A speaker at the podium addresses guests seated on the stern section o...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Bill Mcallister, USN Release Status: Relea... more
Sailors and visitors look down from the rail above the well deck of th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Bill Mcallister Release Status: Released ... more
Guests seated on the stern section of the USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) li...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Bill Mcallister, USN Release Status: Relea... more
Sailors prepare to man the USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) during the commis...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Bill Mcallister, USN Release Status: Relea... more
Sailors salute Marine Major General (MGEN) Robert L. Beckwith as he di...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Bill Mcallister, USN Release Status: Relea... more
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts cargo from the deck of the do...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Gunston Hall(LSD 44) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... more
A port view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) during ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Gunston Hall(LSD 44) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... more
A starboard view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) un...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... more
A port bow view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) und...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... more
A port beam view of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44) un...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... more
Signalman 2nd Class Diver (DV) Harlold Bickford a mammal handler from ...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Signalman 2nd Class Diver (DV) Harlold Bickford a mammal handler from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) brushes the teeth of a Bottle Nose Dolphin in the we... more
Staff Sgt. Steven Torrance, consults with Staff Sgt. Kevin Harris assi...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Staff Sgt. Steven Torrance, consults with Staff Sgt. Kevin Harris assigned to Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) while setting his compasses for the n... more
Signalman 2nd Class Harlold Bickford a mammal handler assigned to Comm...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Signalman 2nd Class Harlold Bickford a mammal handler assigned to Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) sprays water on a Bottle Nose Dolphin before tran... more
Members of the Dive Platoon crew from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3)...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Members of the Dive Platoon crew from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) launch their dive boats from the well deck of the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) operatin... more
Shipboard Inflatable pools setup by Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Shipboard Inflatable pools setup by Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) hold nine Bottle Nose Dolphins used to locate man made objects on the sea floor... more
Signalman 2nd Class Diver (DV) Harlold Bickford a mammal handler from ...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Signalman 2nd Class Diver (DV) Harlold Bickford a mammal handler from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) brushes the teeth of a Bottle Nose Dolphin in the we... more
Members of the Deep/Shallow Water Mark 7 crew from Commander Task Unit...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Members of the Deep/Shallow Water Mark 7 crew from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) push their dive boat off the well deck of the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)... more
Spetz a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Spetz a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) is beached up on a transfer mat before going out on a training mission from the w... more
Dive Platoon member Builder 1st Class Dean Ferguson assigned to Comman...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Dive Platoon member Builder 1st Class Dean Ferguson assigned to Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) sets up his dive gear before going out on a trainin... more
Members of Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) prepare survival ge...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Members of Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) prepare survival gear for diving operations in the well deck aboard the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). CTU-5... more
Members of the Deep/Shallow Water Mark 7 crew from Commander Task Unit...
Central Command Area of Operation (Mar. 17, 2003) Members of the Deep/Shallow Water Mark 7 crew from Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) deploy a Miller Pen that will house a Bottle Nose Dolphin operating near the... more
Members of Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) prepare survival ge...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 17, 2003) Members of Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-55.4.3) prepare survival gear for diving operations in the well deck aboard the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) in the... more
Staff Sgt. Justin Roberts escorts K-Dog a Bottle Nose Dolphin belongin...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 18, 2003) Staff Sgt. Justin Roberts escorts K-Dog a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU) 55.4.3 in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) back to ... more
Hefi, a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Command Task Unit (CTU) 55.4....
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 18, 2003) Hefi, a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Command Task Unit (CTU) 55.4.3, receives a routine medical evaluation on the well deck aboard USS Gunston Hall (LS... more
K-Dog a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 18, 2003) K-Dog, a Bottle Nose Dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit (CTU) 55.4.3, leaps out of the water in front Sgt. Andrew Garrett while training near the USS... more
Dive Platoon service members assigned to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Mar. 20, 2003) Dive Platoon service members assigned to Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) transit the flight deck to board a MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter aboard the amphibi... more
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Peter Vongmysay troubleshoots a malfu...
Persian Gulf (Jul. 17, 2005) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Peter Vongmysay troubleshoots a malfunctioning amplifier card aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)... more
Senior Chief Fire Controlman Craig Paskewic and Fire Controlman 3rd Cl...
Persian Gulf (Jul. 17, 2005) Senior Chief Fire Controlman Craig Paskewic and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Sean Winterbottom check for a signal on a wiring harness to the Phalanx Close in Weapons System (CWIS) whil... more
US Navy (USN) SEAMAN (SN) Devon Jamison waits in the foreground, as a ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NAUTICAL UNION Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert R. Mcrill Release Status: Released to Public... more
Ens. Jessica Pommgrer scans the horizon for surface contacts aboard th...
Persian Gulf (Jul. 17, 2005) Ens. Jessica Pommgrer scans the horizon for surface contacts aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), while underway off the coast of ... more
Seaman Devon Jamison crouches down on the flight deck aboard the Whidb...
Persian Gulf (Jul. 17, 2005) Seaman Devon Jamison crouches down on the flight deck aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) to avoid the rotor wash of an MH-53E Sea... more
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conducts Su...
Persian Gulf (Jul. 19, 2005) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conducts Surface Action Group operations during exercise Nautical Union. Nautical Union is a joint exercise between U.S. a... more
U.S. Marines assigned to 2d Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Mar...
Guinea (Oct. 07, 2005) U.S. Marines assigned to 2d Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, take a look at their targets following marksmanship training aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston H... more
U.S. Marines assigned to 2d Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Mar...
Guinea (Oct. 10, 2005) U.S. Marines assigned to 2d Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment board the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) after the completion of training with Guinean forc... more
Ghanaian soldiers wait for berthing assignments aboard the dock landin...
Atlantic Ocean (Oct. 15, 2005) Ghanaian soldiers wait for berthing assignments aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) anchored off the coast of Ghana during West African Training Cruise '06 (WAT... more
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility (LCU), assigned to the dock landing...
Gulf of Guinea (Oct. 20, 2005) A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility (LCU), assigned to the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), carries Landing Amphibious Recovery Crafts (LARC) and personnel back to the ... more
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) prepares to leave the beach o...
Ghana (Oct. 20, 2005) A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) prepares to leave the beach of Ghana to head back to the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during the West African Training Cruise (WATC)... more
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John MacLaughin and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman...
Ghana (Oct. 20, 2005) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John MacLaughin and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman John Hokenson discuss Visit, Board, Search and Seizure tactics and team assignments with Ghanaian military personnel ... more
Commanding Officer, USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), Cmdr. Thomas M. Negus, ...
Takoradi, Ghana (Oct. 21, 2005) Commanding Officer, USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), Cmdr. Thomas M. Negus, welcomes aboard the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, the Honorable Pamela E. Bridgewater, while the... more
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chuck Myers, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Cha...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 03, 2005) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chuck Myers, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, trains a Senegalese Navy infantryman in Marine Corps Martial Arts a... more
U.S. Marine Cpl. Dante Dipasqua and Cpl. Richard Hazenburg, both assig...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 03, 2005) U.S. Marine Cpl. Dante Dipasqua and Cpl. Richard Hazenburg, both assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, demonstrate the vertical hammer fist blow ... more
Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) hold on...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 03, 2005) Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) hold on to a phone and distance line as it is connected to the British Royal Navy vessel HMS Wave Ruler through out ... more
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John McLaughlin, left, briefs members of the Seneg...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 03, 2005) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John McLaughlin, left, briefs members of the Senegalese 90th Naval Infantry in ship boarding procedures aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) ... more
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chuck Myers (right), Char...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stephen Faulisi, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... more
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Papa, right, assigned to 2nd Platoon...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 03, 2005) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Papa, right, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, holds a striking pad for a member of the Senegalese 90th Nav... more
A Netherlands patrol craft prepares to moor in the well deck aboard th...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 06, 2005) A Netherlands patrol craft prepares to moor in the well deck aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during Exercise Green Osprey while participating in the West Af... more
Deck Department personnel aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hal...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 06, 2005) Deck Department personnel aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), moor a Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) from the Royal Netherlands landing platform dock HN... more
A Netherlands Navy 5-Series Patrol Craft ODDANE (L4527) prepares to mo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Cliff Williams, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... more
Deck Department personnel aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hal...
Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 07, 2005) Deck Department personnel aboard the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), signal to a Royal Netherlands Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) as it moors next to the well decks ram... more
US Navy (USN) and Royal Netherlands Navy personnel monitor a Royal Net...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stephen Faulisi, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... more
U.S. and Royal Netherlands Navy personnel monitor a Norwegian S90N com...
West Africa (Nov. 12, 2005) U.S. and Royal Netherlands Navy personnel monitor a Norwegian S90N combat boat as it is lifted aboard the U.S. Navy's dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) off the coast of Wes... more
Sailors and Marines celebrate the opening ceremony of 2007 Fleet Week ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Apr. 30, 2007) Sailors and Marines celebrate the opening ceremony of 2007 Fleet Week USA in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Taking part in this years Fleet Week USA is amphibious assault ship USS K... more
Sailors from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 participate in a Fleet...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May. 01, 2007) Sailors from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 participate in a Fleet Week community relations project by visiting local hospitals and helping to cheer up patients. Comman... more
Golf teams from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), USS Forest Sherman (DDG 98), US...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May. 01, 2007) Golf teams from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), USS Forest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), USS Ponce (LPD 15), USS San Jancinto (CG 56) and members of the community pre... more
Sailors from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May. 02, 2007) Sailors from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS San Jacinto (CG 56) visit a nearby hospital to cheer up patients during a community relations project ... more
Dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) are in port for Fleet Week...
PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (May. 03, 2007) Dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15), guided missile destroyer USS Forest Sherman (DDG 98) and amphibious assault ship ... more
Guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) and dock landing ship USS Gun...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 21, 2007) Guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) and dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) execute restricted maneuvers along with amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) expe... more
Guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) and dock landing ship USS Gun...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 21, 2007) Guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) and dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) execute restricted maneuvers along with amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) expe... more
Guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) and dock landing ship USS Gun...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 21, 2007) Guided missile frigate USS Carr (FFG 52) and dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) execute restricted maneuvers along with amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) expe... more
A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) transports equipment from Marine E...
Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 31, 2007) A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) transports equipment from Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) 22 to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on ... more
Sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (...
NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 01, 2007) Sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk, as part of the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) fo... more
USS Carr (FFG 52) departs Naval Station Norfolk, as part of the Kearsa...
Norfolk, Va. (Aug. 01, 2007) USS Carr (FFG 52) departs Naval Station Norfolk, as part of the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) for a scheduled deployment. Kearsarge ESG consist of the amphibious assaul... more
Family and friends wave goodbye to Sailors assigned to guided missile ...
NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 01, 2007) Family and friends wave goodbye to Sailors assigned to guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk on a scheduled deployment to conduct ma... more
Lt. j.g Edward Stevenson uses a laser range-finder aboard the guided m...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 08, 2007) Lt. j.g Edward Stevenson uses a laser range-finder aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) to determine the distance between Porter and the dock landing ship USS G... more
Members of the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Visit, Boar...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 08, 2007) Members of the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Visit, Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team conduct boarding exercises aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Porter... more
Sgt. Brandon Howard boards dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)...
RED SEA (Aug. 28, 2007) Sgt. Brandon Howard boards dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) after being dropped off in a CH-53 Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261. Gunston ... more
Rear Adm. Terence E. McKnight assumes command of Expeditionary Strike ...
PERSIAN GULF (Sep. 30, 2007) Rear Adm. Terence E. McKnight assumes command of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2 during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). ESG 2, based out of Naval A... more
Stretcher-bearer teams run toward victims during a competition aboard ...
PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 08, 2007) Stretcher-bearer teams run toward victims during a competition aboard dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall held the competition as part of Damage Control Olympi... more
Landing Craft Unit 1653, attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit 22, pr...
PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 13, 2007) Landing Craft Unit 1653, attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit 22, prepares to embark aboard dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is underway for a scheduled de... more
An MH-60S Seahawk attached to the
INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 31, 2007) An MH-60S Seahawk attached to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Combat Sea Squadron (HSC) 26, flies in front of dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commu... more
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Chris Hendricks instructs a member from the Dji...
DJIBOUTI (Dec. 10, 2007) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Chris Hendricks instructs a member from the Djiboutian Army on an M-16 during weapons fundamental training conducted at Arta Range TC-13. Hendricks is from the Ba... more
Hospitalman 3rd Class Jeremy Jordon instructs a member from the Djibou...
DJIBOUTI (Dec. 10, 2007) Hospitalman 3rd Class Jeremy Jordon instructs a member from the Djiboutian Army on the PK-M (Djiboutian firearm) at Arta Range TC-13. Jordon is from the Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Batt... more
Capt. Fernandez Ponds, commander, Kearsarge Strike Group, explains wet...
INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 13, 2007) Capt. Fernandez Ponds, commander, Kearsarge Strike Group, explains wet-well operations to Lt. Col. John Kasaija, of the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force, and Col. Joseph Michie, of the... more
Rear Adm. James Hart, commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Afr...
DJIBOUTI (Dec. 15, 2007) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. James Hart, commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Djiboutian Army Brig. Gen. Osman Soubagleh, director of international relations, meet for a rece... more
Leaders from the U.S. and Djiboutian military meet for a reception at ...
DJIBOUTI (Dec. 15, 2007) Leaders from the U.S. and Djiboutian military meet for a reception at end the Operation Image Nautilus aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Image Nautilus ... more
Stuart Symington, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, talks with service memb...
DJIBOUTI (Dec. 15, 2007) Stuart Symington, U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti, talks with service members aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during a reception at end the Operation Image... more
Djiboutian Navy Lt. Waiss Omar Bogoreh and U.S. Navy Commodore Frank P...
DJIBOUTI (Dec. 15, 2007) Djiboutian Navy Lt. Waiss Omar Bogoreh and U.S. Navy Commodore Frank Ponds, commander, Kearsage Strike Group, cut a Djiboutian and American flag cake to symbolize a partnership between ... more
U.S. Navy Commodore Frank Ponds presents Djiboutian Army Brig. Gen. Os...
DJIBOUTI (Dec. 15, 2007) U.S. Navy Commodore Frank Ponds, commander, Kearsage Strike Group, presents Djiboutian Army Brig. Gen. Osman Soubagleh, director international relations, with a coin during a reception ... more
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West during an all...
NORFOLK, Va. (Apr. 14, 2009) "The rescue of Captain Phillips is even more proof of just how flexible our Navy is, and how capable we are at fighting crime on the high seas," said Master Chief Petty Officer of t... more
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West during an all...
NORFOLK (Apr. 14, 2009) "The rest of the nation found out this week what we've known for a long time. We are an 'any mission, anytime, anywhere' Navy. We had Sailors on station, ready to do what was necessary. ... more
Pall bearers fold the American flag during a burial at sea ceremony ab...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2009) Seaman Apprentice Josue Fernandez-Lopez and Cryptologic Technician 2nd Class Theo Beasley assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) fold the American ... more
Sailors aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) lift the American flag off a ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2009) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) lift the American flag off a casket during a burial at sea ceremony. Gunston Hall is underway conducting ... more
Seaman Apprentice Josue Fernandez-Lopez salutes Cmdr. Fred R. Wilhelm ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2009) Seaman Apprentice Josue Fernandez-Lopez salutes Cmdr. Fred R. Wilhelm, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), after handing him the Amer... more
Capt. Cynthia Thebaud, left, commander of Destroyer Squadron 60, Germa...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2010) Capt. Cynthia Thebaud, left, commander of Destroyer Squadron 60, German navy Cmdr. Thomas Blaess and Senegalese navy Lt. Assane Seye speak with local media at Joint Expeditio... more
Sailors and Marines man the rails of the Whidbey Island-class dock lan...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2010) Sailors and Marines man the rails of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), as the ship departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Stor... more
Line handlers remove mooring lines as the amphibious transport dock sh...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2010) Line handlers remove mooring lines as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story to conduct humanit... more
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departs J...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2010) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story to conduct humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims... more
Sailors secure the brow of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2010) Sailors secure the brow of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as the ship departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Gunston ... more
A CH-53E Super Stallion delivers a water buffalo to USS Gunston Hall (...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 16, 2010) A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 delivers a water buffalo to the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LS... more
Members of Africa Partnership Station West and U.S. Marines move lumbe...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 16, 2010) Members of Africa Partnership Station West and U.S. Marines move lumber on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall was diverted... more
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Dennis Minydzak, from Pittsburgh, demonstr...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Dennis Minydzak, from Pittsburgh, demonstrates on Ensign Whitney Krese the proper method for applying a sling during basic life-saving and preventive m... more
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Lemon, assigned to Maritime Civil A...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 18, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Lemon, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 203, helps load food and medical supplies aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat aboar... more
The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) takes on ...
CARIBBEAN SEA (Jan. 18, 2010) The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) takes on fuel and supplies from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) during ... more
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Lemon, assigned to Maritime Civil A...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 18, 2010) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) load food and medical supplies aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat aboard the amphibious dock land... more
Lance Cpl. Timothy Smith, assigned to the Sabers of Marine Light Attac...
CARIBBEAN SEA (Jan. 18, 2010) Lance Cpl. Timothy Smith, assigned to the Sabers of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 467 crosses the flight deck under the tails of CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters ... more
Religious Program Specialist 2nd class Jonathan Sanders helps move a c...
KILLICK, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) Religious Program Specialist 2nd class Jonathan Sanders, from Estill, S.C., assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), helps move a child to a stret... more
A Haitian boy watches as rigid-hull inflatable boats from the amphibio...
BONEL, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) A Haitian boy watches as rigid-hull inflatable boats from the amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) arrive ashore at the New Hope Miss... more
A Haitian girl washes laundry by the shore as Sailors on an assault cr...
BONEL, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) A Haitian girl washes laundry by the shore as Sailors on an assault craft boat from the amphibious assault ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) stand watch over the arrival of heavy equipm... more
A landing signal enlisted (LSE) directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) A landing signal enlisted (LSE) directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Squadron (HSC) 22 to lift off from the multi-purpose amphibious assault shi... more
Two Hospital Corpsmen treat a Haitian woman's injured foot.
BONEL, Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010) Two Hospital Corpsmen assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2 treat a Haitian woman's injured foot. The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) is on station in Haiti... more