Photo Gallery

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NPS Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) research associate professor Giovanni Minelli, left, and Ph.D. student Noah Weitz, right, track CubeSat orbital data in NPS' Satellite Operations Center (SOC), April 4. MC3 is an operational ground station satellite network now owned by NPS — unique among the nation’s academic institutions — supporting space operations and research in the proliferating domain of CubeSats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janiel Adames) Share

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NPS graduate student U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chris Henderson is using the Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3) network to conduct cutting-edge, hands-on research that could help shape the future of military communications. Henderson is pictured with a specialized telescope, April 4, that he uses to receive optical communications sent via lasers or LEDs from an NPS CubeSat in low-earth orbit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janiel Adames) Share

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chris Henderson, an NPS student in the space systems operations program, uses a specialized telescope on the rooftop of Spanagel Hall, as well as the school’s unique Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3) network, to support his research into free-space optical communications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janiel Adames) Share

At Sea

SASEBO, JAPAN (Oct. 16, 2024) The forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), departs Sasebo, Oct. 16, 2024. Frank Cable is supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chase Stephens) Share

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Members of Navy Band Southwest, stationed in San Diego, CA perform at neighborhood events throughout Phoenix in conjunction with Phoenix Navy Week 2024. Phoenix Navy Week is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy teams and experience America’s sea services. During Navy Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. Share

SAN DIEGO

NASA astronaut Victor Glover points at crew members on the flight deck of the San Antonio Class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) after returning from space on Apr. 10, 2026. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space craft, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson) Share

SAN DIEGO

After supporting the successful recovery of NASA’s Artemis II crew and the Orion spacecraft, U.S. Navy personnel, assigned to various expeditionary medicine teams, pose for a group photo aboard the amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), April 11. The teams, which included En-Route Care System (ERCS) 2, 3, and 11, and Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System 14 (ERSS), comprised personnel from Navy Medicine commands and military medical treatment facilities across the Pacific Rim. The ERCS is a two-person team that provides medical care during transport of critically injured or ill stabilized patients via ground, surface, or air, and the ERSS is a seven-person mobile surgical and trauma team that provides life and limb-saving care close to the point of injury. Pictured from left are: Lt. Cmdr. Martin Manoukian, an emergency medicine physician with ERSS-14, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Camp Pendleton and Naval Hospital (NH) Camp Pendleton; Lt. Cmdr. Kristine Parra, a general surgeon with ERSS-14, from NMRTC/NH Camp Pendleton; Lt. Cmdr. Meredith Marlowe, a critical care nurse with ERCS-3, assigned to U.S. NMRTC Guam and U.S. Naval Hospital Guam; Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Wyatt Knauer, a paramedic with ERCS-3, assigned to USNMRTC/USNH Guam; Lt. Cmdr. Scott Klingensmith, a critical care nurse with ERCS-2, assigned to USNMRTC/USNH Guam; Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Bradley Geremia, a search and rescue medical technician with ERCS-2, assigned to USNMRTC/USNH Guam; Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brian Romero, a search and rescue medical technician with ERCS-11, assigned to NMRTU/BHC China Lake; and Lt. Stephanie Ryan, a critical care nurse with ERCS-11, assigned to NMRTC San Diego and Naval Medical Center San Diego. (DoW photo by Regena Kowitz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Wilmar Lopez-Montenegro, company first sergeant, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M4 carbine during marksmanship training in the hangar bay of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), April 13, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sailor O’Rear) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Prakash, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs maintenance on an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), April 14, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sailor O’Rear) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, front, and an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 soar over Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the Pacific Ocean, April 11, 2026. Gridley is deployed with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group as part of Southern Seas 2026 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) Share

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The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) departs from Naval Base San Diego for its new homeport of Portland, Ore., April 8, 2026. While Savannah is in Portland, the ship will be entering into a Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) to receive lethality and survivability upgrades. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis) Share

At Sea

A U.S. Navy CMV-22B Osprey, attached to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, lands on the flight deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), April 10, 2026. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space capsule, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Drew Verbis) Share