SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 4, 2025) – U.S. Navy Sailors conduct small boat operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Sept 4. The Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is currently pierside at Naval Air Station North Island in its homeport of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cesar Nungaray) Share

JAKARTA, Indonesia

250825-N-CV021-1042 JAKARTA, Indonesia (Aug. 25, 2025) – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) man the rails during a sea and anchor detail in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 25. John Finn 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 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

JAKARTA, Indonesia

250825-N-CV021-1039 JAKARTA, Indonesia (Aug. 25, 2025) – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) man the rails during a sea and anchor detail in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 25. John Finn 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 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

JAKARTA, Indonesia

250825-N-CV021-1029 JAKARTA, Indonesia (Aug. 25, 2025) – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) man the rails during a sea and anchor detail in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 25. John Finn 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 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

JAKARTA, Indonesia

250825-N-CV021-1022 JAKARTA, Indonesia (Aug. 25, 2025) – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) man the rails during a sea and anchor detail in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 25. John Finn 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 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) fires a missile as part of a training exercise during Pacific Vanguard 2025 in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 1. Pacific Vanguard is a multilateral exercise between the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps to strengthen their skills in maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios in the Mariana Islands Range Complex. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Hale) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) conducts a live-fire exercise during Pacific Vanguard 2025 in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 1. Pacific Vanguard is a multilateral exercise between the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps to strengthen their skills in maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios in the Mariana Islands Range Complex. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Hale) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2025) – Sailors heave around line on the aft missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 23. The Curtis Wilbur is underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting routine operations. The U.S. Navy conducts exercises and operations to maintain readiness, refine tactics, deter conflict, and support maritime homeland defense. The Curtis Wilbur is forward deployed and currently 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 Seaman Mark Bergado) Share

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2025) Airman Christa Sharmer, from Norman, Oklahoma, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), prepares to fire down range during a small arms live fire exercise in the North Pacific Ocean, Sept. 2. The America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 3rd Class Jeadan Andre) Share

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2025) Airman Christa Sharmer, left, from Norman, Oklahoma, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fires at a target during a small arms live-fire exercise in the North Pacific Ocean, Sept. 2. The America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 3rd Class Jeadan Andre) Share

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2025) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conduct missile handling with the rolling air frame missile launcher on the ship’s missile deck in the North Pacific Ocean, Sept. 4. The America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 Amy Cocoro Mullins) Share

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2025) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conduct missile handling with the NATO Sea Sparrow missile launcher on the ship’s missile deck in the North Pacific Ocean, Sept. 4. The America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 Amy Cocoro Mullins) Share