The sun sets on the USS San Antonio before it sets
The sun sets on the USS San Antonio before it sets sail in support of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 Jan. 30. The exercise is the largest naval amphibious operation in the past 10 years.
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their life jackets aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 29, before going to sea for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. As the Marines train for combat and test their amphibio... More
Assault Landing Craft Unit 2 is the first craft to
Assault Landing Craft Unit 2 is the first craft to board the USS San Antonio for participation in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 on Jan. 30. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in ... More
A landing craft, air cushion boards the USS Kearsarge,
A landing craft, air cushion boards the USS Kearsarge, Jan 30, for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. These large hovercrafts are capable of carrying equipment from ship to shore and from shore to ship.
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp assist a Landing
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp assist a Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4 board the ship, Jan. 30. These LCACs will be used to support Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, moving equipment f... More
Landing craft, air cushions, a military hovercraft
Landing craft, air cushions, a military hovercraft for moving personnel and heavy equipment, arrive aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 30 for the start of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. This exercise is the largest ... More
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge,
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 30 in preparation for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. The aircraft carries a team of search and rescue personnel who are present for both training and train... More
Italian navy officer Ship of the Line Sublieutenant
Italian navy officer Ship of the Line Sublieutenant Santoro Francesco (equivalent of a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade) pauses with coworker Master Gunnery Sgt. Wendell Myles, the operations chief for Regimen... More
Combat Cargo assisting Exercise Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Calvin Smith Jr., a combat cargo Marine with the USS Wasp, waits to assist the arrival of a Landing Air Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval am... More
Combat Cargo Marines with Exercise Bold Alligator
Combat cargo Marines with the USS Wasp take a break before assisting Landing Craft Air Cushions board the ship Jan. 31. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, ... More
Landing Craft Air Cushions take part in Exercise Bold Alligator
A Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4,comes aboard the USS Wasp Jan. 31. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine ... More
An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter
An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 lands on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Exercise Bold Alligator. Exercise Bold Alligator... More
Marines load the cargo bay of the USS San Antonio in
Marines load the cargo bay of the USS San Antonio in the Morehead City Port, Morehead City, N.C., Jan. 31. The USS San Antonio is transporting vehicles in support of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest na... More
LCACs board the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator
Landing Craft Air Cushions with Assault Craft Unit 4, come aboard the USS Wasp Jan. 31. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine C... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 participates in Exer...
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 1. The exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10... More
USS San Antonio sailors work with Marines
Marines and sailors coordinate load plans at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., in preparation to load an M1A1 Abrams tank from 2nd Tank Battalion, Regimental Landing Team 2, onto landing craft, air cushion ... More
Landing Air Craft Cushion aboard the USS Wasp
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose J. CruzSanchez, a load master with Assault Craft Unit 4, locks down a Landing Craft Air Cushion to the USS Wasp, Feb. 1. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious e... More
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land two CH-53E Super Stallions aboard the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 1. The exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past... More
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait for the signal to enter the water on their way to the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 3. The 2nd AAB is supporting the exercise by providing... More
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion drive
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion drive an amphibious assault vehicle into the water en route to the USS Wasp during the battalion's first day of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 2. AAVs are equip... More
A MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
A MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 prepares to take-off from the flight deck of the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 2. This exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise i... More
A UH-1Y Huey helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter
A UH-1Y Huey helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 lands aboard the USS San Antonio for refueling on Feb. 2 in participation of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. The ability for Marine aviatio... More
Combat Cargo Marines and sailors with the USS Wasp
Combat Cargo Marines and sailors with the USS Wasp work together to clear foreign object debris from the USS Wasp flight line during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 2. The FOB walk down is conducted daily before ... More
Football aboard the USS Wasp, Italy
Staff Sgt. Jason M. Gray, an air frames staff non-commissioned officer in charge, throws a football with fellow Marines under the glow of green lighting in the USS Wasp's hanger bay, Feb. 3. Gray is helping to ... More
Football aboard the USS Wasp, Italy
Pfc. Peter S. Gaona, a combat cargo Marine with the USS Wasp misses a football thrown his way underneath the green lights of the USS Wasp hanger bay, while Staff Sgt. Jason M. Gray, an air frames staff non-comm... More
U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Canadian army
U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Canadian army soldiers practice techniques during a period of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instruction aboard the USS Kearsarge Feb. 3. American and British Marines ... More
Ordnance Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Ordnance Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 unload ammunition canisters shortly after an AH-1W Super Cobra lands aboard the USS San Antonio on Feb. 3. It is the responsibility of the ordna... More
Royal Dutch Marine fast-ropes, Italy
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-ropes from a U.S Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral tra... More
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 trains at Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Michael Fleek, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, makes sure all is clear for his CH-53E Super Stallion while returning to the USS Wasp from a fast-roping exercise aboard Marine ... More
U.S Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion assists Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Michael Fleek, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, makes sure all is clear for his CH-53E Super Stallion to land aboard the USS Wasp, Feb. 4. HMH-461 is supporting Exercise Bold A... More
Royal Dutch Marines fast-rope, Italy
Royal Dutch Marines with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral trai... More
Marines and sailors work together to clear foreign
Marines and sailors work together to clear foreign object debris from the USS Wasp flight line during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 2. The FOB walk down is conducted daily before air operations to prevent debri... More
Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Wasp prepare for
Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Wasp prepare for the arrival of the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps off of a CH-46E Sea Knight, Feb. 4. The ACMC flew aboard to view operations and learn about the am... More
Royal Dutch Marine fast-ropes, Italy
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-ropes from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral tr... More
Royal Dutch Marines prepare to fast-rope
Royal Dutch Marines with the 32nd Infantry Company prepare to fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bil... More
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 trains in Bold Alligator
Lance Cpl. Michael Fleek, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, makes sure all is clear for his CH-53E Super Stallion while returning to the USS Wasp from a fast-roping exercise aboard Marine ... More
Royal Dutch Marine fast-ropes, Italy
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company fast-ropes from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461, while aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 4. The bilateral tr... More
Chief Petty Officer Kory Hoover, a chief boatswain’s
Chief Petty Officer Kory Hoover, a chief boatswain’s mate aboard the USS San Antonio, boards the French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie rapide, or EDAR, ensuring there are no hazards while it is ... More
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp watch Super
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp watch Super Bowl XLVI in the hangar bay during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 5. The Marines and sailors enjoyed the game during downtime before an amphibious beach a... More
Amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Amphibian Assault
Amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion depart the USS Kearsarge Feb. 6 for a beach assault during Exercise Bold Alligator. Bold Alligator utilized a Marine Expeditionary Brigade, which... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner’s
Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner’s mate aboard the USS Kearsarge, mans a 25 mm cannon during a drill, Feb. 6. All decisions to fire the ships weapons must first be made by the ship’s captain.
Master Cpl. J.J. Tremblay, a soldier for C Company,
Master Cpl. J.J. Tremblay, a soldier for C Company, 3rd Royal, 22nd Regiment ready to board a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys during Exercise Bold Alligator Feb. 6. The training exercise gave coalition troops t... More
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’ out the back of the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 7. After the battalion disembarks, they will line up in formation in the sea, and co... More
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their life jackets aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 29, before going to sea for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. As the Marines train for combat and test their amphibio... More
Redding, Calif., native Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan
Redding, Calif., native Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Roller, an information systems technician, and Seaman Robwil Valderrey, aviation support equipment technician and Miami native, prepare to the lower the nat... More
Combat cargo Marines with the USS Wasp assist sailors
Combat cargo Marines with the USS Wasp assist sailors with Assault Craft Unit 4 chain down their Landing Craft Air Cushion to the ship, Jan. 30. The LCACs will later be used by Marines as part of Exercise Bold ... More
A landing craft, air cushion boards the USS Kearsarge,
A landing craft, air cushion boards the USS Kearsarge, Jan 30, for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. These large hovercrafts are capable of carrying equipment from ship to shore and from shore to ship.
Assault Landing Craft Unit 2 is the first craft to
Assault Landing Craft Unit 2 is the first craft to board the USS San Antonio for participation in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 on Jan. 30. This exercise will showcase the advantages of seabasing and represents ... More
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge,
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 30 in preparation for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. The aircraft carries a team of search and rescue personnel who are present for both training and train... More
Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge direct landing craft
Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge direct landing craft air cushions into the well deck of the ship at the beginning of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Jan. 30. LCACs provide a vital amphibious transportation capab... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 3rd Class Keith
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 3rd Class Keith Lluff operates portside elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the initial phase of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest nava... More
Two Marines communicate over the murky water of Morehead
Two Marines communicate over the murky water of Morehead City Port, Morehead City, N.C. while vehicles are loaded into the cargo bay of the USS San Antonio Jan. 31. The USS San Antonio is supporting Exercise Bo... More
Italian navy officer Ship of the Line Sublieutenant
Italian navy officer Ship of the Line Sublieutenant Santoro Francesco (equivalent of a U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade) discusses Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 with Master Gunnery Sgt. Wendell Myles, Regimenta... More
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 prepare
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 prepare to take off with the help of sailors aboard the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 1. The Exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercis... More
Amphibious Assault Vehicles with 2nd Amphibious Assault
Amphibious Assault Vehicles with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion and a MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 come aboard the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 1. This exercise, th... More
A MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
A MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 prepares to take off from the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 1. This exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years... More
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion await
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion await orders to 'splash' into the water on their first day of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 2. The exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past ... More
Sailors communicate with the pilot of a UH-1Y from
Sailors communicate with the pilot of a UH-1Y from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 to successfully land the aircraft on the USS San Antonio’s flight deck Feb 2 for participation in Exercise Bold All... More
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion charge
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion charge into the water on their way to the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 3. The 2nd AAB is supporting the exercise by providing the transportati... More
Lance Cpl. Calvin Smith Jr., a combat cargo Marine
Lance Cpl. Calvin Smith Jr., a combat cargo Marine with the USS Wasp, waits to assist the arrival of a Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphib... More
Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Third-Class Erik Diedrich,
Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Third-Class Erik Diedrich, with the USS Wasp, guides a MV-22B Osprey with Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 264 to the flight deck of the USS Wasp, Feb. 4. The Osprey brought Congr... More
French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie
French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie rapide, or EDAR, lowers its ramp once docked inside the USS San Antonio Feb. 4 to begin debarkation of a seven-ton truck.
An unidentified Marine aboard the USS Wasp “knife hands”
An unidentified Marine aboard the USS Wasp “knife hands” the screen displaying Super Bowl XLVI in the hangar bay during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 5. The Marines and sailors enjoyed the game during down... More
U.S. Marines with 2D Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion,
U.S. Marines with 2D Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 2D Marine Aircraft wing aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), setting up a .50 caliber heavy machine gun as part of the narrowing straights scenerio during Exer... More
Amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Amphibian Assault
Amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion depart the USS Kearsarge Feb. 6 for a beach assault during Exercise Bold Alligator. Bold Alligator utilized a Marine Expeditionary Brigade, which... More
Canadian Army soldiers rest before boarding U.S. Marine
Canadian Army soldiers rest before boarding U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys aboard the USS Kearsarge Feb. 6 during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. One Canadian officer said it was an excellent opportunity to expa... More
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’ out the back of the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 7. After the battalion disembarks, they will line up in formation in the sea, and co... More
Ordnance Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Ordnance Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 unload hellfire missiles shortly after a AH-1W Super Cobra landed aboard the USS San Antonio on Feb. 3. It is the responsibility of the ordnance... More
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their
Marines from Regimental Landing Team 2 receive their life jackets aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 29, before going to sea for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. As the Marines train for combat and test their amphibio... More
Redding, Calif., native Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan
Redding, Calif., native Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Roller, an information systems technician, and Seaman Robwil Valderrey, aviation support equipment technician and Miami native, lower the national ensign fo... More
Combat cargo Marines aboard the USS Wasp unload gear
Combat cargo Marines aboard the USS Wasp unload gear from a Landing Craft Air Cushion aboard the ship, Jan. 30. The LCACs will later be used by Marines as part of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 to move equipment ... More
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge,
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 30 in preparation for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. The aircraft carries a team of search and rescue personnel who are present for both training and train... More
Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge man the well deck’s
Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge man the well deck’s operating center during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 as landing craft, air cushions board the ship, Jan. 31. The logistics personnel for both the Navy and Ma... More
Combat cargo Marines with the USS Wasp take a break
Combat cargo Marines with the USS Wasp take a break before assisting Landing Craft Air Cushions board the ship Jan. 31. Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, ... More
An Aviation Boatswain's Mate conducts routine maintenance
An Aviation Boatswain's Mate conducts routine maintenance on a helicopter from Helicopter Combat Squadron 26 (HSC 26) on the flight deck aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1). Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval ... More
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land
Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 land aboard the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 1. The Exercise, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the N... More
Rotor blades on a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine
Rotor blades on a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 are folded to make room on the flight deck of the USS Wasp by HMH-464 Marines during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 1. This exerc... More
MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 prepare to take off while CH-53E Super Stallions from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 464 line up along the flight deck of the USS Wasp during Exercise ... More
Sailors rush from the USS San Antonio’s landing zone
Sailors rush from the USS San Antonio’s landing zone after securing helicopters from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, which arrived Feb. 2 for participation in Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Flight o... More
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait
Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait for the signal to enter the water on their way to the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 3. The 2nd AAB is supporting the exercise by providin... More
Sgt. Jeffrey M. Brown, an ordnance Marine with Marine
Sgt. Jeffrey M. Brown, an ordnance Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, checks the AH-1W Super Cobra's weapon systems to make sure they were properly unloaded for a mission Feb. 3. The ordna... More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Class Erik Diedrich, with
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Class Erik Diedrich, with the USS Wasp, guides a MV-22B Osprey with Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 264 to the flight deck of the USS Wasp, Feb. 4. The Osprey brought Congressional... More
U.S. Navy sailors of Weapons Department aboard USS
U.S. Navy sailors of Weapons Department aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), manning a 25 mm cannon as part of the narrowing straights scenerio during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 5, 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator, t... More
French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie
French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie rapide, or EDAR, enters the well of the USS San Antonio Feb. 4 for the first naval operation for the EDAR craft.
Canadian Army soldiers board an MV-22 Osprey aboard
Canadian Army soldiers board an MV-22 Osprey aboard the USS Kearsarge Feb. 6 during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator gave coalition countries the opportunity to familiarize themselves with each othe... More
An amphibious assault vehicle from 2nd Amphibian Assault
An amphibious assault vehicle from 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion charges over the edge of the well deck of the USS Kearsarge into the ocean aboard the Feb. 6 to begin a beach assault.
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’
Marines from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion 'splash’ out the back of the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 7. After the battalion disembarks, they will line up in formation in the sea, and co... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Roller, information system
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Roller, information system technician and Seaman Robwil Valderrey, aviation support equipment technician, salute the American flag before the USS San Antonio departs for Exercise B... More
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge,
Navy SH-60 Seahawks land aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 30 in preparation for Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. The aircraft carries a team of search and rescue personnel who are present for both training and train... More
An aviation boatswain's mate signals to a helicopter
An aviation boatswain's mate signals to a helicopter from Helicopter Combat Squadron 26 (HSC 26) about to land on the flight deck of USS Wasp (LHD 1). Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious ... More
Marine logistics personnel guide Humvees from landing
Marine logistics personnel guide Humvees from landing craft, air cushions aboard the USS Kearsarge, Jan. 31, during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012. During three days of logistics operations, 2,400 short tons of e... More
A Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit
A Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4 departs the USS Wasp to conduct amphibious training, Jan. 31. This training is in support of Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exer... More
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp unload gear
Marines and sailors aboard the USS Wasp unload gear from a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 MV-22B Osprey while a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk idles nearby during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 1. The Exercis... More
MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 prepare to take off while CH-53E Super Stallions from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 464 line up along the flight deck of the USS Wasp during Exercise ... More
Sailors scurry on the USS San Antonio’s flight deck
Sailors scurry on the USS San Antonio’s flight deck landing zone after refueling a UH-1Y Huey helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 on Feb. 2 in participation of Exercise Bold Alligator 20... More
The USS Wasp lays anchored on the horizon while Amphibious
The USS Wasp lays anchored on the horizon while Amphibious Assault Vehicles with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion make their way from the shore to the ship during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 3. The 2nd ... More
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company
A Royal Dutch Marine with the 32nd Infantry Company runs out from underneath a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 461 after fast-roping aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb.... More
French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie
French landing craft, engin de débarquement amphibie rapide, or EDAR, is tied down and secured by sailors aboard the USS San Antonio Feb. 4 while conducting embarkation tests with the U.S. Navy ship.
An amphibious assault vehicle from 2nd Amphibian Assault
An amphibious assault vehicle from 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion charges over the edge of the well deck of the USS Kearsarge into the ocean aboard the Feb. 6 to begin a beach assault.
Right, Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner’s
Right, Petty Officer 1st Class Kekoa J. Cortez, a gunner’s mate aboard the USS Kearsarge, prepares a 25mm cannon for firing during a drill, Feb. 6. As a gunner’s mate, Cortez’s job is to defend the ship and ens... More