., right, at the Malacañang Palace in Manila, Philippines, on March 19, 2013. Carter is meeting Ochoa to dis... More
The keel laying ceremony for PCU John Warner. (8572072296)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 16, 2013) Bobby Scott, U.S. House of Representatives 3rd Congressional District, Va. Rep., speaks during the keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioni... More
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RED SEA (March 19, 2013) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jonathan S. Hill and Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Byron D. Tims help Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Matthew A. Beanblossom ... More
Sailors provide immunizations at sea. (8574828572)
WATERS WEST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (March 18, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ken Metzger, left, and Hospitalman Nicole Marcario, right, administer immunizations to a patient in the medical office of the Arl... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mari...
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maritime raid force participate in fast rope training from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge... More
U.S. Sailors fire a volley during a burial at sea March 19, 2013, aboa...
U.S. Sailors fire a volley during a burial at sea March 19, 2013, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Gro... More
U.S. Army Col. Maria A. Biank, left, the commander of the 93rd Signal ...
U.S. Army Col. Maria A. Biank, left, the commander of the 93rd Signal Brigade speaks to Col. Jennifer A. Reinkober about the book, "Undaunted," which tells stories of women in today's military, before the Wome... More
U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Akilch Morris uses the remote operat...
U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 3rd Class Akilch Morris uses the remote operator console on the bridge to monitor surface contacts near the ship while transiting out of Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in the pilot house of t... More
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Fredrick Edwards yanks a lanyard to test fire a D-30 howitzer at the Kabul Military Training Center in Afghanistan on March 19, 2013. The test fire is the final step before reissue of... More
Sailors put on gas masks during a CBR drill. (8576451249)
RED SEA (March 19, 2013) Sailors don MCU-2P gas masks during a chemical, biological and radiological general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is... More
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower approaches USNS Kanawha. (8572072154)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 15, 2013) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) in preparation for a replenish... More
Sailors put out bouys during an exercise. (8576451625)
PEARL HARBOR (March 19, 2013) Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 attach buoys to a wire cable during a live training evolution at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. MDSU provides combat ready,... More
U.S. Sailors and a Marine with a color guard stand in formation during...
U.S. Sailors and a Marine with a color guard stand in formation during a burial at sea March 19, 2013, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship deployed as part ... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailor...
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors participate a burial at sea March 19, 2013, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship depl... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ken Metzger, left, and Hospitalm...
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ken Metzger, left, and Hospitalman Nicole Marcario, right, administer immunizations to a patient in the medical office of the guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG ... More
U.S. Sailors prepare to fire a volley during a burial at sea March 19,...
U.S. Sailors prepare to fire a volley during a burial at sea March 19, 2013, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibiou... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mari...
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maritime raid force participate in fast rope training from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) mari...
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) maritime raid force participate in fast rope training from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge... More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailor...
U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors participate a burial at sea March 19, 2013, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship depl... More
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Thomas Morrow, s...
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Thomas Morrow, second from right, stands in formation while his father's cremains are spread from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the ... More
Sailors hold a memorial service. (8574314861)
OAK HARBOR, Wash. (March 19, 2013) The color guard parades the colors during a memorial service for Lt. Cmdr. Alan A. Patterson, Lt. j.g.Valerie C. Delaney, and Lt. j.g. William B. McIlvaine, assigned to Electr... More
Sailors practice firefighting at sea. (8572073052)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 16, 2013) Sailors practice firefighting on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group with ... More