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SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 14, 2023) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kenny Morales, from Miami, Florida, signals to lower pallets aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) during a replenishment-at-sea Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). Hopper is assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE and 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 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 14, 2023) Sailors heave on a tending line during a replenishment-at-sea aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70). Tending lines assist in moving pallets of cargo from one ship to another. Hopper is assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE and 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 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 13, 2024) An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, prepares to land on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70). Hopper is assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE and 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 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen) Share

RED SEA

RED SEA (Jan. 12, 2024) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea, Jan. 12, 2024. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Elmore) Share

RED SEA

The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) launches Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea Jan. 12, 2024. As a part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, Gravely is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Word) Share

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USNS Maury (T-AGS 66), a Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship, named after a Navy oceanographer and a former Confederate, will now bear the name Marie Tharp, the Navy announced in March 2023. The survey ship will be named after Marie Tharp, the first person to create scientific maps of the Atlantic Ocean, according to a Navy news release. The ship was previously named after Matthew Fontaine Maury, who is considered the father of oceanography. Maury, who also had a building at the Naval Academy named after him, resigned his commission in order to join the Confederacy. Shown here after leaving the pier in Rota, Spain, June 13. Share

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Dec 14, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Dec 14, 2023. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keith Nowak) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 4, 2023) Landing Craft, Air Cushion 76, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, enters the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during amphibious operations in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 6, 2024. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roland Ardon) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 4, 2023) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the "Vikings" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 5, 2024. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Scorza) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 6, 2024) The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 6, 2024. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec 17, 2023) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) tend the phone and distance line during a replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec 17, 2023. Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Omar Rubi) Share