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PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 15, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) sails in front of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, 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 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis) Share

MIAMI

MIAMI (May 13, 2024) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs PortMiami following Fleet Week Miami, May 13, 2024. Fleet Weeks are a tradition of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, where major U.S. cities host Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen for one week of community-wide events. Fleet Week Miami, in its first year, is an opportunity for residents and visitors to meet with service members, foster community relationships, and view the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey) Share

MIAMI

MIAMI (May 13, 2024) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) departs PortMiami following Fleet Week Miami, May 13, 2024. Fleet Weeks are a tradition of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, where major U.S. cities host Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen for one week of community-wide events. Fleet Week Miami, in its first year, is an opportunity for residents and visitors to meet with service members, foster community relationships, and view the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 16, 2024) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for the last time May 16, 2024. Reagan first arrived in Yokosuka Oct. 1, 2015 after completing a hull swap with USS George Washington (CVN 73). 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 James Kimber) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 16, 2024) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for the last time May 16, 2024. Reagan first arrived in Yokosuka Oct. 1, 2015 after completing a hull swap with USS George Washington (CVN 73). 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 James Kimber) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 16, 2024) Families and friends of Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) bid the ship farewell, May 16, 2024. Ronald Reagan departed Yokosuka, Japan, for the last time as the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier. 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 Zachary Grooman) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va

The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 17, 2024, marking their final deployment. Leyte Gulf deployed to the 4th Fleet area of responsibility, seizing 6,470 kilograms of illicit-drugs, a semi-submersible, and conducted theater security cooperation visits. Constructed in 1985 and commissioned in 1987, Leyte Gulf is named after the decisive World War II battle in the Philippine Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill) Share

JUNEAU, Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (May 9, 2024) Sailors heave mooring line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) while getting underway from Juneau, Alaska , May 9, 2024. William P. Lawrence is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

GULF OF GUINEA

GULF OF GUINEA (May 12, 2024) Front port aerial view of the PHM Commandant Birot with the P202 Nzinga Mbandi of Angola and the patrol boats 5 February 1979 and Alternance Pacifique of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Gulf of Guinea, May 12, 2024. From May 11 to 16, 2024, PHM Commander Birot participates in the major annual maritime security exercise Obangame Express 24 sponsored by the United States. In partnership with the Angolan coastal navies, the Congo navy and that of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The French navy supports African navies, shares its experience and trains with African navies in order to strengthen our mutual know-how. By sharing its expertise, its human and material resources, the French navy contributes to strengthening maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The navy offers its assistance and expertise to its African partners, at their request. Under the aegis of the Yaounde maritime security architecture, countries bordering the Gulf of Guinea cooperate on maritime security. For them, it is a question of coordinating their maritime resources, pooling them and sharing information resources, while increasing their common skills through regular training. The Corymbe 24.03 mission aims to reduce insecurity and secure maritime routes in an area threatened by IUU fishing, banditry, piracy or drug trafficking. (Photo and caption courtesy of the French Navy) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 15, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) trails the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a transit of the Pacific Ocean. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, 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 Ensign Riley Smith) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 14, 2024) The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a replenishment-at-sea, May 14, 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 Christopher Crawford) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 14, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 delivers supplies on the flight deck of the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) during a vertical replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) sails alongside, May 14, 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 3rd Class Samuel Vazquez) Share