Tea ceremony - A woman is pouring something into a pot
Sumie Maruyama (left) instructs her student, Mary Anna Fox, on how to properly hold the water ladle during a tea ceremony class held at the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force bachelor housing on Naval Air Facili... More
USS Blue Ridge sailors visit Shunko Gakuen children's home
Seaman Ashlie Booker, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge, puts on cosmetics with an orphan at the Shunko Gakuen children's home. Sailors from Blue Ridge gave out more than 70 gifts to ch... More
151110-N-ZZ999-222 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 10, 2015)
151110-N-ZZ999-222 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 10, 2015) Builder 3rd Class Bronson Bond, from Kauai, Hawaii, teaches local Girl Scouts how to properly place CMU block at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. (U.S. Na... More
160226-N-YD204-060 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan
160226-N-YD204-060 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Feb. 26, 2016) – Chieri Tanaka, a member of the Atsugi Wives Association, teaches Susan Bock to tie a furoshiki at the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Flee... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristoffer Tundayag paints
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristoffer Tundayag paints the decorative window guard on the side of the Misono Kodomo-ne-ie Orphanage during a spring clean up that sailors from Naval Air Facility Atsugi participated ... More
Culinary Specialist Seaman Luke Nicholas, from Terra
Culinary Specialist Seaman Luke Nicholas, from Terra Linda, Calif., right, serves ice cream for the Super Bowl XLVIII party aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73... More
Gaby Colindres prepares matcha, or green tea, as Naval
Gaby Colindres prepares matcha, or green tea, as Naval Air Facility Atsugi host nation relations specialist Sumie Maruyama watches during a tea ceremony practice at the base's headquarters building. Maruyama fr... More
170801-N-IO414-031 Yokose, Japan (August 1, 2017) Gas
170801-N-IO414-031 Yokose, Japan (August 1, 2017) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Esperanza Enriquez, from Superior, Ariz., assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, performs maintenance on a Lan... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Allen, left, an avionics
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Allen, left, an avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, and Cpl. Nicholas Milsap, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, remov... More
Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi community members prepare
Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi community members prepare for a tea ceremony at the Japan-U.S. Friendship Sports Festival at the Hikichigawa Park Yutori-no-mori and Ayase Sports Park. The sports event consists ... More
Capt. Dave Wright, left, deputy commander, Task Force
Capt. Dave Wright, left, deputy commander, Task Force 72, and originally from Lilburn, Ga., takes part in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's mochi pounding ceremony on board Misawa Air Base, Dec. 18, 2013. JASD... More
150630-N-EI558-005 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan
150630-N-EI558-005 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (June 30, 2015) Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi Commanding Officer Capt. John F. Bushey takes a picture of pottery, dating back to 12,000 B.C. from the Tade R... More
160201-N-YD641-008 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 1, 2016) Seaman
160201-N-YD641-008 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 1, 2016) Seaman Myriam Villegas, from Houston, polishes a bell in the forecastle of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald ... More
Cookies for Singles, US Navy Photogrpah
First and second-graders from Sasebo Elementary School, with the help of the United Service Organizations, bake holiday cookies for Sasebo's single Sailors. The holiday sweets will be donated to the USO, who wi... More
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 1, 2020) Commander, Fleet Activities
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 1, 2020) Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) community members participated in a BBQ rib cook-off, a competition sponsored by the Navy Exchange (NEX) and Yokosuka Commissary. The r... More
An archway at Awase Bijuru in Okinawa City, Okinawa,
An archway at Awase Bijuru in Okinawa City, Okinawa, Japan, as photographed by U.S. Navy photographer Keith Zimmerman in 1945 and his great-great niece, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Carla Elizabeth O, 75 years later ... More
The Pacific Aviation Museum officially began the $7.5
The Pacific Aviation Museum officially began the $7.5 million stabilization of the historic Ford Island Control Tower with a Hawaiian blessing. The tower stood over Ford Island, Dec. 7, 1941, the day Japan atta... More
Chaplain Religious Enrichment Development Operation
Chaplain Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) Director, Cmdr. Myung “Dan” Kim gives the opening remarks at the opening of the Navy Region Japan CREDO office. Started in 1971 the CREDO program spon... More
Christmas gift exchange
Lt. Cmdr. Jason Erickson, executive officer of the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), accepts a command ball cap from the operations officer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force coastal mineswee... More
Re-enlistment cake - Defense imagery management operations center
Chief Hull Technician William V. Neiderman cuts his reenlistment cake on the mess decks of the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7). Neiderman is preparing to transfer to Recruit Training Command Great... More
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
150508-N-UP569-014 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (May 8, 2015)—Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi’s Commanding Officer Capt. John Bushey and Heather Capps, a military spouse, cut the Military Spouse Appreciatio... More
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Maxmilian Hefty
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3's Maxmilian Hefty and his athlete show off their face paintings they had done at the 14th Annual Kadena Special Olympics. Volunteers from Naval Mobile Construction Battalio... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force provides rear security during a bottom-up house clearing exercise as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Ha... More
Sterling Cale, center, a sailor aboard the battleship
Sterling Cale, center, a sailor aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Petty Officer 1st Class Dusty Barnes, culinary specialist, assigned to Joint Base Pea... More
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA HISTORICAL DRY DOCKS
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 6, 2020) — Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) is the host to many historical locations and landmarks to include Dry Docks #1 and #2, which were constructed in 1871 and 1884 respec... More
SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 7, 2020) – The Sasebo area Chiefs’
SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 7, 2020) – The Sasebo area Chiefs’ mess and Petty Officer 1st Classes selected for promotion conduct morning colors during a 79th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day commemoration onboard Commander... More
U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Neil, an independent
U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Neil, an independent duty corpsman with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, is presented as a chief petty officer during a chief pinning ceremony at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa,... More
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Robert Rey, of Naval
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Robert Rey, of Naval Air Facility Atsugi's Far East Cafe', puts red frosting on a carrier-shaped cake during a chief petty officers' birthday celebration at the galley. This year m... More
170401-N-DF478-026 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 1, 2017)
170401-N-DF478-026 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 1, 2017) - U.S. Command 7th Fleet and the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) combined chiefs' mess honor the fallen chiefs during a evening colors observa... More
SASEBO, Japan (July 17, 2020) Operations Specialst
SASEBO, Japan (July 17, 2020) Operations Specialst 2nd Class Jonathan Hickey and Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmine Ikusebiala, both assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, prepare for morning... More
Pearl Harbor Wreath Ceremony at US Navy Memorial
Rear Adm. Patrick Lorge, Commandant of Naval District Washington, and retired Rear Adm. Kleber Masterson Jr. render honors during a wreath laying ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial commemorating the 69th annive... More
YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka
YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka Command Master Chief, Loren Rucker, left, most senior of the USNH Yokosuka mess and Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Rico Bautista, right, most junior,... More
KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan - The U.S. Navy corpsmen
KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan - The U.S. Navy corpsmen color guard presents the colors during the 120th Corpsmen Ball on Kadena air base, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2018. The colors are presented during the ope... More
Newly promoted Chief Petty Officers stand at the position
Newly promoted Chief Petty Officers stand at the position of attention at the conclusion of the chief officer pinning ceremony Sept. 16 on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Families, fellow service members and c... More
Art Herriford, right, president of the Pearl Harbor
Art Herriford, right, president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, salutes as Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) render honors during a ceremony commemorating the 69th anniv... More
Lt. Cmdr. Jed Espiritu, officer in charge, Personnel
Lt. Cmdr. Jed Espiritu, officer in charge, Personnel Support Detachment, Yokosuka, speaks to students at Nile C. Kinnick High School at Fleet Activities, Yokosuka about his experiences at the United States Nav... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force carries a simulated casualty during a stress shoot as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, ... More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) celebrate the 122nd birthday of the Hospital Corps on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 17, 2020. The Hospital Corpsman birthday was established... More
Morning colors, US Navy Photogrpah
Chief Machinist Mate William Galloway leads a chief petty officer color guard comprised of Chief Interior Communications Electrician David Clements and Chief Hospital Corpsmen Jason Legare and Angela Busscher. ... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force carries ammo cans during a stress shoot as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 14, 202... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristen Snitzer, a musician
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristen Snitzer, a musician assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band, plays "Taps" during a ceremony commemorating the 69th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor... More
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force grabs ammunition prior to a modified qualification as part of a close-quarters tactics range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, ... More
16th Infantry Regiment Colonel Visits CFAS
SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 20, 2020) - Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo Capt. Brad L. Stallings and security leadership meets with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Masanori Sugihara, commander, 16th Infantry Re... More
201108-N-UI568-0010 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 8, 2020)
201108-N-UI568-0010 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 8, 2020) – Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) Richard Tiek, command duty officer for Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, welcomes residents from the K... More
Pearl Harbor Ceremony at Naval Surface Warfare Center
Roger Marron, 90, center, rings a bell at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division during a ceremony commemorating the 69th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. With Marron are ... More
190221-N-LG762-10009 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 21, 2019)
190221-N-LG762-10009 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 21, 2019) Capt. Jeffery Kim, commander of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, votes with fake money on which services have the greatest benefit to Sailors and their families at... More
16th Annual Satsukikai Softball Tournament
Members of the Fleet Activities Sasebo Security Detachment softball team the"Typhoons" exchange bows with their Japanese counterparts during the 16th annual Satsukikai Softball Tournament at Nimitz Park. More t... More
Morning colors, US Navy Photogrpah
Chief Machinist's Mate William Galloway leads a chief petty officer color guard comprised of Chief Interior Communications Electrician David Clements and Chief Hospital Corpsmen Jason Legare and Angela Busscher... More
Newly pinned Chief Petty Officers representing commands
Newly pinned Chief Petty Officers representing commands from Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka and tenant commands in the area, listen to opening remarks during the chief pinning ceremony inside the Fleet The... More
Dropping of the Roses honors 69th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor in NY
William Halleran, a survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, is recognized during a Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony at the American Airpower Museum. Halleran, 92, has been making annual appe... More
Ceremony aboard USS Blue Ridge
Adm. Keiji Akahoshi, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, waves as he stands with Capt. Thom Burke, left, commanding officer of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge; Yoichiro Esaki, member of... More
Memorial Day service at Soto Dam
Sailors assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo and Japanese officials stand for the national anthem during a Memorial Day weekend service at the Soto Dam. The ceremony commemorated the 55 U.S. and 14 Jap... More
Navy chiefs celebrate 120 years of service
Chief Petty Officer Maurene Comers, a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron logistics specialist, and Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, station Navy senior enlisted advisor, cut the ceremonial cake ... More
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 21, 2020) Information Systems
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 21, 2020) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Alvin Miles, from Mason, Ohio, poses for a photo at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Miles now serves at Commander, Submarine Group ... More
201230-N-PV215-1001 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 30, 2020)
201230-N-PV215-1001 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 30, 2020) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Anthony Turcios, assigned to the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), receives the COVID-1... More
190709-N-ZE595-3001 ATSUGI, Japan (July 9, 2019) Builder
190709-N-ZE595-3001 ATSUGI, Japan (July 9, 2019) Builder 3rd Class John Brewer, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, removes pipe support from a water main for a project. NMCB 4 is forward-... More
As the representative of the enlisted crew, Petty Officer
As the representative of the enlisted crew, Petty Officer 3rd Class Dabree Amrine is presented with flowers by a Japanese kindergartner during a ceremony welcoming the ship upon its arrival here April 14. Also ... More
USS Blue Ridge activity
Capt. Andrew Sevald, commanding officer of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), salutes a Japanese kindergartner who presented him with flowers during a ceremony welcoming the ship upon its arrival here April 14. Also pres... More
Osaka visit - Defense imagery management operations center
Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Rear Adm. Rick Ruehe--who is representing 7th Fleet commander Vice Adm. James Metzger during the port visit, Receives a bouquet of flowers from Osaka Elementary School chi... More
Members of the Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team
Members of the Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) simulate assisting an injured medical patient during Kanagawa Prefectural Government’s (KPG) "Big Rescue" disaster drill. KPG and Hiratsuka City cond... More
Military Child Month, US Navy Photogrpah
Military parents from Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo enjoy a picnic with their children at the Child Development Center during a Month of the Military Child celebration. The CDC is recognizing children with... More
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returns
The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returns to its forward-deployed port at Naval Support Activity Yokosuka after a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. George Washington departed in May and is retur... More
Vice Adm. Robert T. Conway Jr., commander of Naval
Vice Adm. Robert T. Conway Jr., commander of Naval Installations Command, speaks with chief petty officer selectees during breakfast at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo. Conway is on a tour of U.S. Navy insta... More
USS Ronald Reagan operations
160329-N-FA466-051 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 28, 2016) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David T. Keeling, from San Bernadino, Calif., poses for a portrait aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier U... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Robert Dean, senior harbor
Master Chief Petty Officer Robert Dean, senior harbor pilot at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, watches as the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) is moors to a pier on board CFAY.
Sailors aboard Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat
Sailors aboard Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22) give the all-clear signal to visiting Sailors aboard an SH-60 Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 6. The visiting Sailors cr... More
Indian naval and air force personnel listen to a brief
Indian naval and air force personnel listen to a brief in the ready room aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Seven of the eight squadrons embarked aboard Nimitz participated in the brie... More
Malabar 2007, US Navy Photogrpah
Rear Adm. Terry Blake, commander of Carrier Strike Group 11, discusses operations with Rear Adm. Robin Dhowan, commander-in-chief of the Indian Eastern Fleet, aboard Indian navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 2... More
Navy-wide Advancement Exam
Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian A. Cotton, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), fills in test answers for test cycle 196 during the Navy-wide Advancement Exam aboard a berthing ba... More
Navy-wide Advancement Exam
Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian A. Cotton, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), fills in test answers for test cycle 196 during the Navy-wide Advancement Exam aboard a berthing ba... More
Yokosuka Tour, US Navy Photogrpah
Adm. Victor Fedorov, Russian Pacific Fleet commander, is greeted by Vice Adm. Doug Crowder, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, aboard amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Fedorov arrived in Yokosuka, Japa... More
Mediterranean Mooring - A group of men standing on top of a boat
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) heave on the aft line as guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) performs a Mediterranean mooring evolution in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 20.
Seabees rappel down a cliff during jungle warfare training
Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, rappel down a cliff during a jungle warfare training evolution hosted by Marines with the Jungle Warfare Training Command (JWTC). The JWTC endurance co... More
An instructor with Jungle Warfare Training Command
An instructor with Jungle Warfare Training Command supervises Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 as they rappel down a cliff during a jungle warfare training evolution hosted by Marines with JWT... More
A search and rescue swimmer, assigned to the "Chargers"
A search and rescue swimmer, assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14, jumps from an HH-60H Seahawk during SAR training at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. During the training evolutio... More
Fleet Activities Yokosuka Awards Ceremony
Rear Adm. James D. Kelly, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, speaks to Sailors of USS Patriot (MCM 7) and USS Guardian (MCM 5) during an awards ceremony at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Three Sailors from the S... More
Main Space Fire Drill - A firefighter sitting on the ground with a hel...
Sailors practice fire fighting techniques during a main space fire drill aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and serves as the flagship... More
Yokosuka Multicultural Committee
Members of the Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Multicultural Committee serve a hot meal at the Sanagi-tachi Homeless Shelter in Yokohama. The multicultural committee regularly donates to the facility, which... More
Capt. Stephen Vissers, executive office aboard USS
Capt. Stephen Vissers, executive office aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), helps serve Thanksgiving dinner to the crew in one of five dinning facilities, serving more than 5,000 Sailors aboard the 47 year old carri... More
Thanksgiving Day meal aboard USS John S. McCain
Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew McFarlane, a culinary specialist, slices ham for the Thanksgiving Day meal aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). McCain, part of Destroyer Squadron 15,... More
USNS Walter S. Deal Underway Replenishment
The Military Sealift Commmand fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Deal (T-AO 193) conducts an underway replenishment with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the Navy's only per... More
Personnel specialist Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron
Personnel specialist Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Casan Lino sorts through service records in the personnel office aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk operates from Fleet Activitie... More
Chaplain's Lounge, US Navy Photogrpah
Aviation boatswain's mate Airman Michael Vertrees checks his email and uses the Internet in the chaplain's lounge aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The lounge also serves as part of the ship's... More
Replenishment-At-Sea. Warship photograph collection
A Military Sealift Command SA-330 Puma helicopter transports cargo to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command combat stores shi... More
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS)14 Sailors stand
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS)14 Sailors stand on the bow aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for a group photograph. Kitty Hawk and the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 squadrons parti... More
Aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and Carrier
Aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 Sailors man the rails as the ship enters Truman Bay, Yokosuka. Kitty Hawk and the embarked CVW-5 squadrons participated in exercise ANNUALEX ... More
Homecoming, US Navy Photogrpah
Chief aviation electronics technician Gerald William holds his daughter during a homecoming ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), shortly after the ship arrived at Commander Fleet Activities... More
2007 Deployment Cycle. Warship photograph collection
Sailors prepare to man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the ship steams into Truman Bay, Yokosuka, at the conclusion of the ship's 2007 deployment cycle. The ship took part in exercis... More
Homecoming, US Navy Photogrpah
Master-At-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Sanders kisses his daughter, Madelyn, after returning home from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk's (CV 63) fall deployment. Kitty Hawk and the embarked Carrier Ai... More
Sailors Sing at the Grand Illumination
Petty Officer 3rd Class Spencer Haasenritter, musician left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Hatfield, musician, of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, sing with members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Band d... More
Aboard command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Petty Officer
Aboard command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Petty Officer Herbert E. Tejeda-Martinez, Ship Storekeeper Seaman, explains the inner workings of the Forecastle to a member of Cub Scout Pack 51. The tour shows scou... More
Ikego Elementary School's Spanish-Immersion
Students from Ikego Elementary School's Spanish-immersion first and second grade classes visit the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and 7th Fleet Sailors to sing Spanish-influenced Christmas Caro... More
Sailors and Marines Return Home From Community Relations Projects
As the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) returns to Fleet Activities Sasebo after completing its fall patrol. During the two-month deployment, Essex Sailors and Marines conducted combined training with ... More
Sailors Complete Fall Patrol 2007
Petty Officer 1st Class Wyeth S. Daniel, hospital corpsman and fellow Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) man the rails after a successful completion of Fall Patrol 2007. Essex is the... More
Patrol, US Navy Photogrpah
Hull technician Petty Officer 3rd Class William Jordan, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, directs a landing craft air cushion ashore at its Sakibe facility. Sailors from ACU-5 returned to Sasebo after completin... More
Sailors Participate in Mochitsuki
Capt. Troy Hart, amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) executive officer, and Cmdr. Ryuji Yamada, aviation and executive officer, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144), participa... More
.S. Marine Sgt. Adriana Smith and Sgt. Gary N. Cox
.S. Marine Sgt. Adriana Smith and Sgt. Gary N. Cox change the batteries of a Mobile Electric Power 007 generator (MEP-007) that produces more than 100 kilowatts of power. The MEP-007 powers six Tactical Water P... More
Petty Officer Nicholas Ullrich Practices with Baby Mannequin
Petty Officer Nicholas Ullrich performs artificial ventilation on a baby mannequin during a training evolution at the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan. The hospital received a $20,000 labor and delivery trai... More
Equipment operator Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross W.
Equipment operator Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross W. Inglis, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, nails together pieces of wood to build a stable for the traditional nativity scene on board Camp Shi... More
Lt. J.g. Steven T. Benefield Gives Gift to Child
Lt. j.g. Steven T. Benefield helps open a gift to give to the children at the Shunko-Gakuen orphanage. 25 Sailors assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) volunteered their time to go the... More