Photo by Seaman Ashley Croom | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 11.30.2020
201206-N-ZT601-0001 (December 6, 2020) -- An informational graphic explaining the significance of the Emerald Shellback designation. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ashley Croom)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Krystina Coffey | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 03.31.2018
180331-N-QR145-1865 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 31, 2018) The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) passes a buoy marking coordinates zero degrees North, zero degrees East during a crossing the line ceremony aboard the ship March 31, 2018. The crossing the line ceremony is a naval tradition that recognizes when members of the crew cross the equator for the first......
Photo by Andrew Kornacki | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District | 05.06.2015
Walking along the Niagara River, Buffalo, N.Y., you will notice small fish, Emerald Shiners (Notropis atherinoides), swimming along the shoreline; although small in size, these fish are a vital component of the Niagara River and Lake Erie food web....
Photo by Andrew Kornacki | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District | 05.06.2015
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District in partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo State College, and SUNY University at Buffalo, have begun the Emerald Shiner Study to improve habitat connectivity for the Emerald Shiner between the Niagara River and Lake Erie, with a focus on the uppermost two miles in the Niagara River Area of Concern....
Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.28.2015
Two 123rd STS personnel off load 50 cc mini bikes to stage on a runway at an Eglin Air Force Base drop zone, prior to a static line jump and jump clearing team mission from a KC-130J Super Hercules belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, during Emerald Warrior 2015, April 28, 2015. The mini bikes are used to patrol down the air strip before the plane lands to ensure there......
Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.28.2015
A 50 cc mini bike is secured aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, during a flight prior to a static line jump infiltration at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during Emerald Warrior 2015, April 28, 2015. The mini bikes are used to patrol down the air strip before the plane lands to ensure there is no debris or hostile forces near the landing zone. Emerald......
Photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.28.2015
123rd Special Tactics Squadron personnel and Chilean Air Commandos load into a KC-130J Super Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, to conduct a jump clearing team mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during Emerald Warrior 2015, April 28, 2015. The combined team had 20 jumpers and two 50cc mini bikes, which were dropped off at the landing zone prior to the jump. Emerald......
