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SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 10, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the South China Sea, 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 Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 10, 2024) Sailors maintain an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the South China Sea, 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 Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) 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) The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conducts flight operations near the Luzon Strait, June 10, 2024. U.S. INDOPACOM 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 Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kazia Ream) 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 10, 2024) An MC-130-J Commando II, assigned to 1st Special Operations Squadron, and an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25, fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the South China Sea, June 10, 2024. Forces assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 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 Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Benvie) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 9, 2024) Capt. Alex L. Hampton, from Chicago, commander Carrier Air Wing 7, front seat, and Cmdr. Jeffery J. Creighan, from Pittsburgh, former commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, fly over Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a change of command ceremony while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 9, 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 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 9, 2024) Capt. Alex L. Hampton, from Chicago, commander, Carrier Air Wing 7, front seat, and Cmdr. Jeffery J. Creighan, from Pittsburgh, former commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, fly past Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a change of command ceremony while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 9, 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 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, transports ammunition to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during an ammunition handling evolution. 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 Seaman Nathaly Cruz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2024) Sailors signal to an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, on 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 Seaman Nathaly Cruz) Share