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At Sea

Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 5, 2026. Nimitz is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2026 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Frankie M. Guage) Share

At Sea

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun from the fo’c’sle at a “killer tomato” inflatable surface target during a live-fire exercise in the Indian Ocean, April 24, 2026. Mustin is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

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260509-N-FS061-1011 CLEVELAND (May 9, 2026) – The future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) arrives in Cleveland, Ohio, May 9, 2026, ahead of its commissioning ceremony. Cleveland is the fourth warship to be named after Ohio’s second largest city and is the 16th and final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to be built and commissioned in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasmin L. Aquino) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) docked pier side on board Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) after completing its Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) maintenance availability, April 6, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Randall Baucom) Share

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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- The Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) was officially re-designated as the Special Boat Training Command (SBTC) March 23, 2026, marking a pivotal evolution for one of the U.S. Department of the Navy’s most enduring security cooperation assets. Share

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Directed energy team members with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division gather around the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) behind the Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL) onboard Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in California on Jan. 30, 2025. DESIL now offers courses on operating and maintaining ODIN, giving sailors and other students hands-on experience with the directed energy system in a training environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons) Share

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA

Rear Adm. Ken Epps, NAVSUP commander and chief of Supply Corps, addresses 2026 Commander’s Conference attendees onboard Naval Base Point Loma, May 6, 2025. The purpose of the conference was to align strategic goals with the Chief of Naval Operations’ fighting instructions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brendan McCormack) Share

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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy Photo) Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

An equipment repairer in the Fleet Readiness Center East Cable Shop repairs an aircraft wiring harness before returning it to the fleet. This wiring harness is for a V-22 Osprey and it connects to the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit and starter. Share

ARLINGTON, Va.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle released CNOte #8: Continuous Improvement as Warfighting Advantage. Share

At Sea

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Malik Allotey, from New York, observes an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) prior to take off, while underway in the Indian Ocean, May 4, 2026. Mustin is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

At Sea

An F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 trails a CMV-22B Osprey with Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, Detachment Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Carrier Air Wing 5, during Family Day at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 2, 2026. JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day is hosted annually to strengthen relationships with the host community and offer a cultural exchange that highlights the mutual support between the US. And Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madison Sharpe.) Share