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NWS EARLE, N.J.

NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, N.J. (May 21, 2024) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conduct an ammunition onload, May 21, 2024, at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey. Wasp is moored at Naval Weapons Station Earle, N.J., for an ammunition onload and is the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 17, 2024) Sailors conduct weapons check on an Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air missile (AMRAAM), on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 21, 2024) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Clint Fitzhugh from Hot Springs, Arkansas, left, and Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Class Zenaida Gaspar, from Galltin, Tennessee, lift a Mark 46 torpedo to the missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while underway in the Philippine Sea, May 21, 2024. Higgins is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 21, 2024) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Clint Fitzhugh from Hot Springs, Arkansas, (left) and Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Class Zenaida Gaspar from Galltin, Tennessee, (right) lift a Mark 46 torpedo from the missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while underway in the Philippine Sea, May 21. Higgins is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 11, 2024) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Nathaniel Carlyle, fro5 Vancouver, Washington, fires an M2A1 machine gun as Chief Gunner's Mate Noah Minshall, from Fernandina Beach, Florida, supervises during a live-fire exercise aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 15, 2024. Porter is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David C. Fines) Share

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (April 25, 2024) Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) practice uprighting simulated submarine ordnance in preparation for loading during a training evolution aboard Emory S. Land, during a scheduled port visit to Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, April 25, 2024. Emory S. Land provides expeditionary intermediate-level maintenance, rearm capabilities, and logistics support to deployed submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mario E. Reyes Villatoro) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 9, 2024) A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a training exercise aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), May 9, 2024. New York is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval training as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th MEU. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) work together with Joint and allied teammates to mentor, train, and assess ARGs and MEUs in support of U.S. and Allied economic, security, and defense interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2024) Seaman Robert Guerrero, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, trains in small arms weapon handling aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the north Pacific Ocean, May 5. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trevor Hale) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) train in small arms weapon handling in the north Pacific Ocean, May 5, 2024. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trevor Hale) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires its Mark 45 5-inch weapon system during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, May 14, 2024. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Riley Smith) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2024) Chief Gunner�s Mate Steven Ayala, from Whittier, California, observes while Lt. Regis Bigness, from Sarasota, Florida, reloads a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew-served weapons qualification aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while conducting operations in the north Pacific Ocean, April 23, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to DESRON 15, the Navy�s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet�s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Oblander) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2024) Sailors onload ammunition from the pier onto the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison) Share