Photo Gallery

NORTH SEA

The fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea while participating in the NATO-led maritime vigilance activity Neptune Strike 24-2, Oct. 27, 2024, highlighting the strike group’s commitment to supporting NATO operations and collective defense of the alliance. USS Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mike Shen) Share

NORWEGIAN SEA

Logistics Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brain Hines, from Plainfield, Indiana, stands watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) in the Norwegian Sea, Oct. 18, 2024. Stout, assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cody Beam) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) returns to its homeport in San Diego following a 19-month rotational deployment, Oct. 25, 2024. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) returns to its homeport in San Diego following a 19-month rotational deployment, Oct. 25, 2024. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand) Share

STRAIT OF MALACCA

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) sails with the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153), seen in background, in the Strait of Malacca, Oct. 23, 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

STRAIT OF MALACCA

Lt. j.g. Tobias Macedo, from Kennebunk, Maine, stands on the bridge wing aboard the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) as the ship sails alongside the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) in the Strait of Malacca, Oct. 23, 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

STRAIT OF MALACCA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) sails alongside the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) in the Strait of Malacca, Oct. 23, 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

AT SEA

The future littoral combat ship USS Beloit (LCS 29) is photographed underway heading out to sea. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 18, 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 Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), the Philippine Navy's first-in-class frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), and a Royal Canadian Navy CH-148 Cyclone helicopter and the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331) conduct a maneuvering exercise in the South China Sea during Sama Sama 2024, Oct. 16, 2024. Sama Sama is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Philippines and the United States with participants from Australia, Canada, France and Japan, designed to promote regional security, cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brenden Dalrymple) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) man the rails as the ship pulls into Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 18, 2024. Sailors assigned to Harpers Ferry returned home to San Diego after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) toss messenger lines to the pier as the ship pulls into Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 18, 2024. Sailors assigned to Harpers Ferry returned home to San Diego after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share