Marine aviation provided support during Exercise Bold Alligator by transporting troops from ships to the exercise areas and shaping the battlefield to be advantageous to the Marines when they landed ashore.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey - СШАUSA - 1989

An MH-53E Super Stallion lifts an M-777 Howitzer off the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sikorsky CH-53E / S-80 Super Stallion - СШАUSA - 1974

Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 was the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past ten years and represented the revitalization of Navy and Marine Corps' capabilities in amphibious operations.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sikorsky CH-53E / S-80 Super Stallion - СШАUSA - 1974

A UH-1Y Venom from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 landing aboard the landing dock platform USS San Antonio for refuelling during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell Model 412 / UH-1Y - СШАUSA - 1979