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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

Stewie, the U.S. Navy's environmental turtle mascot, gives high-fives to students at the U.S. Fleet Forces Command's "Stewards of the Sea" exhibit as part of the Naval Air Station Oceana Outdoor STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Laboratory, Sept. 20. The free event, which has been held nearly every year since 2016, allows 5th graders from Virginia Beach City and Chesapeake Public Schools to receive an exclusive sneak peek of the Air Show performances, including the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels and the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team; vendor booths and activities; and numerous STEM Laboratory exhibits. This year's theme is "Inspire. Educate. Soar!" (U.S. Navy photo by David Todd) Share

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

Taylor Priest (Right), a Civil Engineer for NAVFAC LANT and STEM Coordinator, oversees students partaking in a Penny Boat Challenge held in conjunction with the Naval Air Station Oceana Outdoor STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Laboratory, Sept. 20. The free event, which has been held nearly every year since 2016, allows 5th graders from Virginia Beach City and Chesapeake Public Schools to receive an exclusive sneak peek of the Air Show performances, including the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels and the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team; vendor booths and activities; and numerous STEM Laboratory exhibits. This year's theme is "Inspire. Educate. Soar!" (U.S. Navy photo by David Todd) Share

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

Robert Brown (Left), a Project Manager for NAVFAC MIDLANT and a first-time STEM Lab volunteer, oversees a student partaking in a Penny Boat Challenge held in conjunction with the Naval Air Station Oceana Outdoor STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Laboratory, Sept. 20. The free event, which has been held nearly every year since 2016, allows 5th graders from Virginia Beach City and Chesapeake Public Schools to receive an exclusive sneak peek of the Air Show performances, including the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels and the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team; vendor booths and activities; and numerous STEM Laboratory exhibits. This year's theme is "Inspire. Educate. Soar!" (U.S. Navy photo by David Todd) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer JS Shimakaze (TV-3521) while conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 23, 2024. The U.S. Navy and JMSDF continue to train together to improve interoperability and strengthen joint capabilities. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the corner stone of stability and security and is crucial to the mutual capability of responding to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, left, and an E-2D Hawkeye, assigned to the “Grey Hawks” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120, approach the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during carrier qualifications, Sept. 20, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities during its basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky) Share

KOSRAE, Micronesia

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Scott Story, from Price, Utah, a radiologist with Pacific Partnership 2024-2, conducts an ultrasound on a patient during radiology training at Kosrae State Hospital in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 18, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the U.S. Navy's largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

SAN DIEGO

The Military Sealift Command's newest fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), slides down the rails and into San Diego Bay, following its christening at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

VARNA, Bulgaria

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 and EOD technicians from the Ukrainian Navy, conduct underwater demolition operations off the coast of Varna, Bulgaria, during exercise Sea Breeze 2024, Sept. 13, 2024. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2024-3 is focused on explosive ordnance disposal, dive operations and unmanned underwater vehicles. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins) Share

New York

NEW YORK (Sept. 22, 2024) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment Meredith Berger speaks with Sea Cadets and Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at a climate and energy technology demonstration. Berger hosted the kickoff event at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square as part of the Department of the Navy’ s participation in Climate Week NYC. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ryan de Vera) Share

New York

NEW YORK (Sept. 22, 2024) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment Meredith Berger speaks with Sea Cadets and Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at a climate and energy technology demonstration. Berger hosted the kickoff event at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square as part of the Department of the Navy’ s participation in Climate Week NYC. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ryan de Vera) Share

New York

NEW YORK (Sept. 22, 2024) John Trehubenko, a power systems engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, discusses small unit power systems, which provide Marines with reliable energy sources for essential equipment, with Sea Cadets and Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment Meredith Berger hosted a climate and energy technology demonstration kickoff event at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square as part of the Department of the Navy’ s participation in Climate Week NYC. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ryan de Vera) Share

New York

NEW YORK (Sept. 22, 2024) Madeleine White, resilience innovation research portfolio manager at Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, demonstrates green concrete, which uses sustainable materials to reduce the environmental impact of traditional concrete, to Sea Cadets and Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment Meredith Berger hosted a climate and energy technology demonstration kickoff event at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square as part of the Department of the Navy’ s participation in Climate Week NYC. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ryan de Vera) Share