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TIMOR SEA

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 warns off a rigid-hull inflatable boat as it approaches the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a small craft action team drill while conducting multilateral operations in the Timor Sea, Sept. 26, 2024. Dewey 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 Greg Johnson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Airman Kareem Crump, from Chicago, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 2, 2024. 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 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

SAN DIEGO

Seaman Benjamin Merklee, from Philadelphia, assigned to deck department’s aft division, heaves a mooring line on the fantail board Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the ship departs Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 1, 2024. 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 3rd Class Justin Lawson) Share

GULFPORT, Miss.

GULFPORT, Miss. (October 1, 2024) Builder Constructionman Luke Robertson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), cuts lumber for concrete forms during a construction training exercise at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, October 1, 2024. NMCB 133 is conducting homeport operations as part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport during the advanced phase of the force readiness training plan (FRTP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrew Waters) Share

MAYPORT, Fla.

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2024) Seaman Zabein Dodson (right) and Seaman Devin Smith participate in morning colors aboard the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) at Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 1, 2024. Richard M. McCool Jr., commissioned Sept. 7, 2024, is the Navy’s 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon J. Vinson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2024) The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) prepares to come alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for a fueling-at-sea, Oct. 1, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides he realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ikia Walker) Share

DARWIN, Australia

The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 participated in exercise Kakadu alongside the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and nine other partner and allied nations, Sept. 8-20. The “Red Lancers” of VP-10 are based in Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently on a rotational deployment operating from multiple locations including Misawa Air Base in Misawa, Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance as well as theater outreach operations, supporting Commander, Task Force 72, U.S. Seventh Fleet, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Pacific region. 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. Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), left, receives the national ensign from Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Michael Chadwell, from Santa Fe, Tennessee, during a burial at sea for Lt.j.g. Marc Rockwell-Pate while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations Sept. 30, 2024. Rockwell-Pate served aboard Ronald Reagan from 2006 to 2008 first as a Journalist, before merging rates to Mass Communication Specialist, and then commissioning as a Public Affairs Officer in 2015. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Steffanson) Share

DIEGO GARCIA

DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) throw a line to U.S. Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia support personnel during a scheduled port visit for fuel and supply replenishment at Diego Garcia, Sept. 28, 2024. The visit underscored the strategic importance of Diego Garcia to an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific by enabling presence, assuring access, and providing defense to the global commons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jordan Steis) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2024) Lt. j.g. Michael Zanti, a native of Norfolk, Va., prepares to deploy into the water during a man overboard drill on the fo’c’sle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), Sept. 28. Gettysburg, assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is underway in the Atlantic Ocean on a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Young) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors conduct firefighting training during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Sep. 27, 2024. Nimitz is underway conducting Tailored Ship’s Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA/FEP prepares the ship and crew for full integration as a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission critical operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Lagunes) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 29, 2024) U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Marques Kearson, from Hartford, Connecticut, directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Wolfpack” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Sept. 29, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations 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 Ryan Holloway) Share