Photo Gallery

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors conduct flight operations on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 5, 2024. Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 participate in flight quarters on the ship's flight deck, Dec. 4, while the ship is underway conducting aviation certifications in the Atlantic Ocean. Amphibious assault ships, like Iwo Jima, project power and maintain presence by serving as the flagship of an amphibious ready group and expeditionary strike group at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) participate in flight quarters on the ship's flight deck, Dec. 3, while the ship is underway conducting aviation certifications in the Atlantic Ocean. Amphibious assault ships, like Iwo Jima, project power and maintain presence by serving as the flagship of an amphibious ready group and expeditionary strike group at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 approaches the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Dec. 3, while the ship is underway conducting aviation certifications in the Atlantic Ocean. Amphibious assault ships, like Iwo Jima, project power and maintain presence by serving as the flagship of an amphibious ready group and expeditionary strike group at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez) Share

CHERRY POINT, N.C.

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) and Defense Logistics Agency employees who have been part of the F402 team, either currently or in the past, stand in front of the depot’s final completed F402 engine. Following the conclusion of the command’s last AV-8 Harrier maintenance event in September, FRCE also returned its final F402 engine, the Harrier’s power source, to the fleet Oct. 28. Share

Norfolk, Va.

An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 takes off on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Dec. 4, while the ship is underway conducting aviation certifications in the Atlantic Ocean. Amphibious assault ships, like Iwo Jima, project power and maintain presence by serving as the flagship of an amphibious ready group and expeditionary strike group at sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathan Huang) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 takes off on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 3, 2024. Iwo Jima is underway conducting flight operations as part of its aviation qualifications. Amphibious assault ships, like Iwo Jima, project power and maintain presence by serving as the flagship of an amphibious ready group and expeditionary strike group at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 27, 2024. Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan Nystrand) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Sailors receive and transport cargo from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 3, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 flies past the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 27, 2024. Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Lily Moorhead) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 2, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors conduct flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 28, 2024. Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan) Share