Photo Gallery

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA

Musician 2nd Class Brian Mathis reunites with his family after the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka following a summer patrol, Aug. 20, 2024. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Thomas Furnish) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) sails alongside the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Northland (WMEC 904) and the Royal Canadian Navy offshore patrol vessels HMCS Margaret Brooke (AOPV 431) and HMCS Harry DeWolf (AOPV 430) while conducting a photo exercise during Operation NANOOK (OP NANOOK) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 18, 2024. OP NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' annual series of Arctic exercises designed to enhance defense capabilities, ensure the security of northern regions, and improve interoperability with allied forces. Delbert D. Black participated in the operation alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian and Danish allies to bolster Arctic readiness and fulfill each nation's defense commitments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rylin Paul) Share

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Aug. 18, 2024) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Kingsville (LCS 36) arrives in Corpus Christi, Texas , Aug. 18, 2024, ahead of its August 24 commissioning ceremony. Kingsville is the first U.S. Navy warship to honor the city of Kingsville, Texas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 is guided by flight deck personnel during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 16, 2024. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Unit Training Exercises are an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force, to assess their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, and drive future warfighting development. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hunter Day) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Alexandra Del Col, from Delaware, Ohio, fires a 25 mm machine gun system on the port spy deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 18, 2024. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as integrated air and missile defense warfare commander, 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 2nd Class Victoria Armstrong) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 drops off pallets of supplies on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a vertical replenishment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 17, 2024. 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

SINGAPORE STRAIT

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) transit the Singapore Strait, Aug. 15, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of 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

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Dillon Brinegar, from Medford, Oregon, welds a deck sheave on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 15, 2024. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Unit Training Exercises are an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force, to assess their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, and drive future warfighting development. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan McGuire) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) in the South China Sea, Aug. 14, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of 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

CARTAGENA, Colombia

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kami Tabor, right, assigned to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, speaks to a Colombian navy sailor during a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) roundtable aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) in Cartagena, Colombia during Continuing Promise 2024. Continuing Promise 2024 upholds the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command commitment to the U.S. Department of Defense's WPS Implementation Plan, which outlines defense objectives and goals that the DoD will strive to achieve in order to move the bar toward full WPS implementation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Michael Case, from Mountain Home, Arkansas, conducts pre-flight checks on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 while underway operating with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 13, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Michael Case, from Mountain Home, Arkansas, mans an M3 .50-caliber machine gun inside an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 while underway with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas) Share