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YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 27, 2023) A firefighter from Navy Region Japan Fire and Emergency Services extinguishes a fire during a Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) live fire training exercise 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

HONIARA, Solomon Islands

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Nov. 25, 2023) Lt. Trey Ketchum, left, from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, uses a portable slit lamp to check the eyes of a local patient during a Pacific Partnership 2024-1 community health engagement at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Nov. 25, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

SUEZ CANAL

SUEZ CANAL (Nov. 22, 2023) Lt. Samuel Gilbert stands as the anti-terrorism tactical watch officer aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) during a transit of the Suez Canal, Nov. 22, 2023. McFaul is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Intelligence Specialist Aubree Miller) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 25, 2023) Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Ken Arnett, from Jacksonville, Florida, stands watch in the central control station aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 25, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Nov. 24, 2023) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea hold an all-hands call aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while the ship is in Busan, Republic of Korea for a port visit, Nov. 24, 2023. Franchetti and Honea visited Vinson and other 7th Fleet commands to engage with Sailors and Navy leadership to highlight Franchetti's priority of strengthening the Navy team. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 21, 2023) Sailors conduct a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Han A. Puyu) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19. 2023) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) transfer tri-walls off-ship during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group CSG) 1, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) fires the its 5-inch gun during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 20, 2023. Russell is conducting integrated training exercises in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caleb M. Foote) Share

HONIARA, Solomon Islands

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Nov. 23, 2023)Chief Hospital Corpsman Brian Marsh, from Atlanta, speaks to visitors from the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health during a tour aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), anchored off of Honiara, Solomon Islands, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Nov. 23, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Celia Martin) Share

ARABIAN GULF

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 23, 2023) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 lands on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) for deck landing qualifications in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 23, 2023. Stethem is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Rory Cox) Share

HONIARA, Solomon Islands

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Nov. 23, 2023) Cmdr. Det Smith, from Bellue, Washington, cleans a local patient's teeth at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands, during Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Nov. 23, 2023. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 23, 2023) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea serves Thanksgiving dinner to Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Nov. 23, 2023. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Honea visited Reagan and other U.S. 7th Fleet commands to engage with Sailors and Navy leadership to highlight Franchetti's priority of strengthening the Navy team. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray) Share