Photo Gallery

KOREA STRAIT

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Royal New Zealand Navy oiler HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) in the Korea Strait during Exercise Ssang Yong 24 (SY24), Sept. 4, 2024. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth) Share

DARWIN, Australia

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) arrives in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 7, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

POHANG, South Korea

An amphibious combat vehicle from Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during exercise Ssang Yong 24 in waters east of the coast of South Korea, Sept. 4, 2024. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim) Share

SAGEWIN STRAIT

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Henley, from Russellville, Arkansas, uses a telescopic alidade on the bridgewing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) as the ship transits the Sagewin Strait, Sept. 5, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

VALPARAISO, Chile

Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) remove mooring lines prior to getting underway from Valparaiso, Chile during UNITAS LXV (65) Sept. 5, 2024. UNITAS is the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, focused on enhanced interoperability in maritime and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and to create new relationships that will promote peace, stability, and prosperity. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the maritime component of U.S. Southern Command and the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) is underway in formation with other U.S. Navy ships and Republic of Korea navy ships in the Pacific Ocean during exercise Ssang Yong 24, Sept. 4, 2024. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Finney) Share

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla.

Sailors coordinate line handling as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) arrives at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Aug. 30, 2024. Richard M. McCool, Jr. is scheduled to be commissioned Sept. 7 at the air station. (U.S. Navy photo by Warrant Officer Christopher Paredes) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires its Mark 45 5-inch, lightweight gun during a naval surface fire support drill as part of exercise Pacific Vanguard while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 1, 2024. Pacific Vanguard is an opportunity for like-minded forces to strengthen their skills in maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios in the Mariana Islands Range Complex. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) returns to homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 1, 2024. Laboon, assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group returned to its homeport following a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew N. Jackson) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), left, and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), middle, and the Ford-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), right, transit the Atlantic Ocean during an ordnance transfer, Aug. 24. The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean for an ordnance transfer between the three ships and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Nass) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jordan Marciano, a native of Brazil, left, and Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Isaiah Martinez, a native of La Morada, California, right, both assigned to the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during an ordnance transfer, Aug. 24. The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean for an ordnance transfer between the three ships and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Nass) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

240822-N-RG232-1054 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2024) Sailors attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during an ordnance transfer, Aug. 24. The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean for an ordnance transfer between the three ships and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darren Cordoviz) Share