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PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2024) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 rehearse life raft recovery while underway with the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) for NASA's Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 23, 2024. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2024) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 assist NASA astronaut candidate Chris Birch into a crew module test article (CMTA) during training operations while underway with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) for NASA's Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 23, 2024. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2024) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) and NASA personnel launch a crew module test article (CMTA) during training while underway for NASA's Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 23, 2024. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2024) NASA's crew module test article (CMTA) is launched from the well deck aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 23, 2024. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Woods) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2024) Sailors prepare to launch rubber raiding crafts in the well deck aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 23, 2024. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Woods) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2024) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) and NASA personnel launch a crew module test article (CMTA) for night-time training while underway for NASA's Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 22, 2024. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Feb. 9, 2024) The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) is moored at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after a five-day transit from Naval Station San Diego. The docking in Hawaii completed the ship's first leg of a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Feb. 16, 2024) The guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) is moored at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after completing a selected restricted maintenance availability eight days early. Entering the availability on Sept. 16, 2023, Wayne E. Meyer beat its expected completion date of Feb. 6, exiting the availability in late January. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Feb. 9, 2024) The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) is moored at Naval Base San Diego the night before departing on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

SATTAHIP, Thailand

SATTAHIP, Thailand (Feb. 18, 2024) A vehicle is driven off the Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) during an offload of equipment for exercise Cobra Gold 2024 in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2024. Cobra Gold 2024 (CG24) is the 43rd iteration of the Joint Cobra Gold series of exercises. CG24 emphasizes coordination on readiness, civic action, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and seeks to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in these vital areas. MSC directs and supports operations for approximately 140 civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea, conduct specialized missions, preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, perform a variety of support services, and move military equipment and supplies to deployed U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) Share

SATTAHIP, Thailand

SATTAHIP, Thailand (Feb. 18, 2024) The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) arrives at the port of Sattahip, Thailand, to deliver equipment for exercise Cobra Gold 2024, Feb. 18, 2024. Cobra Gold 2024 (CG24) is the 43rd iteration of the Joint Cobra Gold series of exercises. CG24 emphasizes coordination on readiness, civic action, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and seeks to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in these vital areas. MSC directs and supports operations for approximately 140 civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea, conduct specialized missions, preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, perform a variety of support services, and move military equipment and supplies to deployed U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Gunner's Mate Joshua Heitmann) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 25, 2024) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), and guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transit in formation with the Royal Navy primary casualty receiving ship RFA Argus (A135) in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 25, 2024. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will be transferred to NATO command in the eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew F. Brown) Share