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At Sea

Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Alo Reyes, assigned to the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), fires an M2A1 .50 caliber machine gun during a crew served weapons shoot while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, April 13, 2026. Mount Whitney is forward deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chad M. Butler) Share

At Sea

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Makayla Griffith cleans debris on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Mar. 24, 2026. Eisenhower is moored at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a Planned Incremental Availability maintenance period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jamison Sutton) Share

At Sea

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Sulu Sea, April 26, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sailor O’Rear) Share

At Sea

U.S. Sailors park a Bell UH-1Y Venom medium utility helicopter, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, on the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 15, 2026. Tripoli is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

DOUALA, Cameroon

Exercise Obangame Express closes in Douala, Cameroon, April 30, 2026. Share

DOUALA, Cameroon

Exercise Obangame Express closes in Douala, Cameroon, April 30, 2026. Share

DOUALA, Cameroon

Exercise Obangame Express closes in Douala, Cameroon, April 30, 2026. Share

Naval Station Norfolk

NORFOLK – The U.S. Navy’s Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) returns to homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, April 29, 2026. Operated by Military Sealift Command Atlantic (MSCLANT) and operating in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility, the Peary supported Operation Southern Spear (OSS) – a counter narcotics mission to dismantle Designated Terrorist Organizations and counter illicit maritime activity that threatens the security and stability of the Western Hemisphere—by supplying 17 Navy vessels, including the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, and USS Lake Erie. MSCLANT executes tactical or administrative control for all MSC ships in the Western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of America and in both the Southern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans surrounding Central and South America. MSCLANT develops schedules and provides all combat logistics force (CLF), service support, expeditionary fast transport (EPF), and special mission ships for Commanders, Task Force 80 and 40 as well as strategic sealift ships for Combatant Commanders. Additionally, MSCLANT/CTG 80.83 deploys CLF support to U.S. 5th and 6th Fleets as independent deployers or in direct support for all carrier strike groups deploying from CTF 80. (U.S. Navy photo by Brett Dodge) Share

ARLINGTON, Va.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle released CNOte #7: Golden Fleet Initiative and our Future Fleet Design. Share

Naval Station Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. (April 28, 2026) -- Sailors heave lines as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 28, 2026, following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment supporting the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)-Special Operations Capable (SOC) mission in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. During the deployment the San Antonio supported Operation Southern Spear, conducted counter-narcotics and embassy reinforcement operations, and provided foreign humanitarian assistance to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole) Share

Naval Station Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. (April 28, 2026) -- Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) man the rails upon the ship's arrival to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 28, 2026, following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment supporting the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)-Special Operations Capable (SOC) mission in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. During the deployment the San Antonio supported Operation Southern Spear, conducted counter-narcotics and embassy reinforcement operations, and provided foreign humanitarian assistance to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole) Share

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Decoding the Battlefield: NPS Students Develop Solution to Support Urgent U.S. and NATO Need Share