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SASEBO, Japan

SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 29, 2023) Navy Counselor 1st Class Sonar Sandiko, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), is pinned with anchors and receives his combination cover as he is promoted to chief petty officer during a pinning ceremony at CFAS, Sept. 29, 2023. The rank of chief petty officer was created April 1, 1893, and the chief petty officer pinning ceremony is a unique tradition to the U.S. Navy that signifies promotion to a crucial position of leadership and responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Quinton A. Lee) Share

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Sept. 29, 2023) Chief Logistics Specialist Van Lawrence Ang salutes as he walks through the sideboys during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan Sept. 29, 2023. During the ceremony, a total of 19 new chiefs assigned to NAF Atsugi and its tenant commands received their anchors and combination covers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Avelar) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 29, 2023) Chief selects march in place during the 2023 Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) chief pinning ceremony. 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 photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conner Houghtaling) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 29, 2023) The newest members of the chief's mess pose for a photo on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) after a chief pinning ceremony in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 29, 2023. Ralph Johnson 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (Sept. 27. 2023) Six-time MMA world champion Angela "Unstoppable" Lee watches Sailors and Marines from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) practice takedowns during a port stop in Singapore for Pacific Partnership 2023, Sept. 27, 2023. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Chan) Share

SEA OF JAPAN

AT SEA (Sept. 27, 2023) Lt. Giovann Lopez, from Chino Hills, California, oversees the launch of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HMS) 51, from the recovery assist, secure and traverse control station aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) during routine operations, Sept. 27, 2023. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo) Share

EASTPORT, Maine

EASTPORT, Maine (Sept. 27, 2023) A Sailor disembarks the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) in Eastport, Maine, Sept. 27, 2023. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship will be commissioned in Eastport Sept. 30. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

AT SEA

AT SEA (Sept. 26, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) receives a fuel line from the Republic of Korea Navy fast-combat support ship ROKS Cheonji (AOE 57) during a replenishment-at-sea, Sept. 26, 2023. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70 and is participating in a multi-domain bilateral exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The exercise is taking place near the 70th anniversary of the U.S. and Republic of Korea's Oct. 1, 1953 Mutual Defense Treaty. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo) Share

PASCAGOULA, Miss.

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Sept. 26, 2023) The first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) departs Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., Sept. 26, 2023. DDG-125 will be commissioned Oct. 7 at a ceremony in Tampa, Florida, before sailing to its homeport in San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of HHI) Share

MANAMA, Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept. 26, 2023) Cmdr. Matthew Arndt, commanding officer of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), briefs Royal Saudi Navy Commodore Saleh Aloufi, right, commander of Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel, on bridge operations during a visit to the ship in Manama, Bahrain, Sept. 26, 2023. Aloufi visited the ship to recognize Sailors who took part in maritime awareness calls while operating in associated support to CTF Sentinel. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Charles E. Spirtos) Share

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Sept. 26, 2023) U.S. and Spanish leaders, service members and guests celebrate the 70th anniversary of the formal agreement signing between Spain and the United States to establish Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota and the critical partnership of the U.S. and Spanish navies, a joint force that reflects the strength of the NATO alliance, Sept. 26, 2023. NAVSTA 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

GULF OF OMAN

GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 25, 2023) Sailors aboard the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) prepare to heave a phone and distance line to the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 25. Components of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are 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 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval) Share