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ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 hovers over the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 31, 2024. Porter is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group and 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 A. Russell) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 conduct a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise with Argentine naval special forces while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 31, 2024. Porter is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group 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 A. Russell) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 hovers over the Argentine navy Gowind-class Ara Almirante Storni (P 53) during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 31, 2024. HSC-5 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and 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 A. Russell) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Argentine navy ships transit in formation while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 31, 2024. Porter is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group and 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 Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 hovers over the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 31, 2024. Porter is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group and s 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 Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2024) The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a vertical replenishment, May 30, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, 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 2nd Class Andrew Benvie) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 29, 2024) An E-2D Hawkeye from the “Liberty Bells” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), May 29, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship 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 Julian Mata) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 28, 2024) Sailors move supplies aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) during a vertical replenishment with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), May 28, 2024. Halsey, part of Carrier Strike Group Nine, 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 Samuel Vazquez) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (May 14, 2024) Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 3 conducts high-speed maneuvers on 40-foot Metal Shark patrol boats in San Diego Bay near Naval Base San Diego, May 14, 2024. MSRON-3 is conducting unit level training in preparation for its upcoming deployment. They are currently building boat team proficiency for coastal, inshore, harbor/port environments, Antiterrorism/Force Protection (ATFP), long-range dynamic High Value Asset (HVA) escorts, and building command relationships for deployment flexibility and interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 1, 2024) The U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), back, the Royal Malaysian Navy Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel KD Terengganu (F174), front, and a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the "White Knights" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), transit in formation during Tiger Strike 24 in the South China Sea, June 1, 2024. Tiger Strike is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and Malaysia armed forces designed to enhance communication and build combat readiness through combined amphibious operations and subject matter expert exchanges in support of a shared vision for security and stability in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

Naval Weapons Station Earle

NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, N.J. (May 27, 2024) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departs Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey, following an ammunition onload, May 27, 2024. Wasp is underway in the Atlantic Ocean and is the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share

NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, N.J.

Lt. j.g. Kaylee Newcomb, the cyber officer assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), relocates a bee nest in San Diego, May 18, 2024. Newcomb safely removed the hive from Tripoli’s flight deck and relocated them to her homestead. (Photo courtesy of Lt. j.g. Kaylee Newcomb) Share