190612-N-MD802-1913 KALLASTE BEACH, Estonia (June 12, 2019) U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Romanian Marines with 307 Regiment secure a beach after disembarking from the Lubin-class mine la More
190605-N-MD802-1039 KIEL, Germany (June 5, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Quentin Woods, assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, conducts a freshwater washdown of More
190606-N-EI510-0028 KIEL Germany (June 6, 2019) U.S. Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), left, greets Maj. Gen. Stephen Nea More
On June 7, 2019, Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center's (NOMWC) AG3 Christopher York, right, and AG3 Alexander Jordan begin programming unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) missions to support BALTOPS in Todendo More
190607-N-NX690-1001 KIEL, Germany (June 7, 2019) Royal Navy Sailors, assigned to the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster (F237), load stores onto the ship from the pier at Naval Base Kiel-Tirpitzhafen, Germany in p More
190607-N-MD802-1020 KIEL, Germany (June 7, 2019) Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, speaks with exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 commanders before a pierside press conference on Naval B More
190608-N-MD802-1008 KIEL, Germany (June 8, 2019) Spanish Marines, assigned to 2º Batallon De Desembarco, Brigada De Infanteria De Marina (2nd Landing Battalion, Marine Infantry Brigade) prepare to embark on the More
Spanish Navy multi-purpose amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L61), sits pier side at Naval Base Kiel-Tirpitzhafen in preparation of Exercise Baltic Operations 19 (BALTOPS) at Kiel, Germany, June 5, 2019. B More
DENMARK (June 11, 2019) Norwegian Naval EOD Commando conducts exercises in Denmark during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking More
190608-N-NX690-1013 KIEL, Germany (June 8, 2019) Spanish Marines, assigned to 2º Batallon De Desembarco, Brigada De Infanteria De Marina (2nd Landing Battalion, Marine Infantry Brigade), Communications Platoon, More
190608-N-IT235-078 KIEL, Germany (June 8, 2019) German Oceantugboat Spiekeroog (A1452) sits pierside awaiting the start of BALTOPS in Kiel, Germany June 8, 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused e More
190609-N-IT235-016 KIEL, Germany (June 9, 2019) British Royal Navy Auxillary Support, Argus class RFA Argus (A135) gets underway for Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) in Kiel, Germany June 9, 2019. BALTOPS is the pre More
190609-N-LX838-0177 BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2019) The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) is underway at sunset in the Baltic Sea in support of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BAL More
190609-N-LX838-0007 BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2019) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Christina Nichols stands watch on the bridge of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship gets un More
190609-N-EI510-0015 KIEL, Germany (June 9, 2019) The Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) gets underway from Kiel, Germany, June 9, 2019 during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOP More
BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2019) Sailors aboard the Royal Norwegian Navy Mine Hunter HNoMS Rauma assist the landing and take off of a German helicopter during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is th More
190609-N-NX690-1002 KIEL, Germany (June 9, 2019) The Finnish Hameenmaa-class Minelayer F.N.S. Hameenma (02) departs Naval Base Kiel-Tirpitzhafen, Germany for exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS i More
BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2019) An MH-60S Seahawk Helicopter assigned to DET 1 (Ghostriders) of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, the Dragon Whales, conducts flight operations in support of exercise Baltic Op More
BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2019) U.S. Sailors assigned to the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) participate in a medical training drill in the Baltic Sea, June 10, 2019 during exerc More
BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2019) Danish sailors aboard the patrol frigate HDMS Thetis (F 357) assigned to Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) is conducting a surface exercise (SURFEX) transit the B More
Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary, commanding general, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (left) and Rear Adm. Brad Skillman, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 2 (right) conduct a commander’s update brief aboard the Bl More
190610-N-AT530-1011 BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Allen gives signals to a crane operator during crane operations aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship US More
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron takes off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to participate in Exercise Baltic Operations June 10, 2019. BALTOPS 2019 is an annual, joint and More
BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2019) The Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón (F 105) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the type 702 Berlin-class replenishment ship FGS Berlin (A1411) during exercise More
190611-N-LX838-0284 BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2019) Medical personnel aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) conduct a mass casualty drill on the ship June 11, 2019. Mount Wh More
190611-N-EI510-0400 BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2019) A Military Sealift Command civilian assigned to the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) guides a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter attache More
190612-N-LX838-0007 BALTIC SEA (June 12, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Reece takes notes during a mass casualty exercise aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 2 More
190612-N-LX838-0140 BALTIC SEA (June 12, 2019) The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) transits the Baltic Sea in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS i More
PUTLOS, Germany (June 12, 2019) British Army and Navy Commandos execute small arms training on the general purpose machine gun (GPMG) in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the pr More
KALLASTE, Estonia (June 12, 2019) Romanian Marines with 307th Regiment secure a beach after embarking from the Lubin-class mine layer landing ship, ORP Gniezno during exercise Baltic Operations 2019 (BALTOPS) a More
190612-N-AT530-1020 BALTIC SEA (June 12, 2019) A landing craft utility (LCU) carrying U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), exits the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibiou More
NEUBEREND, Germany (June 12, 2019) British Royal Marines from 45 Commando X-Ray and Yankee companies conduct section attack scenarios as part of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS 2019 is the pr More
190612-N-IT235-008 PUTLOS, Germany (June 12, 2019) British Army and Navy Commandos execute small arms training on the general purpose machine gun (GPMG) in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). BAL More
190612-N-DP001-0008 BALTIC SEA (June 12, 2019) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Castillo of Nogales, Arizona, plots the course of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship transits the Baltic Sea during exe More
190612-N-MD802-1034 KALLASTE BEACH, Estonia (June 12, 2019) U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Romanian Marines with 307 Regiment secure a beach after disembarking from the Lubin-class mine la More
190612-N-1604-073 BALTIC SEA (June 12 2019), HDMS Thetis. SNMCMG1, Conducting battle damages exercise and heavy machine gun force protection for the mine counter measures units during the operation in the mine More
BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) Spanish Sailors aboard the Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón (F 105) conduct damage control drills during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 exercise. BALTOPS is th More
190612-N-NX690-0004 KALLASTE, Estonia (June 12, 2019) A Polish Soviet Tracked Amphibious Transport delivers Romanian and U.S. Marines to Kallaste beach during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS More
PUTLOS, Germany (June 12, 2019) British Army and Navy Commandos execute small arms training on the general purpose machine gun (GPMG) in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). BALTOPS is the premier More
BALTIC SEA (June 13, 2019) Spanish marines aboard the Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón (F 105) conducts a small caliber firing exercise during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 exercise. BA More
BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2019) Ships assigned to Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) form together during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focuse More
190613-N-IT235-018 PUTLOS, Germany (June 13, 2019) British Army Commandos from 7 Commando Battery Group, perform firing exercises with the 105mm Howitzer at the Putlo artillery base range in support of exercis More
190614-N-LX838-0005 BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet, holds a meeting with Midshipmen and California State Maritime Academy students aboard the Blue Ridge-class com More
BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) Royal Danish Navy patrol frigate HDMS Thetis (F 357) assigned to Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) simulates machine gun defense to an attack from a P2000 patrol More
BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) Spanish marines aboard the Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón (F 105) conduct physical fitness training for the crew during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 exercis More
190614-N-TJ319-0054 AALBORG, Denmark (June 14, 2019). Lt. Cmdr. Ben Cordle, assigned to the "Golden Eagles" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, demonstrates pre-flight procedures before conducting an anti-submarine warf More
190614-N-EI510-0156 BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) A MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 departs the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mo More
190615-N-AT530-1141 BALTIC SEA (June 15, 2019) U.S. Marine Maj. Jeff Horne, executive officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is interviewed by media on the flight deck o More
190615-N-LX838-0073 BALTIC SEA (June 15, 2019) A Military Sealift Command civilian directs a Spanish H-3 Sea King helicopter as it ascends from the flight deck of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship U More
190615-N-MD802-1110 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 15, 2019) U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit march to the beach from a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) boat as part of preparation for an amphibious assau More
190615-M-ZL739-0026 PALANGA, Lithuania (June 15, 2019) Several allied NATO nations participate in distinguished visitor day during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual mariti More
BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and More
190615-N-EI510-0382 BALTIC SEA (June 15, 2019) A Military Sealift Command civilian mariner assigned to the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) guides a Lithuanian Air Force SAR More
190615-N-MD802-1025 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 15, 2019) A member of the media watches Landing Craft Utility (LCU) boats drop off vehicles, equipment and troops onto the beaches as part of exercise Baltic Operat More
190616-M-ZL739-0069 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 16, 2019) Merlin MK 4 helicopters from Royal Navy Commando Helicopter Force disembark Royal Marines of 45 Commando via fast rope as part of an amphibious assault fo More
190615-N-QR145-003 BALTIC SEA (June 15, 2019) - Boatswain's Mate Seaman Matthew Newell prepares to chock and chain an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the "Spartans" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, More
190616-N-MD802-1060 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 16, 2019) Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) boats from 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines embarked on RFA Lyme Bay (L3007) prepare to disembark British Royal Marines fro More
190616-N-DP001-0004 BALTIC SEA (June 16, 2019) Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet, observes a Romanian naval officer address Romanian marines aboard Blue Ridge-class command and control ship US More
190616-N-LX838-0081 BALTIC SEA (June 16, 2019) A U.S. Navy rigid hull inflatable boat assigned to the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) transits the Baltic Sea during a person More
190616-N-N1604-002 BALTIC SEA (June 16, 2019) Commander, U.S. Second Fleet, Commander, Task Force 162 Vice Adm. Andrew "Woody" Lewis visits the Spanish amphibious support ship Juan Carlos I, June 16, 2019 in s More
BALTIC SEA (June 16, 2019) A Sailor aboard Royal Danish Navy patrol frigate HDMS Thetis (F 357) assigned to Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) stands watch during a surface exercise (SURFEX) More
Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, adresses the press during distinguished visitor day of exercise Baltic Operations in Palanga, Lithuania, June 16, 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime- More
190616-N-EI510-0012 BALTIC SEA (June 14, 2019) A Royal Marine landing craft vehicle attached to British Royal Navy Amphibious Assault Ship HMS Albion (L14) pulls alongside the Blue Ridge class command and contr More
190616-N-LX838-0012 BALTIC SEA (June 16, 2019) An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC 22) lands on the flight deck of the Blue Ridge-class command and control More
BALTIC SEA (June 16, 2019) Spanish sailors and marines assigned to Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón (F 105) conduct boarding exercise aboard German navy Type 702 Berlin-class replenishment More
190617-N-DP001-0016 BALTIC SEA (June 17, 2019) Leaders of Combined Task Force 162 including (from left) Royal Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Burns, OBE, commander U.K. Maritime Forces (UKMARFOR), Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, More
190617-N-LX838-0010 BALTIC SEA (June 17, 2019) Sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilians assigned to the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) observe the MSC dry cargo More
190618-N-DP001-0096 BALTIC SEA (June 18, 2019) Rear Adm. Stephen Evans, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2, left, and Capt. Tom Moninger, commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22, attend an exercise contr More
190618-N-LX838-0070 BALTIC SEA (June 18, 2019) The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) is underway in the Baltic Sea in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BAL More
190620-N-EI510-0166 KIEL GERMANY (June 20, 2019) U.S. Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) observes while the Mount Whitney m More
190620-N-LX838-0009 BALTIC SEA (June 20, 2019) Cmdr. Alexander McMahon, executive officer aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), renders honors as the ship passes the L More
190620-N-MD802-1051 KIEL, Germany (June 20, 2019) Sailors stand security watch as the Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrives at Naval Base Kiel-Tirpitzhafen upon completion More
190620-N-QR145-012 BALTIC SEA (June 20, 2019) - Logistics Specialist Seaman Bruce Bartsch uses an alidade aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) during a replenishment-at-sea More
19061-N-TJ319-0242 KIEL, Germany (June 21, 2019). Maj. Adrian Rankine-Galloway, director of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 Combined Information Bureau (CIB) poses for a photo with German navy Frigate More
BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2019) The Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate Cristóbal Colón (F 105) conducts a naval gun fire support exercise during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 exercise. BALTOPS is the premier More
190606-N-EI510-0033 KIEL Germany (June 6, 2019) U.S. Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), left, greets Royal Navy Rear Adm. More
190607-N-NX690-1002 KIEL, Germany (June 7, 2019) Ships are moored pierside at Naval Base Kiel-Tirpitzhafen, Germany in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual ma More
190607-N-MD802-1039 KIEL, Germany (June 7, 2019) Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, speaks with members of the press during a pierside exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 press conference More
190608-N-MD802-1023 KIEL, Germany (June 8, 2019) Lt. Col. Alvin Bryant, executive officer of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Spanish Marines, assigned to 2º Batallon De Desembarco, Brigada De Infa More
190608-N-NX690-1014 KIEL, Germany (June 8, 2019) Spanish Marines, assigned to 2º Batallon De Desembarco, Brigada De Infanteria De Marina (2nd Landing Battalion, Marine Infantry Brigade), Communications Platoon, More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Abrey Liggins, a combat mass communicator with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, Communication Strategy and Operations Co., takes pictures of British security guards during exerc More
190608-N-IT235-082 KIEL, Germany (June 8, 2019) Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F311) sits pierside awaiting the start of BALTOPS in Kiel, Germany June 8, 2019. BALTOPS is the prem More
BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2019) Multinational ships and ships assigned to Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) transit the Baltic Sea during the annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 exercise. BA More
190609-N-NX690-1000 KIEL, Germany (June 9, 2019) The Turkish Gabya Class-frigate T.C.G. Gokova (F 496) departs Naval Base Kiel-Tirpitzhafen, Germany in preparation for Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. More
190609-N-LX838-0008 BALTIC SEA (June 9, 2019) British Army Capt. Adam Cass observes operations as the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) gets underway from port in Kiel, German More
190609-N-IT235-042 KIEL, Germany (June 9, 2019) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107), Sailors shift colors as the ship gets underway for Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) in Kiel, German More
190609-N-EI510-0023 KIEL, Germany (June 9, 2019) U.S. Sailors assigned to the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) prepare to shift Colors while the ship gets underway from Kiel, More
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron takes off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to participate in Exercise Baltic Operations June 10, 2019. BALTOPS 2019 is designed to improve t More
190610-N-AT530-1118 BALTIC SEA (June 10, 2019) Seaman Clark Lewis, right, and Operations Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Ehrhard secure a line to a small boat during small-boat operations aboard the Whidbey Island- More
190611-N-LX838-0199 BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2019) A Turkish S-70B Seahawk helicopter ascends from the flight deck of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), June 11, 2019. Mount W More
190611-N-EI510-0410 BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2019) A Military Sealift Command civilian assigned to the Blue Ridge class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) guides a Turkish S-70B Sea Hawk Helicopter More
190612-N-MD802-1037 KALLASTE BEACH, Estonia (June 12, 2019) U.S. Marines with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Romanian Marines with 307 Regiment secure a beach after disembarking from the Lubin-class mine la More