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NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Sailors assigned to the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) salute and bring the ship to life along with Marines from Marine Aviation Training Support Groups 21 and 23 during the ship's commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Navy Sea Cadets and Navy Junior ROTC cadets make an arrival line during the commissioning ceremony for the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

The color guard presents the colors during the commissioning ceremony for the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) salute and bring the ship to life along with Marines from Marine Corps Aviation Support Groups 21 and 23 during the ship's commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea visits recruits at the USS Trayer at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Sept. 5, 2024. MCPON Honea returned to RTC to conduct a site visit to assess the quality of life of RTC's barracks, medical facilities, housing and Navy Exchange Services Command. Trayer, more commonly referred to as "Battle Stations," is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, testing their knowledge and skills in basic seamanship, damage control, firefighting and emergency response procedures. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Posada) Share

SAGEWIN STRAIT

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Henley, from Russellville, Arkansas, uses a telescopic alidade on the bridgewing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) as the ship transits the Sagewin Strait, Sept. 5, 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

VALPARAISO, Chile

Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) remove mooring lines prior to getting underway from Valparaiso, Chile during UNITAS LXV (65) Sept. 5, 2024. UNITAS is the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, focused on enhanced interoperability in maritime and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and to create new relationships that will promote peace, stability, and prosperity. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the maritime component of U.S. Southern Command and the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink) Share

VALPARAISO, Chile

Sailors attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 provide familiarization training on a Mark 18 Mod 1 Swordfish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to Chilean navy EOD technicians in Valparaiso, Chile during UNITAS LXV, Sept. 5, 2024. UNITAS is the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, focused on enhanced interoperability in maritime and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and to create new relationships that will promote peace, stability, and prosperity. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the maritime component of U.S. Southern Command and the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hunter S. Harwell) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Sailors selected to the rank of chief petty officer stationed at Fleet Activities Yokosuka and members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participate in a bilateral community relations event aboard the decommissioned Japanese battleship Mikasa in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 6, 2024. The battleship was the flagship of Adm. Heihachiro Togo, commander in chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dyxan K. Williams) Share

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla.

A Loggerhead sea turtle nest at Naval Station Mayport is cordoned off and protected from damage, Aug. 16, 2024, during the base’s ongoing beach restoration project. This project aims to rebuild the original dune, which was partially destroyed by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. Once the turtles have hatched and the nest is confirmed to be empty, this section of the beach will also be included in the restoration efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Yan Kennon) Share

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla.

An excavator loads processed sand into an articulated dump truck for transport to designated areas along the beach at Naval Station Mayport, Aug. 16, 2024. As part of the base’s dune restoration process, the project will elevate the beach dunes to approximately 12-14 feet to address erosion caused by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. Hurricane Ian, a devastating Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, was the third-costliest weather disaster on record worldwide and the deadliest hurricane to impact Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. (U.S. Navy photo by Yan Kennon/Released) Share

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla.

An articulated dump truck unloads dirt while an excavator deposits the raw material into a Powerscreen for aggregate processing during a beach restoration project at Naval Station Mayport, Aug. 16, 2024. The Powerscreen sorts and reduces the raw ground materials into usable aggregate sizes. These processed aggregates are then transported to restore the beach dune at Naval Station Mayport, which was eroded by Hurricane Ian in 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Yan Kennon/Released) Share