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PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 21, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) fires a 5-inch gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 21, 2023. Antietam 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 Ryre Arciaga) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2023) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Caitlyn Edwards, from McEwen, Tennessee, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the weather decks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Sept. 19, 2023. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2023) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Lucas M. Ribeiro, from Zebulon, Georgia, uses a sound-powered phone during a live-fire exercise on the fan tail aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Sept. 19, 2023. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 17, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conduct a torpedo upload while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 17, 2023. Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed 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 (Sept. 18, 2023) Sailors fire M9 pistols during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 18, 2023. Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 15, 2023) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Aijai Schultz, from Savannah, Georgia, moves ammunition during an ammo onload aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while anchored at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 15. Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 15, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) onload a vertical launch system canister while anchored at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 15. Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2023) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Screamin' Indians" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 transports ordnance from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during an ammunition transfer. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Osborn) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2023) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Screamin' Indians" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 transfers ordnance from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart) Share

PORT EDEN

PORT OF EDEN, Australia (Aug. 22, 2023) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) guide an SM-2 missile container into a vertical launching system (VLS) tube during an SM-2 missile reload, Aug. 22, 2023. Rafael Peralta is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead) Share

PORT OF EDEN

PORT OF EDEN (Aug. 22, 2023) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) guide a used SM-2 missile cartridge out of a vertical launching system (VLS) tube during an SM-2 missile reload, Aug. 22, 2023. Rafael Peralta is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead) Share

WEST CAROLINE BASIN

WEST CAROLINE BASIN (Aug 20, 2023) Sailors load a NATO Sea Sparrow missile into a missile launcher aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the West Caroline Basin, Aug. 20, 2023. 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 Matthew Bakerian) Share