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GULF OF OMAN

GULF OF OMAN (July 9, 2022) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Darrell Taylor fires a 9mm pistol during weapons qualifications aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) in the Gulf of Oman. Momsen 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 Lily Gebauer) Share

San Diego

SAN DIEGO (July 6, 2022) Operations Specialist 1st Class Bounthavy Vongnikone, from Providence, R.I., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1, shows Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal Australian Navy sailors how to sling a Hydroid REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle for release into the sea from a helicopter during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Larissa T. Dougherty) Share

EAST CHINA SEA

EAST CHINA SEA (June 12, 2022) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Adam Espindula, right, from Visalia, California, observes as Fire Controlman 2nd Class Garrett Hendricks, left, from Lakeville, Minnesota, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew serve weapons live-fire familiarization aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). 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 2nd Class Samantha Oblander) Share

ADRIATIC SEA

ADRIATIC SEA (July 1, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kevin Sellers, left, from Waianae, Hawaii, and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Davin Sanchez, from Los Lunas, N.M., both attached to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, remove a bomb rack unit from anF/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), July 1, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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 Seaman Charles Blaine) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Sam Abernathy, an intelligence officer with Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240-B machine gun from the back of an MV-22 Osprey during a live-fire exercise over the Atlantic Ocean, June 23, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Armando Elizalde) Share

NAPLES, Italy

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (June 28, 2022) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Arron Reederbarton, assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, middle, plays an active shooter during NSA Naples' first interagency active threat training with personnel from the Italian Air Force and Sailors assigned to NSA Naples' Security Department at NSA Naples in Capodichino, Italy, June 28, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Indra Beaufort) Share

NAPLES, Italy

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (June 28, 2022) Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Security Department and members from the Italian Air Force participate in NSA Naples' first interagency active threat training at NSA Naples in Capodichino, Italy, June 28, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Indra Beaufort) Share

NAPLES, Italy

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (June 28, 2022) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Nicholas Culver, assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples, demonstrates an active threat scenario during an interagency exercise with members of the Italian Air Force and Sailors assigned to NSA Naples' Security Department at NSA Naples in Capodichino, Italy, June 28, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Indra Beaufort) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 25, 2022) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) perform a live fire demonstration of .50-caliber machine guns on the flight deck during a friends and family day cruise, June 25, 2022. Friends and family members were invited aboard Gerald R. Ford to experience a day in the life of a Sailor at sea first-hand. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Willis) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 27, 2022) Gunner's Mate Seaman Braden Mauch, from Arlington, Virginia, observes as target buoys are released from the fantail of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prior to a live-fire exercise. The target buoy provides Sailors a water-borne target to fire at during weapons qualifications and training exercises. 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 2nd Class Markus Castaneda) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), prepare to stow a Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedo during an ordnance handling window. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), prepare to stow a Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedo during an ordnance handling window. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead) Share