USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5)

USS MIGUEL KEITH (ESB 5), PHILIPPINE SEA

240924-M-AS577-1315 An AH-1Z Viper attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies past the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea Sept. 24, 2024.

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Photo By: Cpl. Luis Agostini

VIRIN: 240927-N-N0831-0001

An AH-1Z Viper attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies past the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea Sept. 24, 2024.

A Temporary Home: 15th MEU Aircraft Cross Deck to USS Miguel Keith

240922-M-AS577-119 1U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Joshua Brown, assigned to the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), and a native of Florida, tows a UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, into a hangar bay aboard Miguel Keith in the Philippine Sea Sept. 22, 2024.

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Photo By: Cpl. Luis Agostini

VIRIN: 240927-N-N0831-0002

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Joshua Brown, assigned to the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), and a native of Florida, tows a UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, into a hangar bay aboard Miguel Keith in the Philippine Sea Sept. 22, 2024.

JMSDF Escort Flotilla Two tours USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5)

240326-N-HI376-1147 Seth Brower, ship’s master of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), leads a tour for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm.

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Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Graham

VIRIN: 240417-N-N0831-0003

Seth Brower, ship’s master of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), leads a tour for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm.

31st MEU conducts VBSS aboard USS Miguel Keith

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise aboard the USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2024. VBSS is part of maritime interception operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews)

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Photo By: Cpl. Tyler Andrews

VIRIN: 240306-N-N0831-0001

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise aboard the USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2024.

USS Charleston completes vertical replenishment-at-sea with USS Sampson

220521-O-NR876-991 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 21, 2022) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, detachment 8, transports pallets of supplies from the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) to the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign James French)

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Photo By: Ensign James French

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The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) conducted a vertical replenishment-at-sea of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) in the Philippine Sea, May 21.

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 (HMH-466) on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Balikatan 22, off the coast of the Philippines, March 28, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for 'shoulder-to-shoulder,' is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

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VIRIN: 220328-N-JD834-0068

Balikatan featured field and maritime training events including an amphibious exercise.

USS Miguel Keith Conducts Flight Operations

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 28, 2022) An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) refuel on the flight deck of USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5). Miguel Keith, assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 7, is currently operating as the Theater Littoral Warfare Commander's flagship in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Photo By: Lt.Cmdr. Sherrie A Flippin

VIRIN: 220201-N-N0831-0004

The Navy and Marine Corps “blue-green team” composed of Commander Task Force Seventy-Six (CTF 76)/Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 is underway with the embarked 31st and 11th Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), for training and operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

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WHITE BEACH, Japan (Oct. 6, 2021) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary staging base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) anchors off Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa White Beach Naval Facility Oct. 6, 2021. Miguel Keith, assigned to Amphibious Squadron Eleven, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Ann Hattell

VIRIN: 211006-N-PQ586-1239

OKINAWA, Japan – The crew of Lewis B. Puller class expeditionary staging base, USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), hosted Navy staff from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, and Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and subordinate commands while anchored at Naval Base White Beach, Okinawa.

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VIRIN: 201231-N-N0831-0011

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Navy accepted delivery of its third Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB 5) Nov. 15.