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PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Reyvin Olaes signals to a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as it approaches the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 6, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) fire the 44-millimeter crew serve weapon for a gun exhibition in the Philippine Sea, March 5, 2025. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 Sam McNeely) Share

SATTAHIP, Thailand

U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators conduct military free-fall training near Sattahip Naval Base, Rayong province, Thailand, March 4, 2025, during exercise Cobra Gold. NSW provides maritime special operations force capabilities to enable Joint Force lethality and survivability inside denied and contested areas. Cobra Gold 2025 is the largest joint and combined exercise in mainland Asia, held annually in Thailand, showcasing the U.S. commitment to the region by building interoperability, multilateral cooperative arrangements, and advancing common interests through a commitment to Allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Perlman) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

A Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 MH-60S Sea Hawk takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 27. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 Kenneth Melseth) Share

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES

Accession-level Sailors at the Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes Damage Controlman (DC) "A" School attempt to patch a ruptured pipe with a rapid patch during a training exercise aboard Naval Station Great Lakes, Feb. 27. DCs are first responders who prevent and contain hazardous situations on ships and submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Hall) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA

Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) combat a fire during a general shipboard firefighting class at Surface Warfare School Command (SWSC) on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 4, 2025. SWSC familiarizes Sailors with basic chemistry and classification of fires, firefighting and protective equipment and procedures for shipboard firefighting using simulated emergency firefighting conditions afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson) Share

YORKTOWN, Va.

An aircrew member assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 is hoisted aboard a MH-60S helicopter as part of a training event onboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. HSC-26 trains pilots and aircrewmen to employ the MH-60S worldwide in a variety of missions, including fleet logistics support, search and rescue, medical evacuation, special warfare support, anti-surface warfare and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief. The squadron fulfills secondary missions of theater security cooperation and U.S. 2nd Fleet operational support. (U.S. Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released). Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Justin Janik, from El Paso, Texas, participates in an anti-terrorism force protection drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Feb. 24, 2025. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Conde) Share

GULF OF THAILAND

Sailors simulate fighting a fire during an all-hands fire drill aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Feb. 5, 2025. Emory S. Land is on deployment supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ethan Lambert) Share

TOKYO

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, exchanges a gift with Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Tokyo, April 15, 2024. Koehler met with Sakai to discuss the increasing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific and reaffirmed the U.S. Japan alliance as the cornerstone of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) breaks away from the formation after a group sail, July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

MONTEREY, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2025) – Retired Adm. Ryo Sakai, former chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), poses for a photo in front of Herrmann Hall at the Naval Postgraduate School, Feb. 12, 2025. Sakai graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School with a master’s degree in public policy and completed the Command Course at the U.S. Naval War College. With more than 30 years of experience, his naval service culminated in his appointment to lead JMSDF in March of 2022. Share