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SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA - From left, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Parola-class patrol vessels BRP Suluan (MRRV-4406) and BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409), and the first-in-class Philippine Navy (PN) guided-missile frigate BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) steam ahead of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during Maritime Cooperative Activity in the South China Sea, July 16, 2025. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA - From left, the first-in-class Philippine Navy (PN) guided-missile frigate BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), and the Parola-class Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol vessels BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) and BRP Suluan (MRRV-4406) steam in formation for a photo exercise with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during Maritime Cooperative Activity in the South China Sea, July 16, 2025. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA - Cmdr. Yilei Liu, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), looks out from the bridge during bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard in the South China Sea, July 16, 2025. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA - Cmdr. Brandon Bonton, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), operates the navigation radar on the bridge during Maritime Cooperative Activity with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard in the South China Sea, July 16, 2025. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado) Share

AT SEA

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2025) – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine steam alongside one another during Submarine Exercise (SUBEX) 25-1 in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025. SUBEX 25-1 was a two-day exercise between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF in the vicinity of Yokosuka to advance joint submarine capabilities and operations. CSG 7 directs forward-deployed, combat capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea. (Photo courtesy of JMSDF.) Share

AT SEA

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2025) – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine steam alongside one another during Submarine Exercise (SUBEX) 25-1, in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025. SUBEX 25-1 was a two-day exercise between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF in the vicinity of Yokosuka to advance joint submarine capabilities and operations. CSG 7 directs forward-deployed, combat capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea. (Photo courtesy of JMSDF.) Share

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Rear Admiral Raymond Owens III Share

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Rear Admiral Christopher Stone Share

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Rear Admiral Mark Schafer Share

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (July 15, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) load medical site cargo aboard Comfort in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic during Continuing Promise 2025, July 15, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led Mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alfredo Marron) Share

NIIGATA, JAPAN

250712-N-CY569-1008 NIIGATA, Japan (July 12, 2025) – The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) arrives in Niigata, Japan for a scheduled port visit, July 12, 2025. Warrior, part of Commander Task Force 77 (CTF-77), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 2nd Class Anthony Robledo) Share

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Rear Admiral Karrey “DeWayne” Sanders Share