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RED SEA

RED SEA (March 5, 2024) Sailors signal the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to 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 5, 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

MANILA, Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (March 3, 2024) Cmdr. Matthew Shaw, right, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26), Ensign Bryant Hilaire, left, the ship's first lieutenant, and navigator Lt. j.g. Catherine Porter maneuver the ship during a sea and anchor detail in Manila, Philippines, March 3, 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

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (March 4, 2024) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) transits San Diego Bay, March 4, 2024. San Diego is currently conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Woods) Share

GULF OF ADEN

GULF OF ADEN (March 11, 2024) Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) approach a disabled vessel in the Gulf of Aden, March 11, 2024, to assist three stranded mariners. USS Laboon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

ARCTIC OCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 9, 2024) A New York Air National Guard C-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing flies over East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operators (SEALs), Norwegian naval special operations commandos and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) during an integration exercise designed to bolster skills in an Arctic environment, March 9, 2024, as part of Arctic Edge 24. Arctic Edge provided Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense and deterrence of the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton) Share

NORWEGIAN SEA

NORWEGIAN SEA (March 11, 2024) Cmdr. Christopher W. Van Loenen, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), speaks with Finnish Defence Forces Brig. Gen. Manu Toominen, assistant chief of staff J7, during a distinguished visitor dinner with leaders of the Finnish and Swedish navy and marine corps during Steadfast Defender 24, March 11, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO's ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 3, 2024) Aeographer's Mate 2nd Class Rowan Meyer-Boothby, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, assigned to Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk (SGOT-N), uses a kestrel for weather observation at Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron T. Smith) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 7, 2024) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Black Knights” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 lands on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), March 7, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, 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 Krescent Peters) Share

NORWEGIAN SEA

NORWEGIAN SEA (March 7, 2024) A Swedish CB90-class fast assault craft enters the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during small boat operations in support of Steadfast Defender 24, March 7, 2024. Sweden, NATO’s newest member, is integrating with NATO forces during the Alliance’s largest exercise in decades, continuing their long-standing partnership while showcasing NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki) Share

ROCKINGHAM, Australia

ROCKINGHAM, Australia (March 10, 2024) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) pulls alongside Diamantina Pier at Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia, March 10, 2024. The nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed submarine is in HMAS Stirling for the second visit by a fast-attack submarine to Australia since the announcement of the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) Optimal Pathway in March 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlyn E. Eads) Share

NORWEGIAN SEA

NORWEGIAN SEA (March 8, 2024) A Swedish CB90-class fast assault craft approaches the open well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during small boat operations in support of Steadfast Defender 24, March 8, 2024. Sweden, NATO's newest member, is integrating with NATO forces during the Alliance's largest exercise in decades, continuing their long-standing partnership while showcasing NATO's ability to deploy forces rapidly to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki) Share

RED SEA

RED SEA (Feb. 29, 2024) Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, Feb. 29, 2024. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo) Share