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PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2024) Sailors handle ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 3, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 7th Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus) Share

CHINA LAKE, Calif.

CHINA LAKE, Calif. (Nov. 27, 2023) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Vampires" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, and a U-2 Dragonlady fly over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. VX-9 is charged with the testing and evaluation of weapons and their related systems in direct support of the United States Naval Aviation Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jonathan Newbery) Share

CHINA LAKE, Calif.

CHINA LAKE, Calif. (Nov. 27, 2023) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Vampires" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9 and a U-2 Dragonlady fly over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. VX-9 is charged with the testing and evaluation of weapons and their related systems in direct support of the United States Naval Aviation Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jonathan Newbery) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2024) A F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Air Combat Element (ACE), takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 11, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (February 11, 2024) A UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 11, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class India James, from St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 as it prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a simulated strait transit. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Madison Cassidy) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) sails with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), not pictured, during a simulated strait transit in the Pacific Ocean. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Madison Cassidy) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (February 11, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Robert Miller, from Palatka, Florida, launches a F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Combat Element from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 11, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman James Young, from Ashland, Ohio, unties a pallet aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) while conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 8, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 6, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class India James, from Jamaica, signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 6, 2024) Sailors conduct routine maintenance on an F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren) Share