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U.S. 5TH FLEET

241105-A-BO737-1065 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 5, 2024) U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) shoot down targets during exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Army photo) Share

U.S. 5TH FLEET

241105-A-BO737-1028 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 5, 2024) The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator (MCM 6) sails alongside an unmanned surface vessel, attached to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59, during exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Army photo) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan

Sailors disembark the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, during a homecoming celebration at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Nov. 22, 2024. George Washington returned to Yokosuka for the first time in almost nine years after turning over with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). George Washington is 7th Fleet's premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States' commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners cross the U.S. Navy's largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita) Share

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Performance division recruits carrying state flags march on the drill deck during U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's pass in review graduation at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, Nov. 21, 2024. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Golden Dragons" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 takes off from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. 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 Seaman Recruit Pablo Chavez) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 22, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Travis S. Hanes) Share

MALAGA, Spain

Sailors assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious landing dock ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) heave a line on the ship’s fo’c’sle during sea and anchor detail, Nov. 18, 2024. Oak Hill is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is on a scheduled deployment to the NAVEUR-NAVAF area of operations, supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Kemble) Share

MALAGA, Spain

Boatswain’s Mate Devon Seaman Sims, assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious landing dock ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), observes as a navigation pilot boards the ship from a Spanish pilot boat on Oak Hill’s starboard wing wall during sea and anchor detail, Nov. 18, 2024. Oak Hill is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is on a scheduled deployment to the NAVEUR-NAVAF area of operations, supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Kemble) Share

MALAGA, Spain

Lt. j.g. Jamal Justice, assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious landing dock ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) makes communications with the ship’s bridge from the ship’s combat information center during sea and anchor detail, Nov. 18, 2024. Oak Hill is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is on a scheduled deployment to the NAVEUR-NAVAF area of operations, supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Kemble) Share

MALAGA, Spain

Lt. j.g. Russell Wilkinson (left) and Lt. j.g. Nicholas Guillermo, both assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious landing dock ship USS Oak Hill, stand watch on the ship’s bridge during sea and anchor detail, Nov. 18, 2024. Oak Hill is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) is on a scheduled deployment to the NAVEUR-NAVAF area of operations, supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Kemble) Share

ROTA, Spain

Quartermaster 2nd Class Dalton Roller, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), reads a bearing as Wasp departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21, 2024, following a regularly scheduled port visit. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share

ROTA, Spain

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) pulls out of Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 21, 2024. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th MEU (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser) Share