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MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) participate in an emergency flight quarters drill in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 25, 2025. Oscar Austin is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino) Share

NEW ORLEANS

U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 recover personal effects from a submerged vehicle after carrying its occupants to safety outside of New Orleans, Feb. 6, 2024. NMCB-11, assigned to Naval Construction Group TWO, is homeported in Gulfport, Ms. as part of the Naval Construction Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Tiara Mickalowksi) Share

LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) training during the Snow Crab exercise in Little Falls Minnesota, Feb. 4, 2025. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy EOD and Navy diver's capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment to improve combat effectiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms Second Class Morgan Musteen) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Inside a cleanroom laboratory, NPS researchers Leonardo Herrera, Jae Jun Kim, and Brij Agrawal (left to right) stand to the side of the invisible light pathway between the High Energy Laser Beam Control Research Testbed (HBCRT), rear view in foreground, and the range-in-a-box (RIAB), in background. The HBCRT replicates a laser weapon system (LWS) found aboard a ship, and the RIAB uses an optical bench and a miniature model to simulate a full-size drone in flight about 5 kilometers away. The researchers collected thousands of target images for AI training and development of an AI model that automates LWS target classification, pose estimation, aimpoint selection and aimpoint maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Naval Postgraduate School faculty researchers Brij Agrawal, right, and Leonardo Herrera, center, observe U.S. Navy Ensign Nicholas Messina as he positions a Reaper drone model in an optical beam path that simulates how a laser weapon system engages a distant flying drone. NPS, located in Monterey, California, provides defense-focused graduate education, including classified studies and interdisciplinary research, to advance the operational effectiveness, technological leadership, and warfighting advantage of the Naval service. Established in 1909, NPS offers master’s and doctorate programs to Department of Defense military and civilians, along with international partners, to deliver transformative solutions and innovative leaders through advanced education and research. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya) Share

LITTLE FALLS, Minn.

250204-N-PS797-2000 LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (Feb. 4, 2025) A U.S. Navy Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 conduct ice dive training dive during the Snow Crab exercise, in Little Falls Minnesota, February 4, 2025. SNOWCRABEX is an annual exercise designed to test and evaluate U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians and Navy Diver’s capabilities and equipment in a simulated arctic environment to improve combat effectiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms Second Class Morgan Musteen) Share

GAETA, Italy

U.S. 6th Fleet held a joint celebration of its 75th anniversary and the Navy’s 250th birthday onboard its flagship, the Blue Ridge-Class Command and Control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Feb. 12, 2025. Share

CRANE, Ind.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti talks to a group of Sailors and Navy civilians at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane, in Crane, Indiana, Feb. 10, 2025. The visit is part of an engagement to both NSA Crane and Purdue University to see and discuss operations that support her Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy to include the project 33 target to operationally integrate robotic and autonomous systems, opportunities to restore critical infrastructure, and recruit and retain talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio) Share

WASHINGTON

Official logo for Exercise Cutlass Express 2025. Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 is one of three regional Express series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and enabled by U.S. 6th Fleet as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide collaborative opportunities amongst African forces and international partners in order to address maritime security concerns. Share

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with researchers at the Purdue UAS Research and Test Facility at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Feb. 10, 2025. The visit is part of an engagement to both Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane and Purdue University to see and discuss operations that support her Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy to include the project 33 target to operationally integrate robotic and autonomous systems, opportunities to restore critical infrastructure, and recruit and retain talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio) Share

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with researchers at the Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Feb. 10, 2025. The visit is part of an engagement to both Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane and Purdue University to see and discuss operations that support her Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy to include the project 33 target to operationally integrate robotic and autonomous systems, opportunities to restore critical infrastructure, and recruit and retain talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio) Share

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with researchers at the Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Feb. 10, 2025. The visit is part of an engagement to both Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane and Purdue University to see and discuss operations that support her Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy to include the project 33 target to operationally integrate robotic and autonomous systems, opportunities to restore critical infrastructure, and recruit and retain talent. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio) Share