Photo Gallery

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

Tugboats assist the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) as the ship pulls into Naval Station Norfolk, July 27, 2024. Supply returned from an eight-month deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Hendrick L. Dickson) Share

CARIBBEAN SEA

The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) transits the Caribbean Sea as it departs Puerto Cortes, Honduras en route to its next Continuing Promise 2024 mission stop, Aug. 2, 2024. Continuing Promise has long been and will continue to be a way for nations in the Americas to form stronger cultural and social bonds, leading to stronger regional partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark Logico) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participate in small boat operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are 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 2nd Class Cole Pursley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, left, and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 operate from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 2, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, 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 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson) Share

U.S. 5TH FLEET

The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), front, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sail alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) during a vertical replenishment, July 20, 2024. Russell is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) conducts a maritime cooperative activity with the Philippine navy Gregorio del Pilar-class patrol ship BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS 16) in the South China Sea, July 31, 2024. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman Tactical Helicopter 2nd Class Diego Chavez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) sails in formation off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 22, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

EAST CHINA SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) conduct bilateral operations in the East China Sea, July 30, 2024. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 29, 2024) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tawny Rector, right, and Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Isaiah Climes, serve cake at a commemorative birthday celebration on the ship's messdecks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), July 29. Wasp is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is on a schedule deployment to the NAVEUR-NAVAF area of operations, supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Eric Moser) Share

LEGAZPI, Philippines

The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) sails into the Port of Legazpi for the start of Pacific Partnership 24-2 in the Philippines, July 30, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

PUERTO CORTES, Honduras

PUERTO CORTES, Honduras (July 27, 2024) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrives in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, for Continuing Promise 2024. Continuing Promise 2024 is a fundamental mission in U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative, which is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark Logico) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) sails in formatioN off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 22, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share