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PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors conduct firefighting training during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Sep. 27, 2024. Nimitz is underway conducting Tailored Ship’s Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA/FEP prepares the ship and crew for full integration as a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission critical operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Lagunes) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 29, 2024) U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Marques Kearson, from Hartford, Connecticut, directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Wolfpack” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Sept. 29, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations 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 Ryan Holloway) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2024) Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 1st Class Nicholas Jennings, from Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, assigned to the Titans of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRM) 30, poses for a photo on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 27, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sept. 25, 2024) U.S. Navy Sailors carries the ship’s nameplank as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) arrives in Guam for a brief stop for parts, Sept. 25, 2024. Daniel Inouye, part of Carrier Strike Group 9, is conducting routine operations 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 Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

HMCS Montr�al, BRP Jose Rizal, BRP Ramon Alcarez and USS Lake Erie sail in formation during a multilateral maritime cooperative activity involving Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States, conducted off the coast within the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone. *** Local Caption *** Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity off the coast of Palawan and Northern Luzon and within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone on 7-8 August 2024. The activity included a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Royal Canadian Navy vessel HMCS Montr�al with its embarked helicopter, Philippine Navy vessels BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Ramon Alcarez with embarked helicopters and United States Navy vessel USS Lake Erie with its embarked helicopter. The Maritime Cooperative Activity demonstrates a shared commitment to transparently promote and strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and upholding the right to freedom of navigation and overflight in accordance with international law, particularly the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Daivon Solomon mans a M2AI .50-caliber machine gun during a sea-and-anchor evolution aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE). Dwight D. Eisenhower returned from an underway conducting training carrier qualifications for the Chief of Naval Air Training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore Morrison) Share

TIMOR SEA

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) participate in a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on the ship's forecastle as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD 109) sails alongside while conducting multilateral operations in the Timor Sea, Sept. 27, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

Sailors stand watch on a .50-caliber machine gun mount aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the ship departs Apra Harbor, Guam, after a brief stop for parts, Sept. 26, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is currently conducting routine operations 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 2nd Class Ikia Walker) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Lt. Cmdr. John Brennan, from Nashville, Tennessee, divisional officer of air department's flight deck crash and salvage division, and Lt. Sarah Amorio, from Petaluma, California, divisional officer of air department's primary flight control division, signal an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 25, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

DARWIN, Australia

Sailors onload a Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 20, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sailors refuel T-45C Goshawk training aircraft from Training Squadron (VT) 7 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting training carrier qualifications for the Chief of Naval Air Training. This is the first opportunity for student naval aviators from Training Air Wings (TW) 1 and 2 to launch and recover on an underway aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore Morrison) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Sailors reposition a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft on the the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting training carrier qualifications for the Chief of Naval Air Training. This is the first opportunity for student naval aviators from Training Air Wings (TW) 1 and 2 to launch and recover on an underway aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Theodore Morrison) Share