Gulf Of Alaska

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 01, 2004) Dental Technician 3rd Class Joanne Quinones, of Killeen, Texas performs a routine teeth cleaning for Operations Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Yi aboard the aircraft carrier USS John More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 03, 2004) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate caught in the middle of a cloud of steam, stands on one of four aircraft catapults aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), waiting for aircraft to prepar More

GULF OF ALASKA (May. 16, 2019) Sailors stand by an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 before starting flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 16, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 transfers cargo to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment at s More

GULF OF ALASKA (May. 24, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tomcatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) Lt. Jim Imlah, from Newport, Ore., launches an F/A-18C Hornet, from the Death Rattlers of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323, from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams near the snow capped mountains of the Alaskan coastline during the late Alaskan sunset. Stennis and embarked More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 06, 2004) A MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to the Gunbearers of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), delivers cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) to USS More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 01, 2004) Flight deck personnel signal to "suspend launch" for an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) aboard the aircraft carrier US More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 01, 2004) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches off the bow of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during afternoon flight operat More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 01, 2004) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS John C. More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 01, 2004) Airman Joshua Lee of Minneapolis, Minn., washes the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25) on the flight deck a More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 01, 2004) Airman Ann Marie Rivera, a native of Norwalk, Calif., washes the inside of a landing gear panel on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 03, 2004) Senior Chief Aviation Electrician's Mate Michael Wheeler, of Virginia Beach, Va., updates the status of an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 03, 2004) An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) sits on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the setting sun silhouettes the j More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 03, 2004) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class James Stout sews in the ships sail loft aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14 More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 05, 2004) Quartermaster 3rd Class Melissa Reyes, left, of Chicago, Ill. explains plotting the ships location on an operation area chart to Midshipman Holly Grachek of White Bear Lake, Minn. More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 05, 2004) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Cesaer Gonzales of Las Vegas, Nev. loads .20 mm rounds into a linkless ammunition loading system (LALS II) in a weapons magazine aboard USS John C. More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 06, 2004) Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Calvin Martin of Houston, Tex. activates a washing machine in the ships laundry aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The ships laundry is responsible f More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 06, 2004) An MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to the Gunbearers of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), returns to the fast combat support ship USNS Rainer (T-AOE 7) after deliverin More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 07, 2004) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Nicholas Crow of Warner Robbins, Ga. conducts an engine cavity inspection on an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Cougars" of Tactical Electron More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 08, 2004) Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. Thomas B. Fargo is rendered honors by sideboys wearing a collection of different colored flight deck jerseys aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 08, 2004) The flight deck handler, Lt. Cmdr. Byron Rice (right) of Mandeville, Jamaica, speaks with Distinguished Visitors (DV's) in flight deck control aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 09, 2004) Damage Control Fireman James Morrison, from St. Louis, Mo., takes part in the "United Through Reading" program aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The program enables members to More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 09, 2004) The Lt. Governor of Alaska, Mr. Loren Leman, observes flight operations from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and emb More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 09, 2004) The Lt. Governor of Alaska, Mr. Loren Leman, observes flight operations from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and emb More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 09, 2004) Airman Chase Anderson, from Lakeland, Fla., inspects a sample of JP-5 jet fuel for sediments in a filter room aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Fuel samples are taken throughou More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 10, 2004) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Patterson monitors a radar screen on the Strike Control System in the Combat Direction Center (CDC) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). St More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 11, 2004) On the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), sailors perform a 21-gun salute in honor of former President Ronald Reagan on the day of his final internment at the Reagan More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 11, 2004) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Santo Rizzolo, from Solider Grove, Wis., tests phone lines in the Main Cross Connect Field (MCCF) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 11, 2004) On the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), sailors perform a 21-gun salute in honor of former President Ronald Reagan on the day of his final internment at the Reagan More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 11, 2004) Sailors dressed in full Fire Fighting Ensembles (FFE) stand ready to relieve members of the number one hose team during a General Quarters (GQ) drill in the hangar bay aboard USS More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 11, 2004) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Braxton Rowe, a micro-miniature soldering specialist from Medford, Ore., repairs a faulty resister on a circuit board aboard USS John C. Stennis ( More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams through the calm waters off the coast of Alaska during a late midnight sunset. Stennis and embarked Carrier A More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) Aviation Structural Mechanic Equipment Airman Johnathan Williams, left, from Dallas, Texas, and Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jamie Gonzales, from Los Angeles, Calif., recha More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams through the calm waters off the coast of Alaska during a late midnight sunset. Stennis and embarked Carrier A More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) Fuel transfer lines from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Rainer (T-AOE 7) are consumed by rough Alaskan seas during an underway replenishment with More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) The Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Rainer (T-AOE 7) prepares to transfer aviation fuel to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in rough More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) Seaman Rodolfo Espinoza, from Chicago, Ill., stands the Aft Lookout watch on the fantail aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The Aft Lookout watch is used to spot approaching sh More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Three Zero (VRC-30) makes its final approach prior to landing aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 12, 2004) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams near the snow capped mountains of the Alaskan coastline at sunset, as an S-3 Viking approaches the ship. Sten More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 13, 2004) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VFA-115), launches off of the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during Exer More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 13, 2004) Flight deck personnel await the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VFA-115) aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 14, 2004) An Aviation Ordnanceman manually raises the wing tip of an F/A-18C Hornet, while conducting aircraft checks on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and em More

Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 14, 2004) Airman Apprentice Kaisa Clark, of Page Ariz., cleans an AIM-9X Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile in the "Bomb Farm" on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. More

GULF OF ALASKA - The crew of the cutter Bertholf have been working with the crew of the Pearl Harbor-based Navy cruiser Lake Erie in the Gulf of Alaska June 2011 as part of Operation Northern Edge. The Alameda, More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 15, 2009) Operations Specialist 1st Class Lee Tran, from Portland, Oregon, monitors links in the tactical flag command center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). A lin More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 15, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kelsey Gifford, from Augusta, Ga., communicates with hangar deck control while hangar bay personnel transfer a F/A-18C Hornet from the More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 16, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Apprentice Angela Fuga, from St. Clair, Mich., removes a protective rubber gasket used to keep out foreign object debris from catapult More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 16, 2009) An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Yellow Jackets of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) supporting exercise Norther More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 16, 2009) Sailors run clear of the landing area after attaching a cargo pendant to the bottom of an MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 as it hov More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 16, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 hovers over the flight deck of USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) to pick up pallets of supplies for transfe More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 16, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Death Rattlers of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during exercise Northern Edg More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 17, 2009) U.S. Air Force Capt. Marc Mazza, left, from Pittsburgh, Pa., and Capt. Nate Carrell, from Wasillia, Alaska, sit at ship's self defense system modules and act as aggressor barons d More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 17, 2009) Chad Stober, an instructor at John C. Stennis University , center, teaches students Japanese in a training classroom aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis ( More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 18, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Aaron Morales, from Santa Ana, Calif., logs aircraft launches and recoveries in primary flight control during flight operations aboard the More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is underway off the coast of Alaska. John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are participating in Northern Edge 2009, a join More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is underway off the coast of Alaska. John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are participating in Northern Edge 2009, a join More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 flies near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship is underwa More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), flies off the coas More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), flies off the coa More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 1st Class Counsil Griffin, left, from Detroit, Mich., Lt. Cmdr. Chuck Villegas, from Los Angeles, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 19, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Garrett P. Hazelwood, from Corona, Calif., scrubs the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and husband Todd Palin greet the crew of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an informal address in hangar bay two. Palin embarked as More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, listens as Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class John Childs, from Fayetteville, N.C., explains the basic components and functions of an More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is participating in Northern Edge 2 More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is participating in Northern Edge 2 More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and husband Todd Palin greet the crew of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an informal address in hangar bay two. Palin embarked as More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, listens as Air Boss Capt. Gordon Smith, from Mercer Island, Wash., explains the responsibilities of coordinating aircraft movement on the flight dec More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 22, 2009) Senior Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Wilson Theodore, from New Orleans, signals that an F/A-18C Hornet, from the Death Rattlers of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMF More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 23, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Matthew Mancebo, from Verona, N.Y., guides an aircraft onto Catapult 1 for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (C More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 23, 2009) Lt. Cmdr. Everett Alcorn, from Manassas, Va., signals a launch as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 is catapulted from the aircra More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 23, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Dean Vanderwege, left, from Syracuse, N.Y., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Gilbert Sandoval, from Los Angeles, More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 24, 2009) Weapons department personnel spell out "John Finn" on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to commemorate the 100th birthday of Medal of Honor reci More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 24, 2009) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Ashley Harradon, left, from South Bend, Ind., checks the resistance of a control panel while Sgt. Scott Bryant, from Morristown, Tenn., cond More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 26, 2009) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wi More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 26, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Death Rattlers of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 flies over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is part More

GULF OF ALASKA (Jun. 26, 2009) Sailors and Marines push an F/A-18C Hornet from assigned to the Death Rattlers of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 into place after flight operations aboard the aircraft More

KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of a Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter recovers the rescue swimmer after successfully rescuing four Northern Belle crewman from a liferaft dropped by the crew of an HC-130 Hercules More

KODIAK, Alaska - Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Sippel and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kara Pardee, both of Air Station Kodiak, drop liferafts and other rescue gear from the back of a Kodiak-based HC-130 Hercules a More

KODIAK, Alaska - Members of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew transfer one of four crewmen from the Northern Belle to emergency medical personnel in Cordova April 20, 2010. The crew abandoned their Se More

KODIAK, Alaska - Two crewman from the sunken 75-foot Seattle-based Northern Belle huddle together in anti-exposure suits aboard debris from the vessel 50 miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska Apr More

KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of the Valdez-based Coast Guard Cutter Long Island power through surf en route to the scene of the Northern Belle sinking to assist in the rescue of four crewman who abondoned their si More

KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of a Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter prepares to rescue one of four crewman from the fishing vessel Northern Belle who managed to climb into a liferaft dropped by the crew of an More

KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of a Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter forward deployed to Cordova rescued four men from a liferaft three miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska May 19, 2010, after t More

KODIAK, Alaska - The stern of the 47-foot Juneau-based longliner Cape Spencer is still visible May 19, 2010, three miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska. The four-man crew abandoned ship and was More

BERING SEA - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Tessa Vasquez, an electrician's mate, scans the horizon of the Bering Sea for contacts from the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf May 11 2011. This is t More

BERING SEA - The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, a 418-foot national security cutter, is on patrol in the Bering Sea as part of the Seventeenth District's law enforcement and fisheries efforts May 18, 2011. This More

GULF OF ALASKA - The 110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Long Island, an Island-class patrol boat homeported in Valdez, Alaska, conducts refueling operations with the 756-foot Navy vessel Rainier, an AOE supply vessel More

The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf was one of six Navy and Coast Guard ships maneuvering in the Gulf of Alaska June 17, 2011, during Northern Edge 11. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen)

GULF OF ALASKA - Two crewmen aboard a small boat from the 418-foot Legend -class national security cutter Bertholf signal the crew of the 500-foot Arleigh Burke-class guided-missle destroyer USS Decatur during More

GULF OF ALASKA - The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru drifts northwest approximately 170 nautical miles southwest of Sitka April 4, 2012. The vessel, confirmed to be unmanned, was set adrift in 2011 by the More

GULF OF ALASKA - Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Kelly and Petty Officer 2nd Class Manuel Izquierdo, both aviation maintenance technicians with Air Station Kodiak, observe the Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Ma More

GULF OF ALASKA - The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru drifts northwest unmanned and unlit approximately 170 nautical miles southwest of Sitka April 4, 2012. The vessel was first sighted in Canadian waters m More

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew fires explosive ammunition at the adrift Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, 180 miles west of Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The derelict fishing vessel sank at More

GULF OF ALASKA - The Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, disappears beneath the Gulf of Alaska more than 180 miles southwest of Sitka, Alaska, April 5, 2012. The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew successfully More

GULF OF ALASKA - The rusted bottom of the Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, is exposed as the vessel sinks in the Gulf of Alaska more than 180 miles southwest of Sitka, Alaska, April 5, 2012. The Coast Gua More

GULF OF ALASKA - The Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, begins to sink and list to starboard after receiving significant damage from the Coast Guard Cutter Anancapa crew firing explosive ammunition into it More

GULF OF ALASKA - The Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, sinks in the Gulf of Alaska after receiving significant damage from the Coast Guard Cutter Anancapa crew firing explosive ammunition into it 180 miles More