PACIFIC OCEAN

A landing craft utility, attached to Assault Craft Unit 1, approaches the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 29, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Nelson) Share

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SINGAPORE (Aug. 3, 2026) Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) participants watch an introductory video during SEACAT in Singapore, Aug. 3, 2026. SEACAT is a multilateral, multi-platform exercise including ashore and at-sea training evolutions emphasizing real-world engagements to enhance cooperation and maritime security capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Royal Australian Navy Supply-class replenishment oiler HMAS Supply (A195) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while underway in the South China Sea, July 24, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jack D. Barnell) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires its close-in weapon system during a pre-action aim calibration fire, while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 29, 2026. Mustin is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. 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 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Brandt Alexander, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), signals to an F-35B Lightning II, attached to Fixed-Wing Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, on the flight deck, July 16, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Nelson) Share

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft escorts Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) in the Pacific Ocean, July 28, 2026. Nebraska is assigned to Commander, Submarine Group (COMSUBGRU) 9, which exercises tactical and administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of submarines and their crews. COMSUBGRU 9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) receives supplies from Military Sealift Command Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 30, 2026. Mustin is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. 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 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

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Leaders of Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) and Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia) pose for a group photo during the PP26 Indonesia mission stop closing ceremony at Simare-Mare Field in Sibolga, Indonesia, July 30, 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 region. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Robledo) Share

DA NANG, Vietnam

An EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, and an F/A-18 Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, sit on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a scheduled port visit to Da Nang, Vietnam, July 30, 2026. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Estrella Velarde) Share

SASEBO, Japan

Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) returns to Sasebo, Japan, after concluding a dynamic four-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation, July 29, 2026. Rushmore is forward deployed to Sasebo and part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). The Tripoli ARG is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia Leon) Share

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 29, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Charles Harbour) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Alexander Ayala fires a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire training exercise on the fantail of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), June 29, 2026. Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 1, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Arianna Nieves) Share