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KLAIPEDA, Lithuania

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 6, 2024) Ships participating in Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24) depart Klaipeda, Lithuania to begin the underway portion of the exercise in the Balic Sea, June 6, 2024. BALTOPS 24 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. (Courtesy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Donauskas.) Share

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (June 6, 2024) Ships participating in Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24) depart Klaipeda, Lithuania to begin the underway portion of the exercise in the Balic Sea, June 6, 2024. BALTOPS 24 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. (Courtesy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Donauskas.) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2024) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class David Mitchell, from Salt Lake City, departs from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), during an ammunition on-load with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 30, 2024) Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) transfers supplies to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 8, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) receives fuel from the fleet dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) during Valiant Shield 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 8, 2024) Sailors assigned the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) heave around a line on the fo’c’sle during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fleet dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during Valiant Shield 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 8, 2024) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Dylan Brandon from Brighton, Colorado, gives directions as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) comes alongside the fleet dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) during Valiant Shield 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183), left, and the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), right, participate in exercise Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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 in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) participates in exercise Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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 in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), left, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), right, and an MH-60S assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, top, participate in exercise Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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 in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), along with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ships, Taigei-class attack submarine, JS Jingei (SS 515), Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Izumo (DDH 183), and Maya-class guided-missile destroyer, JS Haguro (DDG 180), break away after a formation sailing exercise in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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. Navy photo Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Freiburghaus) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with the flagship of U.S. 7th Fleet, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), along with Japanese ships, Taigei-class attack submarine, JS Jingei (SS 515), Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Izumo (DDH 183), and Maya-class guided-missile destroyer, JS Haguro (DDG 180), as four F/A-18 Super Hornets attached to Carrier Air Wing 5, two U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-1 Lancer heavy bombers, four USAF F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, four USAF F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft, two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighters, two JASDF Mitsubishi F-15 Eagle air superiority fighters, one USAF RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, and one USAF KC-46 Pegasus tanker conduct a formation fly over in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Freiburghaus) Share