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NORTHERN TERRITORY, Aus.

U.S. Marines with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, conduct a dry-fire run with an M777 Howitzer during Talisman Sabre 25 in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 11, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keegan Jones) Share

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Rear Admiral Damian D. “Dom” Flatt Share

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NORFOLK, Va.

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Rear Admiral Adan G. Cruz Share

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NORFOLK (July 28, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and United Service Organization (USO) staff take a group photo during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The event acknowledges the grand opening of the first USO afloat recharge centers on an amphibious assault ship. Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) which is capable of conducting global missions to accomplish U.S. strategic goals, deter adversaries, and ensure unimpeded commerce by keeping the high seas open and free in accordance with international law. Embarked aboard ARG shipping is the 22nd MEU (SOC) and provides a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) capable of conducting amphibious operations—to include enabling the introduction of follow-on forces and designated special operations to meet Combatant Commander’s requirements. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erickson B. Magno) Share

WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) developed Hydrogen Small Unit Power (H-SUP) powering communications equipment during field testing at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cali., May 19, 2025. The H-SUP system is a portable fuel cell electric generator with greater energy per weight than batteries and lower audible and thermal signatures than combustion generators. Share

WASHINGTON, D.C.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Principal Investigator Kevin Cronin (left) and U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office Science and Technology Analyst Capt. Joshua Ashley (right) train Marines with Combat Logistics Company 33 on the warfighting utility of hydrogen fuel cell systems during an exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, March 4, 2024. Share

WASHINGTON, D.C.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Principal Investigator Kevin Cronin (left) and U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office Science and Technology Analyst Capt. Joshua Ashley (center) train Marines from the 7th Marine Regiment on the warfighting utility of hydrogen fuel cell systems during an exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Cali., May 20, 2025. Share

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) departs Naval Station Norfolk, July 25, for a regularly scheduled deployment as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG). The GRFCSG is deployed to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Clay M. Whaley) Share

BRISBANE, Australia

BRISBANE, Australia (July 27, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) conduct mooring operations alongside the forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Brisbane, Australia for a scheduled port visit, July 27, 2025. Ohio and Frank Cable are in port Brisbane, Australia, as part of routine operations in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Karri Langerman) Share