Photo Gallery

NORWEGIAN SEA

Logistics Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brain Hines, from Plainfield, Indiana, stands watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) in the Norwegian Sea, Oct. 18, 2024. Stout, assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), 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 1st Class Cody Beam) Share

NORTH SEA

An E/A-18G Growler launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) transits the North Sea during the NATO-led maritime vigilance activity Neptune Strike 24-2, Oct. 24, 2024. Neptune Strike highlights the strike group’s commitment to supporting NATO operations and collective defense of the alliance. Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, 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 3rd Class Logan McGuire) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes sideboys aboard ROKS Marado (LPH-6112) in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 24, 2024. Koehler met with Sailors from Commander, Republic of Korea Fleet and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) during his visit to South Korea. CNFK is the U.S. Navy’s representative in South Korea, providing leadership and expertise in naval matters to improve institutional and operational effectiveness between the two navies and to strengthen collective security efforts in Korea and the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert A. Moses) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Chief Logistics Specialist Antonio Evans, right, from Los Angeles, assigned to supply department’s aviation supply division, and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Devon Smith, from Indianapolis, assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, hook supplies onto an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter, attached to Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 24, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s Premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

NORTH SEA

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the North Sea, Oct. 18, 2024. Harry S. Truman, flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, 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 Communications Specialist 3rd Class Darren Cordoviz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Justin Lin, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, assigned to reactor department's propulsion division, closes a watertight door during a general quarters drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 18, 2024. 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 Apprentice Roselia Garcia) Share

U.S. 5TH FLEET

A U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician and Italian marines from the San Marco Marine Brigade rappel from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 during a fast-rope exercise on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the U.S. 5TH Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 18, 2024. 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 Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), the Philippine Navy's first-in-class frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), and a Royal Canadian Navy CH-148 Cyclone helicopter and the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331) conduct a maneuvering exercise in the South China Sea during Sama Sama 2024, Oct. 16, 2024. Sama Sama is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Philippines and the United States with participants from Australia, Canada, France and Japan, designed to promote regional security, cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brenden Dalrymple) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors adjust the fuel hose with a boat hook at a fueling station aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 19, 2024. 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 3rd Class Justin Lawson) Share

U.S. 5TH FLEET

Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2024. Nimitz is underway in 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share