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RED SEA

RED SEA (Aug. 7, 2023) Sailors from the weapons department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) assemble a missile, Aug. 7, 2023. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked (26th MEU SOC) Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable, under the command and control of Task Force 51/5, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations, employed by U.S. Fifth Fleet to maintain maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso) Share

BALTIC SEA

BALTIC SEA (July 27, 2023) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Patricia Steele, from Roseburg, Oregon, fires an air slug from a surface vessel torpedo tube aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) in the Baltic Sea, July 27, 2023. Roosevelt is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elexia Morelos) Share

GULF OF ADEN

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 1, 2023) The guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires its 5” gun while underway in the Gulf of Aden, Aug. 1, 2023. Thomas Hudner 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 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kerri Kline) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN (July 29, 2023) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Ryan Lee, from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, instructs Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Devin Pacheco, from San Diego, California, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Sean Carlos Tamse, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, on unloading procedures during a live-fire exercise aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Indian Ocean, July 29, 2023. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

STRAIT OF MALACCA

STRAIT OF MALACCA (July 23, 2023) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Thomas Furnish and Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Toi Williams man an M2 .50-caliber machine gun on the flight deck of U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while transiting the Strait of Malacca after a brief port visit in Singapore, July 23, 2023. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, 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 Ben Bellamacina) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 27, 2023) Sailors fire M9 Berettas pistols during weapons qualifications aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is currently underway for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command and U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval) Share

BALTIC SEA

BALTIC SEA (July 7, 2023) An MK 45 is fired on the fo'c'sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) during a live fire exercise with the German navy Brandenburg-class frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (F-218) as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group-1 operations in the Baltic Sea, July 7, 2023. Roosevelt is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elexia Morelos) Share

LIGURIAN SEA

LIGURIAN SEA (July 21, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fires its five-inch gun during a joint gunnery exercise with the French navy frigate Languedoc (D653), July 21, 2023. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN (July 26, 2023) Sailors lower ordnance onto a tow trolley on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Talisman Sabre 23 in the Indian Ocean, July 26, 2023. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Natasha ChevalierLosada) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN (July 25, 2023) Sailors remove ordnance from an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Talisman Sabre 23, in the Indian Ocean, July 25, 2023. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caleb Dyal) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN (July 25, 2023) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Ernst Gabriel, from Columbia, South Carolina, directs an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Talisman Sabre 23, in the Indian Ocean, July 25, 2023. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caleb Dyal) Share

CORAL SEA

CORAL SEA (July 23, 2023) Lance Cpl. Alejandro Pelayotafolla, from Ephrata, Washington, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), loads a high-explosive rocket onto an AH-1Z Cobra helicopter from Marine Medium Titltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) in preparation of a combined joint live-fire exercise during Exercise Talisman Sabre, July 23, 2023. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. Green Bay is operating in the 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 Cavenaile) Share