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PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2021) U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load inert ordnance into U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA 211), embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) during flight operations between the Royal Navy and USS America. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of America Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. 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 Lance Cpl. Malik Lewis) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2021) U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load inert ordnance into U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA 211), embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) during flight operations between the Royal Navy and USS America. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of America Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. 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 Lance Cpl. Malik Lewis) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2021) U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to load inert ordnance into U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA 211), embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), during flight operations between the Royal Navy and USS America. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of America Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. 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 Lance Cpl. Malik Lewis) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2021) U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load inert ordnance into U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA 211), embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) during flight operations between the Royal Navy and USS America. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of America Expeditionary Strike Group in the U.S. 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 Lance Cpl. Malik Lewis) Share

NAPLES, Italy

NAPLES, Italy (Aug. 19, 2021) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Ryan Denney, assigned to the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples security department, participates in a sustainment shoot in the firearms training simulator at the NSA Naples support site installation, Aug. 19, 2021. 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 Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo) Share

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, Hawaii

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY BARKING SANDS, Hawaii (Aug. 15, 2021) A Naval Strike Missile streaks out to sea before striking a naval target ship aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii. The missile flew more than 100 nautical miles before finding its mark. The live-fire sinking exercise demonstrated a Marine fires expeditionary advanced base�s ability to sense, target and strike a target at sea, providing sea control or contributing to sea denial in fleet operations. The Marine Corps� Force Design 2030 centers on Marines providing long-range precision strike capabilities as a stand-in force during littoral operations in a contested environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dillon Buck) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) U.S. joint forces conduct a coordinated multi-domain, multi-axis, long-range maritime strikes in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area during a sinking exercise on the decommissioned guided-missile frigate Ingraham (FFG 61), Aug. 15, 2021. The exercise synchronized joint, multi-domain, multi-axis fires with near simultaneous times on target to sink the hulk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danny Kelley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) coordinate the launch of a UGM-84 anti-ship Harpoon missile during Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and constructive, scenario-driven, globally integrated exercise that will provide high-end training at sea and ashore.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Hall) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) Sailors prepare to load ordnance on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as part of a sinking exercise, Aug. 15, 2021. The exercise synchronized joint, multi-domain, multi-axis fires with near simultaneous times on target to sink the hulk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeffrey Kempton) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) Sailors prepare to load ordnance on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as part of a sinking exercise, Aug. 15, 2021. The exercise synchronized joint, multi-domain, multi-axis fires with near simultaneous times on target to sink the hulk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeffrey Kempton) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) Sailors prepare to load ordnance on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as part of a sinking exercise, Aug. 15, 2021. The exercise synchronized joint, multi-domain, multi-axis fires with near simultaneous times on target to sink the hulk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeffrey Kempton) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) U.S. joint forces conduct a coordinated multi-domain, multi-axis, long-range maritime strikes in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area during a sinking exercise on the decommissioned guided-missile frigate Ingraham (FFG 61), Aug. 15, 2021. The exercise synchronized joint, multi-domain, multi-axis fires with near simultaneous times on target to sink the hulk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mora Jr.) Share