CORAL SEA

CORAL SEA (July 25, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Christopher Meraz, from Passaic, New Jersey, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), clears a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, to taxi on the ship’s flight deck, while conducting flight operations, July 25. 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

QUEENSLAND, Australia

U.S. Marines deploy down the ramp of a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) and onto the beach in Queensland, Australia, July 24, 2025. The LCAC deployed U.S. Marines from the USS Rushmore (LSD-47) to support the training during Talisman Sabre 25. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Matthew Keeler) Share

BRISBANE, Australia

BRISBANE, Australia (July 27, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) conduct mooring operations alongside the forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Brisbane, Australia for a scheduled port visit, July 27, 2025. Ohio and Frank Cable are in port Brisbane, Australia, as part of routine operations in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Karri Langerman) Share

BRISBANE, Australia

BRISBANE, Australia (July 27, 2025) – The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) prepares to moor alongside the forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Brisbane, Australia for a scheduled port visit, July 27, 2025. Ohio and Frank Cable are in port Brisbane, Australia, as part of routine operations in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Karri Langerman) Share

BRISBANE, Australia

BRISBANE, Australia (July 27, 2025) – The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) prepares to moor alongside the forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Brisbane, Australia, for a scheduled port visit July 27, 2025. Ohio and Frank Cable are in port Brisbane, Australia, as part of routine operations in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Haley Wilson) Share

LAE, Papua New Guinea

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 26, 2025) – The Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrives in Lae, Papua New Guinea, in support of Pacific Partnership, July 26, 2025. Now in its 21st 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 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

LAE, Papua New Guinea

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 26, 2025) – The Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrives in Lae, Papua New Guinea, in support of Pacific Partnership, July 26, 2025. Now in its 21st 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 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

LAE, Papua New Guinea

LAE, Papua New Guinea (July 26, 2025) – The Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrives in Lae, Papua New Guinea, in support of Pacific Partnership, July 26, 2025. Now in its 21st 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 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India — U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel Foose, Assistant Naval Attache, Lawrence Haselmaier, Senior Naval Oceanographic Office Representative aboard the pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62), Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command, and David Mitchell Captain aboard USNS Bowditch pose for a photo during a scheduled port visit to Sri Vijaya Puram, India, July 25, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC supports deployed maritime forces, along with regional allies and partners, to sustain Western Pacific operations. (Photo by Courtesy Asset, Indian Navy) Share

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India — Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard personnel alongside U.S. Navy sailors pose for a photo in front of the pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) during a scheduled port visit to Sri Vijaya Puram, India, July 25, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC supports deployed maritime forces, along with regional allies and partners, to sustain Western Pacific operations. (Photo by Courtesy Asset, Petty Officer Lawrence Dass) Share

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India — Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard personnel alongside U.S. Navy sailors pose in front of the pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62) following a ship tour during a scheduled port visit to Sri Vijaya Puram, India, July 25, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC supports deployed maritime forces, along with regional allies and partners, to sustain Western Pacific operations. (Photo by Courtesy Asset, Petty Officer Lawrence Dass) Share

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India

SRI VIJAYA PURAM, India — David Mitchell, center, Captain of pathfinder class oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62), poses with Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard personnel in the bridge of the USNS Bowditch during a scheduled port visit to Sri Vijaya Puram, India, July 25, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC supports deployed maritime forces, along with regional allies and partners, to sustain Western Pacific operations. (Photo by Courtesy Asset, Petty Officer Lawrence Dass) Share