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SASEBO, Japan

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mashū-class replenishment ship JS Ōmi (AOE-426) connects to Military Sealift Command’s commercial charter motor tanker Stena Imperative during a consolidated cargo replenishment at sea west of Kyushu, Japan, Aug. 15, 2025. Stena Imperative is one of a few commercial oil tankers that has been chartered and outfitted to pump fuel to combat logistics force ships at sea. (Courtesy photo) Share

SASEBO, Japan

Military Sealift Command’s commercial charter motor tanker Stena Imperative disconnects fuel lines from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mashū-class replenishment ship JS Ōmi (AOE-426) during a consolidated cargo replenishment at sea west of Kyushu, Japan, Aug. 15, 2025. Stena Imperative is one of a few commercial oil tankers that has been chartered and outfitted to pump fuel to combat logistics force ships at sea. (Courtesy photo) Share

SASEBO, Japan

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mashū-class replenishment ship JS Ōmi (AOE-426) breaks away from Military Sealift Command’s commercial charter motor tanker Stena Imperative after a consolidated cargo replenishment at sea west of Kyushu, Japan, Aug. 15, 2025. Stena Imperative is one of a few commercial oil tankers that has been chartered and outfitted to pump fuel to combat logistics force ships at sea. (Courtesy photo) Share

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Prince Webb, an Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-132) aviation structural mechanic from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., marshals an EA-18G Growler during exercise Northern Edge 2025 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2025. NE25 is a Large Scale Global Exercise, led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Hanson) Share

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 132 (VAQ-132), Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., soars through the air during exercise Northern Edge 2025 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2025. NE25 is a Large Scale Global Exercise, led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Hanson) Share

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska

A U.S. Navy sailor from the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-132), Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., guides an EA-18G Growler through pre-flight checks during exercise Northern Edge 2025 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2025. NE25 is a Large Scale Global Exercise, led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Hanson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 105, and Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdict contraband while conducting maritime interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific, August 11, 2025. Sampson is employed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sheryssa Dodard) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 105 embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), prepare to offload interdicted contraband from a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting maritime interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific, Aug. 11, 2025. Sampson is employed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sheryssa Dodard) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jordan Knutson, from St. Paul, Minn., prepares a rigid-hull inflatable boat to be lowered for maritime interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific, Aug. 11, 2025. Sampson is employed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sheryssa Dodard) Share