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PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2023) Cpl. Adam Hytrek, from Cortland, Neb., assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill with the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) on the starboard bridge wing of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 28, 2023) Seaman Austin Maltese, from Toms River, N.J., fires a 50-caliber machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 28, 2023. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 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 3rd Class RuKiyah Mack) Share

5th Fleet Area of Operations

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 26, 2023) Jet vanes seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pierside during inventory at a military facility in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 26, 2023. Share

5th Fleet Area of Operations

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Feb. 26, 2023) Anti-tank guided missile tubes seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pierside during inventory at a military facility in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 26, 2023. Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2023) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transport ordnance on the ship's flight deck during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 24, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 21, 2023) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Andrew Martin, a tactical craft crewman gunner assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11, conducts a weapon check prior to a High Value Asset (HVA) escort mission exercise as part of Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) Boat University (BU) advance course in San Diego. MESF BU is designed to train and qualify the MESF to sustain mobilization readiness. MESF is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high value asset security, and maritime security in the coastal and inland waterways. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr.) Share

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Feb. 25, 2023) Retail Service Specialist Seaman Jeremiah Bridges mans a M-240 machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 25, 2023. Paul Hamilton 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 Elliot Schaudt) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA ( Feb. 7, 2023) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Alexander Harris, right, from Columbus, Ohio, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew-served weapons shoot while sailing in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, alongside the 31st MEU, 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 3rd Class Matthew Bakerian) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA ( Feb. 7, 2023) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Luis Morales, right, from Fresno, California, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fires an M240B machine gun during a crew-served weapons shoot while sailing in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, alongside the 31st MEU, 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 3rd class Matthew Bakerian) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 11, 2023) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide overwatch for a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 11, 2023. The VBSS exercise refined Marines' skills in maritime interdiction operations by incorporating real world scenarios. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham) Share

CAMP SHELBY, Miss.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Feb. 7, 2023) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) and Marines from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), augmenting NMCB-133, defend an expeditionary advanced base of operations during a simulated attack at Camp Shelby, Miss., Feb. 7, 2023. NMCB-133 is at Camp Shelby conducting a field training exercise operating as part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command conducting the advanced phase of the force readiness training plan (FRTP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Waters) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 19, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) fires a Mk45 5-inch Light Gun Weapon System during a live-fire exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign William Stricklett) Share