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PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the fNimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while underway in the Pacific Ocean. 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Michael Guilliams, left, from Coshocton, Ohio, and Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Mehki Edwards, from Jacksonville, Florida, clear the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) after attaching a training pallet to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 during a vertical replenishment simulation in the Philippine Sea as part of initial ship aviation team training, Aug. 10, 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) The Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), left, sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the first-ever U.S. Navy and Italian navy bilateral multi-large deck event (MLDE) in the Indo-Pacific, Aug. 9, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, 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 3rd Class Valerie Morrison) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors participate in a pipe patching evolution on the fantail during a damage control Olympics aboard the 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 Elizabeth Grubbs) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Golden Dragons" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the flight deck of the 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Rocio Zavala-Ramirez) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Fire Controlman 3rd Class David McMurrey, from Richardson, Texas, supervises the NATO Sea Sparrow surface missile system console in the combat direction center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 7, 2024. 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

ARLINGTON, Va.

Cryptological Technician Seaman Apprentice Logan Ganong, from Temecula, Calif., lays a wreath on behalf of Sailors assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at the gravesite of Lt. Cmdr. William Liebenow at Arlington National Cemetery. Liebenow served alongside the ship's namesake, then-Lt. John F. Kennedy, on PT-109. The wreath-laying marks the anniversary of the PT-109 crash. The John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier under construction at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division in Newport News, Va. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II/Released) Share

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

U.S. Marines from the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, assigned to Task Force 61/2, conduct dive training out of the dry deck shelter of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, July 31, 2024. Headquartered in Naples, Italy, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) operates U.S. naval forces in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility. U.S. Sixth Fleet is permanently assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces through the full spectrum of joint and naval operations. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo) Share

NEWPORT, R.I.

NEWPORT, R.I. – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro delivers remarks during the U.S. Naval War College’s (NWC) 8th Future Warfighting Symposium (FWS), August 8 on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. The two-day symposium began the NWC academic year with a theme of “Innovation and the Future of Joint Warfare,” featuring guest speakers and panels discussing conflict and competition in cyberspace, deterrence in the 21st century, artificial intelligence and data analysis, and competition in the space domain. NWC welcomed a broad collection of subject-matter experts addressing a multitude of topics identified by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as special areas of emphasis for professional military education. Keynote speakers included author Max Brooks and Secretary of the Navy Del Toro. Established in 1884, NWC is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. The college delivers excellence in education, research, and outreach, informing today’s decision makers, educating tomorrow’s leaders, and engaging partners and allies on all matters of naval power in order to preserve the peace, respond in crisis, and win decisively in war. (U.S. Navy photo by Kristopher Burris) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA

Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Andrew Wu, from Dublin, California, moves ordnance during an ammunition onload aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 6, 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

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Operations Specialist Seaman Celeste Matthews, from Anchorage, Alaska, plots the course of nearby surface contacts in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 5, 2024. 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