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MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) participate in a visit, board, search and seizure training in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 29, 2025. Oscar Austin is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) participate in an emergency flight quarters drill in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 25, 2025. Oscar Austin is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino) Share

NEW ORLEANS

U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 recover personal effects from a submerged vehicle after carrying its occupants to safety outside of New Orleans, Feb. 6, 2024. NMCB-11, assigned to Naval Construction Group TWO, is homeported in Gulfport, Ms. as part of the Naval Construction Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Tiara Mickalowksi) Share

LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training during the Snow Crab exercise in Little Falls Minnesota, Feb. 4, 2025. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy diver's capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment to improve combat effectiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms Second Class Morgan Musteen) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Inside a cleanroom laboratory, NPS researchers Leonardo Herrera, Jae Jun Kim, and Brij Agrawal (left to right) stand to the side of the invisible light pathway between the High Energy Laser Beam Control Research Testbed (HBCRT), rear view in foreground, and the range-in-a-box (RIAB), in background. The HBCRT replicates a laser weapon system (LWS) found aboard a ship, and the RIAB uses an optical bench and a miniature model to simulate a full-size drone in flight about 5 kilometers away. The researchers collected thousands of target images for AI training and development of an AI model that automates LWS target classification, pose estimation, aimpoint selection and aimpoint maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Naval Postgraduate School faculty researchers Brij Agrawal, right, and Leonardo Herrera, center, observe U.S. Navy Ensign Nicholas Messina as he positions a Reaper drone model in an optical beam path that simulates how a laser weapon system engages a distant flying drone. NPS, located in Monterey, California, provides defense-focused graduate education, including classified studies and interdisciplinary research, to advance the operational effectiveness, technological leadership, and warfighting advantage of the Naval service. Established in 1909, NPS offers master’s and doctorate programs to Department of Defense military and civilians, along with international partners, to deliver transformative solutions and innovative leaders through advanced education and research. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya) Share

LITTLE FALLS, Minn.

250204-N-PS797-2000 LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Feb. 4, 2025) A U.S. Navy Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 conduct ice dive training dive during the Snow Crab exercise, in Little Falls Minnesota, February 4, 2025. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians and Navy Diver’s capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment to improve combat effectiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms Second Class Morgan Musteen) Share

WASHINGTON

Official logo for Exercise Cutlass Express 2025. Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 is one of three regional Express series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and enabled by U.S. 6th Fleet as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide collaborative opportunities amongst African forces and international partners in order to address maritime security concerns. Share

GAETA, Italy

The U.S. 6th Fleet staff embarked the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Gaeta, Italy, Feb. 10-12. Share

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.

Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) conducts threat scenario training during Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 (CS-SC25) at Point Mugu, Feb. 6, 2025. CS-SC25 is one of the Navy’s primary exercises for ensuring its security forces are prepared for a variety of threats. NBVC is major shore warfighting platform; providing sustained ready forces to deploy, fight, and win. Composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island and home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jon Cason) Share

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.

POINT MUGU, Calif. (Feb. 6, 2025) Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) conducts simulated threat scenario training during Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 (CS-SC25), onboard Point Mugu, Feb. 6, 2025. CS-SC25 is one of the Navy’s primary exercises for ensuring its security forces are prepared for a variety of threats. NBVC is major shore warfighting platform; providing sustained ready forces to deploy, fight, and win. Composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island and home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jon Cason) Share

NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.

POINT MUGU, Calif. (Feb. 6, 2025) Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) conducts simulated threat scenario training during Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 (CS-SC25), onboard Point Mugu, Feb. 6, 2025. CS-SC25 is one of the Navy’s primary exercises for ensuring its security forces are prepared for a variety of threats. NBVC is major shore warfighting platform; providing sustained ready forces to deploy, fight, and win. Composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island and home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jon Cason) Share