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FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 11, 2024) The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) gathers on the flight deck of the ship with Lt. Amy McClellan, front left, anti-submarine warfare officer for Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, and Senior Chief Sonar Technician William Hutton, acoustic intelligence specialist for DESRON 15, to receive the Bloodhound Award from Capt. Justin Harts, commander of DESRON 15, April 11, 2024. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Ronan Williams) Share

KENNEBEC RIVER

KENNEBEC RIVER (April 8, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) USS John Basilone (DDG 122) transits the Kennebec River to the sea to conduct Bravo Trials. This is the second U.S. Navy vessel named after Basilone, the first being USS Basilone (DD-824), a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned in 1949 and decommissioned in 1977. U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Sherwin Thomas) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 15, 2024) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) signal the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) during a fueling-at-sea while the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sails alongside, April 15, 2024. Russell, 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 John A. Miller) Share

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (April 14, 2024) Mineman 2nd Class Nicholas Cajigas, from Mansfield, Connecticut, stands look out watch during sea and anchor detail aboard the independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) in Singapore. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Liz Dunagan) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 13, 2024) Explosion Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 11 fast-ropes from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a friends and family day cruise. The friends and family day cruise provides an opportunity for Abraham Lincoln to demonstrate its combat abilities and showcase daily life aboard the ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry) Share

EAST CHINA SEA

EAST CHINA SEA (April 3, 2024) Sailors monitor a fuel line 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 John Ericsson (T-AO 194), April 3, 2024. 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

EAST CHINA SEA

EAST CHINA SEA (April 3, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), left, conducts a fueling-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), April 3, 2024. 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 (April 15, 2024) The Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), right, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) sail alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a fueling-at-sea, April 15, 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 Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET

U.S. 7TH FLEET (April 11, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sails in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) during a trilateral exercise, April 11, 2024. This trilateral exercise allowed maritime forces from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and U.S. to train together to enhance coordination on maritime domain awareness and other shared security interests. Daniel Inouye is part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jadyn Beavers) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET

U.S. 7TH FLEET (April 11, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) and aircraft with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 sail and fly in formation during a trilateral exercise with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 11, 2024. This trilateral exercise allowed maritime forces from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and U.S. to train together to enhance coordination on maritime domain awareness and other shared security interests. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pimpaka Kruthun) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 13, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails the Pacific Ocean during the friends and family day cruise. The friends and family day cruise provides an opportunity for Abraham Lincoln to demonstrate its combat abilities and showcase daily life aboard the ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 29, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Howard (DDG 83), left, and USS Higgins (DDG 76), right, sail behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), while Dewey conducts a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) while conducting operations in the Philippine Sea, March 29. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to DESRON 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Oblander) Share