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WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON (Aug. 9, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti attends Vice Adm. Gene Black’s retirement ceremony at the Sail Loft on Washington Navy Yard Aug. 9, 2024. Black retires after 38 years of naval service. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Giovanna De Vito) Share

WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON (Aug. 9, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti delivers remarks at Vice Adm. Gene Black’s retirement ceremony at the Sail Loft on Washington Navy Yard Aug. 9, 2024. Black retires after 38 years of naval service. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Giovanna De Vito) Share

WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON (Aug. 9, 2024) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti arrives at Vice Adm. Gene Black’s retirement ceremony at the Sail Loft on Washington Navy Yard Aug. 9, 2024. Black retires after 38 years of naval service. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Giovanna De Vito) Share

LEZGAZPI, Philippines

LEGAZPI, Philippines (Aug. 13, 2024) - U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Keeler, the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission commander, right, gifts a plaque to the Legazpi City mayor, Hon. Carmen Rosal during the PP24-2 Philippines mission stop closing ceremony onboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) in Legazpi, Philippines, Aug. 13, 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 Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot) Share

LEZGAZPI, Philippines

LEGAZPI, Philippines (Aug. 13, 2024) - U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Keeler, the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission commander, gives remarks at the PP24-2 Philippines mission stop closing ceremony onboard the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) in Legazpi, Philippines, Aug. 13, 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 Seaman Gavin Arnoldhendershot) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Michael Case, from Mountain Home, Arkansas, mans an M3 .50-caliber machine gun inside an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 while underway with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. 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 Seaman Kenneth Ostas) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) steams in front of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) during pre-deployment training in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 12, 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) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), top, and the French navy Aquitane-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655) sail together during bilateral operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13, 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) Share

SEA OF JAPAN

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) participate in a general quarters drill in the Sea of Japan, Aug. 10, 2024. 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 11, 2024) An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 approaches the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 11. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are 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 Kenneth Melseth) Share

NEWPORT, R.I.

NEWPORT, R.I. – Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker relieves Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin as president of the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 9, 2024. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro presided over the ceremony and served as guest speaker. Rear Adm. Walker becomes the 59th President of NWC, following in the footsteps of NWC founder and first president Rear Adm. Steven B. Luce. Established in 1884, NWC is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. The college delivers excellence in education, research, and outreach, informing today’s decision makers, educating tomorrow’s leaders, and engaging partners and allies on all matters of naval power in order to preserve the peace, respond in crisis, and win decisively in war. (U.S. Navy Photo by Kristopher Burris) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) help dress out a Tiger in firefighting gear during damage control training as part of a Tiger Cruise while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 7, 2024. A Tiger Cruise allows service members to acquaint their family members with their ship and shipboard duties, and is intended to promote morale and a sense of pride in the Navy. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share