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ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2024) Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Cherelle Hendricks, a native of Culver, Delaware, transports ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Nov. 19. USS 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 Seaman Natalia Thoen) Share

AT SEA

AT SEA (Nov. 13, 2024) Aircraft assigned to U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 5, U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Air Force during a formation sail during Freedom Edge 24-2, Nov. 13, 2024. Exercises such as Freedom Edge demonstrate a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 16, 2024) A U.S. Navy Retail Services Specialist mans a hose during a fresh water wash down aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo) Share

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (November 15, 2024) Sailors and civilians assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) remove trash and debris from a two-mile stretch of road on Sporting Hill Road in Mechanicsburg, Pa., November 15, as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation state-wide Adopt a Highway program. The cleanup served as an opportunity for Sailors and Navy civilians to act as environmental stewards of the community by cleaning up the road outside of Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg. NAVSUP BSC provides the Navy with information systems support through the design, development, and maintenance of information systems in the functional areas of logistics, supply chain management, transportation, finance, and accounting and is one of 11 commands under Commander, NAVSUP. (U.S. Navy photo by Karissa Murdock) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jacob Gateman, from Vashon Island, Washington, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, inspects an M240D machine gun on an MH-60S Seahawk on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 13, 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 Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors guide a Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopter attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 to land on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Tripoli is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austyn Riley) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Capt. Robert Bibeau, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), reloads an M240B machine gun with Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Maurice Rose in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 14, 2024. George H.W. Bush departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct a scheduled underway to test equipment and systems in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Roberson) Share

EAST CHINA SEA

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Dewey (DDG 105), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya-class guided-missile destroyer JS Haguro (DDH 180), Republic of Korea Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975), and Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) steam in formation during Freedom Edge 24-2 in the East China Sea, Nov. 13, 2024. Freedom Edge demonstrates a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. 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 Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Recruits take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during a naturalization ceremony in the Recruit Memorial Chapel at Recruit Training Command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Suits) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Joshua Juco, assigned to air department aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signals the catapult for launch, Nov. 14, 2024. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing Group Sail. Group Sail is the first at-sea integrated phase training event during a routine deployment training cycle. It is designed to challenge the Gerald R. Ford CSG's ability to use the capabilities of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, and embarked Information Warfare team as a cohesive Strike Group to meet Navy and Joint Warfighting requirements that increases war-fighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tajh Payne) Share

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba

Coast Guardsmen assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific, embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), perform maneuvers with Sailors from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Harbor Patrol, Nov. 13, 2024. Joint training exercises like these enhance inter-service coordination and prepares personnel for real-world maritime security operations. (Portions of this photo are obscured for security reasons) (U.S. Navy photo by Jovi Prevot) Share

OKINAWA, Japan

Ensign Ethan Murphy, from Milwaukee, performs a take-down maneuver on Lt. j.g. Maxen Guthrie, from Camas, Washington, during security reaction force training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 13, 2024. Dewey 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share