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Sigonella, Italy

250506-N-DY427-7326 SIGONELLA, Italy. (May 6, 2025) Blessing of the Hands ceremony at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Sigonella. This ceremony marks the start of Nurse Week 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Chiara Caputo) Share

San Diego, CA

Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, and Director, Defense Health Network Pacific Rim, right, speaks to Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, Naval Medical Center San Diego's Director, left, and Mr. John Henley, NMCSD's Inpatient Mental Health Department Head, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

San Diego, CA

Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, and Director, Defense Health Network Pacific Rim ,right, speaks to staff following a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

San Diego, CA

Cmdr. Rob Myslin, Naval Medical Center San Diego's Acute Psychiatry Department Head, left, Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, and Director, Defense Health Network Pacific Rim, center left, Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, Director, Naval Medical Center San Diego, center right, and Cmdr. Natalie Mills, Associate Director of Nursing Services, right, cut a cake during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

San Diego, CA

Mr. John Henley, Naval Medical Center San Diego's Inpatient Mental Health Department Head, left, Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, NMCSD's Director, center left, Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, center right, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Matthew Stier, right, cut a ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

San Diego, CA

Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Walling, one of Naval Medical Center San Diego's Chaplain, gives a blessing of the ward during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

San Diego, CA

Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific, and Director, Defense Health Network Pacific Rim, gives remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

San Diego, CA

Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, Naval Medical Center San Diego's Director, gives opening remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

San Diego, CA

Mr. John Henley, Naval Medical Center San Diego's Inpatient Mental Health Department Head, welcomes staff and guests during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of NMCSD's 1 West Mental Health Ward expansion. The mission of NMCSD is to provide a superior experience for our patients, staff, and warfighters. NMCSD employs more than 5,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

CARIBBEAN SEA

The littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel May 1 while supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South. This is the ship's third successful interdiction during its maiden deployment. In mid-April, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul interdicted two vessels, confiscating 580 kilograms (1,279 pounds) of cocaine valued at $9,463,860 and 1,125 kilograms (2,480 pounds) of marijuana valued at $2,807,360. The Minneapolis-Saint Paul is assigned to Commander, Task Force 45, the 4th Fleet surface task force responsible for combined naval operations, building partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean, and supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South's counter-drug trafficking operations. LEDETs are deployable specialized Coast Guard forces that enforce U.S. laws and treaties at sea. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet supports U.S. Southern Command by employing maritime forces in cooperative security operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability, and build partnerships to promote regional security and stability in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 4, 2023) Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, from Carney’s Point, New Jersey, visits Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a visit to Yokosuka, Japan, April 4. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class RuKiyah Mack). Share

DAKAR, Senegal

An instructor from the Senegalese naval special forces, Forces Speciale de Mer (FSM), leads a subject control exercise during FSM-led Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training during Obangame Express 2025. Obangame Express is one of three regional maritime exercises led by U.S. Sixth Fleet as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide collaborative opportunities to African forces and international partners to address maritime security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl) Share