Photos tagged with "Phoenix Express"

  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Boarding team members from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), conduct small-arms training under the guidance of Marines assigned to the 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - Operations Specialist Seaman Alex Dibenedetto (left), a boarding team member assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), practices small arms tactics under the supervision of U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Aiken (right), from the to 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multinational maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 12, 2012) - U.S. Navy Sailors attached to guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56) participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic naval training ship Aris as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Center in Souda Bay, May 12. PE12, a multinational exercise between European, North African and U.S. naval forces, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations to help increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Chief Fire Controlman Timothy Wheeler, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), secures a stairway during an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Senior Chief Fire Controlman Allen Bylls, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), leads his team on an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Members of a Moroccan boarding team attached to the Moroccan ship Mohammed V (F-611) participate in small-arms training aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 8, 2012) - Moroccan naval forces participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic training ship Aris as part of a boarding team exercise during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Sothern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 9, 2012) - Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Victor Meza, a member of the boarding team from guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), provides security for his team during an exercise aboard the training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 8, 2012) - Moroccan naval forces participate in small-arms training aboard the Hellenic training ship Aris as part of a boarding team exercise during Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12). PE12, a multi-national maritime exercise between Sothern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, is designed to improve cooperation among participating nations and help increase safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 10, 2011) -- A member of the Royal Moroccan armed forces maritime interdiction operations team, attached to the Royal Moroccan ship Hassan II, examines a mock component used to build a weapon of mass destruction aboard USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) on June 10, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011. Phoenix Express is a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 14 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 11, 2011) -- Sailors attached to USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) stand by to conduct replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), June 11, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011. Phoenix Express, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 11, 2011) -- USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) comes alongside Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) in anticipation of conducting a replenishment at sea, June 11, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011. Phoenix Express, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 8, 2011) Firefighters aboard USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) conduct a fire drill exercise on the flight deck of Groves as a part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11), June 7. A three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 14 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 8, 2011) Daniel Thacker, a deck cadet from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kingspoint, NY, stationed onboard maritime prepositioning ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat, records the ship's hourly navigational course in the ship's bridge during an at-sea training exercise for Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 8, 2011) Harvey Carvajal, an able-body seaman onboard maritime prepositioning ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat, scans the horizon with binoculars on the ship's bridge during an at-sea training exercise for Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS STEPHEN W. GROVES, At Sea (June 7, 2011) A member of the Royal Morocco armed forces maritime interdiction operations team, attached to the Royal Morocco navy ship Hassan II, searches USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) June 7, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS STEPHEN W. GROVES, At Sea (June 7, 2011) -- Members of Royal Morocco armed forces maritime interdiction operations team attached to the Royal Morocco navy ship Hassan II board USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), serving as a vessel suspected of illicit trafficking, June 7 as a part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS STEPHEN W. GROVES, At Sea (June 7, 2011) -- Lt. j.g. Marc Schorm attached to USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), assessment officer for Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11), speaks to members of the Spanish armed forces maritime interdiction operations team attached to Spanish navy ESPS Vencedora during a training boarding evolution June 7 as a part of PE-11. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • USS STEPHEN W. GROVES, At Sea (June 7, 2011) -- Members of the Spanish armed forces maritime interdiction operations team attached to the Spanish navy ESPS Vencedora underway to board USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29), serving as a vessel suspected of illicit trafficking, June 7 as a part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (June 2, 2011) -- U.S. Navy Fireman Daniel Saknow demonstrates fire hose handling during a damage control exercise at Marathi Pier in Souda Bay, Greece, June 2, as a part of Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 30, 2011) Boatswain's Mate Third Class Anthony Woo, a coxswain serving aboard USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), maneuvers a double-engined rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during a RHIB evolution conducted with coxswains from the Greek armed forces during Phoenix Express 2011. The training teaches junior coxswains how to maneuver efficiently a RHIB alongside a vessel suspected of carrying suspicious cargo for the Bradley's Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team to climb successfully aboard. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 30, 2011) -- Boatswain's Mate Third Class Anthony Woo, a coxswain serving aboard USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), maneuvers a double-engined rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) during a RHIB evolution under the training of coxswains from the Greek armed forces during Phoenix Express 2011. The training teaches junior coxswains how to maneuver efficiently a RHIB alongside a vessel suspected of carrying suspicious cargo for the Bradley's Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team to climb successfully aboard. PE-11, a three-week exercise divided into in-port and underway training phases, is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating countries in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Jeff Troutman/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 27, 2011) Greek Special Forces Ensign Alexander Tsaltas, right, an instructor at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC), demonstrates to U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Nicholas Braman from Rota, Spain, how to perform a proper takedown on a uncooperative member of a suspect vessel's crew during a Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) defense tactics exercise in Souda Bay, Crete. A three-week exercise divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 26, 2011) -- Lt. j.g. Jim Carles, boarding officer for the USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) visit, board, search and seizure team advances on the target during small arms training that is designed to sharpen essential skills used in conducting maritime interdiction operations (MIO) against suspect vessels during training at the NATO MIO Training Center in Souda Bay, Crete, May 26, 2011, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11). A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 20110) -- Members of the Royal Morocco armed forces practice using a tourniquet during exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) May 25, 2011. PE-11, a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces, commenced training May 23. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) Royal Morocco navy Lt. Amine Khalik, (left), and Royal Morocco military member Maj. Said Afkir, (right), practice using a tourniquet during medical response classroom training featured in exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11)on May 25, 2011. PE-11, a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces, commenced training here May 23. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • SOUDA BAY, Crete (May 25, 2011) -- U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Quigley, exercise senior medical officer and Navy reserve component member from Sixth Fleet reserve detachment 802 in Atlanta, helps two Royal Moroccan military personal with the correct application of a tourniquet during exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) on May 25, 2011. PE-11 is a multi-national maritime exercise comprising U.S., North African and European naval forces. A three-week evolution divided into two phases of training, PE-11 is designed to enhance regional maritime partnerships among the 13 participating nations in their efforts to deter illicit trafficking at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Vasquez/Released) Hi-res / Details / Comments ...