Photo Gallery

PHILIPPINE SEA

The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) participate in a crash and salvage drill in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 24, 2024. Ralph Johnson 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 9 launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting training carrier qualifications for the Chief of Naval Air Training. This is the first opportunity for student naval aviators from Training Air Wings (TW) 1 and 2 to launch and recover on an underway aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore Morrison) Share

SULU SEA

SULU SEA (Sept. 21, 2024) Master Chief Master-at-Arms Guadalupe Gonzalez, from Los Angeles, motivates Sailors selected for chief petty officer on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Sept. 21, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Richard Tinker) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

Friends and family wave farewell to their sailors as they depart for deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) from Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 23, 2024. Harry S. Truman, the lead ship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is departing for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations. More than 6,000 Sailors completed months of intense training and preparation to deploy as an integrated warfighting team ready to respond to any threats, including maritime security operations to interdict threats to merchant shipping, prevent the use of the seas for terrorism and piracy, and provide unique disaster response and humanitarian assistance capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Whitten Helton) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 23, 2024. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF continue to train together to improve interoperability and strengthen joint capabilities. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the corner stone of stability and security and is crucial to the mutual capability of responding to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, left, and an E-2D Hawkeye, assigned to the “Grey Hawks” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120, approach the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during carrier qualifications, Sept. 20, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities during its basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky) Share

KOSRAE, Micronesia

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Scott Story, from Price, Utah, a radiologist with Pacific Partnership 2024-2, conducts an ultrasound on a patient during radiology training at Kosrae State Hospital in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 18, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 1st Class Emmanuel Hernandez, from Los Angeles, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, directs an CMV-22B Osprey from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRM) 30 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 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 August Clawson) Share

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

U.S. Navy Sailors train in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility during exercise Eagle Defender 24. Eagle Defender 24 is a bilateral maritime exercise with the Egyptian Naval Force designed to enhance interoperability and readiness, fortify military-to-military relationships and advance operational capabilities, allowing participating naval forces to effectively develop the necessary skills to address threats to regional security, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Army photo) Share

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill.

Performance division recruits carrying state flags march on the drill deck during U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's pass in review at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Sept. 19, 2024. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Jossue Garcia, assigned to air department aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), stands arresting gear officer watch on the flight deck, Sept. 16, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities during its basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tajh Payne) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jesus Rascon, from El Paso, Texas, stands watch on the bridge aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship transits the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 16, 2024. Boxer and embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd James Finney) Share