Amphibious Dock Landing Ship

PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 07, 2013) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Andrew Grabhorn hosts a knot tying class for the Tiger Cruise participants aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is More

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (Aug. 23, 2018) Sailors from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) secure mooring lines after pulling into Moorhead City, N.C., to onload Marines during Carrier Strike G More

191014-N-HD110-1028 MAURA, Brunei (Oct. 14, 2019) Seaman Recruit Khadeejah Covington, right, from Miami, Fla., and Seaman Darlin Salas, from Houston, shine the brass on a wildcat on the fo’c’sle of the amphibio More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2011) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Juan Jimenez, right, and Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Lindsey K. Lagrone, both assigned to the aircraft intermediate maintenance department More

ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 02, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 prepares to drop off cargo on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft car More

BALTIC SEA (Jun. 15, 2019) A Spanish Navy amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) exits the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) as part of Baltic Operations (BA More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) A flag detail aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) renders honors during a remembrance ceremony for the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on the ship's namesake, Pe More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Sailors and Marines stand in ranks during a remembrance ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on the ship's names More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Sailors and Marines stand in ranks during a remembrance ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on the ship's names More

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 04, 2006) Sailors aboard dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) man the rails as a tugboat assigned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor guides the ship into Pearl Harbor. USS Pearl Har More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Flag detail members Yeoman 1st Class Jason McClinton, left, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Jared M. Polak, stand at parade rest during a remembrance ceremony abo More

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 08, 2010) Cmdr. Homer R. Denius III, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), left, speaks with Pearl Harbor survivors at a commemoration ceremony for More

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 07, 2010) Marines assigned to 3rd Radio Battalion, Marine Corps Base Keneohe Bay, fire a rifle salute in front of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a ceremony More

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 04, 2006) Sailors aboard dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) man the rails as a tugboat assigned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor guides the ship into Pearl Harbor. USS Pearl Har More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Sailors and Marines stand in ranks during a remembrance ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on the ship's names More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Jared M. Polak, left, and Yeoman 1st Class Jason McClinton render honors to the national ensign during a remembrance ceremony aboard t More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Sailors and Marines bow their heads for the invocation of a remembrance ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on More

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 07, 2011) Lt. Col. Andrew J. Bergen delivers remarks aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a remembrance ceremony for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on the ship' More

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 04, 2006) Sailors assigned to Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) wait pierside Naval Station Pearl Harbor to perform line handling duties for dock landi More

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 04, 2006) Gas Turbine System Technician Electrical 3rd Class Adam Payne, Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Jared Nichols and other Sailors assigned to Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroy More

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 08, 2010) Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) join Pearl Harbor survivors at a commemoration ceremony for the battleship USS Nevada (BB 36) to mark More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Lt. Steven Shelden stands in ranks with Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a remembrance ceremony for the Dec. 7, 1941 at More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Sailors and Marines sing "Amazing Grace" during a remembrance ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on the ship's More

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 04, 2006) A Sailor assigned to dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) adjusts a rat guard on a bowline after mooring pierside Naval Station Pearl Harbor. USS Pearl Harbor is curr More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 07, 2011) Sailors fold the national ensign after a remembrance ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on the ship's namesake More

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 04, 2006) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Jeremy Criss heaves in a mooring line as the dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) prepares to moor at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. USS Pearl More

GULF OF ADEN (Jul. 09, 2011) A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Evil Eyes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 163, embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), lift More

Saint Bernard, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 19, 2006) A CH-46E Sea Knight from the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) takes off after unloading food, blankets, water and other More

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 14, 2009) A Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) embarked aboard the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) fast-ropes out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter. Rus More

Arabian Gulf, (Feb. 25, 1998) Machinery Repairman 2nd Class George Price, from Baltimore, MD eyes up a job on a lathe aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). Oak Hill is deployed in Supp More

Norfolk (Sep. 28, 2006) A young boy receives a guided tour of dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) from Ensign Matt Milkowski, the ship's operations information division officer. The boy was diagnosed in More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry Lance Cpl. Chris Grant fires a M-240G 7.62mm medium machine gun from the fight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). The Marines are currently in route to p More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry Equipment from the Naval Construction Task Group (NCTG) is transported aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry using one of the ships cranes. Fort McHenry is off the co More

At sea with USS Saipan USS Portland (LSD 37) steams through the Atlantic Ocean as one of seven ships attached to Amphibious Task Force-East (ATF-E). All seven ships were deployed early in their schedules to su More

At sea aboard USS Tarawa Kuwait's Commander of Naval Forces, Maj. Gen. Ahmad Al-Mulla, presents a ballcap to Seaman Jamie Hess. Maj. Gen. Al-Mulla, visited Tarawa's medical spaces as part of a tour of the San More

Aboard USS Rushmore A Sailor mans a .50 caliber machine gun in response to a report of swimmers in the water approaching the Rushmore, during night time force protection training at Naval Station San Diego, Ca More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry Lance Cpl. Hunter Foskey, left, and 2nd Lt. Brian Donlon, both assigned to 2/6 Echo Company II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) demonstrate martial art techniques for Marines on the flig More

At sea aboard USS Oak Hill U.S. Army General Tommy R. Franks, Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, FL, speaks to Sailors and Marines aboard USS Oak Hill. Gen. Fr More

Aerial port bow view of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) underway during builder sea trials. LSDs transport and launch amphibious craft and vehicles with their crews and embarked personne More

Aboard the USS Harpers Ferry Sept 20, 2002 -- Rear Adm. Rick R. Ruehe Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet addresses a question from a Sailor during an Admiral's call in the ship's well deck. Dock Landing Shi More

Iwo Jima, Japan -- Amphibious Assault Vehicles line the beach below Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima in a static display for the 58th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima Commemoration, March 12. Mt. More

At sea aboard USS Fort McHenry Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/3 and the Republic of Korea group together in front of Republic of Korea Tank Landing Ship Seongin Bon More

At sea aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill Seaman Jamaal Sherrill from Salem, NJ, stands by to guide another Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) into the ships well deck. The Oak Hill is on a regularly sche More

At sea aboard USS Germantown off the coast of Basilan Island, in the Republic of the Philippines (Apr. 20, 2002) -- U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Donald Wurster, Commander Joint Task Force 510, addresses the More

At sea with the Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group The amphibious assault ship Tarawa (LHA 1), the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Duluth (LPD 6) are participating More

Aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and other ships assigned to Amphibious Task Force East (ATF-East) transit the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea during a sche More

At sea aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4), Little Creek, VA, transports U.S. Marines and their equipment back to the ship af More

At sea aboard USS Germantown A BQM-74E target drone is launched from the flight deck during the first open ocean Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) test firing by an amphibious ship. RAM is a self-defense system d More

At sea aboard USS Harpers Ferry Seaman Rose Barbour, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ships deck department, uses a pneumatic sander to prepare metal framing for painting preservation. Harpers Ferry is More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry Lance Cpl. Hunter Foskey, left, and Cpl. Jose Davila, both assigned to 2/6 Echo Company II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) demonstrate martial art techniques for Marines on the flight d More

At sea aboard USS Gunston Hall Flight deck firefighters watch from their safety well as a helicopter lands on the flight deck. Gunston Hall is part of the Amphibious Readiness Group participating in NATO Opera More

Aboard USS Germantown The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England salutes Rainbow Sideboys as he is welcomed aboard USS Germantown (LSD 42). Secretary England was aboard the amphibious dock land More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry ) Feb. 21, 2004 - Lance Cpl. Bob Schulz fires a M-240G 7.62mm medium machine gun from the fight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). The Marines are curren More

At sea aboard USS Germantown Seaman Lance Carlos is sent over the side of the amphibious dock landing ship during painting and preservation for the ship's 30,000-pound anchor. Germantown is preparing to partic More

Aboard USS Germantown The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England addresses officers and chiefs aboard USS Germantown (LSD 42). Secretary England was aboard the amphibious dock landing ship as p More

Cmdr. Homer R. Denius III, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), left, speaks with Pearl Harbor survivors at a commemoration ceremony for the battleship USS Nevada (B More

Aboard USS Barry USS Barry (DDG 52) fires her forward mounted Mk-45/5" 54 cal. lightweight gun. The guided missile destroyer Barry is currently underway participating in a Sink Exercise (SINKEX) involving the d More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mathew Duganier and 2nd Lt. Brian Donlon, both assigned to 2/6 Echo Company II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) demonstrate martial art techniques for Marines on t More

At sea with USS Fort McHenry The Amphibious Dock Landing Ship participates in the semi-annual amphibious integration training exercise between the USS Essex (LHD 2) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked More

At sea with USS Tortuga The amphibious transport dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) cruises off the coast of Caribbean island of Curacao, during operations in support of exercise "Relieve Discomfort". Trai More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry A Sailor from Beach Master Unit One directs a fuel truck from a Naval Construction Task Group (NCTG) off a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) in the ships well deck. More than 300 U.S. Navy S More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry Equipment from the Naval Construction Task Group (NCTG) is transported aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry using one of the ships cranes. Fort McHenry is off the co More

SUAI, East Timor -- Commander, Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet, Rear Adm. Paul S. Schultz present volleyballs and basketballs to students during a visit to the Mata Air School in Suai, East Timor. Rear Adm. Sch More

At sea aboard USS Gunston Hall Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembark from the Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) bound for the beach at Litohoro, Gr More

SEA OF JAPAN Sailors observe Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 29, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, as it enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry More

Aboard USS Fort McHenry Marines and Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) prepare for exercise Balikatan 2004 at Subic Bay, Philippines. Balikatan 2004 is a regularly schedul More

At sea aboard USS Germantown A BQM-74E target drone is readied for launch from the flight deck during the first open ocean Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) test firing by an amphibious ship. RAM is a self-defens More

At sea aboard USS Anchorage An aerial view of the amphibious dock landing ship, sails the waters off Darwin, Australia while on routine deployment to the Western Pacific. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographers Mate 1 More

Aboard USS Germantown The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England poses for photos with Sailors and Marines aboard USS Germantown (LSD 42). Secretary England was aboard the amphibious dock landi More

Aboard USS Barry A Sailor assigned to USS Barry (DDG 52) stands watch on the ship's fantail. The guided missile destroyer Barry is currently underway participating in a Sink Exercise (SINKEX) involving the dec More

Aboard the USS Fort McHenry U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mathew Duganier leads other Marines in an exercise before they start some martial arts training on the fight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort More

At sea aboard USS Comstock An aerial port bow view of the amphibious transport dock landing ship USS Comstock, underway prior to its commissioning. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Avondale Industries, Inc. File# 9 More

At sea aboard USS Essex An HH-46D Sea Knight Helicopter from the Providers of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5) transfers supplies from USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a vertical replenishment at se More

Aboard USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Warfare Ships USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) steam off the coast of Liberia. The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is stationed off the Liberian coast in support More

The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley leads the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as they steam More

At sea aboard USS Seattle The fast combat support ship, USS Seattle refuels and delivers stores to the U.S. Navy's dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51)on her starboard side, and the amphibious assault ship U More

Central Command Area of Responsibility Marines navigate an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) onto the beach before being loaded on trucks for pre-p More

At sea aboard USS Gunston Hall Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembark from the Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall bound for the beach at Litohoro, Greece. On More

At sea aboard USS Fort McHenry Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/3 group together in preparation of a beach landing during Exercise Reception, Staging, Onward movement More

At sea with USS Oak Hill A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4), homebased in Little Creek, Va., makes her way back to Oak Hill after training in the Arabian Gulf. Oak H More

At sea aboard USS Fort McHenry An Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/3 drives off the stern gate of Fort McHenry during Exercise More

At sea with USS Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) Mar. 11, 2002 -- USS Essex, USS Juneau (LPD 10), USS Germantown (LSD 42), and USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embar More

ABOARD USS GERMANTOWN (Jul. 04, 2000) Seaman Lance Carlos is sent over the side of USS Germantown (LSD 42) to paint the ship's 30,000 pound anchor for the opening ceremonies of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and More

Pearl Harbor, HI (Jun. 28, 2002) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) leaves Pearl Harbor to participate in exercise "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) 2002. RIMPAC 2002 is designed to improve t More

U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan (Sep. 10, 2002) USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) arrives in her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, and will relieve the forward based amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 4 More

San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 04, 2002) Sailors respond to possible intruders swimming up to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), during force protection training held at Pier 8 aboard Naval Statio More

San Diego, Ca. (Aug. 22, 2003) USS Ogden (LPD 5) leaves Naval Station, San Diego to begin a regularly scheduled deployment. The 569-foot-long amphibious warfare ship is part of the first Expeditionary Strike More

San Diego, Ca. (Aug. 22, 2003) USS Ogden (LPD 5) leaves Naval Station, San Diego to begin a regularly scheduled deployment. The 569-foot-long amphibious warfare ship is part of the first Expeditionary Strike More

San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 06, 2003) USS Rushmore (LSD 47) steams out of San Diego Bay as she departs on a scheduled six-month deployment. Rushmore the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are part of the USS Tar More

San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 06, 2003) USS Rushmore (LSD 47) steams out of San Diego Bay as she departs on a scheduled six-month deployment. Rushmore the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are part of the USS Tar More

Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va. (Jan. 12, 2003) The amphibious landing dock ship USS Portland (LSD 37) stands out of the harbor at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va. Portland will be part of a More

San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2003) USS Anchorage (LSD 36) departs San Diego Bay as she heads to sea for an unscheduled deployment in support of U.S. national interests. The amphibious dock landing ship is part More

San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2003) USS Anchorage (LSD 36) departs San Diego Bay as she heads to sea for an unscheduled deployment in support of U.S. national interests. The amphibious dock landing ship is part More

San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2003) USS Anchorage (LSD 36) departs San Diego Bay as she heads to sea for an unscheduled deployment in support of U.S. national interests. The amphibious dock landing ship is part More

Central Command Area of Responsibility (Feb. 24, 2003) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Anchorage (LSD 36) recovers a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) to prepare for another load of equipment and Marines, More

White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan (Feb. 28, 2003) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Juneau (LPD-10) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort Mc Henry (LSD 43) are pier side in Okinawa, Japan. More

Arabian Gulf (Mar. 02, 2003) Seaman Juan Macias mans a 25 mm machine gun aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) keeping an eye out for a possible attack against the ship. Comstock is on More

Arabian Gulf (Mar. 03, 2003) Seaman Shawnrayell Foster drives the 609-foot amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during her 4-hour deck watch on the bridge. Comstock is operating in the Arabian Gu More

Iwo Jima, Japan (Mar. 03, 2003) A Landing Craft Utility (LCU), delivers Sailors and U.S. Marines from the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to the island of Iwo Jima. The Essex ARG, consisting of USS Essex (L More

Arabian Gulf (Mar. 03, 2003) The flight deck crew aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) readies a CH-46 Sea Knight for departure. Comstock is on a scheduled six-month deployment in supp More