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MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 11, 2023) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Hunter Athey, assigned to the air department of the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sets tension on an E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, on the flight deck, Dec. 11, 2023. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky) Share

U.S. 5TH FLEET

U.S. 5TH FLEET (Dec. 6, 2023) Sailors aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) observe as a Military Sealift Command helicopter drops off pallets during a vertical replenishment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 6, 2023. Components of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 26, 2023) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, recovers on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Sapien) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 7, 2023) Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Cameron MacKay, from Seattle, oversees the landing of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 during flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 13, 2023) A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 1 climbs aboard a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 during cast and recovery training in San Diego, Dec. 13, 2023. EODTEU-1 develops and provides realistic training to EOD, and mobile diving and salvage forces to prepare them for future operations in support of national objectives. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sebastian Portieleslopez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2023) Marines from Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2023. VBSS is a type of maritime interdiction training exercise. Hopper, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 29, 2023) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Alyssa Halsey, left, from Las Vegas, and Mineman 2nd Class Aidan Murphy, from Indio, California, secure a UH-1Y Venom helicopter attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as it lands aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 29, 2023. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michael Harper) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2023) Mineman 1st Class John Woodson, from Oberlin, Ohio, directs a UH-1Y Venom and AH-1 Cobra helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, while conducting deck landing qualifications aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) in the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, Dec. 5, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michael Harper) Share

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Dec. 14, 2023) Cmdr. Adam Stein commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) looks over the bridge wing as an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter passes by the ship, Dec. 14, 2023. Delbert D. Black is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy Ivy III) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2023) An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 12, 2023. George Washington is underway in support of future operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Russell) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 16, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Golden Dragons" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Sapien) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 15, 2023) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 delivers cargo to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8). Carl Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B Goessl) Share