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U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Karen Sankes and Quartermaster 3rd Class Dawn Tuck plot a course while on bridge watch.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Karen Sankes and Quartermaster 3rd Class Dawn Tuck ...

At sea aboard USS Kearsarge U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Karen Sankes and Quartermaster 3rd Class Dawn Tuck plot a course while on bridge watch. Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is deployed with and serv... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Richard Jones from Alexandria, La., plots a course

Quartermaster 3rd Class Richard Jones from Alexandria, La., plots a co...

At sea aboard USS Saipan Quartermaster 3rd Class Richard Jones from Alexandria, La., plots a course as Saipan conducts an underway replenishment. Saipan is responding to deployment orders in support of Operatio... More

SHSA Black aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1)

SHSA Black aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1)

At sea aboard USS Wasp Ships Serviceman Seaman Apprentice Brian Black from Matthews, N.C., completes a sale in the ship's store with customer Quartermaster 3rd Class Allatia Hosely from Albany, GA. Seaman B... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Elizabeth Barnett shoots bearings as the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs Naval Station Ingleside, Texas.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Elizabeth Barnett shoots bearings as the amphi...

Ingleside, Texas (Jul. 29, 2005) Quartermaster 3rd Class Elizabeth Barnett shoots bearings as the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs Naval Station Ingleside, Texas. Bataan is currently underway ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Timothy Wright of Philadelphia, peers through a stadimeter while taking a reading on the bridge of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Timothy Wright of Philadelphia, peers through ...

Pacific Ocean (Aug. 07, 2005) Quartermaster 3rd Class Timothy Wright of Philadelphia, peers through a stadimeter while taking a reading on the bridge of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Haw... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Steven Boyle shoots a bearing as the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Steven Boyle shoots a bearing as the amphibiou...

Norfolk, Va. (Jan. 09, 2006) Quartermaster 3rd Class Steven Boyle shoots a bearing as the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk. Bataan is getting underway to condu... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Stephanie Foster from Marion, La. charts the ship's position in the pilot house aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Stephanie Foster from Marion, La. charts the s...

Red Sea (Aug. 18, 2006) Quartermaster 3rd Class Stephanie Foster from Marion, La. charts the ship's position in the pilot house aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during a replenishment at ... More

Quartermaster Seaman Jeff Schulze, Quartermaster 3rd Class Wilfred Gonzalez and Quartermaster 2nd Class Jason A. Lentz fold the National Ensign aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2)

Quartermaster Seaman Jeff Schulze, Quartermaster 3rd Class Wilfred Gon...

Mediterranean Sea (Dec. 10, 2006) Quartermaster Seaman Jeff Schulze, Quartermaster 3rd Class Wilfred Gonzalez and Quartermaster 2nd Class Jason A. Lentz fold the National Ensign aboard the amphibious assault sh... More

Quartermaster Seaman Jeff Schulze removes the bravo flag to raise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) while Quartermaster 3rd Class Wilfred Gonzalez holds the rope in place.

Quartermaster Seaman Jeff Schulze removes the bravo flag to raise aboa...

Mediterranean Sea (Dec. 10, 2006) Quartermaster Seaman Jeff Schulze removes the bravo flag to raise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) while Quartermaster 3rd Class Wilfred Gonzalez holds the rop... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ruth Gomez looks through the telescopic alidade as amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) transits the Elizabeth River.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ruth Gomez looks through the telescopic alidad...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 11, 2007) Quartermaster 3rd Class Ruth Gomez looks through the telescopic alidade as amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) transits the Elizabeth River. After spending nearly four mo... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Mike Hart plots a course for the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Mike Hart plots a course for the multi-purpose...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 19, 2008) Quartermaster 3rd Class Mike Hart plots a course for the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is participating in the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Felix Stone assigned to USS Wasp (LHD 1) takes his annual Quartermaster test at the Afloat Training Group Atlantic as part of Surface Line Week 2008.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Felix Stone assigned to USS Wasp (LHD 1) takes...

NORFOLK, Va. (Jun. 17, 2008) Quartermaster 3rd Class Felix Stone assigned to USS Wasp (LHD 1) takes his annual Quartermaster test at the Afloat Training Group Atlantic as part of Surface Line Week 2008. Surface... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Perry Avila conducts on-the-job training with Quartermaster 2nd Class Angela Everett aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Perry Avila conducts on-the-job training with ...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 08, 2008) Quartermaster 3rd Class Perry Avila conducts on-the-job training with Quartermaster 2nd Class Angela Everett aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) durin... More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter listens to Quartermaster 3rd Class Janell Vazquez during a question and answer session for an all-hands call.

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter list...

PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 25, 2008) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter listens to Quartermaster 3rd Class Janell Vazquez during a question and answer session for an all-hands call aboard... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sergio Saravia shows David Grundie how to plot on a navigation chart.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Sergio Saravia shows David Grundie how to plot...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2009) Quartermaster 3rd Class Sergio Saravia, right, shows David Grundies, director of Strategic Plans for the Naval Information Systems Center, how to plot on a navigation chart during ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Chris Lee stands bearing taker watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) pulls into Manhattan for Fleet Week New York 2009.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Chris Lee stands bearing taker watch as the am...

NEW YORK (May. 20, 2009) Quartermaster 3rd Class Chris Lee stands bearing taker watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) pulls into Manhattan for Fleet Week New York 2009. Approximately 3,000 S... More

Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) Quartermaster 3rd Class John Laseter and Quartermaster 3rd Class Casey Scott fold the American flag after flying it for a special detail.

Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) Quartermaster 3rd Class John...

RED SEA (Jun. 15, 2009) Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) Quartermaster 3rd Class John Laseter and Quartermaster 3rd Class Casey Scott fold the American flag after flying it for a special detail. Boxer ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jonathan Hall, from Capital Heights, Md. assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), plots a reading on a navigation chart in the ship's pilot house.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jonathan Hall, from Capital Heights, Md. assig...

CORAL SEA (Jun. 25, 2009) Quartermaster 3rd Class Jonathan Hall, from Capital Heights, Md. assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), plots a reading on a navigation chart in the ship's pilot ho... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Novelyn Thomas takes a bearing as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) gets underway.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Novelyn Thomas takes a bearing as the amphibio...

NORFOLK (Oct. 04, 2009) Quartermaster 3rd Class Novelyn Thomas takes a bearing as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) gets underway from Norfolk Naval Station. Wasp will report the U.S. 4th Fleet area ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Oscar Okebata, left, from Philadelphia, and acting junior Officer of the Deck Chief Operations specialist Duran Lee, from West Point, Miss., read the chart table aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Oscar Okebata, left, from Philadelphia, and ac...

ATLANTIC (Oct. 24, 2009) Quartermaster 3rd Class Oscar Okebata, left, from Philadelphia, and acting junior Officer of the Deck Chief Operations specialist Duran Lee, from West Point, Miss., read the chart table... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Dollof and Operations Specialist Seaman Kyle Willis heave a mooring line from USS New York (LPD 21).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Dollof and Operations Specialist Seaman K...

MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 10, 2010) Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Dollof, left, and Operations Specialist Seaman Kyle Willis heave a mooring line from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) as it moo... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Adalberto Fuentes, from Galveston, Texas, plots a course on a coastal chart in the chart room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Adalberto Fuentes, from Galveston, Texas, plot...

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Apr. 05, 2010) Quartermaster 3rd Class Adalberto Fuentes, from Galveston, Texas, plots a course on a coastal chart in the chart room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class James Kern, from Chittenango, N.Y., points out the location of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) on a chart to Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5.

Quartermaster 3rd Class James Kern, from Chittenango, N.Y., points out...

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May. 20, 2010) Quartermaster 3rd Class James Kern, from Chittenango, N.Y., points out the location of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) on a char... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Kevin Bell plots a course in the chart room of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Kevin Bell plots a course in the chart room of...

INDIAN OCEAN (Nov. 12, 2010) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kevin Bell plots a course in the chart room of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Am... More

A Sailor checks bearings as the USS New York prepares to pull into port.

A Sailor checks bearings as the USS New York prepares to pull into por...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (Mar. 28, 2011) Quartermaster 3rd Class Amy Etie checks bearings aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) as the ship prepares to pull into port to on-load the Marines... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Elvis Gomez, right, checks a navigation chart while Quartermaster 2nd Class Kevin Bell makes a log entry on the bridge aboard USS Essex (LHD 2).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Elvis Gomez, right, checks a navigation chart ...

SASEBO, Japan (Apr. 14, 2011) Quartermaster 3rd Class Elvis Gomez, right, checks a navigation chart while Quartermaster 2nd Class Kevin Bell makes a log entry on the bridge of the forward-deployed amphibious as... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jeremiah Pulu practices plotting navigation routes on the bridge of USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jeremiah Pulu practices plotting navigation ro...

SAN DIEGO (Apr. 25, 2011) Quartermaster 3rd Class Jeremiah Pulu practices plotting navigation routes on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is undergoing mai... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Loren Lopez looks through an azimuth ring aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a vertical replenishment.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Loren Lopez looks through an azimuth ring aboa...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 03, 2011) Quartermaster 3rd Class Loren Lopez looks through an azimuth ring aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Seal... More

Chief of Naval Operation (CNO) Jonathan Greenert and Quartermaster 3rd class Katrina Wright look over a navigation chart.

Chief of Naval Operation (CNO) Jonathan Greenert and Quartermaster 3rd...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2012) Chief of Naval Operation (CNO) Jonathan Greenert and Quartermaster 3rd class Katrina Wright look over a navigation chart aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Erick aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) crosses the international date line en route to performing a hull swap

Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Erick aboard the amphibious assault sh...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2012) Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Erick aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) crosses the international date line en route to performing a hull swap with th... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Crystal Jones explains her uniform to a member of Independence Hall, an elderly care center in Port Everglades.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Crystal Jones explains her uniform to a member...

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (Apr. 25, 2012) Quartermaster 3rd Class Crystal Jones explains her uniform to a member of Independence Hall, an elderly care center in Port Everglades. The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jacqueline Allard determines gyro errors by azimuth of the sun in the pilothouse aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jacqueline Allard determines gyro errors by az...

RED SEA (May. 13, 2012) Quartermaster 3rd Class Jacqueline Allard determines gyro errors by azimuth of the sun in the pilothouse aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima an... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe, from San Diego, Calif., reports his bearings to the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe, from San Diego, Calif., reports hi...

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2012) Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe, from San Diego, Calif., reports his bearings to the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is currently underway off the coa... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Frank P. Grossmann, right, competes against Operations Specialist 2nd Class Joel Padin during a chess tournament aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Frank P. Grossmann, right, competes against Op...

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 12, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Frank P. Grossmann, right, competes against Operations Specialist 2nd Class Joel Padin during a chess tournament aboard the amphibio... More

Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) lower the ensign while anchoring in the Suez Canal.

Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) ...

SUEZ CANAL (Apr. 05, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Steven Kotsokalis and Master-at-Arms Luke Gray, both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), lower the ensign while anchoring in the Sue... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan C. Burnette monitors charts and navigation equipment at the chart table of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan C. Burnette monitors charts and navigatio...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 10, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan C. Burnette monitors charts and navigation equipment at the chart table of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is underway off the co... More

Lt. j.g. Jake Barreiro speaks with search and rescue (SAR) swimmers Quartermaster 3rd Class Alex Neiderer and Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Alasthair Lyne as they prepare to pick up Sailors.

Lt. j.g. Jake Barreiro speaks with search and rescue (SAR) swimmers Qu...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 27, 2013) Lt. j.g. Jake Barreiro speaks with search and rescue (SAR) swimmers Quartermaster 3rd Class Alex Neiderer and Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Alasthair Lyne as they prepare to pick up ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe examines navigation charts as quartermaster of the watch on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe examines navigation charts as quart...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe examines navigation charts as quartermaster of the watch on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer Amphibious Rea... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Whitaker, left, and Quartermaster Seaman Jasmine Hickman complete watch turnover procedures aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Whitaker, left, and Quartermaster Seama...

CORAL SEA (Aug. 22, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Whitaker, left, and Quartermaster Seaman Jasmine Hickman complete watch turnover procedures aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Braxton Klett, from San Diego, hoists an enlisted surface warfare pennant aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Braxton Klett, from San Diego, hoists an enlis...

SALALAH, Oman (Nov. 01, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Braxton Klett, from San Diego, hoists an enlisted surface warfare pennant aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for th... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Braxton Klett looks through the big eyes aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Braxton Klett looks through the big eyes aboar...

ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 08, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Braxton Klett looks through the big eyes aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and,... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Emily Flowers raises day shapes aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Emily Flowers raises day shapes aboard the mul...

ATLANTIC OCEAN, (Nov. 09, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Emily Flowers raises day shapes aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan Sailors and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Mari... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe checks the height of Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Adrian Reyes during a Body Composition Assessment (BCA) held in medical triage aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe checks the height of Personnel Spec...

ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 19, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class John Doupe checks the height of Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Adrian Reyes during a Body Composition Assessment (BCA) held in medical triage aboard the amphi... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette raises the Chief of Naval Operations flag aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) for the visit of Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette raises the Chief of Naval Operat...

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 27, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette raises the Chief of Naval Operations flag aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) for the visit of Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert. Boxe... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette, left, from Calhoun, Ga., teaches Quartermaster Seaman Tanner Gemmell from Porterville Calif., how to measure a bearing using a gyro repeater aboard

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette, left, from Calhoun, Ga., teache...

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 30, 2013) Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette, left, from Calhoun, Ga., teaches Quartermaster Seaman Tanner Gemmell from Porterville Calif., how to measure a bearing using a gyro repeater a... More

From left; Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Atwater, Quartermaster Seaman Caleb Hawks and Quartermaster 3rd Class James Cabbell, all assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), pose with their newborn children

From left; Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Atwater, Quartermaster Seaman ...

SAN DIEGO (Apr. 25, 2014) From left; Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Atwater, Quartermaster Seaman Caleb Hawks and Quartermaster 3rd Class James Cabbell, all assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harper... More

Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Alicia Rogers and Quartermaster 3rd Class Joseph Gleeson raise the ship's call sign aboard amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) prior to getting underway to participate in Rim of the Pacific.

Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Alicia Rogers and Quartermaster 3rd Cl...

SAN DIEGO (Jun. 17, 2014) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Alicia Rogers and Quartermaster 3rd Class Joseph Gleeson raise the ship's call sign aboard amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) prior to getting ... More

Sailors find the azimuth of the sun to determine gyrocompass error aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Sailors find the azimuth of the sun to determine gyrocompass error abo...

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jul. 03, 2014) Quartermaster 3rd Class Colten Brinkman (right), from Virginia Beach, Va., and Quartermaster Seaman Recruit Paxton Sinclair (left), from Arlington, Wash., f... More

From left, Quartermaster 3rd Class Colten Brinkman, from Virginia Beach, Va., and  Quartermaster Seaman Paxton Sinclair, from Arlington, Wash., conduct a flag bag blowout aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

From left, Quartermaster 3rd Class Colten Brinkman, from Virginia Beac...

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jul. 05, 2014) From left, Quartermaster 3rd Class Colten Brinkman, from Virginia Beach, Va., and Quartermaster Seaman Paxton Sinclair, from Arlington, Wash., conduct a fl... More

Quartermaster Seaman Matthew P. Ring and Quartermaster 3rd Class LeWalter Coats plot the course of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multi-national exercise Bold Alligator.

Quartermaster Seaman Matthew P. Ring and Quartermaster 3rd Class LeWal...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 02, 2014) Quartermaster Seaman Matthew P. Ring and Quartermaster 3rd Class LeWalter Coats plot the course of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the multi-national exer... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class James Branighan, from Allen, Texas, charts the track of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for her upcoming deployment on the bridge.

Quartermaster 3rd Class James Branighan, from Allen, Texas, charts the...

SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 10, 2014) Quartermaster 3rd Class James Branighan, from Allen, Texas, charts the track of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for her upcoming deploymen... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Boettcher uses a sound-powered telephone to relay coordinates on vultures' row aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Boettcher uses a sound-powered telephon...

HONG KONG (Jun. 10, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Boettcher uses a sound-powered telephone to relay coordinates on vultures' row aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The Essex... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Brenda Lengcy stands navigation watch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Brenda Lengcy stands navigation watch aboard t...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 16, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Brenda Lengcy stands navigation watch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious R... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Thomas Field lowers lines on the aft mast of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Thomas Field lowers lines on the aft mast of t...

ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 03, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Thomas Field lowers lines on the aft mast of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, the flagship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Caleb Million charts the course of amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a strait transit exercise.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Caleb Million charts the course of amphibious ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Caleb Million charts the course of amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a strait transit exercise. Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (A... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette hoists the national ensign as amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) gets underway.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette hoists the national ensign as am...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 03, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Ryan Burnette hoists the national ensign as amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) gets underway. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is underway off ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Finsley Saunders makes entries in the ship's deck log on the bridge of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Finsley Saunders makes entries in the ship's d...

HONG KONG (Mar. 21, 2016) Quartermaster 3rd Class Finsley Saunders makes entries in the ship's deck log on the bridge of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Villard Vitalis peers through the starboard side high-powered binoculars as the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits at night.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Villard Vitalis peers through the starboard si...

ARABIAN GULF (Jul. 07, 2016) Quartermaster 3rd Class Villard Vitalis peers through the starboard side high-powered binoculars as the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits at night. Boxer is the fla... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Alexandria Picard and Quartermaster 3rd Class Kiel Smith make entries as quartermasters of the watch on amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for replenishment at sea

Quartermaster 3rd Class Alexandria Picard and Quartermaster 3rd Class ...

PHILLIPINE SEA (Sep. 22, 2016) Quartermaster 3rd Class Alexandria Picard and Quartermaster 3rd Class Kiel Smith make entries as quartermasters of the watch on amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Lauren Lott and Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) sort holiday care packages after the ship received 199 pallets of mail during a vertical replenishment.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Lauren Lott and Sailors aboard the amphibious ...

GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 23, 2016) Quartermaster 3rd Class Lauren Lott and Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) sort holiday care packages after the ship received 199 pallets of mail du... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Ahrns paints the outline of a white Battle

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Ahrns paints the outline of a white Bat...

INDIAN OCEAN (Mar. 30, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Ahrns paints the outline of a white Battle "E" logo on the superstructure of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The Battle "E" is a... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Ahrns, from Clare, Mich., takes a bearing as the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) arrives in Hong Kong for a scheduled port visit.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Ahrns, from Clare, Mich., takes a beari...

HONG KONG (Apr. 07, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Robert Ahrns, from Clare, Mich., takes a bearing as the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) arrives in Hong Kong for a scheduled port visit. Makin ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Christian Falculan, from San Diego, assigned to the navigation and administrative departments of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), monitors the ship's location on the ship's bridge.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Christian Falculan, from San Diego, assigned t...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 10, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Christian Falculan, from San Diego, assigned to the navigation and administrative departments of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52),... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Brett Evans, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), lowers the ensign to half-mast in honor of the seven Sailors who lost their lives aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Brett Evans, assigned to the amphibious assaul...

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Jun. 27, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Brett Evans, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), lowers the ensign to half-mast in honor of the seven Sailors wh... More

Sailors both assigned to the Navigation department of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), stand as the Quartermaster of the Watch on the ship's bridge.

Sailors both assigned to the Navigation department of the amphibious a...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 21, 2017) Quartermaster 2nd Class Dartagnan Carcana, a native of Brooklyn, New York, right, and Quartermaster 3rd Class Bridgette Olivieri, a native of Bronx, New York, both assigned to the ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark, right, takes records in the deck log while Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kimberly White pipes on the ship's 1-MC on the bridge.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark, right, takes records in the d...

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Aug. 14, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark, right, takes records in the deck log while Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kimberly White pipes on the ship's 1-MC on the bridge durin... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Rene Lemus, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), uses a gyroscope to monitor the ship's course during its departure from Malaysia following a port visit.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Rene Lemus, assigned to the amphibious assault...

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Aug. 19, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Rene Lemus, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), uses a gyroscope to monitor the ship's course during its departure from M... More

Gov. Rick Scott of Florida thanks Quartermaster 3rd Class Kaitlynn Hardy of Gardner, Massachusetts, who is assigned to USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), for her hard work during humanitarian assistance efforts following Hurricane Irma.

Gov. Rick Scott of Florida thanks Quartermaster 3rd Class Kaitlynn Har...

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep. 15, 2017) Gov. Rick Scott of Florida thanks Quartermaster 3rd Class Kaitlynn Hardy of Gardner, Massachusetts, who is assigned to USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), for her hard work during humanitarian ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Rene Lemus measures the America-class amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) bearing using a telescopic alidade as the ship arrives in Eilat, Israel, for a port visit.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Rene Lemus measures the America-class amphibio...

EILAT, Israel (Oct. 05, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Rene Lemus measures the America-class amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) bearing using a telescopic alidade as the ship arrives in Eilat, Israel,... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark records the America-class amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) bearing in the deck log as the ship arrives in Eilat, Israel, for a port visit.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark records the America-class amph...

EILAT, Israel (Oct. 05, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark records the America-class amphibious assault ship USS America's (LHA 6) bearing in the deck log as the ship arrives in Eilat, Israel, for a ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Mary Hinojosa, from San Antonio, communicates with bearing takers on the bridge aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during sea and anchor evolutions.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Mary Hinojosa, from San Antonio, communicates ...

MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 07, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Mary Hinojosa, from San Antonio, communicates with bearing takers on the bridge aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during sea a... More

Sailors raise the American flag aboard the America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a scheduled port visit to Eilat, Israel.

Sailors raise the American flag aboard the America-class amphibious as...

EILAT, Israel (Oct. 08, 2017) Cmdr. Jeffrey Chao, from Temecula, Calif., salutes as Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark, from Lake Charles, La., raises the American flag aboard the America-class amphibious ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Christopher Farris, assigned to the navigation department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), searches for relative bearing using a telescopic alidade.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Christopher Farris, assigned to the navigation...

U.S.5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 10, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Christopher Farris, assigned to the navigation department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), searches for relative b... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Meghin Warren reads bearings from a telescopic alidade aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Meghin Warren reads bearings from a telescopic...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dec. 03, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Meghin Warren reads bearings from a telescopic alidade aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is transiting to Sasebo, Japan to conduct ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark,from Lake Charles, La., assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), mans the radar system in the pilot house as the ship arrives to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam  for a scheduled port visit.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark,from Lake Charles, La., assign...

PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 23, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Anastasia Clark,from Lake Charles, La., assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), mans the radar system in the pilot house as the ship arr... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Gregory Morgan, from Denver, searches for a simulated bomb during an antiterrorism force protection exercise aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York

Quartermaster 3rd Class Gregory Morgan, from Denver, searches for a si...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 16, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Gregory Morgan, from Denver, searches for a simulated bomb during an antiterrorism force protection exercise aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious tra... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Fayden Cunningham practices using a sextant during navigation training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Fayden Cunningham practices using a sextant du...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 23, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Fayden Cunningham practices using a sextant during navigation training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, wh... More

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cosmo Walrath, left, documents Quartermaster 3rd Class Rachel Dill and Quartermaster 2nd Class Jerome Stuart as they conduct navigation training.

Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cosmo Walrath, left, documents...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 23, 2018) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cosmo Walrath, left, documents Quartermaster 3rd Class Rachel Dill and Quartermaster 2nd Class Jerome Stuart as they conduct navigation trai... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Rachel Dill, from Elgin, Ill., practices using a sextant as part of a navigation training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Rachel Dill, from Elgin, Ill., practices using...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 23, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Rachel Dill, from Elgin, Ill., practices using a sextant as part of a navigation training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). B... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Meghin Warren operates a telescopic alidade as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departs Okinawa, Japan, after disembarking the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Meghin Warren operates a telescopic alidade as...

OKINAWA, Japan (Apr. 24, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Meghin Warren operates a telescopic alidade as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departs Okinawa, Japan, after disembarking the 31st Marine Expe... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Daija Anderson, from Houston, poses with the freshly-painted hashmarks under the Force Health and Wellness Unit Award (Green

Quartermaster 3rd Class Daija Anderson, from Houston, poses with the f...

SAN DIEGO (May. 21, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Daija Anderson, from Houston, poses with the freshly-painted hashmarks under the Force Health and Wellness Unit Award (Green "H") on the superstructure of the a... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Daija Anderson paints hashmarks under the Force Health and Wellness Unit Award (Green

Quartermaster 3rd Class Daija Anderson paints hashmarks under the Forc...

SAN DIEGO (May. 21, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Daija Anderson paints hashmarks under the Force Health and Wellness Unit Award (Green "H") on the superstructure of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Ric... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Jones uses a sextant aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Jones uses a sextant aboard the Wasp-c...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 01, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Jones uses a sextant aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX ... More

Quartermaster Seaman Dianna Howze, left, demonstrates how to properly use a sextant to Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Jones aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX).

Quartermaster Seaman Dianna Howze, left, demonstrates how to properly ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 01, 2018) Quartermaster Seaman Dianna Howze, left, demonstrates how to properly use a sextant to Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Jones aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LH... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Kendal Honeycutt scans the horizon as the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) sails in front of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43).

Quartermaster 3rd Class Kendal Honeycutt scans the horizon as the amph...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 04, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kendal Honeycutt scans the horizon as the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) sails in front of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry... More

Sailor relays bearings of visuals on land to the bridge aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while departing Naval Station Mayport, Sept. 27, 2018

Sailor relays bearings of visuals on land to the bridge aboard the Was...

MAYPORT, Fla (Sep. 27, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Abigayle Sauer, from Ocala, Florida, relays bearings of visuals on land to the bridge aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) whil... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Danielle Howze, left, explains her watch station to Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, on the bridge of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Oct. 26, 2018.

Quartermaster 3rd Class Danielle Howze, left, explains her watch stati...

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 26, 2018) Quartermaster 3rd Class Danielle Howze, left, explains her watch station to Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, on the bridge of the Wasp-class amphibious ass... More

Sailors spend time with a rescue cat during a community relations event at the Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) while on a scheduled deployment with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)

Sailors spend time with a rescue cat during a community relations even...

MANAMA, BAHRAIN (Nov. 09, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Clarissa Garcia, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, left, and Quartermaster 3rd Class Dianna Howze, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ... More

Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Anders Jararios, left, Quartermaster Seamen Kevin Mendoza and Quartermaster 3rd Class Landon Sherrill stand watch on the bridge aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Anders Jararios, left, Quarter...

ARABIAN SEA (May. 29, 2019) Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Anders Jararios, left, Quartermaster Seamen Kevin Mendoza and Quartermaster 3rd Class Landon Sherrill stand watch on the bridge aboard the Was... More