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RED SEA

RED SEA (March 21, 2024) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) displays the weight of an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, March 21, 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) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (March 18, 2024) Capt. Michel Brandt, left, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), from Oak Grove, Kentucky, exchanges salutes with Republic of India Navy Sub-Lieutenant Abhishek Mishra during a scheduled port visit in Visakhapatnam, India, March, 18, 2024, for Exercise Tiger Triumph 2024. Tiger Triumph is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

TEMA, Ghana

TEMA, Ghana (March 19, 2024) A Ghana navy marching band performs during a flagging-off ceremony for Ghana navy ships GNS Volta (P.40) and GNS Ankobra (P.43). The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody Williams (ESB 4) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa 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 Ethan Jaymes Morrow) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 26, 2024) Lt. j.g. George Fenton, left, from Franklin, Tennessee, and Ensign Brandon Diep, from Los Angeles, stand the bridge watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the Philippine Sea, March 26, 2024. Ralph Johnson 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (March 22, 2024) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Ticali greets his family as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) returns to Naval Station Norfolk following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations, March 22, 2024. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises, increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill) Share

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (March 17, 2024) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) departs Changi Harbor in Singapore, March 17, 2024. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a 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 Jen S. Martinez) Share

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (March 17, 2024) The bridge watch aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) navigate the ship out of Changi Harbor as the ship gets underway from Singapore, March 17, 2024. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a 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 Jen S. Martinez) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (March 20, 2024) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joaquin Martinez, commander of the U.S. Joint Force for Tiger Triumph, and Indian navy Rear Adm. Rajesh Dhankhar shake hands during a commander's brief in Visakhapatnam, India, March 20, 2024, during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2024. Tiger Triumph is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Cpl. Danielle Rayon) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 24, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2024. Ralph Johnson 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 23, 2024) Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returns a salute to Japanese community members visiting Ronald Reagan during the 28th annual Spring Festival celebration at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Scheduled during Japan's cherry blossom season, the 28th annual Spring Festival open base event was held by CFAY to give community members and guests the opportunity to enjoy together, highlighting the friendship between the U.S. Navy and the City of Yokosuka. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 21, 2024) Sailors hoist a Mark 46 torpedo up to the aft missile deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), March 21, 2024. John S. McCain is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 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 Kevin Tang) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 20, 2024) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) conducts small boat operations while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 2024. Harpers Ferry is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim) Share