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171114-M-RT059-0105 (38567034821)
A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses a ramp to embark aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) at Morehead City, N.C., Nov. 14, 2017. COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the Marine Expeditionary Unit as a whole can meet its Pre-deployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming dep
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428-GX-K-121192 (25423226045)
428-GX-K-121192: Morehead City, North Carolina. Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Vasquez, right background, operates a forklift loading pallets of supplies aboard USS Coronado (LPD-11) as preparations are made for departure. The ship is assigned to Commander Amphibious Squadron Four of Marine Amphibious Ready Group, the standing landing force of the Sixth Fleet. Photographed by PHAN T. P. Mcauliffe, February 28, 1978. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/03/0
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AS09-20-3127 (21315583554)
Apollo 9 Hasselblad image from film magazine 20/E - Earth orbit, EVA United States, North Carolina, Cape Lookout, Pamilco Sound, Morehead City.
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A crane lifts an M-777 lightweight howitzer onto the flight deck of USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) in Morehead City, N.C., Aug. 29, 2010 100829-M-YH803-173
A crane lifts an M-777 lightweight howitzer onto the flight deck of USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) in Morehead City, N.C., Aug. 29, 2010.
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A tractor trailer carrying crates of Marine Corps supplies pulls up at a staging area. The material will be transported by ship to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield - DPLA - cc63319550f341d466d62bc48ae52e26
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public
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A tug boat positions the vehicle cargo ship CPL. LOUIS J. HAUGE, JR. (T-AK-3000). The HAUGE, along with other maritime prepositioning ships, is scheduled to transport equipment that - DPLA - f36a97bd60156de27bd8f410c50fd827
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. R.L. Jaggard Release Status: Released to Public
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Assault Craft Unit 4 offloads 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (1)
U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion 83, left, and LCAC 07, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, land on a beach in Morehead City, North Carolina to offload Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Oct. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S.
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Assault Craft Unit 4 offloads 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (2)
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Brandon WilsonAdda, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, directs a light armored vehicle, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), off Landing Craft Air Cushion 83, assigned to ACU 4, in Morehead City, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access,
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Assault Craft Unit 4 offloads 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (3)
U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Brandon Baker, assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2, directs Landing Craft Air Cushion 07, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, onto a beach in Morehead City, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied
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Assault Craft Unit 4 offloads 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (4)
U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion 07, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, lands on a beach in Morehead City, North Carolina to offload Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Oct. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mas
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Assault Craft Unit 4 offloads 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (5)
A vehicle assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) offloads from a U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, on a beach in Morehead City, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
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Assault Craft Unit 4 offloads 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (6)
U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion 83, left, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, lands on a beach in Morehead City, North Carolina to offload Marines attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Oct. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo
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Assault Craft Unit 4 offloads 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (7)
U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Brandon Baker, assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2, directs a light armored vehicle, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), off Landing Craft Air Cushion 83, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, in Morehead City, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access,
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Attila in Morehead City
The OBX called also the graveyard of the Atlantic, has the new victim the sailing yacht Malolo. His owner Attila Szabo can be contacted by WhatsApp number 1 860 9844542 or [email protected]
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Bridge of the USACE vessel Beaufort, after Hurricane Florence - 180917-A-AB280-0075
Corps survey vessels have begun assessments of impacted federal ports in NC, Sept. 17, 2018. Corps survey vessel Beaufort is surveying damage due to Hurricane Florence in the Port of Morehead City, the North Carolina Port, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the inlet and coastline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is integrated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to ensure federal channels are cleared as quickly as possible to
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Brinson-Webb House, Morehead City
Brinson-Webb House, hosting Parsons General Store since 1982. Part of Morehead City Historic District
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Community law enforcement honors fallen heroes 120515-M-AF823-018
Police vehicles from local agencies convoy to the Officer Down Memorial in Morehead City, N.C., May 15. May 15 is federally recognized as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week it falls in is Police Week. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Provost Marshal Offices represented military law enforcement.
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Community law enforcement honors fallen heroes 120515-M-AF823-063
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Provost Marshal Officers Joe Maxfield, left, Staff Sgt. Steven Matolevich, center, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune PMO officer Richard L. Guy Jr., right, salute as taps is played for the memory of fallen police officers at a ceremony in Morehead City, N.C., May 15. President John F. Kennedy declared May 15 to be Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962, which police departments nationwide have observed ever since.
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Defense.gov News Photo 960504-M-0707S-007
U.S. Marines from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion climb the brow of the USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) at Morehead City, N.C., on May 4, 1996, for Combined Joint Task Exercise 96. More than 53,000 military service members from the United States and the United Kingdom are participating in Combined Joint Task Force Exercise 96 on military installations in the Southeastern United States and in waters along the Eastern seaboard.
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Defense.gov News Photo 960504-M-7232C-003
U.S. Marines from Headquarters Company, 8th Marine Regiment, form a chain to move life jackets to their fellow Marines awaiting loading on a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility at Radio Island near Morehead City, N.C., on May 4, 1996, for Combined Joint Task Exercise 96. More than 53,000 military service members from the United States and the United Kingdom are participating in Combined Joint Task Force Exercise 96 on military installations in the Southeastern United States and in waters along the E
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FMIB 35890 Turtle Fishery
Turtle Fishery Diving for loggerhead turtle, Morehead City, North Carolina Subject: Turtle fisheries Geographic Subject: United States--North Carolina--Morehead City Tag: Reptiles
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Haiti earthquake relief 100115-N-KP445-056
Culinary Specialist Seaman Kevin R. Cardwell Jr., assigned to USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) stands pier sentry watch as Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embark to transit to Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) deployed Jan. 14. Providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in the wake of natural and ma
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Haiti earthquake relief 100115-N-KP445-091
Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to onload M1151 vehicles aboard USS Carter Hall. The embarked Marines are transiting to Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) deployed Jan. 14. Providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in the wake of natural and man-made disasters is a core Navy mi
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Port of Morehead City
Port of Morehead City as seen from Fort Macon State Park
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