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JB Charleston SC

250416-N-GB257-1006 Sullivan’s Island, SC (April 16, 2025) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) completed a week of intensive research and communications testing called “Southern Lightning” on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with U.S. Fleet Forces Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released Share

JB Charleston SC

250416-N-GB257-1009 Sullivan’s Island, SC (April 16, 2025) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) completed a week of intensive research and communications testing called “Southern Lightning” on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with U.S. Fleet Forces Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released Share

JB Charleston SC

250416-N-GB257-1003 Sullivan’s Island, SC (April 16, 2025) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) completed a week of intensive research and communications testing called “Southern Lightning” on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with U.S. Fleet Forces Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released Share

JB Charleston SC

250416-N-GB257-1002 Sullivan’s Island, SC (April 16, 2025) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) completed a week of intensive research and communications testing called “Southern Lightning” on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with U.S. Fleet Forces Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released Share

JB Charleston SC

250416-N-GB257-1005 Sullivan’s Island, SC (April 16, 2025) Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) completed a week of intensive research and communications testing called “Southern Lightning” on April 18 involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with U.S. Fleet Forces Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released Share

JB Charleston SC

A U.S. Navy Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) assigned to Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, maneuvers the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina April 17, 2025 during Exercise Southern Lightning. For the exercise, the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic tested several pieces of equipment as part of their routine scientific mission to enhance the interoperability and performance of various naval communications system configurations and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Emily Farnsworth) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 25, 2025) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) steams with the Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG 42) in the South China Sea, April 25, 2025. Omaha is conducting a joint sail with the Royal Australian Navy in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Omaha, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet. As the U.S. Navy’s destroyer squadron forward-deployed in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to the operational area, Expeditionary Strike Group 7’s Sea Combat Commander, and builds partnerships through training exercises and military-to-military engagements. (Courtesy photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman David Cox) Share

SAN DIEGO

Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrives at the mouth of San Diego Bay, April 22, 2025. Cape St. George, previously based at Everett, Wash., completed her homeport change to Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders) Share

NEW YORK

NEW YORK -- USS New York (LPD 21) leaves New York Harbor at the conclusion of Fleet Week New York 2019. Fleet Week New York, now in its 31st year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Roger S. Duncan) Share

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.

Members of the Ingram family hold the Navy and Marine Corps Medal posthumously awarded to Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage Ingram during an award ceremony at the Silver Strand Training Complex in Imperial Beach, Calif., April 18, 2025. Ingram was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism during a Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operational mission in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. NSW provides maritime special operations force capabilities to enable Joint Force lethality and survivability inside denied and contested areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Daily) Share

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.

Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators stand in formation during an award ceremony posthumous awarding Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage Ingram with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at the Silver Strand Training Complex in Imperial Beach, Calif., April 18, 2025. Ingram was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism during a NSW operational mission in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. NSW provides maritime special operations force capabilities to enable Joint Force lethality and survivability inside denied and contested areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Daily) Share

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.

Mrs. Jewel Ingram accepts the Navy and Marine Corps Medal posthumously awarded to her late husband Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage Ingram during an award ceremony at the Silver Strand Training Complex in San Diego. NSW provides maritime special operations force capabilities to enable Joint Force lethality and survivability inside denied and contested areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Daily) Share