Photo Gallery

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

Friends and family members await the return of Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) after a five-month deployment at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 19, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lilith E. Johnson) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returns from a five-month deployment to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 19, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lilith E. Johnson) Share

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.

Leaders from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic served as primary contributors during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 to help the defense industry better understand the technical challenges and threats the Navy is facing. Sponsored by the Charleston Defense Contractors Association, this year’s Eastern Defense Summit saw more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration at the Charleston Area Convention Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger) Share

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.

Leaders from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic served as primary contributors during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 to help the defense industry better understand the technical challenges and threats the Navy is facing. Sponsored by the Charleston Defense Contractors Association, this year’s Eastern Defense Summit saw more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration at the Charleston Area Convention Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger) Share

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.

Leaders from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic served as primary contributors during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 to help the defense industry better understand the technical challenges and threats the Navy is facing. Sponsored by the Charleston Defense Contractors Association, this year’s Eastern Defense Summit saw more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration at the Charleston Area Convention Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger) Share

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.

Leaders from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic served as primary contributors during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 to help the defense industry better understand the technical challenges and threats the Navy is facing. Sponsored by the Charleston Defense Contractors Association, this year’s Eastern Defense Summit saw more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration at the Charleston Area Convention Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger) Share

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.

Leaders from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic served as primary contributors during the 2024 Eastern Defense Summit on Dec. 11-12 to help the defense industry better understand the technical challenges and threats the Navy is facing. Sponsored by the Charleston Defense Contractors Association, this year’s Eastern Defense Summit saw more than 2,000 people and 150 vendors engaged in tech-based panel discussions, breakout sessions, STEM demonstrations and exhibit hall collaboration at the Charleston Area Convention Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger) Share

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro addresses service members, civilians and their families during an all-hands call at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro poses for a photo with Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 19, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, celebrate NPS’ Fall 2024 graduates, during a graduation ceremony in King Hall Auditorium, Dec. 18. A total of 248 graduates, including U.S. and international military officers, and DoD civilians, completed their studies this quarter earning a total of 250 degrees. Panetta served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janiel Adames) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Lt. Clint Vance, of Kalispell, Mont., observes from primary flight control as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a vertical replenishment with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 18, 2024. Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan) Share

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Amy Walters, an instructor at the Surface Warfare Engineering Schools Command Great Lakes Damage Controlman (DC) "A" School, instructs an accession-level Sailor on firefighting techniques during a live-fire training exercise at Naval Station Great Lakes, Dec. 17, 2024. Damage controlmen are technicians responsible for preventing and containing hazardous situations on ships and submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Hall) Share