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MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey

Sailors assigned to USS New Jersey (SSN 796) stand by to man their ship during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey on September 14, 2024. New Jersey is the first fast attack submarine designed for a fully integrated male and female crew and is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most recent being the decorated battleship BB-62 which saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. New Jersey and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 8, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey

Cmdr. Steven Halle, commanding officer of USS New Jersey (SSN 796), salutes during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey on September 14, 2024. New Jersey is the first fast attack submarine designed for a fully integrated male and female crew and is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most recent being the decorated battleship BB-62 which saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. New Jersey and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 8, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey

Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, U.S. Navy Submarine Force commander, arrives to a commissioning ceremony for USS New Jersey (SSN 796) at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey on September 14, 2024. New Jersey is the first fast attack submarine designed for a fully integrated male and female crew and is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most recent being the decorated battleship BB-62 which saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. New Jersey and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 8, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey

240914-N-GR655-1111 MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey – Sailors assigned to USS New Jersey (SSN 796) stand by to man their ship during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey on September 14, 2024. New Jersey is the first fast attack submarine designed for a fully integrated male and female crew and is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most recent being the decorated battleship BB-62 which saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. New Jersey and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 8, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Climate change threatens many areas of Navy and Marine Corps operations, including those conducted by surface ships, aircraft and submarines. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Andre Adams) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Climate Security Fellows and faculty from NPS get exposure to marine science research at Hopkins Marine Station on Monterey Bay. At right, Ashley Blawas, a postdoctoral scholar in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability's Oceans Department, shows a tracking tag she developed for measuring the heart rate of whales. (U.S. Navy photo by Dan Linehan) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Students and faculty from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are participating in the inaugural cohort of the Climate Security Fellows program, joining counterparts from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. From left are U.S. Navy Lt. Joe Ward, Navy Lt. Katie Lindman, Navy Lt. Caroline Kelly, NPS Climate and Security Network (CSN) co-lead Marina Lesse, CSN co-founder Kristen Fletcher, faculty advisor Dan Eisenberg, Navy Ensign Nicholas Hilaire and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Colby Smith. (U.S. Navy photo by Dan Linehan) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors transport ordnance during an ordnance handling evolution aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 13, 2024. 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 Jeadan Andre) Share

YAP, Micronesia

Capt. Sharlene Gee, from Irvine, Calif., an optometrist with the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) mission, examines a patient's eyesight for glasses at Yap State Hospital in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 9, 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

U.S. 5TH FLEET

Sailors conduct flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 7, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

ROMANIA

A special warfare combat crewman (SWCC) conducts riverine training with Romanian naval forces. Training with partner nations allows special operations forces to enhance their warfighting skills, build interoperability, ensure readiness, and demonstrate the capability of ready and postured special operations forces within the European theater. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's premier maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to gain and maintain access for the fleet and joint force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Hutcheson) Share

LWONedo, N.J.

The Virginia-class fast-attach submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New Jersey (SSN 796) pulls into Naval Weapons Station Earle Pier, Sept. 6, 2024, in preparation for s upcoming commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo By Bill Addison) Share