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PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), July 16, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Seaman Hiromi GonzalezCortez, from El Paso, Texas, mans the helm in the pilot house aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Pacific Ocean, July 16, 2024. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan C. Brown) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) sails in formation with the Royal New Zealand Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A 11) and the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, four submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 171 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 2. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world�s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class R. Ezekiel Duran) Share

Oahu, Hi

Navy Diver 3rd Class Michael Burgos, from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, Company 1-6, controls his ascent after a dive with Canadian partner forces off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, July 15, 2024, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathleen Gorby) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Boatswain''s Mate Seaman Natalie Florez from Las Cruces, New Mexico, controls the speed of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during routine operations in the South China Sea, July 15, 2024. As the 7th Fleet flagship, Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Damian Cook) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Oscar Baez, from Long Beach, California, fires a shot line from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) to the Royal Canadian Navy replenishment oiler MV Asterix during a replenishment-at-sea as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 15, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and German navy frigate FGS Baden-Wurttemberg (F222) conduct small boat operations in the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Larissa T. Dougherty) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors observe flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway 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 Nathaly Cruz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carter Smith conducts maintenance on a Phalanx close-in weapons system aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), July 12, 2024. Gridley is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse Monford) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, July 14, 2024, concluding a nine-month deployment. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the flagship of the Ike Carrier Strike Group, departed Norfolk Oct. 14, 2023 to conduct a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation in support of maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts, and enhanced vigilance activities operations with NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Conroy) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 off the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Pacific Ocean, July 14, 2024. The Eagles conduct carrier-based air strikes and strike force escort missions, as well as ship, battle group, and intelligence collection operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kazia Ream) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kaleb Riordan stands watch as master helmsman on the bridge of the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2024. Gridley is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse Monford) Share