MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, signs the guest book during a meeting with Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, meets with Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, meets with Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left; Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, right; and Capt. Benjo F. Negranza, Director, Naval Public Affairs Office of the Philippine Navy; pose for a photo with the formation during a pass-in-review at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (July 10, 2025) U.S. Navy Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Airman Liang Xiao, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), from Queens, New York, watches the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as it approaches to be moored, July 10. The Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Ryan Holloway) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right; Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, left; and Capt. Benjo F. Negranza, Director, Naval Public Affairs Office of the Philippine Navy; conduct a pass-in-review at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle; and Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, prepare to conduct a pass-in-review at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle left; and Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, middle right, render honors during a pass-in-review at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle left; and Vice Adm. Jose Ezpeleta, flag officer-in-command, Philippine Navy, render honors during a pass-in-review at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle, renders honors during a pass-in-review at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, July 10, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and his staff meet with Y. Robert Ewing, deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, right, and his team during Koehler’s trip to Manila, Philippines, July 9, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Photo has been edited for security purposes. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

MANILA, Philippines

Terry Watkins, owner of Subic Drydock Corporation, right, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, on the corporation’s capabilities during Koehler’s trip to Subic Bay, Philippines, July 9, 2025. The visit to the Philippines underscored Koehler’s commitment to strengthening partnerships and maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share