Photo Gallery

ATLANTIC OCEAN

An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 takes off on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 3, 2024. Iwo Jima is underway conducting flight operations as part of its aviation qualifications. Amphibious assault ships, like Iwo Jima, project power and maintain presence by serving as the flagship of an amphibious ready group and expeditionary strike group at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Rodriguez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Master Chief Damage Controlman Teddy Yates, left, from Harwood, Maryland, instructs Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Jarod Rife, from Wapakoneta, Ohio, on the proper use of a naval firefighting thermal imager during a damage control training exercise in the carpentry shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 3, 2024. Ronald Reagan 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 David C. Fines) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 27, 2024. Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), 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 Nystrand) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Sailors receive and transport cargo from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 3, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, 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 Daniel Kimmelman) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 flies past the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 27, 2024. Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, 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 Lt. Lily Moorhead) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 2, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, 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 Daniel Kimmelman) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors conduct flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 28, 2024. Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan) Share

U.S. 5TH FLEET

Sailors man the helm on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Dalen Alexander directs an AV-8B Harrier from the "Blue Knights" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced) to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 1, 2024. Wasp is transiting the Atlantic Ocean as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd class Daisy Rodrigues, from Los Angeles, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, 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 Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Cmdr. Matt Adams, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), left, and Cmdr. Leigh Tate, executive officer of Spruance, oversee a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) in the South China Sea. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, 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 Joey Sitter) Share

U.S. 5TH FLEET

A U.S. Navy damage controlman shores a damaged overhead during an integrated training team drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo) Share