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NAVAL STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Naval Security Forces (NSF) conduct an active shooter and hostage scenario training exercise, Feb. 4, 2025 at the NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) during Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 25, an annual, two-part force protection exercise designed to deter and respond to potential security threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Garrett Dipuma) Share

NAVAL STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Naval Security Forces (NSF) conduct an active shooter and hostage scenario training exercise Feb. 4, 2025 at the NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) during Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 25, an annual, two-part force protection exercise designed to deter and respond to potential security threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Garrett Dipuma) Share

NAVAL STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Naval Security Forces (NSF) conduct an active shooter and hostage scenario training exercise Feb. 4, 2025 at the NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) during Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 25, an annual, two-part force protection exercise designed to deter and respond to potential security threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Garrett Dipuma) Share

NAVAL STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Naval Security Forces (NSF) conduct an active shooter and hostage scenario training exercise Feb. 4, at the NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC). The exercise is a part of Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 25, an annual, two-part force protection exercise designed to deter and respond to potential security threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Garrett Dipuma) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Researchers prepare the Persistent Smart Acoustic Profiler (PSAP) Voyager for initial testing in Monterey Bay. Through PSAP’s ongoing operational test off the coast of Hawaii, the team has received troves of oceanographic and passive acoustic data to be used for upcoming NPS student research. (Photo courtesy Seatrec) Share

KONA, Hawaii

Developed through a collaboration between NPS and Seatrec, the Persistent Smart Acoustic Profiler (PSAP) Voyager is pictured just after it is deployed in the Pacific off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, in November of 2024. The innovative, self-powered autonomous underwater drone represents a major breakthrough in the persistent collection of acoustic data in real-time. (Photo courtesy Tarry Rago) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

The NPS, Seatrec team performs an early test of the Persistent Smart Acoustic Profiler (PSAP) Voyager off the R/V Fulmar in Monterey Bay. Through a long-standing relationship with the National Marine Sanctuary Program, which operates the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) vessel, NPS researchers have access to critical oceanographic research capabilities onboard the Fulmar. (Photo courtesy Seatrec) Share

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti

Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore and Reserve Force Master Chief Tracy L. Hunt meet mobilized Sailors during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2025. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where they are needed to ensure security and protect U.S. interests. The installation provides world-class support for service members, transient U.S. assets and 36 local tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maurice Brown) Share

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti

Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore with a military working dog and handler during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2025. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where they are needed to ensure and protect U.S. interests. The installation provides world-class support for service members, transient U.S. assets and 36 local tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maurice Brown) Share

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti

Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore and Reserve Force Master Chief Tracy L. Hunt visit Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2025. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where they are needed to ensure security and protect U.S. interests. The installation provides world-class support for service members, transient U.S. assets and 36 local tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maurice Brown) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, from the 31st MEU Air Combat Element (ACE) lands on the flight deck of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 24. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Retail Services Specialist 2nd Class James Rivera, from San Bernardino, California, applies metal shoring to a box patch during a structural damage and flooding drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 24. Preble 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 Ryre Arciaga) Share