PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 18, 2024) Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) connect the span wire during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), Dec. 18, 2024. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 18, 2024) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Keith Avinger, of Chino, Calif., left, prepares to send back empty pallets to the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during a replenishment at sea, Dec. 18, 2024. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Walker) Share

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (Dec. 15, 2024) The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrives at Sembawang Naval Installation, Singapore during a scheduled port visit, Dec. 15, 2024. Emory S. Land is on deployment supporting 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 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released) Share

ANDAMAN SEA

A U.S. Naval Special Warfare operator and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (West) members prepare for an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from the "Magicians" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 to pick up a simulated casualty aboard the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) during visit, board, search, and seizure training in the Andaman Sea, Dec. 15, 2024. Naval Special Warfare provides maritime special operations force capabilities to enable Joint Force lethality and survivability inside denied and contested areas. 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 1st Class Alex Perlman) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

A Sailor assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, hugs a loved one upon the ship’s return from a five-month deployment to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 19, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lilith E. Johnson) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

A Sailor assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, hugs a loved one upon the ship’s return from a five-month deployment to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 19, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lilith E. Johnson) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

Friends and family members await the return of Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) after a five-month deployment at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 19, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lilith E. Johnson) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returns from a five-month deployment to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 19, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lilith E. Johnson) Share

GUAM

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Dec. 18, 2024) – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) moors at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Dec. 18, 2024. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, Springfield is one of five fast-attack submarines forward-deployed in the Pacific. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, Guam’s fast-attack submarines serve as the backbone of the Navy's submarine force, ensuring readiness and agility in safeguarding maritime interests around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

241219-N-GC571-1113 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 19, 2024) - Aircraft Boatswain’s Mate Aircraft Handler 3rd Class Patrick Rauch, of San Pedro, Calif., directs an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, while transporting stores to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea, Dec. 19, 2024. 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 Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 18, 2024) An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 and an EC225 Super Puma transport cargo between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea, Dec. 18, 2024. 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 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

241218-N-EE352-1014 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 18, 2024) Sailors perform pre-flight checks on an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 aboard the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 18, 2024. 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 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen) Share