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PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary to execute the U.S. Navy's timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Thomas) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Elyjah Currie signals to a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 5, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nettie Mae Manfull) Share

THAILAND

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 and EODMU 11 and members of the Royal Thai Navy conduct surface training on improvised explosive devices and convention ordnance in Chonburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 3, 2025, as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2025. Cobra Gold is the largest joint and combined exercise in mainland Asia, held annually in Thailand, showcasing the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, and advancing common interests through a commitment to allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Ivan Skvaril) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), scrub down the ship's flight deck in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 26, 2025. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 Seaman Jeadan Andre) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Nicholas Fox, from Clio, Michigan, attaches chains to a MH-60S assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 the "Black Knights" as it sits in the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 28. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

AMAMI STRAIT

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kourtney Weeks, from Cocoa Beach, Fla., stands lookout watch on the bridge wing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) while transiting the Amami Strait, Feb. 28, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Walker) Share

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba

Hospitalman Alex Hall, Hospitalman Jacob Riveracalvo, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Keyanna Glenn, and Hospitalman Ashley Mucheru practice litter-bearing during casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay. U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay conducted the training to enhance warfighter-focused medical readiness. Sailors practiced loading and unloading a litter on and off a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, first with rotors disengaged to build familiarity, then with rotors engaged to add realism. The training emphasized clear communication, teamwork, and physical endurance to ensure medical personnel are prepared for casualty evacuation operations in any environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily McCamy) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Damage Controlman Fireman Gavin Davies, from Anza, California, left, and Damage Controlman 1st Class Sammy Cohen, from Antioch, California, connect hoses aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) in the South China Sea, Feb. 26. Milius is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Hale) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

Sailors assigned to the Ford-class aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) transit through the Chesapeake Bay Thimble Shoals Channel during a simulated training at the Mariner Skills Training Center Atlantic (MSTCLANT). John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darien G. Kenney/RELEASED) Share

NAVAL BASE KITSAPBANGOR, Wash.

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following routine operations, Feb. 24, 2025. Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, exercises administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors conduct hot refueling with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the “Indians” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 during flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2025. Curtis Wilbur is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mark Bergado) Share

SIDI KANKOUCH, Morocco

Builder 2nd Class Colin Barhorst, left, and Utilitiesman 2nd Class Enes Cimbat, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, deployed under 22 Naval Construction Regiment (NCR), place concrete masonry units for a maritime training facility project in Sidi Kankouch, Morocco, Dec. 19, 2024. 22nd NCR commands naval construction forces for Commander, Task Force 68, which executes command and control of Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces across the 6th Fleet area of operations. Share