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PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 3, 2022) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Trevor Templeton, right, from Ventura County, Calif., and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Arianna Bosley, left, from Houston, observe as Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Alex Hutchins, from Kellyville, Okla., loads an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun for a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 3, 2022. 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 Oswald Felix Jr.) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 3, 2022) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Trevor Templeton, left, from Ventura County, California, and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Arianna Bosley, from Houston, load an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun for a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 3, 2022. 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 Oswald Felix Jr.) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 3, 2022) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Trevor Templeton, left, from Ventura County, California, observes as Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class David Saavedra, from Albuquerque, N.M., loads an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun for a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 3, 2022. 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 Oswald Felix Jr.) Share

ENGLISH CHANNEL

ENGLISH CHANNEL (Nov. 21, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors, remote live-fire the Mark 38 25 mm machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) during a gunnery exercise for Flag Officer At-Sea Training (FOST), Nov. 21, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau) Share

ARABIAN GULF

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 27, 2022) Quartermaster 3rd Class Mark Robles, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire weapons qualification shoot in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 27, 2022. Delbert D. Black 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 3rd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 14, 2022) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Nathaniel Harmon, right, and Fire Controlman Heraclio Figueroa hoist a missile aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Nov. 14, 2022. Fire Controlmen provide weapon direction systems recommendations, perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on digital computer equipment, subsystems, and systems, and operate and maintain combat and weapons direction systems. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kendra Helmbrecht). Share

IONIAN SEA

IONIAN SEA (Nov. 25, 2022) A close-in weapons system fires during a general quarters drill aboard to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 25, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Curtis Burdick) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 13, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires its 5-inch gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise as part of Keen Sword in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 13, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen) Share

SEA OF JAPAN

SEA OF JAPAN (Oct. 21, 2022) Fire Controlman Seaman Gabriela Mosley, from Cambridge, Ohio, reloads a 50-cal. machine gun on the aft missile deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a live-fire gunnery exercise, Oct. 21 in the Sea of Japan. 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 2nd Class Arthur Rosen) Share

CHARLESTON, S.C.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Nov. 3, 2022) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic leaders observe an optical communications demonstration during an Advanced Naval Technology Exercise at NIWC Atlantic’s newly certified laser range, Nov. 3, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2022) Senior Chief Gunner's Mate Bryan Hagenberger, right, from Norfolk, Virginia, observes Capt. Daryle Cardone, center, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as he fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail, in the Philippine Sea. 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 Oswald Felix Jr.) Share

GULF OF AQABA

GULF OF AQABA (Oct. 31, 2022) The guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) maneuvers alongside an Israeli coastal fast patrol boat in the Gulf of Aqaba, Oct. 31, 2022. The Sullivans 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 Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Kevin Frus) Share