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LIEPAJA, Latvia

U.S. Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) 14 and Latvian service members with Kurzemes 4th Brigade Engineering Unit clear debris in preparation for a portable boat ramp installation during exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25), June 9, 2025, in Liepaja, Latvia. BALTOPS 25, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

250527-N-TW227-1123 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 27, 2025) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) depart an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, May 27. 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 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth) Share

Washington Navy Yard

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Washington Navy Yard

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BALTIC SEA

Polish Mi-17 twin-turbine, medium-lift transport helicopter pilots conduct deck landing qualifications aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during exercise Baltic Operations 25 (BALTOPS 25) in Klaipeda, Lithuania, June 8, 2025. BALTOPS 25, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen) Share

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain

Aerial photos of Camp Mitchell at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 24, 2025. 22nd Naval Construction Regiment commands naval construction forces for Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces Europe-Africa/Task Force 68 across the 6th Fleet area of Operations to defend U.S., allied, and partners interests. Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

Cmdr. Joseph Stewart, right, a Reservist on the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Forward Deployed Combat Repair (FDCR) Team, discusses the results of the FDCR training exercise with Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Commanding Officer Capt. Randy Berti, middle, and Executive Director David Rose, left. FRCE hosted seven NAVAIR Reservists May 12-16 to train alongside the depot’s FDCR Teams in a scenario that included making hands-on repairs to MV-22 Osprey and CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft with simulated battle damage. Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

Aaron Weld, Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) H-53 work leader and member of the depot’s Forward Deployed Combat Repair (FDCR) Team, performs repairs on a CH-53E Super Stallion during a training exercise designed to enhance the aircraft maintenance and repair knowledge and capabilities the FDCR Team may need if deployed. Share

SYDNEY

250530-N-WM182-1013 SYDNEY (May 30, 2025) Naval leaders from Canada, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and France meet aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for the Fleet Commanders' Round Table in Sydney while the ship conducts a scheduled port visit, May 30, 2025. 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 1st Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

SYDNEY

250530-N-WM182-1099 SYDNEY (May 30, 2025) Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Rear Adm. Ji Hoon Kim, Deputy Commander, ROK Navy Fleet, speaks during a gathering of naval leaders from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the U.S. aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for the Fleet Commanders' Round Table in Sydney while the ship conducts a scheduled port visit, May 30, 2025. 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 1st Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

SYDNEY

250530-N-WM182-1187 SYDNEY (May 30, 2025) Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks during a gathering of naval leaders from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the U.S. aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for the Fleet Commanders' Round Table in Sydney while the ship conducts a scheduled port visit, May 30, 2025. 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 1st Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

SYDNEY

250530-N-WM182-1076 SYDNEY (May 30, 2025) Australian Fleet Commander Rear Adm. Chris Smith speaks during a gathering of naval leaders from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the U.S. aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for the Fleet Commanders' Round Table in Sydney while the ship conducts a scheduled port visit, May 30, 2025. 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 1st Class Caitlin Flynn) Share