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APRA HARBOR, Guam

Quartermaster Seaman Emmanuel Delgado, from Elgin, Illinois, stands watch on the bridgewing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) as the ship arrives in Apra, Harbor, Guam, Aug. 22, 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

SAN DIEGO

Sailors load ordinance into a rolling airframe missile launcher aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), Aug. 16, 2024. San Diego is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Martinez) Share

SAN DIEGO

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2024) - Retired Vice Adm. Edward Moore delivers remarks at the decommissioning ceremony for the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) at Naval Base San Diego Aug. 27, 2024. Cowpens was commissioned in 1991, marking 33 years as a United States Ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 20, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations 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 Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), front, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), left, and the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transit the Atlantic Ocean during an ordnance transfer, Aug. 24, 2024. The aircraft carriers are underway for an ordnance transfer between the three ships and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Nass) Share

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas

The crew of the Navy's newest littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony in Corpus Christi, Texas. LCS-36 is the first U.S. Navy warship to honor the city of Kingsville, Texas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/released) Share

HMAS STERLING, Western Australia

A Sailor stands watch aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) during a scheduled port visit at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, Australia to perform a submarine tendered maintenance period (STMP) with the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Aug. 23, 2024. Emory S. Land is in port at HMAS Stirling to conduct the STMP as part of AUKUS Pillar 1's effort to support Australia's acquisition of a sovereign conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Victoria Mejicanos) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 23, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are underway conducting routine operations 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 Kenneth Melseth) Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

Fleet Readiness Center East hazardous waste disposer Gannon Plouff holds his newborn baby just weeks after experiencing a life-threatening cardiac emergency while at work. July 18, Plouff began experiencing chest pains, increased heart rate and shortness of breath. The quick actions of his supervisor, Compliance and Quality Operations Branch Supervisor Richard Johnston, helped keep Plouff calm and safe until emergency services arrived. Share

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas

20240822-N-IW125-1002 Corpus Christi, Texas (August 24, 2024) The Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36), is pier side at the Port of Corpus Christi ahead of its commissioning ceremony on August 24, 2024. LCS 36 is the first U.S. Navy warship to honor the city of Kingsville, Texas (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/released) Share

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas

20240824-N-IW125-1170 Corpus Christi, Texas (August 24, 2024) The crew of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 25) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony in Corpus Christi, Texas. LCS 36 is the first U.S. Navy warship to honor the city of Kingsville, Texas (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/released) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2024) Sailors stand bridge watch in the pilot house of the Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Carabiniere (F 593) during a simulated transit with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 1, 2024. HSTCSG is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Unit Training Exercises are an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force, to assess their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, and drive future warfighting development. (Italian navy photo by OR3 Luciano Porcino) Share