Commander, Navy Region Southwest

RED SEA (May 22, 2013)1 of 4

The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO-203). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sabrina Fine (Released) 130522-N-NB538-157

PALMDALE, Calif. (May 22, 2013)2 of 4

The Northrop Grumman-built Triton unmanned aircraft system completed its first flight from the company's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif. The one an a half hour flight successfully demonstrated control systems that allow Triton to operate autonomously. Triton is specially designed to fly surveillance missions up to 24 hours at altitudes of more than 10 miles, allowing coverage out to 2,000 nautical miles. The system's advanced suite of sensors can detect and automatically classify different types of ships. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman by Bob Brown (Released) 130522-N-ZZ999-001

JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 22, 2013)3 of 4

Rear Adm. Tilghman D. Payne, commander of Joint Region Marianas, is presented with a painting by Wahdah Shit Alijia, a 5th grader from Legara Makmur 01 elementary school, during a community service event for exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. More than 1,000 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Indonesia 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda S. Kitchner (Released) 130522-N-IY633-580

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 18, 2013)4 of 4

Aerographer's mates assigned to the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center at Stennis Space Center, Miss., stand by as an unmanned underwater vehicle leaves the surface to search for mines as part of a training exercise during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013. IMCMEX 13 includes navies from more than 40 countries whose focus is to promote regional security through mine countermeasures operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen (Released) 130517-N-OM642-104