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PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 18, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Melanie Perez) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2023) An F-35B Lightning II launches from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09), Oct. 24, 2023. The 5th generation strike aircraft for Navy, Air Force, Marines, and allies is conducting developmental test phase 3 (DT-3) flight trials during the ship's deployment to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard for WESTLANT 2023. A Pax River F-35 Integrated Test Force (Pax ITF) team is working closely with the ship's company to conduct the sea trials that continue pushing the boundaries of carrier aviation. (U.S. Navy photo by Kyra Helwick) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2023) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 takes off of the flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 20, 2023. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to provide the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability to maintain maritime stability and to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Rodriguez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2023) A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 'Hillclimbers' of 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, practices taking off from the flight deck of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 22, 2023. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2023) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Han A. Puyu) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2023) Sailors observe an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Han A. Puyu) Share

CHESAPEAKE BAY

CHESAPEAKE BAY (Oct. 5, 2023) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 practices patient transfer with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic (CHSCWL) in the Chesapeake Bay, Oct. 5, 2023. The exercise was designed to refine interoperability between expeditionary and air assets to broaden capabilities and build a more capable, survivable force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Giglio) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2023) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Christopher Dahech, from Sarasota, Fla., talks to shooters in the bow bubble during pre-flight check on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Han A. Puyu) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 22, 2023) Sailors launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in Philippine Sea, Oct. 22, 2023. The Eagles conduct carrier-based air strikes and strike force escort missions, as well as ship, battle group, and intelligence collection operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kyree Rogers) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 21, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the South China Sea, Oct. 21, 2023. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951 when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keyly Santizo) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 21, 2023) Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the South China Sea, Oct. 21, 2023. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951 when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keyly Santizo) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 19, 2023) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Carlos Duran, from Murrieta, Calif., signals an F-35C Lightning II afromMarine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Webb) Share