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PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 31, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Jonathan Rock, from Kansas City, Kan., fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a service weapon live-fire exercise on the aft missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 27, 2022) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Jun Saito, a staff officer with Air Defense Command, right, speaks with Maj. Eisuke Inatsu, an aircraft maintenance officer, while observing U.S. Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, May 27, 2022. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting lightning carrier operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 21, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Tailor Lake, front, from Columbus, Georgia, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman John Lingsweiler, from College Station, Texas, stand watch as small-caliber arms team members for a sea and anchor evolution aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) while arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, May 21, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 27, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Randy Barroso, from Worcester, Mass., provides training on the M4A1 carbine assault rifle during weapons familiarization training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 27, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Austyn Riley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 27, 2022) Electronics Technician 1st Class Christian Gagne, from Milford, Conn., practices unloading a magazine from M9 service pistol during weapons familiarization training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 27, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Austyn Riley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 27, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Randy Barroso, from Worcester, Mass., conducts training on an M9 service pistol during weapons familiarization training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 27, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Austyn Riley) Share

GULF OF THAILAND

GULF OF THAILAND (May 27, 2022) A MK 110, 57-millimeter gun fires aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2022, May 27, 2022. CARAT Thailand is an annual bilateral naval exercise between the U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy. Thailand has been part of the CARAT exercise series since 1995. Now in its 28th year, the CARAT series comprises multiple multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and allied and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Alexandra Green) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2022) Information Systems Technician Seaman Jacob Roof, from Valparaiso, Ind., fires an M4 rifle at a paper target during a marksmanship qualification course aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), May 25, 2022. Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 25, 2022) Gunner's Mate Seaman Hayden Barnett, from Minor Hill, Tenn., uses a rag to clean the barrel of the Mark 38 (Mod 1) 25mm machine gun system on a weather deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), May 25, 2022. Bainbridge is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Suarez) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 12, 2022) Gunner's Mate Seaman Matthew Benavides, right, from Alton, Texas, fires a .50-caliber machine gun on the forecastle during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 11, 2022) Sailors load a torpedo on the fantail of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 11, 2022) Sonar Technician 2nd Class Jordan Green, left, from San Diego, attaches a securing mechanism to a torpedo on the fantail of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen) Share