PACIFIC OCEAN

250404-N-NH911-1201 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 4, 2025) Sailors prepare to launch an F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 3, 2025) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD-105) is seen from the cockpit of a JMSDF UP-3D aircraft during their Fujin bilateral training exercise with the U.S. Navy's expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131. The planning and execution of the exercise came after the JMSDF Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy's Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed the Fujin memorandum of understanding to increase bilateral operations between the forces’ electronic attack squadrons in December 2024. (Courtesy photo) Share

Visakhapatnam, India

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (April 8, 2025) Maj. David Amiel, U.S. Space Forces-Indo-Pacific, discusses the science and military utility of satellite technology during a bilateral forum at the Indian Navy’s Maritime Warfare Center during Tiger Triumph 2025, April 8. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Seth Koenig) Share

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 7, 2025) Rear Adm. Todd F. Cimicata, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73), shakes hands with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Cmdr. Dong Sakong, the commanding officer of the Tongyeong-class salvage and rescue ship ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-32), at the end of a tour of the Gwangyang during a joint dive and salvage exercise at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 7, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 7, 2025) Rear Adm. Todd F. Cimicata, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73), speaks with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Cmdr. Dong Sakong, the commanding officer of the Tongyeong-class salvage and rescue ship ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-32), during a tour as part of a joint dive and salvage exercise at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 7, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 7, 2025) Rear Adm. Todd F. Cimicata, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73), views a hyperbaric chamber by Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Cmdr. Dong Sakong, the commanding officer of the Tongyeong-class salvage and rescue ship ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-32), during a joint dive and salvage exercise at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 7, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 3, 2025) E/A-18G Growlers from the expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 are seen from the cockpit of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) UP-3D aircraft during the Fujin bilateral training exercise, April 3, 2025. The planning and execution of the exercise came after the JMSDF Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy's Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed the Fujin memorandum of understanding to increase bilateral operations between the forces’ electronic attack squadrons in December 2024. (Courtesy photo) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A close-in weapon system fires during a live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 8, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad K. Hughes) Share

STRAIT OF MALACCA

250404-N-FS097-1221 STRAIT OF MALACCA (April 4, 2025) A Sailor performs preventative maintenance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), April 4, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (April 8, 2025) - The Indian Navy (IN) amphibious transport dock INS Jalashwa (L41), front, and the U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) sail together as an IN MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an IN Sea King 42B, both attached to Jalashwa hover above the water, while a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft, attached to the 36th Air Lift Squadron, an Indian Air Force C-130J, and two IN Hawk Mk 132 jets fly in formation overhead during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, in the Bay of Bengal, April 8. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Courtesy photo) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Capt. Emily Cathey, commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, front, arrives off of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) in the Pacific Ocean, Apr. 7, 2025. Curtis Wilbur, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mark Bergado) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (April 09, 2025) An Indian Navy Sea King Mark 42 anti-submarine warfare helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the Whidbey Island-Class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, April 9. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Chris Concepcion.) Share