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KINGS BAY, GEORGIA, US

The final steel beam, signed by project personnel, sits in place atop the new Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., on Jan. 29, 2026. The placement of the beam marked the culmination of a topping out ceremony, signifying the completion of the building's structural framework. Share

KINGS BAY, GEORGIA, US

Capt. Elizabeth Durika, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast Executive Officer, delivers remarks during a topping out ceremony for the new Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Jan. 29, 2026. Share

KINGS BAY, Georgia

Stakeholders, engineers, and construction crew members pose for a group photo in front of the new Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Jan. 29, 2026. The group gathered to celebrate a topping out ceremony, marking a major construction milestone for the project. Share

PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA, US

Sailors are silhouetted by the rising sun Jan. 26, 2026, as USS Chosin (CG 65) arrives at NSWC PHD for a Combat Systems Assessment Team event. Since the ship was named after the Battle of Chosin Reservoir that took place during the Korean War, the ship and crew have adopted the “War Dragon” as their unofficial mascot, with red dragons embroidered on their lids and uniform patches. In addition, the barrels of the two 5-inch guns, including the one shown here on the fo’c’sle, are painted black and decorated with a colorful dragon design. (U.S. Navy photo by Dana Rene White) Share

At Sea

Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Casey Ivie signals the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Wildcats” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 11, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea training as an integrated warfighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Juan SerratosGuzman) Share

GUAM

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Jan. 14, 2026) – Quartermaster 2nd Class Rachel Bungay, left, and Quartermaster 2nd Class Onika Wade-Donawa, right, raise the U.S. flag aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) as it departs Apra Harbor, Guam, Jan. 14, 2026. Emory S. Land provides expeditionary intermediate-level maintenance, services, and logistics support to deployed submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isabel Mendoza) Share

GUAM

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Oct. 6, 2023) – Sailors assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) man the rails as the ship returns to homeport in Apra Harbor, Guam, Oct. 6, 2023. Frank Cable, forward-deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms, and re-provisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlyn E. Eads) Share

San Diego

STS109-E-5642 (5 March 2002) --- Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, peers into Columbia's crew cabin during a brief break in work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), latched down just a few feet behind him in Columbia's cargo bay. Astronauts Newman and Michael J. Massimino are making their first extravehicular activity (EVA) of the mission, following the act of two other crewmembers on the previous day. The image was recorded with a digital still camera. Share

United States

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alex Warren, a Space Systems Operations and Physics student at NPS, and Dr. James Newman, currently serving as NPS Acting Provost, prepare the LED on-orbit payload (LOOP) instrument for optical communication studies aboard the Mola CubeSat. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya) Share

United States

While serving as NPS’ acting provost, Dr. James H. Newman offers the commencement address during the Summer Quarter Graduation ceremony in September 2024. During his two decades of service to NPS, Newman led the Space Systems Academic Group for nearly eight years, and stepped up to serve as acting provost on two separate occasions. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya) Share

U.S. 5th Fleet

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 15, 2026. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) Share

HMAS Stirling

GARDEN ISLAND, HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia (October 29, 2025) – USS VERMONT (SSN 792) arrives at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia on Oct. 29, as part of a scheduled port visit before a planned submarine maintenance period (SMP). The SMP showcased Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s ability to conduct maintenance in Western Australia and its training of Australian maintainers to support the establishment of Submarine Rotational Force – West as early as 2027 as part of AUKUS Pillar I, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The AUKUS Integration & Acquisition Program Office is the U.S. Navy office responsible for executing the trilateral partnership to assist Australia in acquiring conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines while setting the highest nuclear stewardship standards and continuing to maintain the highest nonproliferation standard. (U.S. Navy Photo by Ashley Calingo) Share