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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Adm. Lisa Franchetti visit academic leaders and midshipmen at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Feb. 10, 2025. The visit is part of an engagement to both Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane and Purdue University to see and discuss operations that support her Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy to include the project 33 target to operationally integrate robotic and autonomous systems, opportunities to restore critical infrastructure, and recruit and retain talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio) Share

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with academic leaders at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Feb. 10, 2025. The visit is part of an engagement to both Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane and Purdue University to see and discuss operations that support her Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy to include the project 33 target to operationally integrate robotic and autonomous systems, opportunities to restore critical infrastructure, and recruit and retain talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio) Share

GAETA, Italy

The U.S. 6th Fleet staff embarked the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, Feb. 10-12. Share

ARABIAN SEA

250207-N-NO146-1001 ARABIAN SEA (February 7, 2025) Coast Guardsmen from the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) seize illegal narcotics from a stateless vessel in the Arabian Sea. Share

ARABIAN SEA

250207-N-NO146-1002 ARABIAN SEA (February 7, 2025) Illegal narcotics seized from a stateless vessel are stacked on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) in the Arabian Sea. Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2025) Lt. j. g. Peter Greenbaum, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Australian Navy Sailors rig a Zodiac Mark 2 Grand Raider general purpose inflatable boat alongside USS Benfold during multilateral operations with Australia and the United Kingdom in the South China Sea, Feb. 6. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2025) Lt. j. g. Peter Greenbaum, a junior officer stationed aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), climbs a ladder up the starboard side of USS Benfold during multilateral operations with Australia and the United Kingdom in the South China Sea, Feb. 6. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2025) Lt. j. g. Peter Greenbaum, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Australian Navy Sailors guide a Zodiac Mark 2 Grand Raider general purpose inflatable boat toward USS Benfold during multilateral operations with Australia and the United Kingdom in the South China Sea, Feb. 6. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2025) Lt. j. g. Peter Greenbaum, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), and Australian Navy Sailors guide a Zodiac Mark 2 Grand Raider general purpose inflatable boat alongside USS Benfold during multilateral operations with Australia and the United Kingdom in the South China Sea, Feb. 6. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2025) Royal Australian Navy Sailor Leading Seaman Edward Ploy leans out of an Royal Australian Navy MH-60R helicopter on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during multilateral operations with Australia and the United Kingdom in the South China Sea, Feb. 6. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), support flight operations for a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on Benfold’s flight deck during multilateral operations with Australia and the United Kingdom in the South China Sea, Feb. 6. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2025) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Rohan Preston guides a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter onto the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during multilateral operations with Australia and the United Kingdom in the South China Sea, Feb. 6. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.) Share