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OKINAWA, Japan

Commander John Frank (left) Commanding Officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, salutes as the battalion flag is lowered during the Relief-in-Place / Transfer-of-Authority (RIPTOA) ceremony from NMCB 4 to NMCB 11 on Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 02, 2026. NMCB 11 is forward deployed under Commander, Task Force 75, which executes command and control of assigned Naval Expeditionary Combat Forces across the 7th Fleet area of operations to defend U.S. allied and partner interest. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexa H. Trafton) Share

OKINAWA, Japan

Captain James Angerman (right) Commanding Officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, salutes as the battalion flag is raised during the Relief-in-Place / Transfer-of-Authority (RIPTOA) ceremony from NMCB 4 to NMCB 11 on Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 02, 2026. NMCB 11 is forward deployed under Commander, Task Force 75, which executes command and control of assigned Naval Expeditionary Combat Forces across the 7th Fleet area of operations to defend U.S. allied and partner interest. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexa H. Trafton) Share

Washington D.C.

Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado, a biochemist assigned as the officer in charge for the Navy’s premier fly-away biowarfare agent detection laboratory in support of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Priority-One Classified Mission, implementing cutting edge biosurveillance and detection capabilities within Navy operational forces, the National Guard Civil Support Teams, U.S. Marine Chemical and Biological Incident Response Forces and State Public Health Laboratories Incident Response at the Naval Medical Research Laboratory’s Biological Defense Research Directorate in Frederick Md., Mar. 7, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

Washington D.C.

From the pitcher’s mound to the front lines of naval science, Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado’s unconventional path has culminated in one of Navy Medicine’s highest honors. Velazquez-Delgado, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory chemistry division military deputy and acting division head for military support, was named Navy Medicine’s 2025 Biochemistry Officer of the Year on Dec. 20, 2025, for exceptional leadership, administrative excellence, and transformative contributions to radiation and nuclear defense research. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

Washington D.C.

From the pitcher’s mound to the front lines of naval science, Lt. Cmdr. Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado’s unconventional path has culminated in one of Navy Medicine’s highest honors. Velazquez-Delgado, a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory chemistry division military deputy and acting division head for military support, was named Navy Medicine’s 2025 Biochemistry Officer of the Year on Dec. 20, 2025, for exceptional leadership, administrative excellence, and transformative contributions to radiation and nuclear defense research. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

KUSHIRO, Japan

260129-N-JJ672-1117 U.S. Navy Sailors man the rails along the fo’c’sle aboard Arleigh Burke-class missile-guided destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), during a sea and anchor evolution off the coast of Kushiro, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz) Share

KUSHIRO, Japan

260201-N-JJ672-1075 U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ivan Dobrev, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), right, collaborates with a local harbor pilot during a sea and anchor evolution off the coast of Kushiro, Japan, Feb. 1, 2026. 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz) Share

WASHINGTON D.C.

Jaxon Rhea, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intern, reviews imaging data from a wave tank camera in Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2025. Rhea participated in NRL’s Pathways Internship Program where students from a wide variety of educational institutions can explore federal careers and work in agencies while attending school. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson) RELEASED Share

WASHINGTON D.C.

Justin Hagen, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intern, calibrates a piezoelectric driven flexible surface membrane in Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2025. Hagen participated in NRL’s Pathways Internship Program where students from a wide variety of educational institutions can explore federal careers and work in agencies while attending school. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson) Share

WASHINGTON D.C.

Manya Yellepeddy, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intern, adjusts an aperture on an event-based camera in Washington, D.C., Aug. 7, 2025. Yellepeddy participated in NRL’s Science and Engineering Apprentice Program where students work alongside researchers, attend program seminars, and deliver research presentations while exploring careers in science and technology. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson) Share

WASHINGTON D.C.

Harrison Cole (right), U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) intern, looks at images of neurons taken with an inverted microscope with Margaret Stevens, Ph.D., NRL electrical engineer, in Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 2025. Cole participated in NRL’s Science and Engineering Apprentice Program where students work alongside researchers, attend program seminars, and deliver research presentations while exploring careers in science and technology. (U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen-Arnold) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 3, 2026) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on Feb. 3, 2026. The ship’s company includes approximately 300 Sailors, with an additional 26 embarked air wing personnel assigned to the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50. U.S. 2nd Fleet, reestablished in 2018 in response to the changing global security environment, develops and employs maritime ready forces to fight across multiple domains in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole) Share