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An F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-137 lands aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.
PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 04 2024
Sailors aboard USS New York (LPD 21) heave a line during a replenishment in the Mediterranean Sea.
MEDITERRANEAN SEA Oct 04 2024
EODMU-8 conduct clearance and disposal operations during Northern Challenge 2024 in Keflavik, Iceland.
KEFLAVIK, Iceland Oct 04 2024
USS Kansas City (LCS 22) participates in a live-fire gunnery exercise in the Pacific Ocean.
PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 04 2024
AO2 Charles Joseph,, assigned to HSM-72 checks an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean.
ATLANTIC OCEAN Oct 03 2024
RS3 Mark Douce, left, and FC2 Dylan Chase man a .50-caliber machine gun aboardr USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a small craft action team drill in the Timor Sea.
TIMOR SEA Oct 03 2024
An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from HSM-51 warns off a rigid-hull inflatable boat as it approaches USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a small craft action team drill in the Timor Sea.
TIMOR SEA Oct 03 2024
ABH3 Kareem Crump directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-102 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Pacific Ocean.
PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 03 2024
Seaman Benjamin Merklee, from Philadelphia, assigned to deck department’s aft division, heaves a mooring line on the fantail board Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the ship departs Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 1, 2024.
SAN DIEGO Oct 02 2024
Builder Constructionman Luke Robertson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), cuts lumber for concrete forms during a construction training exercise at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, October 1, 2024.
GULFPORT, Miss. Oct 02 2024
Seaman Zabein Dodson (right) and Seaman Devin Smith participate in morning colors aboard the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) at Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 1, 2024.
MAYPORT, Fla. Oct 02 2024
The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) prepares to come alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for a fueling-at-sea, Oct. 1, 2024.
PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 02 2024
Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), left, receives the national ensign from Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Michael Chadwell, from Santa Fe, Tennessee, during a burial at sea for Lt.j.g. Marc Rockwell-Pate while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations Sept. 30, 2024.
PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 01 2024
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) throw a line to U.S. Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia support personnel during a scheduled port visit for fuel and supply replenishment at Diego Garcia, Sept. 28, 2024.
DIEGO GARCIA Oct 01 2024
Lt. j.g. Michael Zanti, a native of Norfolk, Va., prepares to deploy into the water during a man overboard drill on the fo’c’sle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), Sept. 28.
ATLANTIC OCEAN Oct 01 2024
Sailors conduct firefighting training during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Sep. 27, 2024.
PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 01 2024
U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Marques Kearson, from Hartford, Connecticut, directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Wolfpack” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Sept. 29, 2024.
PACIFIC OCEAN Sep 30 2024
Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 1st Class Nicholas Jennings, from Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, assigned to the Titans of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRM) 30, poses for a photo on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 27, 2024.
PACIFIC OCEAN Sep 30 2024
U.S. Navy Sailors carries the ship’s nameplank as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) arrives in Guam for a brief stop for parts, Sept. 25, 2024.
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HMCS Montr�al, BRP Jose Rizal, BRP Ramon Alcarez and USS Lake Erie sail in formation during a multilateral maritime cooperative activity involving Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States, conducted off the coast within the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone. *** Local Caption *** Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity off the coast of Palawan and Northern Luzon and within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone on 7-8 August 2024. The activity included a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Royal Canadian Navy vessel HMCS Montr�al with its embarked helicopter, Philippine Navy vessels BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Ramon Alcarez with embarked helicopters and United States Navy vessel USS Lake Erie with its embarked helicopter. The Maritime Cooperative Activity demonstrates a shared commitment to transparently promote and strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and upholding the right to freedom of navigation and overflight in accordance with international law, particularly the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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USS Lewis B. Puller Credited With Saving Lives of Rescued Mariners

220105-M-AU949-0172 MANAMA, Bahrain (Jan. 5, 2022) – Chief Boatswain’s Mate Erick Chavez, left, and Seaman Michael Burkus, right, inspect a medical litter aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) Jan. 5. The Puller deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)

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