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A Colombian Navy (Armada De La Repbulica) Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) team conducts a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training exercise, onboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while participating in the 43rd annual UNITAS Exercise. UNITAS is the largest multi-national naval exercise conducted with naval forces from the Caribbean Sea, South and Central America and the USN. The exercises focus on building multinational coalition while promoting hemispheric defense and mutual cooperation

A Colombian Navy (Armada De La Repbulica) Vessel Boarding Search and S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS 43-03 Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USS Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Martin Maddock, USN ... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit Board Search and Seizure team (VBSS) return aboard their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) after conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), with an unidentified Dhow while on patrol aboard the USN ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS (FLIGHT IIA): GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER, USS BUCKELEY (DDG 84) (not shown), in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit Board Search and Seizure t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Brien Aho, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A US Navy (USN) Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, from the USN Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA) Guided Missile Destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 88), sets out aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to conduct a Maritime Interception Operation (MIO) on a super oil tanker traveling through the Northern Persian Gulf during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team, from the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Lloyd, Usn Release Statu... More

A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team from the RAN Adelaide (former US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry) Class Frigate Her Majestyßs Australian Ship (HMAS) ADELAIDE (FFG 01) prepares to board a super oil tanker. The ADELAIDE is one of several coalition ships providing support for Mobile Security Force Detachment 22 (MSD 22) that is currently on station in the Persian Gulf during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Richard J. Brunson, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team from the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS CAPE ST GEORGE (CG 71) (not shown) departs the Panamanian-flagged Motor Vessel after conducting a security sweep of the ship in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: RP1 Terry L. Mullins, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Christopher Carlson practices boarding amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) via a �Jacobs ladder� during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training in the Arabian Sea.

Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Christopher Carlson practices board...

Arabian Sea (Nov. 21, 2006) Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Christopher Carlson practices boarding amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) via a Jacobs ladder during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS... More

Dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Sailors hold their weapons at the ready during a non-compliant Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training exercise.

Dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Sailors hold their weapon...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2007) Dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Sailors hold their weapons at the ready during a non-compliant Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training exercise. Harpers Ferry... More

Lt. j.g. Lawrence Heyworth, a boarding officer for the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team, climbs a ladder to board the decommissioned amphibious transport dock EX-Duluth (LPD 6).

Lt. j.g. Lawrence Heyworth, a boarding officer for the guided-missile ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Mar. 26, 2008) Lt. j.g. Lawrence Heyworth, a boarding officer for the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team, climbs a ladder to boa... More

LT John Fairweather, assigned to Naval Beach Group 2, checks over the ship's bridge logbook while serving as a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team leader during a VBSS drill.

LT John Fairweather, assigned to Naval Beach Group 2, checks over the ...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jun. 09, 2009) LT John Fairweather, assigned to Naval Beach Group 2, checks over the ship's bridge logbook while serving as a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team leader during a VBSS... More

Sailors assigned to the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime

Sailors assigned to the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime

Sailors assigned to the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 move an MH-60R Sea Hawk into the hangar bay of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley... More

Sailors create a thank-you map for supporters of the

Sailors create a thank-you map for supporters of the

Sailors create a thank-you map for supporters of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fle... More

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine

A U.S. Marine with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), utilizes a ratchet strap to set up an aerial sniper position on a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat... More

U.S. Marines assigned  to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), board the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) during a simulated visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) mission.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine E...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 25, 2017) U.S. Marines assigned to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), board the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) during a simulated... More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 4, flies above the Atlantic Ocean during a simulated visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) mission as part of Combined Compo... More

Sailors practice handling rifles during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88).

Sailors practice handling rifles during a visit, board, search and sei...

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 21, 2018) Sailors practice handling rifles during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88). Preble is dep... More

A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey prepares to land on the

A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey prepares to land on the

A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall. Carter Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group participating in a composite unit ... More

Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS

Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS

Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun man a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Truxtun is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Str... More

Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team

Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team

Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg maneuver in rigid-hull inflatable boats during a maritime interdiction operations exercise. Gettysburg ... More

Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search, and seizure

Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search, and seizure

Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search, and seizure team of the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey demonstrate how to conduct security while carrying a casualty. Halsey is the flagship for Combined Task ... More

Naval Air Crewman (Tactical Helicopter) 3rd Class Omar

Naval Air Crewman (Tactical Helicopter) 3rd Class Omar

Naval Air Crewman (Tactical Helicopter) 3rd Class Omar Carrera performs equipment maintenance aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th F... More

190206-N-WI365-1094 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 06, 2019)

190206-N-WI365-1094 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 06, 2019)

190206-N-WI365-1094 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 06, 2019) – Sailors board an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), on the flight deck of the amphibious ... More

201023-N-RG171-0013 ROTA, Spain (Oct. 23, 2020) Sailors

201023-N-RG171-0013 ROTA, Spain (Oct. 23, 2020) Sailors

201023-N-RG171-0013 ROTA, Spain (Oct. 23, 2020) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) participate in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise, Oct. 2... More

Quartermaster 2nd Class Gabriel Jeanty, left, points

Quartermaster 2nd Class Gabriel Jeanty, left, points

Quartermaster 2nd Class Gabriel Jeanty, left, points out a contact for Quartermaster Seaman Kris Walker to report from the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridl... More

200211-N-IA905-1414 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2020) U.S.

200211-N-IA905-1414 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2020) U.S.

200211-N-IA905-1414 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2020) U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Maritime Safety Response Team (MSRT) West prepare to be hoisted from the deck of aerial target launch ship (ATLS 9701) into an MH-60S ... More

U.S. Marine Javelin operators with Battalion Landing

U.S. Marine Javelin operators with Battalion Landing

U.S. Marine Javelin operators with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) stage gear and conduct weapon tests in preparation for a Visit, Board, Search and Seiz... More

A Marine assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure

A Marine assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure

A Marine assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure team of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit provides security from the landing pad of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy G... More

Greek Warrant Officer Alexander Tsaltas, an instructor

Greek Warrant Officer Alexander Tsaltas, an instructor

Greek Warrant Officer Alexander Tsaltas, an instructor from the NATO Maritime Interception Operations Training Center, gives a class on the different types of IED's that could be on a suspected vessel to Marine... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Capt. Jacob Rhine, 5th

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Capt. Jacob Rhine, 5th

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2020) Capt. Jacob Rhine, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company detachment officer-in-charge, 31st MEU, briefs the capabilities of the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) to Ensign Amand... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), aim their weapons at role players aboard a small vessel while conducting Visit, Board, Search, a... More

181125-N-UX013-1022 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) Naval

181125-N-UX013-1022 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) Naval

181125-N-UX013-1022 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Michael Allred, assigned to the “Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, provides over-watch security fr... More

190326-N-HD110-0270
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2019)

190326-N-HD110-0270 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2019)

190326-N-HD110-0270 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2019) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Joseph Phair, from Austin, Texas, assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) ... More

Sgt. Christopher Flynn, left, and Corporal Hunter

Sgt. Christopher Flynn, left, and Corporal Hunter

Sgt. Christopher Flynn, left, and Corporal Hunter Carmichael, both with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force watch as a paratrooper from the 1st Paratrooper Battal... More

160322-N-GW139-358
WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENNINSULA

160322-N-GW139-358 WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENNINSULA

160322-N-GW139-358 WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENNINSULA (Mar. 22, 2016) - Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) stand on the bridge during a photo exercise or P... More

190203-N-RG482-0392
PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 3, 2019)

190203-N-RG482-0392 PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 3, 2019)

190203-N-RG482-0392 PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 3, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joseph Thomas, top center, assigned to Navy Special Warfare Unit 10, debriefs military members from the Tanzania People's Defence... More

Members of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Members of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime

Members of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force approach a suspect vessel during small boat boarding training at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, Nov. 10. The MIO assault for... More

Sgt.  Evan Gibson, left, and Corporal Andrew Simich,

Sgt. Evan Gibson, left, and Corporal Andrew Simich,

Sgt. Evan Gibson, left, and Corporal Andrew Simich, both with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force, raise a cave ladder on a telescopic pole as they approach HNS ... More

PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif., –  Marine Col. Joseph Clearfield,

PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif., – Marine Col. Joseph Clearfield,

PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif., – Marine Col. Joseph Clearfield, commanding officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Left) and Navy Capt. Peter Collins, commanding officer of the USS San Diego (LPD-22) (Right), m... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clear hallways while conducting a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure off the East Coast... More

A member of the Philippine Coast Guard stands security

A member of the Philippine Coast Guard stands security

A member of the Philippine Coast Guard stands security during an opposed-boarding drill as part of Baker Piston 19-2, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, August 26, 2019. During Baker Piston 19-2, the Marine... More

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine

Recon Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit maneuver a Rapid Entry Boarding System (REBS) ladder during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure course at Fort Eustis, VA, July 18, 2018... More

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon climbs a caving ladder during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training aboard the USS Ashland (LSD-48) while underway off the coa... More

The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50) approaches along-side a commercial vessel during Operation MARITIME INTERCEPT. Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Teams onboard the Valley Forge inspected vessels suspected of violating United Nations Sanctions against Iraq

The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARITIME INTERCEPT Base: USS Valley Forge (CG 50) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), train for a Visit Board search and seizure (VBSS) on the USS LASALLE (AGF 3) Joint Command Ship (JCS)

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick O'Connor, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Operations SPECIALIST Third Class (OS3) (SW) Jesse Rozell (right), shakes hands with members of Pakistan Navy Tariq (Amazon) Class Type 21 Frigate PNS SHAHJAHAN (D 186) after a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill during Exercise INSPIRED SIREN '02. The SHAHJAHAN and the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS REUBAN JAMES (FFG 57) are currently participating in Exercise INSPIRED SIREN '02 a US and Pakistani bilateral military exercise involving surface and air forces from the two nations to enhance interoperability and tactical proficiency. It will also refine and strengthen the existing military-to-military relationships of the two nations

Operations SPECIALIST Third Class (OS3) (SW) Jesse Rozell (right), sha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pns Shahjahan (D 186) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Aaron Ansarov, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

060717-N-5914D-004 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Navy (USN) boat recovery team assists US Marine Corps (USMC) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) teams, in Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), as they embark onto the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4) during a VBSS drill.  The 15th MEU and the BOXER are part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 which is currently participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Noel Danseco (RELEASED)

060717-N-5914D-004 (Jul. 17, 2006)US Navy (USN) boat recovery team ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Noel Danseco, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Navy Fire Control Technician 3rd Class Andrew Seymour, a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team member from the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63), successfully climbs a hook-and-pull assembly during a ship boarding exercise in the Pacific Ocean. The Navy uses VBSS teams for three general missions: maritime interdiction operations in support of the Global War On Terrorism, counter drug operations, and for the support of homeland defense. (U.S. Navy photo by LT. Jeffery Jenkins) (Released)

US Navy Fire Control Technician 3rd Class Andrew Seymour, a Visit, Boa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Cowpens (CG 63) Scene Camera Operator: LT Jeffery Jenkins, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine

U.S. Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine

U.S. Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, pull alongside the military sealift command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard to perform a visit, board, search, and seize ev... More

An U.S. sailor assigned to the amphibious transport

An U.S. sailor assigned to the amphibious transport

An U.S. sailor assigned to the amphibious transport dock landing ship USS Green Bay’s (LPD 20) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) after c... More

Damage Controlman 1st Class Pedro Caliz, from New York, participates in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80).

Damage Controlman 1st Class Pedro Caliz, from New York, participates i...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 01, 2013) Damage Controlman 1st Class Pedro Caliz, from New York, participates in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 8... More

Sailors from the Comorian navy participate in visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drills during exercise Cutlass Express 2018 in Victoria, Seychelles.

Sailors from the Comorian navy participate in visit, board, search and...

VICTORIA, Seychelles (Feb. 01, 2018) Sailors from the Comorian navy participate in visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drills during exercise Cutlass Express 2018 in Victoria, Seychelles. Cutlass Express is... More

181120-N-UX013-2004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 20, 2018) Sailors,

181120-N-UX013-2004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 20, 2018) Sailors,

181120-N-UX013-2004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 20, 2018) Sailors, assigned to the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), inspect a dhow as part of maritime security operations. Jason D... More

190204-N-RG482-0004
PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 4, 2019)

190204-N-RG482-0004 PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 4, 2019)

190204-N-RG482-0004 PEMBA, Mozambique (Feb. 4, 2019) Military members from the Tanzania People's Defence Force approach the Mauritius Kora-class Corvette CGS Barracuda (CG 31) during a visit, board, search and ... More

190623-N-WI365-1005 CORAL SEA (June 23, 2019) – A Rigid

190623-N-WI365-1005 CORAL SEA (June 23, 2019) – A Rigid

190623-N-WI365-1005 CORAL SEA (June 23, 2019) – A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) sails toward the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Hank Golden descends a ladder

Quartermaster 3rd Class Hank Golden descends a ladder

Quartermaster 3rd Class Hank Golden descends a ladder from the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) to a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Jason Dunha... More

The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from

The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from

The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) participates in a VBSS drill with the Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Intrepid (F 69) during Rim of... More

180502-N-YJ378-0021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2018) Sailors

180502-N-YJ378-0021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2018) Sailors

180502-N-YJ378-0021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2018) Sailors aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), prepare to board a contracted cargo vessel while conducting a visit, board, sea... More

A rigid-hull inflatable boat and its crew are lifted

A rigid-hull inflatable boat and its crew are lifted

A rigid-hull inflatable boat and its crew are lifted aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock. Comstock is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts i... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 12, 2020) Marines assigned to

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 12, 2020) Marines assigned to

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 12, 2020) Marines assigned to Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force take aim Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199) during a visit, b... More

An international team of U.S. and Gulf Cooperation

An international team of U.S. and Gulf Cooperation

An international team of U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council military and civil law enforcement personnel search the U.S. Army vessel “Corinth” during a visit, board, search and seizure training event in the Arab... More

Gulf of Aden – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Force

Gulf of Aden – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Force

Gulf of Aden – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Force Reconnaissance Detachment, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) prepa... More

181125-N-PY230-1004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) A

181125-N-PY230-1004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) A

181125-N-PY230-1004 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2018) A P-3C Orion aircraft, top, assigned to the “Grey Knights” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as an MH-60R Sea H... More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2017) An 11-meter Naval Special

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2017) An 11-meter Naval Special

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2017) An 11-meter Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat returns to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) after a visit, board, search and seizure drill. New Yor... More

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returns from a simulated Visit, Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) during Combine Composite Uni... More

180731-N-UX013-1185 RED SEA (July 31, 2018) U.S. Navy

180731-N-UX013-1185 RED SEA (July 31, 2018) U.S. Navy

180731-N-UX013-1185 RED SEA (July 31, 2018) U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Sean Hudgins, right, and Gunner’s Mate Stephen Barahona, members of a visit, board, search and seizure team assigned the guided-missile destroyer U... More

Yeoman 2nd Class Ras-Neheisi Benzo climbs a caving

Yeoman 2nd Class Ras-Neheisi Benzo climbs a caving

Yeoman 2nd Class Ras-Neheisi Benzo climbs a caving ladder from a rigid-hull inflatable to the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Jason Dunham... More

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Command

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Command

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides security on the flight deck of the USNS Rappahannock during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS)... More

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Marbell pets a bird

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Marbell pets a bird

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Anthony Marbell pets a bird aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operati... More

Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait,

Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait,

Civilian and military emergency responders from Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States conduct a joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense detection, assessment... More

An instructor from the NATO Maritime Interception Operations

An instructor from the NATO Maritime Interception Operations

An instructor from the NATO Maritime Interception Operations Training Center demonstrates tactical sweep techniques to Marines of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force ... More

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, provides over-watch for a rigid-hull inflatable boat from the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during maritime secur... More

190620-M-ET529-0079 INDIAN OCEAN (June 20, 2019) U.S.

190620-M-ET529-0079 INDIAN OCEAN (June 20, 2019) U.S.

190620-M-ET529-0079 INDIAN OCEAN (June 20, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean Lawphachan, an infantry assault Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cle... More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 5, 2020) Force Reconnaissance Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), call in information for a simulated casualty evacuation during a simulated Visit, Board, S... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides security for his team as they search a small vessel while conducting Visit, Board, Sea... More

150828-N-VC236-058 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 28, 2015) - Sailors

150828-N-VC236-058 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 28, 2015) - Sailors

150828-N-VC236-058 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 28, 2015) - Sailors transit the Gulf of Oman in a rigid hull inflatable boat (RIB) while conducting visit, board, search and seizure operations from aboard the guided-missi... More

Sgt. Jude Calin with the 26th Marine Expeditionary

Sgt. Jude Calin with the 26th Marine Expeditionary

Sgt. Jude Calin with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Interception Operations assault force searches through the aft engineering compartment aboard HNS Aris during their final exercise at Souda Bay... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon,

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) clear a conex box while conducting a joint Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) exercise alon... More

A U.S. Marine and a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine and a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine and a Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), demonstrate to foreign Marines how lower a cas... More

180823-N-UX013-1010 
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180823-N-UX013-1010 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180823-N-UX013-1010 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 23, 2018) Sailors assigned to a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team practice tactical movements on the boat deck of the guided-missile destr... More

200205-N-PI330-0405 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2020) Fire

200205-N-PI330-0405 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2020) Fire

200205-N-PI330-0405 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2020) Fire Controlman Aegis 2nd Class Daniel Fonville, left, from San Antonio; Operations Specialist 2nd Class John Smith, center, from Mobeetie, Texas; and Ens. Kim ... More

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard assemble a hoisting

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard assemble a hoisting

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard assemble a hoisting system during Baker Piston 19-2, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, August 23, 2019. During Baker Piston 19-2, the Marines of the 31st Marine Expedi... More

150208-N-JP249-036 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2015) Members

150208-N-JP249-036 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2015) Members

150208-N-JP249-036 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2015) Members of the Ghanaian military, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), inspect a fishing vessel during... More

Members of the Philippine National Police Maritime

Members of the Philippine National Police Maritime

Members of the Philippine National Police Maritime Group lower a simulated casualty during an opposed-boarding drill as part of Baker Piston 19-2, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, August 29, 2019. During ... More

170925-N-UY653-008
BALTIC SEA (Sept. 25, 2017) Lithuanian

170925-N-UY653-008 BALTIC SEA (Sept. 25, 2017) Lithuanian

170925-N-UY653-008 BALTIC SEA (Sept. 25, 2017) Lithuanian sailors assigned to the Lithuanian Vidar-class minelayer LNS Jotvingis (N42) maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside the Arleigh Burke-class gui... More

160910-N-XM324-052 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2016) Members

160910-N-XM324-052 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2016) Members

160910-N-XM324-052 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2016) Members of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay’s (LPD 20) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team conduct medical training in the ship’s boat ... More

By Air, Land or..., US Marine Corps Photo

By Air, Land or..., US Marine Corps Photo

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Detachment, USS Boxer (LHD 4) conduct visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS)... More

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) participate in a visit, board, search, seizure (VBSS) drill.

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer U...

INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2014) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) participate in a visit, board, search, seizure (VBSS) drill. Dewey is underway as part of th... More

Onboard the USS LASALLE (AGF3) Joint Command Ship (JCS), a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), Force Reconnaissance detachment moves quickly to his objective during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercise

Onboard the USS LASALLE (AGF3) Joint Command Ship (JCS), a US Marine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick O'Connor, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

With a warm welcome US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate Second Class (BM2)(SW) Jeff Redding boards the Pakistani Navy Tariq (Amazon) Class Type 21 Frigate PNS SHAHJAHAN (D 186) during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill during Exercise INSPIRED SIREN'02.  The USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS REUBAN JAMES (FFG 57), left background, is currently participating in Exercise INSPIRED SIREN'02 a US and Pakistani bilateral military exercise involving surface and air forces from the two nations to enhance interoperability and tactical proficiency. It will also refine and strengthen the existing military-to-military relationships of the two nations

With a warm welcome US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate Second Class (BM2)(...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pns Shahjahan (D 186) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Aaron Ansarov, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmembers of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) board a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) before a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS) operation.

Crewmembers of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) board ...

Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jul. 16, 2003) Crewmembers of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) board a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) before a Vessel Boarding Search and Seizure (VBSS... More

The Visit Board Search and Seizure team (VBSS) assigned to USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) approaches a Dhow in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).

The Visit Board Search and Seizure team (VBSS) assigned to USS Bulkele...

Arabian Gulf (Apr. 23, 2004) The Visit Board Search and Seizure team (VBSS) assigned to USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) approaches a Dhow in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while conducting Maritime Interdiction Oper... More

A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team returns to the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG 88), returns after conducting a Maritime Interception Operation (MIO) on a merchant vessel traveling through the Northern Persian Gulf. MIOs contribute to security and stability at sea and in the littorals. VBSS teams from the US and coalition forces conduct compliant boarding in order to prevent terrorist attacks, illegal smuggling and for protection both shipping and the environment. The PREBLE, home ported in San Diego, California (CA), is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) in support...

A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team returns to the USN Arl... More

A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), returns after conducting a Maritime Interception Operation (MIO).

A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search an...

Arabian Gulf (Oct. 21, 2004) A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) carrying a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), returns after conducting a ... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), a Sailor assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team assemble on the boat deck to establish communications prior to conducting a master consent boarding onboard an Indian cargo dhow. The CARTER HALL and embarked ACU-4 are currently on deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MOS) in the Indian Ocean in support of the Global War on Terrorism

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team from the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS CARTER HALL (LSD 50), move away from the ship aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to conduct a master consent boarding on an Indian cargo dhow. The CARTER HALL and embarked ACU-4 are currently on deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MOS) in the Indian Ocean in support of the Global War on Terrorism

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team departs the Panamanian-flagged Motor Vessel HAYDER after conducting a security sweep of the ship in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team departs t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: RP1 Terry L. Mullins, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team departs the Panamanian-flagged Motor Vessel HAYDER after conducting a security sweep of the ship in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team departs t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: RP1 Terry L. Mullins, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (IJESG) ascend a mock ship during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training course held at the Center for Anti-Terrorism and Navy Security Forces, at Chesapeake, Virginia (VA)

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Gr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chesapeake Bay State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT Karen E. Eifert, Usn Release Status: Relea... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search Seizure (VBSS) Team from the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Ling Ship, USS OAK HILL (LSD 51), aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), boards the Motor Vessel (MV) BHAKTI SAGAR, a motor vessel recently released by Somalian pirates. The boarding came after the BHAKTI SAGAR requested assistance, after being released by Somalian pirates. During a ship-to-ship transfer, OAK HILL provided approximately 3,000 gallons of fresh water, 110 pounds each of flour rice, processed meat two cases of Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE). The 15-man Indian crew also received a hot meal from OAK HILL'S galley 3,900 gallons of JP5 diesel fuel...

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search Seizure (VB...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team from the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Shi... More

060726-N-8977L-053 (Jul. 26, 2006)US Navy (USN) SEAMAN (SN) David Bishop, USN Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS CARNEY (DDG 64), subdues a Chilean Sailor during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercise, on the Chilean Coast Guard ship ORTIZ (PSG 72), in support of the United International Antisubmarine Warfare Exercise (UNITAS) 47-06 Pacific Phase located in the Pacific Ocean (POC). U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Johansen Laurel (RELEASED)

060726-N-8977L-053 (Jul. 26, 2006)US Navy (USN) SEAMAN (SN) David Bish...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ortiz (PSG 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Johansen Laurel, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

060727-N-9851B-002 (Jul. 27, 2006)A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team, consisting of USN Sailors and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Sailors, secure the flight deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG 37), during Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT).U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class John L. Beeman (Released)

060727-N-9851B-002 (Jul. 27, 2006)A US Navy (USN) Visit, Board, Search...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Crommelin (FFG 37) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 John L. Beeman, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

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