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BOSTON

BOSTON (March 17, 2024) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) walk in the famous South Boston St. Patrick's Day/ Evacuation Day parade March 17, 2024. Truxtun is in Boston for a scheduled port visit. The ship currently serves as part of Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT). SURFLANT mans, trains and equips assigned surface forces and shore activities, ensuring the capable force for conducting prompt and sustained operations in support of the United States national interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Emily Casavant) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (March 16, 2024) The crew of the Virginia-class attack submarine pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Idaho (SSN 799) march in formation during a christening ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., March 16, 2024. Idaho and crew will operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 8, 2024) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Reginno Villareal, from Los Angles, makes repairs to an antenna aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), March 8, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, 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 Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 5, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the Pacific Ocean. McCain is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Tang) Share

GREAT LAKES, Ill.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 14, 2024) Recruits wave American flags after becoming naturalized citizens during a naturalization ceremony inside 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 2nd Class Stuart Posada) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 11, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 transports ordnance from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) to the dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), March 11, 2024. Bataan is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew F. Brown) Share

SASEBO, Japan

SASEBO, Japan (March 7, 2024) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails into formation during Exercise Iron Fist, March 7, 2024. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

ARABIAN GULF

ARABIAN SEA (March 3, 2024) A Fire Controlman (Aegis) conducts weather preservation on an antenna aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) while working aloft in the Arabian Sea, March 3, 2024. Gravely is deployed as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

NARVIK, Norway

NARVIK, Norway (March 15, 2024) The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrives in Narvik, Norway, March 15, 2024, following its participation in Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest NATO exercise since World War II. Paul Ignatius played a key role in the exercise, which focused on enhancing interoperability and readiness across 32 NATO allies and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 11, 2024) The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) approaches the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) for a replenishment-at-sea, March 11, 2024. Carter Hall is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 7, 2024) Mineman Seaman Jayce Kreegar, from Brush, Colorado, acts as the primary nozzleman for Repair 3 Attack Team during a simulated fire for a mass conflagration drill aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) while underway in the South China Sea, March 7, 2024. Damage control drills train crewmembers to respond to various at-sea emergency scenarios. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron 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

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 6, 2024) Engineman 2nd Class Erick D. Vuckson, right, from Salem, Indiana, and civil service mariner Liam A. DeFronzo, senior ship rider engineer, prime fuel filters for the ship's engines aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) in the South China Sea, March 6, 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