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PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2022) Chief Gunner’s Mate Thomas Salmons, from Logansport, Ind., observes as Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Christian Freda, from Long Island, N.Y., fires an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun aboard the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 20, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in 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 Kaitlyn E. Eads) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 17, 2022) Retail Services Specialist 2nd Class Antonio Gaudino, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18), holds security during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise aboard New Orleans in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 17, 2022. Marines and Sailors aboard New Orleans provided oversight and command and control during the VBSS drill. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli 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 Sgt. Danny Gonzalez) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 19, 2022) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Maria Barrera, from San Antonio, raises a close-in weapons system gun on the aft missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 19, 2022. Bainbridge 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 3rd Class Elexia Morelos) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) guide an RIM-116 Delta Missile into the NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System, Aug. 19, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sasha Ambrose) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), prepare a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile to be loaded, Aug. 19, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sasha Ambrose) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2022) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) conduct a mock visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise during a tour for embarked guests. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 8, 2022) Sailors mount ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951, when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low-level runs. 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 Dallas A. Snider) Share

SUEZ CANAL

SUEZ CANAL (Aug. 1, 2022) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Earnest Parler mans a Browning M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun aboard the littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) while transiting the Suez Canal, Aug. 1, 2022. Sioux City 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 Nicholas A. Russell) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 1, 2022) Sailors load ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) 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 Gray Gibson) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 1, 2022) Sailors prepare to load ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) 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 Gray Gibson) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 1, 2022) Sailors load ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951, when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. 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 Gray Gibson) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 1, 2022) Sailors prepare to transfer ordnance to an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951, when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. 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 Gray Gibson) Share