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ANNAPOLIS, Md.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 15, 2024) U.S. Naval Academy freshmen, or plebes, climb the Herndon Monument, a tradition symbolizing the successful completion of the midshipmen's freshman year. The class of 2027 completed the climb in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Stacy Godfrey) Share

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 8, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kayla Luciano, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Antonio Keys participate in stretcher-bearer training aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in Newport News, Virginia, May 8, 2024. John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipbuilding conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul to prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Arroyo) Share

TOKYO BAY

TOKYO BAY, Japan (May 10, 2024) Sailors stand in formation to form Japanese hiragana characters spelling “dewa mata,” which translates to “see you again,” on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in Tokyo Bay, May 10, 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 Charlotte Dudenhoeffer). Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Fuel Airman Davion Thompson, from Little Rock, Arkansas, assigned to air department's V-4 division, pulls fuel hoses on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 14, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires its Mark 45 5-inch weapon system during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, May 14, 2024. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Riley Smith) Share

BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE (May 13, 2024) A Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving harbor boat secures the area around the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the M/V Dali cargo vessel before a highly controlled demolition. The Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command priorities are to ensure the safety of the public and first responders, account for missing persons, safely restore transportation infrastructure and commerce, protect the environment, and support the investigation of the incident. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jason Showmaker) Share

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (May 13, 2024) Navy Chief of Chaplains Gregory N. Todd, right, looks over a Tora during a visit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), May 13, 2024, at Naval Station Norfolk. The carrier provides a wide range of flexible mission capabilities to include maritime security operations, expeditionary power projection, forward naval presence, crisis response, sea control, deterrence, counter-terrorism, information operations and security cooperation. The ship's embarked air wing is capable of projecting tactical air power over the sea and inland, as well as providing sea based air, surface and subsurface defense capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Orona) Share

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (May 13, 2024) U.S. Navy Capt. Tate Robinson, left, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, commanding officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Indonesian navy Rear Adm. Yoos Suryono Hadi, commander of Fleet Command I, troop the line during the opening ceremony of Combined Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2024, in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. This year marks the 30th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2024) Distinguished visitors observe an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 take off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, May 11, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2024) Sailors combat a simulated fire during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 11, 2024) An E-2C Hawkeye from Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 116 lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 11, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (May 12, 2024) A Sailor aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) launches a heaving line as the ship arrives at Panjang Port, in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2024, May 12, 2024. This year marks the 30th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class James Finney) Share