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Sailors participate in a crash and salvage drill aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69). Vicksburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operatio More

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer jumps from a Coast Guard rescue helicopter during a search and rescue demonstration into Boston's Inner Harbor, June 30, 2012. The aircrew showcased their capabilities to recover a More

Navy SEALs conduct mobility and weapons training in an open desert gun range. The training familiarizes SEALs in handling both the weapon and terrain at the same time making the transition a common procedure. ( More

Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Kandak brief their first-ever independently planned, prepared and executed unilateral mission with the Mi-17, Kabul province, July 25. The 1st SOK, advised by U.S. spec More

Sergeant Vernon Kiester, a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 mechanic, stands in front of one of the many helicopters he maintains aboard Camp Bastion, Aug. 29, 2012. Kiester recently noticed excess More

Lance Cpl. Joshua Bugarchich is a collateral duty inspector and avionics technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366.

Naval Aircrewman (Tactical Helicopter) 2nd Class Paul Parson, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73, lifts Naval Aircrewman (Tactical Helicopter) 3rd Class Mark Ward into an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicop More

Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk crew chief Sgt. Brad Mckenzie makes a final inspection on the rotors before he heads out for night vision training on Jan. 23.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point circles near the Aloha Stadium in preparation for a flyover of Aloha Stadium, Oahu, during a Pro Bowl event on Jan. 27, 2013. The flyo More

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts flyover of Aloha Stadium, Oahu, during a Pro Bowl event on Jan. 27, 2013. The flyover was timed perfectly to begin at -the More

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts flyover of Aloha Stadium, Oahu, during a Pro Bowl event on Jan. 27, 2013. The flyover was timed perfectly to begin at -the More

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts flyover of Aloha Stadium, Oahu, during a Pro Bowl event on Jan. 27, 2013. The flyover was timed perfectly to begin at -the More

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts flyover of Aloha Stadium, Oahu, during a Pro Bowl event on Jan. 27, 2013. The flyover was timed perfectly to begin at -the More

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point circles near the Aloha Stadium in preparation for a flyover of Aloha Stadium, Oahu, during a Pro Bowl event on Jan. 27, 2013. The flyo More

Master Sgt. Chris Wilson gives the "good to go" hand signal to his crew manning the fuel-flow on an Alaska Air National Guard's HC-130 to provide a Forward Area Refueling Point to an Alaska Army National Guard More

Aviation Machinist's Mate Rodney Alim, from San Jose, Calif., performs maintenance on a part to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG More

An HH-60 Pave hawk, 34th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., taxis down a runway after arrival for terminal employment phase, March 8, 2013, at Gowen Field, Idaho. The More

Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Shelby Zinda (right), assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, straps fellow Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Brandon Henrich's vest prior to a routine flight aboard More

An aerial view of U.S. Naval ships moored in Bahrain in preparation for International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013. IMCMEX 13 includes navies from more than 40 countries whose focus is to promote More

Lt. Steve Jaworski, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, DET. ONE, performs a pre-flight inspection prior to launching from the flight deck of British Royal Fleet Auxiliary amphibious assault vessel R More

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), lands to transport 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines and elements of the French Special Force More

Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Natalie Penuna, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, DET. ONE, hauls equipment during routine maintenance operations. HSC 26, DET. ONE is a Forward Deployed More

Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Natalie Penuna, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, Detachment 1, hauls equipment during routine maintenance operations. HSC 26, Detachment 1, is a forward More

An Air Station Houston aircrew prepared to launch for a medevac of a man 57 miles off the Galveston coast, June 4, 2013. The crewmember of the oil tanker SPT Challenger sustained a broken leg during mooring ope More

An MH-54E Sea Dragon, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, travels on the tarmac prior to a flight mission. HM-15 is assigned to Combined Task Force 52, conducting mine countermeasure More

U.S. Marines with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force fast rope out of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircra More

Coast Guard Air Station Houston crew members practice delivery and hoisting techniques for a dewatering pump during a training flight over the Houston Ship Channel aboard an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter July 25, 2 More

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Bryan Myers, from San Diego, Calif., adjusts the pitch control rod of an MH-60S Seahawk from the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 during post-flight oper More

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The 26t More

A United Kingdom Army Air Corps Westland Lynx battlefield helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready G More

A Westland Lynx battlefield helicopter assigned to United Kingdom's Army Air Corps lands on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while conducting landing qualifications, at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The 26th More

With much-needed clear skies in the forecast, Colorado and national civil search and rescue teams from around the country watch as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Avi More

Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Joshua Clark, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41, performs maintenance on a Sea Hawk helicopter at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mas More

Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Mark Erwin, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41, performs maintenance on a Seahawk helicopter at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by M More

The Basic Reconnaissance Course class familiarizes themselves with Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging southeast of Las Flores in an open field within the 41-area on Oct. 22. The training, also known as More

Marines and sailors in the Basic Reconnaissance Course prepare to demonstrate their helocasting skills at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and in San Diego Bay on Nov. 6. These students have been training to beco More

U.S. Navy Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Rick Crumley, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, fires a GAU-21/A .50 Caliber machine gun mounted in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a simulated Combat Search and Rescu More

A Coast Guard helicopter seen though the window of a Coast Guard small boat conducts training in Galveston Bay, Jan. 9, 2014. This weekly training is designed to sharpen proficiency and promote readiness. (U.S. More

A Coast Guard K-9 handler with the Marine Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his dog are lowered to a boat from a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Houston, Feb. 7, 2014. The hoist was p More

A Coast Guard K-9 handler from the Marine Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his bomb-sniffing dog are lowered from a MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Houston to a boat, Feb. 7, 2014. The hoist was More

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, HMM-774, a squadron station in Norfolk, Va., performs face inspection on a CH-46E Sea Knight as part of their periodic scheduled maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo More

Emergency medical technicians from Atlantic City International Airport transport U.S. Air Force Maj. Jared Mandella on a stretcher during an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., o More

U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing respond to an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, Feb. 11, 2014. The exercise, More

The 418-foot Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Stratton steams through the water off the coast of San Diego before training with a Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, April 3, 2014. The c More

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, walk to embark on MV-22B Ospreys before conducting the Assault Support Tactics training exercise during the Weapons and Tactics Instruc More

(From left) Cmdr. Scott Langum, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Houston and Chief Petty Officer Charles Ferrante head toward shore after participating in a rescue exercise in San Luis Pass, Texas, More

U.S. Marines in a UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) (VMM-265 (REIN)), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conduct search and rescue operations for the sunken Kor More

A Coast Guard aircrew pauses while conducting rescue training in San Luis Pass, Texas, April 22, 2014. Coast Guard crew members and senior leadership from Air Station Houston conducted the training to sharpen s More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HLMA-367) board a UH-1Y Huey during a Max Launch operation at hangar 101 aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Kaneohe Bay, May 6th, 2014. More

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans stops to refuel at a rig May 10, 2014. The helicopter crew was performing the medevac of a 36-year-old male who was reported to be suffe More

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer shakes hands with a man enjoying the beautiful weather on the shores of San Luis Pass, May 24, 2014. A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Houston has deployed to the pass everyday More

Coast Guard Cutter Pike and interagency San Diego Marine Task Force crew members work together to offload 281 bales of marijuana, at Naval Base Point Loma, May 27, 2014. The Pike crew recovered the bales after More

Attendees of the Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) disembark from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter after arriving at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., during a tour of locations throughout the National Capital Re More

An MH-60 Sea Hawk transporting Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land aboard the USS Comstock during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of Southern California, June 18. CERT More

Sailors with the USS Comstock restrain an MH-60 Sea Hawk transporting Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during Certification Exercise (CERTEX) off the coast of Southern California, June 18. The 11 More

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 (HMLA-773) enters a clearing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to fast rope insert U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Ai More

Fireman Jared Dillon and Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Pease prepare to conduct helicopter operation drills Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in Annapolis, Md. Helicopter operation drills are conducted to ensure both th More

Role players gather and listen to the leaders of the mock refugee camp at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., Sept. 15. Combat training centers provide leaders a comprehensive approach to tra More

Spc. Gidion Sanderson (right) watches as Staff Sgt. Michael Vanden (left), both from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, zeros a sight on an M4 carbine in preparation for a training rotation More

A role player voices her concerns about the newly-arrived paratroopers at the city of Dara Lam, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 18. Combat Training Centers create realistic scenarios and More

An artillery piece belonging to Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, sits in position ready for use during a training rotation at the Fort Polk, La., Joint Readiness Training More

U.S. Army M1A2 main battle tanks from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, stage before entering the training area at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 20. Combat Training More

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard play the role of a simulated country’s army as part of a training mission at the Fort Polk, La., Joint Readiness Training Center, Sept. More

Gen. Mark A. Milley, commanding general United States Army Forces Command (right), talks with Col. Brian Winski, deputy commanding general -operations (DCG-O) 82nd Airborne Division (left), after arriving to th More

A Soldier from the Texas National Guard plays the opposing force and prepares to attack Soldiers entering the training village of Sangari at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 29. Combat More

RED SEA (Oct. 20, 2014) Sailors participate in a helo in flight refueling drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80). Roosevelt is deployed as a part of the George H.W. More

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit secure an objective during a mechanized raid aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 21, 201 More

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to assault a beach during a simulated mechanized raid aboard Camp Pendleton, C More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and various units practice special-patrol insertion and extraction rigging from a UH-1Y Huey aircraft during a helicopter rope-suspe More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force service members enter an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flight simulator Oct. 30 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The JASDF service members began by first visiting the Osprey More

Sailors perform a foreign object damage walk down on the flight deck of to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations More

A U.S. Navy MH63 helicopter lifts off the flight deck of USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the world's navies participating including 6, More

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class John Acheson signals to the pilot of a Pakistan Alouette III Helicopter on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is part More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load onto a helicopter during interoperability training Nov. 13, 2014. This training further integrat More

Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., transfer an ill man from an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter to emergency medical services at the air station, Nov. 23, 2014. The man was medically evacu More

A Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles crewman and his canine are lowered from a Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during training at the Sector, Dec. 3, 2014. Crewmen from MSST Los More

A Marine sits upside down in a shallow water egress trainer chair during Underwater Egress Training Dec. 9 at the Hansen Aquatics Center. The Marines conducting the training are with Combat Logistics Battalion More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Steve De Leon gives a class about observation techniques to Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during the MEU’s realistic urban train More

U.S Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec 8, More

A Philippine Marine directs Philippine and U.S. Marines after they fast-rope out of a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during a fast-rope exercise Jan. 22 at Basa Air Field. Fast-roping is just one of the multi More

U.S. Marine Capt. German Alicea (center standing), leads a discussion about the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program inside the hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD More

150214-N-DJ750-119 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 14, 2015) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Drew Patton participates in the “1000 Club Challenge” fitness event in the hangar bay of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). More

150214-N-DJ750-108 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 14, 2015) Sailors participate in the “1000 Club Challenge” fitness event in the hangar bay of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. More

Lt. Shannon Scaff, an instructor at the Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston, S.C., mentally prepares himself for a long distance swim in dedicated to a fallen Coast Guard aircrew, Feb. 27 More

150310-N-ZZ999-500 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 10, 2015) An MH-60R of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 prepares to launch Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Sampson is de More

150316-N-DJ750-059 ARABIAN GULF (March 16, 2015) An EA-18G Growler from the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while steaming in format More

Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca conduct helicopter training at sea with an MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod March 21, 2015. The training included day and night landings, vertica More

A Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron crew returns to Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma during operations in the Caribbean March 23, 2015. Together, HITRON and the Tahoma crews interdicted approximately 1,100 pou More

A 48th Rescue Squadron team gears up for a pre-deployment training exercise mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 14, 2015. The 48th RQS is a Guardian Angel squadron consisting of pararescuemen, More

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron use a grinder to gain access to a helicopter during a simulated crash at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 14, 2015. The crash was part More

150414-N-DJ750-203 GULF OF OMAN (Apr. 14, 2015) Sailors prepare to raise the “kilo” flag aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson will soon depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility More

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron walk away from a HH-60G Pavehawk after loading simulated patients for extraction during a mass casualty exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base More

A New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier refuels a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point located at Coyle Drop Zone, Joint Base McGuire- More

A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion sits on the flightline before a training mission at the Army Aviation Support Facility, on Joint Base McG More

150416-N-GR120-069 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 16, 2015) - The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sails in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, More

A UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, stands by for clearance for a night training mission at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April More

An Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook crew chief scans the landing zone as the aircraft returns from maritime training at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., May 1, 2015. The Chinook had just performed helo-casting wit More

Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, combat controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, and U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team members from Task Force Sparta conduct freefa More

150516-N-DJ750-271 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 15, 2015) Sailors fire an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun during a crew-served weapons qualification on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its emb More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steve Bordenski, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a palletized howitzer onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 25, 2015. U.S More