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ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Davis, a native of Ocala, Florida, tracks the course of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), in the Voyage Management System console, Aug. 9. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darren Cordoviz) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

Quartermaster 3rd Class Violet Bonilla, from Riverside, California, uses a telescopic alidade to gather positional data from a weather deck onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship departs Naval Air Station North Island, California, Aug. 10, 2024. Ronald Reagan 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 Ryan Freiburghaus) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Renzo Jesus Torres, left, from Casa Grande, Arizona, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) Javier Ferrer Campos, from Carolina, Puerto Rico, lower the national ensign aboard the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as the ship departs Naval Air Station North Island, California, Aug. 10, 2024. Ronald Reagan 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 Louis Thompson Staats IV) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

Sailors pet Lucky, a therapy dog from the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, in the hangar bay onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship prepares to depart Naval Air Station North Island, California, Aug. 10, 2024. Ronald Reagan 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 Charlotte Dudenhoeffer) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

Sailors load sonar buoys onto a flatbed on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while in-port Naval Air Station North Island, California, Aug. 9, 2024. Ronald Reagan 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 Eric Stanton) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2024) Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conduct flight operations while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Landon Godeaux) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2024) Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Apprentice Joseph Mendoza, a native of West Palm Beach, Florida, reads a manual while conducting periodic maintenance on an MH-60R Seahawk, assigned to the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Marcus L. Stanley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl) Share

NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) 3rd Class Nathan Dunfee, from Shadyside, Ohio, mans the rails aboard the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during the ship’s transit through the Puget Sound towards its new homeport at Naval Base Kitsap, in Bremerton, Washington, Aug. 13, 2024. After nine years as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan shifted into the 3rd Fleet area of operations to undergo a routine maintenance period. Ronald Reagan 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 Ryan Freiburghaus) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 11, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) man a fuel hose while conducting a simulated helicopter inflight refueling with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 during Initial Ship Aviation Team Training, Aug. 11. 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 11, 2024) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Mehki Edwards, from Jacksonville, Florida, removes chocks and chains from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during Initial Ship Aviation Team Training, Aug. 11. 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 10, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) secure a fuel hose on the flight deck while simulating a helicopter inflight refueling with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 as part of Initial Ship Aviation Team Training, Aug. 10. 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