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PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Nicolas Merritt, from Murrieta, Calif., signals 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 Victoria Armstrong) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches from 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 Victoria Armstrong) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 from 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 Victoria Armstrong) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) Landing signal officers observe an F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 making 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 Han A. Puyu) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 launches from 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 Han A. Puyu) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) Lt. Brandon Russell, left, from Stockbridge, Ga., and Lt. Samuel Murphy, from Atlanta, signal an F/A-18F Super Hornet 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 Han A. Puyu) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 prepares to launch from 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 (Jan. 30, 2024) An F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 stands by 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 Seaman Sonny Escalante) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 31, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Flying Checkmates" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE), Jan. 31, 2024. The event comprising Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is designed to advance combined readiness between Japan and U.S. maritime forces while simultaneously demonstrating our commitment to our partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas Gooley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2024) Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Paschke, left, from Italy, and Lt. Brandon Russell, from Stockbridge, Georgia, launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 off 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 Seaman Sonny Escalante) Share

RED SEA

RED SEA (Feb. 3, 2024) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea, Feb. 3, 2024. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2024) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Easyriders" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) sails alongside, Feb. 2, 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 John A. Miller) Share