Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group on Deployment

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
05/26/2015

05/26/2015: Amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility joining USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).

Green Bay along with USS Ashland (LSD 48) are part of the Bonhomme Richard ARG on deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

 

Credit: Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs:3/5/15

  • The second photo shows a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 9) assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 departs White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa.
  • The third photo shows mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) departs White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa. Patriot is assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMROM) 7 and Task Force (CTF) 76.
  • The final photo shows Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) are docked at White Beach Naval Facility.

Marines Work With Malaysian Armed Forces

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
05/24/2015

05/24/2015: U.S. Marines run to an MV-22B Osprey for extraction Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event.

During the event, the Marines executed a vertical assault where they engaged targets with M16 service rifles, M240B medium machine guns and Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapons with support from 60 mm mortars.

Concurrently, UH-1Y “Huey” helicopters demonstrated live fire and close air support using GAU-17/A Gatling gun, GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun and 70 mm rocket fire.

 

The Marines seen are with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and are seen conducting the annual Spring Patrol of the Asia-Pacific region.

Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:2/27/15

 

  • In the second photo, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Travis Sernulka, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, fires the GAU-17/A Gatling gun Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event. U.S. Marines hosted the event for Malaysian Armed Forces members and civilians. Sernulka is from Murray, Kentucky, and is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
  • In the third photo, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Hebert, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief, gets ready to fire the GAU-17/A Gatling gun Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event. U.S. Marines hosted the event for Malaysian Armed Forces members and civilians. Hebert is from Bothell, Washington, and is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
  • In the fourth photo, after watching a live fire exercise, Malaysian Armed Forces members and other Malaysian dignitaries step off a MV-22B Osprey onto the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a ship tour, Feb. 27.
  • In the final photo, members of the Malaysia Armed Forces, alongside Malaysian government officials and U.S. service members, pose for a group photo in front of a UH-1Y Huey here Feb. 27 during a theater security cooperation event. After watching a live-fire demonstration, the MAF members and other Malaysian dignitaries flew to the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) via an MV-22B Osprey to tour the ship.

 

Eight Ospreys Take off from USS Bonhomme Richard in Support of Mission

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
05/23/2015

05/31/2015:U.S. Marines walk into an MV-22B Osprey on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, March 13, 2015.

The Ospreys are seen transporting U.S. Marines for an airfield seizure training operation.

The Ospreys are with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the Marines are with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st MEU.

The Marines of the 31st MEU are seen on their annually-scheduled Spring Patrol of the Asia-Pacific region.

Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:3/13/15

Helo Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Exercise

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
05/20/2015

05/20/2015: The “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 and the “Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 conduct a Helicopter Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (HVBSS) training exercise with a Range Support Craft (RSC) 1 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Feb. 18, 2015.

The exercise was part of the Helicopter Advanced Readiness Program (HARP) in preparation for the squadron’s deployment with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) in support of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and Carrier Strike Group Three (CSG-3) operations.

Credit: Fleet Combat Camera Pacific:2/18/15

 

Lt. Gen. John Wissler Discusses Huey Crash in Nepal

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05/20/2015: Lt. Gen. John W. Wissler talks at a press conference about the found Huey that went missing after conducting casualty evacuations when Nepal was struck with a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, May 15 at Kathmandu, Nepal.

The aircraft carried six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers.

The U.S. troops are part of Joint Task Force 505 in Nepal conducting earthquake relief operation Sahayogi Haat.

Wissler is the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Credit:III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific:5/15/15

 

24th MEU Marines Depart USS New York for French Bilateral Training in Djibouti

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05//2015: Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Dennis Lewis watches a landing craft air cushion return to the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) after transporting 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit gear and personnel assigned to Djibouti for bilateral training with the French, May 6, 2015.

The 24th MEU is embarked on the ships of the Iwo Jima ARG and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Credit:24th Marine Expeditionary Unit:5/6/15

  • In the second photo, tactical vehicles assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are staged in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in preparation to be transported to Djibouti for a bilateral training exercise with the French, May 6, 2015.
  • In the third photo, Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board a landing craft air cushion, in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) in order to participate in bilateral training with the French, May 6, 2015,
  • In the final photo, a landing craft air cushion, assigned to the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, exits the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) carrying 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and equipment to Djibouti before bilateral training with the French, May 6, 2015.

 

 

USS Laboon Operations in the Mediterranean

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05/18/2015: USS Laboon Operations in the Mediterranean

 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 13, 2015)

Credit:U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet:5/13/15

  • Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Marcus Jones, from Anderson, S.C., uses hand signals to direct an Israeli helicopter during flight operations aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58) May 13, 2015. Laboon, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
  • In the second photo, Seaman Carson Hawkins, from Cache Valley, Utah, left, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Corey Piper, from Rome, Ga., approach a Hellenic helicopter to secure it to the flight deck so that personnel can board it during flight operations aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58) May 13, 2015.
  • In the final photo, Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Corey Piper, from Rome, Ga., salutes to indicate he is done securing an Israeli helicopter to the flight deck so that personnel can board it during flight operations aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58) May 13, 2015.

 

SPMAGTF-CR-Conducts NEO Exercise

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
05/17/2015

05/17/2015: Marines guide role players evacuees as they board a MV-22 Osprey during a training Noncombatant Evacuation Operation aboard Barstow-Daggett airport in Daggett, California, Feb. 12, 2015.

The training evacuation was conducted by the Marines of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.2 during their certification exercise.

In the fourth photo, role-players and Marines meet during a training Noncombatant Evacuation Operation aboard Barstow-Daggett Airport in Daggett, California, Feb. 12, 2015.

 

Credit:1 Marine Expeditionary Force:2/13/15