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SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 7, 2024) Sailors move a pallet of ammunition on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) as part of an ammunition onload, Feb. 7, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malcolm Kelley) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 7, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Mathew Sheltrown, from Sacramento, Calif., cuts metal banding off an ammunition pallet during an ammunition onload aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Feb. 7, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malcolm Kelley) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 7, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Celeste Fitzpatrick, left, from Corpus Christi, Texas, and Lt. j.g. Michael Burke, the ordnance handling officer aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), carry a box of ammunition as part of an ammunition onload in the vehicle stowage area, Feb. 7, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malcolm Kelley) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2024) Sailors handle ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 3, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 7th Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) fires its 5-inch gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2024) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Powers, left, from Aubrey, Texas, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Demetri Defas, from New York, track simulated surface contacts with a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a simulated strait transit in the Pacific Ocean. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Madison Cassidy) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2024) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Samuel Hamilton fires an M9 pistol during a small-arms gun shoot aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2024. Gunston Hall is currently participating in steadfast Defender 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 1, 2024) Lance Cpl. Johnathan Taylor, from Fort Scott, Kansas, assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M240 machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 1, 2024. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 2, 2024) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jasmine Gastelum fires a Mark 38 25 mm gun aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 2, 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 (Feb. 1, 2024) Culinary Specialist Seaman David Carrillo, left, from Denver, Colorado, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Anthony Abella, from Honolulu, Hawaii, participate in Security Reaction Force - Bravo training aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). Princeton is assigned to 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 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2024) Sailors load ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Jan. 31, 2024. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2024) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) test fires its close-in weapon system during a transit of the Philippine Sea, Jan. 30, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 Amy Cocoro Mullins) Share