Photo Gallery

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) fires the MK 15 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) during a live-fire exercise. Sampson is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tristan Cookson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Luis Sanchez, from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, checks the ordnance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The "Eagles" conduct carrier-based air strike and strike force escort missions, and ship, battle group, and intelligence collection operations. 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

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 7, 2022) Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 conduct rapid explosive hazard mitigation (REHM) training during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews) Share

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 7, 2022) U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), 1st Marine Air Wing and sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, conduct rapid explosive hazard mitigation (REHM) training during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews) Share

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 7, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Diego Walker, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st Marine Air Wing (MWSS-171), conducts rapid explosive hazard mitigation (REHM) training during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews) Share

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 7, 2022) Explosives are tested prior to rapid explosive hazard mitigation (REHM) training on the Northwest field during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews) Share

ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 7, 2022) U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), 1st Marine Air Wing and sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, collect timed-fuse setup wires prior to rapid explosive hazard mitigation (REHM) training during Valiant Shield 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 7, 2022. The training focused on the rapid clearing of unexploded ordnance in response to a simulated airfield attack allowing for safe airfield repair and continued operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Andrews) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 31, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Kristjan Lacroix, right, from New York, reloads an M240B machine gun under the supervision of Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Veronica Martinez, from Palm Dale, Calif., during a service weapon live-fire exercise on the aft missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), May 31, 2022. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 31, 2022) Quartermaster 3rd Class Justin Rollings, from Gillette, Wyo., prepares ammunition during a service weapon live-fire exercise on the aft missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), May 31, 2022. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 31, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Jonathan Rock, from Kansas City, Kan., fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a service weapon live-fire exercise on the aft missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 27, 2022) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Jun Saito, a staff officer with Air Defense Command, right, speaks with Maj. Eisuke Inatsu, an aircraft maintenance officer, while observing U.S. Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, May 27, 2022. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting lightning carrier operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 21, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Tailor Lake, front, from Columbus, Georgia, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman John Lingsweiler, from College Station, Texas, stand watch as small-caliber arms team members for a sea and anchor evolution aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) while arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, May 21, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa 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 1st Class Fred Gray IV) Share