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Sailors prepare to shift colors on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), July 22, 2024, at Naval Air Station North Island. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share

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Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Luis Fragoso, from Miami, Florida, fires a shot line from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) to the Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) to conduct a replenishment at sea during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 21. 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 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

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U.S. Navy Sailors conduct a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck of the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in preparation for flight quarters during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 21. 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 Jesse Monford) Share

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Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) man the small boat while conducting a visit, board, search, and seizure drill during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 18. 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 begin in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bayley Foster) Share

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2024) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jonathan Williams, from Cowpens, S.C., passes word on the 1 MC during general quarters, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77). O’Kane, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sheryssa Dodard) Share

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Sailors heave line on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), July 22, 2024, at Naval Air Station North Island. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caylen McCutcheon) Share

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa

A landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) from Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 transits past the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) while heading towards the beach at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, July 17, 2024. Green Bay and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 Lt. Cmdr. John J. Mike) 240717-N-UX839-1002 Share

MANAMA, Bahrain

Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Lucas Vasoncellos, from Santa Barbara, California, mans an M240 Bravo machine gun aboard a 33-foot Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) Harbor Security Boat (HSB), assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, during high-speed maneuvers training in the vicinity of NSA Bahrain, July 18, 2024. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of the Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class MacAdam Kane Weissman) Share

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A CMV-22B Osprey from the "Sunhawks" of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 50 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), July 17, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Osborn) Share

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The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), left, refuels with the Royal Canadian Navy replenishment ship Asterix in the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 15, 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. (Royal Canadian Navy photo by Sailor First Class Brendan McLoughlin) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam residents watch as the decommissioned amphibious assault ship ex-USS Tarawa (LHA 1) is escorted out of Pearl Harbor during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 16. 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 2nd Class Courtney Strahan) Share

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Cmdr. Richard S. Ray, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), oversees a refueling at sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). O’Kane assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sheryssa Dodard) Share