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GOLDTHAB'S FJORD, Greenland

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) transits Godthab's Fjord alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) during Operation NANOOK (OP NANOOK), Aug. 21, 2024. OP NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' annual series of Arctic exercises designed to enhance defense capabilities, ensure the security of northern regions, and improve interoperability with Allied forces. Black participated in the operation alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian and Danish Allies to bolster Arctic readiness and fulfill each nation's defense commitments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rylin Paul) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Narlin Clancy Jr., from Orlando, Fla., dons personal protective gear during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 20, 2024. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, 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 Joey Sitter) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during flight operations in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 20, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, 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 3rd Class Valerie Morrison) Share

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.

Sailors residing at the Huntington Hall Naval Berthing Facility in Newport News, Virginia, try out some of the new exercise equipment at an outdoor MWR fitness pavilion. The outdoor structure is the first of its kind in the U.S. Navy. The pavilion is a 800 square foot structure of dedicated fitness space, is modular, hurricane resistant, utilizes solar lighting and will be open to Sailors to utilize 24/7. The pavilion can accommodate up to 120 Sailors at any given time, and has a variety of free weights, kettle balls, jump ropes, workout balls, pull up bars, climbing ropes, squat racks and other fitness equipment. Installation leadership from NWS Yorktown along with leadership from Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair-Newport News were on-hand to cut the ribbon on Tuesday, August 13th to the new outdoor fitness pavilion. (U.S. Navy photo by Max Lonzanida/Released). Share

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.

Capt. Dan Patrick, commanding officer of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, cuts the ribbon on the U.S. Navy's first 24/7 outdoor fitness pavilion, Aug. 13, 2024 at Huntington Hall in Newport News, Virginia. The pavilion is a 800 square foot structure of dedicated fitness space, is modular, hurricane resistant, utilizes solar lighting and will be open to Sailors to utilize 24/7. The pavilion can accommodate up to 120 Sailors at any given time, and has a variety of free weights, kettle balls, jump ropes, workout balls, pull up bars, climbing ropes, squat racks and other fitness equipment. Installation leadership from NWS Yorktown along with leadership from Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair-Newport News were on-hand to cut the ribbon on Tuesday, August 13th to the new outdoor fitness pavilion. (U.S. Navy photo by Max Lonzanida) Share

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.

Sailors residing at the Huntington Hall Naval Berthing Facility in Newport News, Virginia try out some of the new exercise equipment at an outdoor MWR fitness pavilion. The outdoor structure is the first of its kind in the U.S. Navy. The pavilion is a 800 square foot structure of dedicated fitness space, is modular, hurricane resistant, utilizes solar lighting and will be open to Sailors to utilize 24/7. The pavilion can accommodate up to 120 Sailors at any given time, and has a variety of free weights, kettle balls, jump ropes, workout balls, pull up bars, climbing ropes, squat racks and other fitness equipment. Installation leadership from NWS Yorktown along with leadership from Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair-Newport News were on-hand to cut the ribbon on Tuesday, August 13th to the new outdoor fitness pavilion. (U.S. Navy photo by Max Lonzanida/Released). Share

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.

Sailors residing at the Huntington Hall Naval Berthing Facility in Newport News, Virginia try out some of the new exercise equipment at an outdoor MWR fitness pavilion. The outdoor structure is the first of its kind in the U.S. Navy. The pavilion is a 800 square foot structure of dedicated fitness space, is modular, hurricane resistant, utilizes solar lighting and will be open to Sailors to utilize 24/7. The pavilion can accommodate up to 120 Sailors at any given time, and has a variety of free weights, kettle balls, jump ropes, workout balls, pull up bars, climbing ropes, squat racks and other fitness equipment. Installation leadership from NWS Yorktown along with leadership from Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair-Newport News were on-hand to cut the ribbon on Tuesday, August 13th to the new outdoor fitness pavilion. (U.S. Navy photo by Max Lonzanida/Released). Share

QUANG NGAI, Vietnam

U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Keeler, mission commander for Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2), greets members of the Vietnam People’s Armed Forces pier side following the arrival of the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) and the PP24-2 mission team for the start of Pacific Partnership in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, Aug. 19, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

TAIWAN STRAIT

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a routine transit of the Taiwan Strait, Aug. 22, 2024. Ralph Johnson is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Italian navy sailors fast-rope from an NH90 helicopter onto the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewy (DDG 105) during a visit, board, search and seizure drill in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 20, 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

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians conduct free fall from a CMV-22 Osprey attached to the "Mighty Bison" of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40 into the Chesapeake Bay during a training hosted by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 2, Aug. 20, 2024. EODTEU 2 Air Operation Division trains the force in a variety of air mobility insertion techniques, allowing Navy EOD operators to insert and respond anywhere around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sailors assigned to weapons department conduct a .50-caliber machine gun live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 19, 2024. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Unit Training Exercises are an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force, to assess their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, and drive future warfighting development. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darren Cordoviz) Share