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SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 6, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), back, conducts a refueling-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), middle, and the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655), June 6, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, 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 Seaman apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 6, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), right, conducts a refueling-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), middle, and the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655) with the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) following behind, June 6, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, 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 Seaman apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2024) An F-35C Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2024) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) transits the Philippine Sea near the Miyako Strait, June 10, 2024. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people and ideas. (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 10, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), front, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transit in formation during a photo exercise while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 10, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational, and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas A. Russell) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) operates near the Luzon Strait, June 10, 2024. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 9, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) operates with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force first-in-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183), on the horizon, in the Philippine Sea in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 9, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2024) The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), transits the Philippine Sea near the Luzon Strait, June 10, 2024. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Seth Koenig) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2024) An E-2D Hawkeye from the Tigertails of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125 flies above the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 10, 2024. E-2D Hawkeyes perform tactical airborne, early warning missions to provide valuable information to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 as it plans and executes operations. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2024) Four aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 fly over the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 10, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2024) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 launch from the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 10, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer) Share