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SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 26, 2023) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, recovers on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Sapien) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 26, 2023) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) fires a MK 15 Phalanx close-in weapon system during a live-fire exercise. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Micheal Mensah) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 23, 2023) A visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), participates in a VBSS exercise on the flight deck. Kidd, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mason Congleton) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 21, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) are decorated with Christmas lights at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 21, 2023, for the installation's Ship Holiday Lighting Festival. (U.S. Navy photo by James Kimber) Share

SINGAPORE

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (Dec. 18, 2023) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Shenell Carter, left, from Wichita, Kansas, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Assomou Yamkey, from Washington D.C., pack food into bags at Willing Hearts charity during a community relations event by Sailors stationed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is in the Republic of Singapore for a port visit, supporting operational readiness and regional partnerships. Carl Vinson is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 and deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Sapien) Share

PALM COAST, Fla.

PALM COAST, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2023) Navy Band Southeast performs holiday concerts at Flagler Auditorium. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Jason Andrews) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Dec.20, 2023) Santa waves from aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) as the boat prepares to moor at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Dec. 20, 2023. Hyman G. Rickover and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4, 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 15, 2023) Seaman Chase Jones, from Valdosta, Georgia, uses binoculars to scan the horizon for contacts while standing aft lookout watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) during underway operations in the Philippine Sea. Hopper, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 14, 2023) Sailors stand watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during routine operations in the South China Sea. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III) Share

MOOREHEAD CITY, N.C.

MOOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (Dec. 6, 2023) Ensign Samaon Tchonda, a division officer aboard the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21), passes a maneuvering order to the bridge during sea and anchor detail, Dec. 6, 2023. New York was underway in support of an integrated training operation with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2023) Mineman 1st Class John Woodson, from Oberlin, Ohio, directs a UH-1Y Venom and AH-1 Cobra helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, while conducting deck landing qualifications aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) in the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, Dec. 5, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michael Harper) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2023) An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 12, 2023. George Washington is underway in support of future operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Russell) Share