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MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 24, 2023) Ensign Christian Baran, from Baltimore, Maryland, uses a stadimeter on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) as the ship pulls alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) for a replenishment-at-sea, Nov. 24, 2023. Paul Ignatius is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 23, 2023) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) take a moment to give thanks after their Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 23, 2023. Paul Ignatius is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 21, 2023) Ensign Christian Baran, from Baltimore, Maryland, uses a sextant on the bridge wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) before a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), Nov. 21, 2023. Paul Ignatius is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 12, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) pulls alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) during an underway replenishment while operating in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 12, 2023. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. Matthew Perry is assigned to Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE) who in coordination with Commander, Task Force 73, refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces, along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 1, 2023) The Japan Coast Guard vessel JCG Kinugasa (MS-01) patrols the harbor during training for the 2023 Joint Drill at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Taylor Ardito) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 13, 2023) The Benewah-class barracks craft USS Nueces (APL 40) departs from Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for a new deployment after 22 years of service in Yokosuka. Nueces' keel was laid Jan. 2, 1945, and was commissioned as a self-propelled barracks ship APB 40 in 1945. The vessel was most active during the Vietnam War, when it was converted and reactivated from decommission status into service in 1968 in support of war efforts as a mobile operating base or as a command ship. Following sequential conversion, reoutfitting, and reclassification or redesignation, it was brought to Yokosuka as a berthing and messing barge around 2001. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet�s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryo Isobe) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 13, 2023) Sailors at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) handle a mooring line before the departure of the Benewah-class barracks craft Nueces (APL 40) for a new deployment after 22 years of service in Yokosuka. Nueces' keel was laid Jan. 2, 1945, and was commissioned as a self-propelled barracks ship APB 40 in 1945. The vessel was most active during the Vietnam War, when it was converted and reactivated from decommission status into service in 1968 in support of war efforts as a mobile operating base or as a command ship. Following sequential conversion, reoutfitting, and reclassification or redesignation, it was brought to Yokosuka as a berthing and messing barge around 2001. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet�s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryo Isobe) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 13, 2023) Sailors at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) handle a mooring line before the departure of the Benewah-class barracks craft Nueces (APL 40) for a new deployment after 22 years of service in Yokosuka. Nueces' keel was laid Jan. 2, 1945, and was commissioned as a self-propelled barracks ship APB 40 in 1945. The vessel was most active during the Vietnam War, when it was converted and reactivated from decommission status into service in 1968 in support of war efforts as a mobile operating base or as a command ship. Following sequential conversion, reoutfitting, and reclassification or redesignation, it was brought to Yokosuka as a berthing and messing barge around 2001. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet�s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryo Isobe) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 13, 2023) The Benewah-class barracks craft Nueces (APL 40) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for a new deployment after 22 years of service in Yokosuka. For more than 75 years, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Taylor Ardito Share

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, D.C.

During an underway Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony aboard USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52) held Dec. 7, Naval History and Heritage Command’s Combat Artist Douglas Rowe (shown right) dedicated his 15x30 oil on linen painting for the Navy’s art collection titled, “USS PEARL HARBOR” to the crew of LSD 52 and those lost during the attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Shown to Rowe’s left is Operations Specialist Second Class Terrica Scarlett. Scarlett provided remarks on Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller’s actions in 1941 during the ceremony. USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52), a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship, was named in remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. The ship, commissioned on May 30th, 1998, is currently stationed at Naval Station San Diego, California. Navy Combat Artist Douglas Rowe presented the crew of USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52) a special reproduction print of a new Navy art piece during the underway remembrance ceremony Dec. 7. Rowe’s painting captured LSD 52—named in remembrance of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor—departing Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and sailing past the USS ARIZONA (BB 39) memorial. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician Third Class Emitt Vest) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2023) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) conduct simulated visit, board, search and seizure training while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), Somerset, and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2023) Navy Counselor 1st Class Brett Strach, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), climbs a side port ladder of a training vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), Somerset, and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share