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ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 1, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Devon Swopes, from Little Rock, Arkansas, assigned to air department's V-1 division, signals an E-2C Hawkeye attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 116 to hold fast aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, March 1, 2024. George Washington is conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission critical operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

VICTORIA, Seychelles

VICTORIA, Seychelles (March 4, 2024) A Kenyan visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team prepares to board a vessel during exercise scenarios as part of Cutlass Express 2024 (CE 24). Cutlass Express 2024, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, increases the readiness of U.S. forces; enhances maritime domain awareness and collaboration among participating nations; and strengthens the capability of partner nations to combat piracy and counter illicit trafficking and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Arif Patani) Share

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (March 5, 2024) Yeoman 2nd Class Celestina Bittel reads to Rota Elementary School students at Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 14, 2024. Naval Station Rota is a force multiplier, capable of promptly deploying and supporting combat-ready forces through land, air and sea, enabling warfighters and their families, sustaining the fleet and fostering the U.S. and Spanish partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drace Wilson) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (March 1, 2024) Athletes compete in the Navy Wounded Warrior shooting trials at the Pierside Fitness Center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 1, 2024. Navy Wounded Warrior is hosting the 2024 Navy Team Trials at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Feb. 22 through March 4. Sailors and Coast Guardsmen who are seriously wounded, ill, or injured are competing across 11 sports that have been adapted to their individual abilities. At the close of Team Trials, a selection of athletes will be invited to participate in this year's Department of Defense Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. (U.S. Navy photo by Anna Marie G. Gonzales) Share

NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 7, 2024) Sailors from Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 30 use an aviation tractor to move a High Altitude Anti-submarine Warfare Capability (HAAWC) weapon system toward a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on the VP-30 flight line, Feb. 7, 2024. VP-30's mission is to provide P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and MQ-4C UAS specific training to pilots, Naval flight officers, and enlisted aircrew prior to reporting to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Curtis D. Spencer) Share

NORWEGIAN SEA

NORWEGIAN SEA (March 1, 2024) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) passes under the northern lights while transiting the Andfjorden waterways during Steadfast Defender 24, March 1, 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 1, 2024) Sailors stand watch on the landing signal officer platform during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Philippine Sea, March 1, 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 3rd Class Adina Phebus) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2024) A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress attached to the 5th Bomb Wing and aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 24, 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 1st Class Thomas Gooley) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 2, 2024) Family members await the arrival of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) as the ship returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 2, 2024, after a 17-month depot modernization period in Portland, Oregon. McCampbell is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/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

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 1, 2024) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Hannah Apostol, from Waipahu, Hawaii, stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) while conducting routine underway operations as the ship transits in the vicinity of the Luzon Strait. Forces assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Monroe) Share

LUZON STRAIT

LUZON STRAIT (Feb. 29, 2024) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Wolf Pack" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75 lands on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 29, 2024. Forces assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

RED SEA

RED SEA (Feb. 11, 2024) Sailors participate in a replenishment-at-sea between the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the Red Sea, Feb. 11, 2024. Philippine Sea is part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and 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