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GULFPORT, Miss.

GULFPORT, Miss. (May 8, 2024) Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 build a heavy timber bridge at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, May 8, 2024. NMCB-133 is conducting homeport operations as part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport during the basic phase of the force readiness training plan (FRTP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Waters) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 3, 2024) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jorge Acosta, left, from Chicago, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), escorts his husband as they are piped over the side during Acosta's retirement ceremony on the ship's flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, May 3, 2024. Acosta retired after 26 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 8, 2024) Lt. Cole Drechsler, from Temecula, California, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in an F-35C Lightning II in the Atlantic Ocean, May 8, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational, and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI (May 10, 2024) Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 10, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, participate in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to test water rescue teams on their ability to extract injured personnel from a hostile environment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas) Share

DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI (May 10, 2024) Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 10, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, participate in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to test water rescue teams on their ability to extract injured personnel from a hostile environment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas) Share

DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI (May 10, 2024) Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 10, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, participate in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to test water rescue teams on their ability to extract injured personnel from a hostile environment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas) Share

DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI (May 10, 2024) Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON) 10, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, participate in Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to test water rescue teams on their ability to extract injured personnel from a hostile environment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patricia Elkins) Share

DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI (May 10, 2024) Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON )10, assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, train during Exercise Bull Shark 24-2, May 5, 2024. Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to test water rescue teams on their ability to extract injured personnel from a hostile environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patricia Elkins) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 23, 2024) Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, salutes the sideboys upon his departure on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) in the South China Sea, April 23, 2024. Howard 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 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 23, 2024) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Robert Taylor, from Jonesboro, Georgia, conducts flight quarters on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) during a visit from Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, in the South China Sea, April 23. Howard 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 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 24, 2024) Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks to members of the enforcement coordination cell during leadership engagements at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 24, 2024. 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 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2024) Sailors onload ammunition from the pier onto the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison) Share