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Douala, Cameroon

Vice Adm. Jean Mendoua, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Cameroonian Navy gives opening remarks during the opening ceremony of Obangame Express 2026. Share

Douala, Cameroon

Leaders from the United States and West Africa pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of Obangame Express 26. Share

Douala, Cameroon

Rear Admiral Jason Naidyhorski, Vice Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet, gives remarks during the opening ceremony of Obangame Express 26. Share

SULU SEA

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), center, Philippine Coast Guard Boracay-class patrol boat BRP Boracay (FPB-2401), left, and U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), right, participate in a group sail during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. 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 1st Class Charles Oki) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD-119) and U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conduct a group sail during a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, April 16, 2026. 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 3rd Class Damian Cook) Share

SULU SEA

U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Pat Hannifin shakes hands with Philippine Marine Corps 3d Marine Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Wilredo B. Manalang Jr. aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. 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 1st Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. 7th Fleet Deputy Commander Rear Adm. Kyle Gantt, right, greets Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Surface Warfare Squadron 6 Commodore Capt. Jo Takemasa on the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) flight deck during a bilateral exercise with the JMSDF in the South China Sea, April 16, 2026. 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 1st Class Charles Oki) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

From left: Philippine Coast Guard Boracay-class patrol boat BRP Boracay (FPB-2401), U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FF 156), and U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conduct a group sail during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. 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 Seaman Nicholas Douglass) Share

At Sea

Quartermaster Seaman John Bounds assists with visual aid using an alidade on aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during sea and anchor detail as the ship departs Valparaiso, Chile, after a scheduled port visit, April 19, 2026. Nimitz is deployed as apart 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 2nd Class Tehya Delgardio-Lawrence) Share

Pacific Ocean

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams ahead of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) during a photo exercise with Ecuadorian Navy Esmeraldas-class corvette BAE Manabi (CM-12) and Esmeraldas-class guided-missile corvette BAE Loja (CM-16) in the Pacific Ocean, April 8, 2026. Gridley is deployed with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group 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 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) Share

Pacific Ocean

Ecuadorian Navy Esmeraldas-class corvette BAE Manabi (CM-12) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) sails alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) during a photo exercise in the Pacific Ocean, April 8, 2026. Gridley is deployed with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group 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 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) Share

Pacific Ocean

A F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, performs a supersonic fly-by above the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 16, 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 2nd Class Jaron Wills) Share