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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

While performing a scheduled maintenance inspection, called a minor depot inspection, on a KC-130J Hercules, the Fleet Readiness Center East’s (FRCE) Minor Depot Inspection Team identified a component that was corroded and needed to be replaced. While discovering hidden damage is common during these inspections, FRCE had to act fast as the aircraft was on a tight schedule and due back to the squadron for a modification. Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

Fleet Readiness Center East’s (FRCE) Minor Depot Inspection Team identified a fitting that needed replacement during a routine maintenance inspection on a KC-130J Hercules. The depot’s In-Service Repair Team quickly completed the repair to allow for a swift return to the fleet. Share

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.

An aircraft mechanic on Fleet Readiness Center East’s (FRCE) In-Service Repair Team repairs a heavy duty fitting on a KC-130J Hercules. This repair was the first of its kind completed by FRCE, which allowed the depot to develop tooling, processes and proficiency in preparation for future repairs of its kind. Share

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U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) enters the port of New Orleans via the Mississippi River, Louisiana, May 27, 2026. More than 2,000 Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and international partners engage with the people of New Orleans during the inaugural Sail 250 event, showcasing the professionalism, maritime heritage and warfighting readiness of America’s sea services while celebrating 250 years of Navy and Marine Corps service as part of the nation's Freedom 250 commemoration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Claire Cheney) Share

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Opening remarks are given to U.S. Marines, sailors and New Orleans community participants during a pier-side welcoming event during Sail 250 New Orleans, May 27, 2026. More than 2,000 Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and international partners engage with the people of New Orleans during the inaugural Sail 250 event, showcasing the professionalism, maritime heritage and warfighting readiness of America’s sea services while celebrating 250 years of Navy and Marine Corps service as part of the nation's Freedom 250 commemoration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Van Hoang) Share

At Sea

Trinidad and Tobago government and military leaders observe from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) fires her five-inch gun during a naval power demonstration as part of a distinguished visitor tour in the Atlantic Ocean, May 25, 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 3rd Class Gilecia Dias) Share

At Sea

Trinidad and Tobago government and military leaders pose for a photo alongside Nimitz Carrier Strike Group leadership and Trinidad-American Sailors as an E/A-18G Growler, attached to the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron 139, lands behind them on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a distinguished visitor tour in the Atlantic Ocean, May 23, 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 Tanner Orth) Share

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The interior of the Dudley Knox Library is seen at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. The library's Digital Strategies and Technology team won the inaugural Library of Congress FEDLINK Project of the Year Award for creating a more accessible digital repository experience for the school community. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zadi Watkins) Share

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The Dudley Knox Library stands on the campus of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. The library recently received national recognition from the Library of Congress for its Institutional Repository Revitalization Project, which modernized the school's archive of more than 70,000 defense-focused research records. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zadi Watkins) Share

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Members of the Digital Strategies and Technology team at the Naval Postgraduate School's Dudley Knox Library pose for a photo in front of Herrmann Hall at NPS in Monterey, Calif. The library team was awarded the inaugural Project of the Year Award from the Library of Congress FEDLINK program for the modernization of the school's digital archives. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zadi Watkins) Share

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (May 26, 2026) – U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Reyes (left), mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26), Royal Canadian Armed Forces Col. Alain Lafrenière (right), deputy mission commander of PP26, and Sailors pose for a photo commemorating the start of the mission on Naval Air Station North Island, May 26, 2026. Now in its 22nd iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin E. Yarborough) Share

PUERTO BELGRANO NAVAL BASE, Argentina

Sailors of the Argentine Navy celebrate the 212th Argentine Navy Day at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base, Argentina, May 17, 2026. Senior naval leaders from the United States and Argentina convened at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base, Argentina from May 18-22, 2026, for tri-service Maritime Staff Talks, reaffirming partnerships and outlining a path for future collaboration in cybersecurity and the maritime domain. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Margie Vinson) Share