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BALTIC SEA

BALTIC SEA (June 8, 2024) Ships participating in exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24) transit the Baltic Sea during a photo exercise, June 8, 2024. BALTOPS24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner) Share

BALTIC SEA

BALTIC SEA (June 8, 2024) Ships participating in Baltic Operations 24 (BALTOPS 24) gather in formation for a photo exercise, June 8, 2024. BALTOPS24 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) conduct a vertical replenishment while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2024. The George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational, and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Russell) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 retrieves supplies from the flight deck of fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) during a vertical replenishment while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational, and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John T. Jarrett) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 1, 2024) Sailors attach a wire to a fueling station on the main deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) during a fueling-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), June 1, 2024. The Russell, part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, 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 3rd Class John A. Miller) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 1, 2024) Sailors heave a line on the main deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) during a fueling-at-sea, June 1, 2024. The Russell, part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, 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 3rd Class John A. Miller) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 1, 2024) Cmdr. Michael McInerney, left, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), waves to the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) during a fueling-at-sea, June 1, 2024. The Russell, part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, 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 3rd Class John A. Miller) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 1, 2024) Ensign Benjamin Tripp measures distances to the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) with a laser range finder on the bridge wing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), June 1, 2024. The Russell, part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, 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 3rd Class John A. Miller) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 1, 2024) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Chilee Osuji, from Imo States, Nigeria, writes in the deck log on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), June 1, 2024. The Russell, part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, 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 3rd Class John A. Miller) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 14, 2024) U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), left, conducts a maneuvering exercise with the French navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655) in the Philippine Sea during Valiant Shield 2024, June 14, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of services and with our allies to conduct precise, overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 13, 2024) Quartermaster 1st Class Jacob Anderson, from Bloomingdale, Georgia, guides Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in preparation for a fueling-at-sea and replenishment-at-sea with MSC dry cargo ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), in the Philippine Sea, June 13. Commander, Task Force (CTF) 73 in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 13, 2024) Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), receives pallets from the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a fueling-at-sea and replenishment-at-sea with MSC dry cargo ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10), in the Philippine Sea, June 13. Commander, Task Force (CTF) 73 in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kevin Steffanson) Share