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PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 5, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the Pacific Ocean. McCain is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Tang) Share

BOSTON

BOSTON (March 14, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) arrives in Boston, March 14, 2024, for a scheduled port visit. Truxtun was commissioned in 2009 and is named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun, who was one of the first six commanders appointed by George Washington to the newly-formed U.S. Navy. She currently serves as part of Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT). SURFLANT mans, trains and equips assigned surface forces and shore activities, ensuring the capable force for conducting prompt and sustained operations in support of the United States national interests.(US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Emily Casavant) Share

SASEBO, Japan

SASEBO, Japan (March 7, 2024) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), right, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ōsumi-class tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) and the Awaji-class minesweeper JS Etajima (MSO-306), are underway in formation during Exercise Iron Fist, March 7, 2024. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S, Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

SASEBO, Japan

SASEBO, Japan (March 7, 2024) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails into formation during Exercise Iron Fist, March 7, 2024. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

ARABIAN GULF

ARABIAN SEA (March 3, 2024) A Fire Controlman (Aegis) conducts weather preservation on an antenna aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) while working aloft in the Arabian Sea, March 3, 2024. Gravely is deployed as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

NARVIK, Norway

NARVIK, Norway (March 15, 2024) The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrives in Narvik, Norway, March 15, 2024, following its participation in Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest NATO exercise since World War II. Paul Ignatius played a key role in the exercise, which focused on enhancing interoperability and readiness across 32 NATO allies and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

NORWEGIAN SEA

NORWEGIAN SEA (March 11, 2024) The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) leads a fifteen-ship formation comprised of ships from the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group and the NATO Amphibious Task Group during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in the Norwegian Sea. Front row: Prince of Wales; second row, left to right: the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), the Spanish navy frigate ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbon; third row: HMS Portland (F79), the Dutch navy multi-function support ship HNLMS Karel Doorman (A-833), the Norwegian navy patrol vessel HNOMS Magnus Lagabote (P381), the Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment tanker RFA Tidespring (A136), HNOMS Olav Tyrggvason (A536), the Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, the French navy frigate FS Normandie (D651); fourth row: the Royal Navy auxiliary landing dock ship RFA Mounts Bay, HNOMS Otto Sverdrup (F312), HNOMS Gnist (P965), the Norwegian coast guard ship Kv Bjornoya and the German navy replenishment ship FGS Bonn. Nordic Response is a multi-domain exercise taking place in the northern Nordic region March 3 through March 14, 2024. The Carrier Strike Group has been exercising F-35B strikes to simulate defense of allied territory, while simultaneously defending itself. The Amphibious Task Group has been exercising landing amphibious units ashore to retake allied territory. Nordic Response is part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24. (Royal Navy photo) Share

HARSTAD, Norway

HARSTAD, Norway (March 13, 2024) The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) is moored in Harstad, Norway, for a port visit concluding its participation in Steadfast Defender 24, March 13, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO's ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki) Share

HARSTAD, Norway

HARSTAD, Norway (March 13, 2024) Sailors handle line on the forecastle of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as the ship arrives in Harstad, Norway, for a port visit concluding their participation in Steadfast Defender 24, March 13, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO's ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 11, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 approaches the flight deck of the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) during a replenishment-at-sea, March 11, 2024. Carter Hall is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 11, 2024) The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) approaches the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) for a replenishment-at-sea, March 11, 2024. Carter Hall is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval) Share

GULF OF THAILAND

GULF OF THAILAND (March 1, 2024) The Republic of Korea Cheon Wong Bong-class tank landing ship ROKS No Jeok Bong (LST 689), front, and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) transit the Gulf of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold 2024, March 1, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, advancing common interests, and a commitment to our allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share