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MILWAUKEE, Wisc.

Sailors of the USS Beloit (LCS 29) man the ship and bring it to life during its commissioning ceremony in Milwaukee on Nov. 23, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

MILWAUKEE, Wisc.

Soldiers from the 120th Field Artillery of the Wisconsin Army National Guard fire a salute during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Beloit (LCS 29) in Milwaukee on Nov. 23, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

MILWAUKEE, Wisc.

Sailors of the USS Beloit (LCS 29) man the ship and bring it to life during its commissioning ceremony in Milwaukee on Nov. 23, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

MILWAUKEE, Wisc.

Sailors of the USS Beloit (LCS 29) man the ship and bring it to life during its commissioning ceremony in Milwaukee on Nov. 23, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan

Sailors disembark the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, during a homecoming celebration at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Nov. 22, 2024. George Washington returned to Yokosuka for the first time in almost nine years after turning over with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). George Washington is 7th Fleet's premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States' commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners cross the U.S. Navy's largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita) Share

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Performance division recruits carrying state flags march on the drill deck during U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's pass in review graduation at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, Nov. 21, 2024. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 22, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Travis S. Hanes) Share

ROTA, Spain

Quartermaster 2nd Class Dalton Roller, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), reads a bearing as Wasp departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21, 2024, following a regularly scheduled port visit. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share

ROTA, Spain

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) pulls out of Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21, 2024. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share

ROTA, Spain

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Maurice Jones, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), stands watch as Wasp departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21, 2024, following a regularly scheduled port visit. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share

ROTA, Spain

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21, 2024, following a regularly scheduled port visit. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share

NORTH SEA

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Cager Jack, a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, fires a shot line from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment in the North Sea, Nov. 8, 2024. Harry S. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan McGuire) Share