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PACIFIC OCEAN

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jacob Gateman, from Vashon Island, Washington, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, inspects an M240D machine gun on an MH-60S Seahawk on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 13, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors guide a Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopter attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 to land on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Tripoli is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austyn Riley) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Capt. Robert Bibeau, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), reloads an M240B machine gun with Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Maurice Rose in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 14, 2024. George H.W. Bush departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct a scheduled underway to test equipment and systems in preparation for future operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Roberson) Share

EAST CHINA SEA

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Dewey (DDG 105), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya-class guided-missile destroyer JS Haguro (DDH 180), Republic of Korea Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975), and Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) steam in formation during Freedom Edge 24-2 in the East China Sea, Nov. 13, 2024. Freedom Edge demonstrates a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

BOSTON

Cmdr. Kari Yakubisin, commanding officer of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27), escorts the Honorable Maura Healey, governor of Massachusetts, into the commissioning ceremony for the USS Nantucket in Boston, Nov. 16, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

BOSTON

Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Kelley, a retired Navy captain, presents the long glass to the officer of the deck Lt. Steven Lewis during the commissioning ceremony for the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) in Boston Nov. 16, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

BOSTON

The crew of the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony in Boston, Nov. 16, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

BOSTON

The crew of the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) salutes as they bring the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony in Boston, Nov. 16, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

BOSTON

With the USS Constitution in background, the crew of the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Nantucket (LCS 27) stands in formation for the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Boston, Nov. 16, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom) Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

The Fleet Readiness Center East F-35 Aircraft Systems Inspector James Beers operates the depot’s first set of vertical stackers that were installed on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft modification line in 2020. Recognizing the success of the initial set of stackers, the depot recently added three more stackers to the F-35 Lightning II modification line. The vertical stackers serve as a centralized storage unit for aircraft parts and components. Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

Fleet Readiness Center East has installed three new vertical lift modules – also referred to as vertical stackers – that act as a centralized storage unit for aircraft parts and components. This is the second set of vertical stackers the depot has installed as a part of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft modification line’s transformation efforts, the first having been installed in 2020. Share

NORFOLK

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transits to Naval Station Norfolk after on-time completion of an 11-month maintenance period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and sea trials, Nov. 16, 2024. USS George H.W. Bush departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard to conduct a scheduled underway to test equipment and systems in preparation for future operations and is now in the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Wagner) Share