YOKOHAMA, Japan

The U.S. Navy’s Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) completed a five-month Regular Overhaul (ROH) availability at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Yokohama, Japan, April 15, 2025. The ROH marks the first time a Japanese shipyard has bid on and won an ROH contract of this scale for a U.S. Navy Vessel. For over 75-years, U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) has been the linchpin of U.S. naval operations in the Indo-Pacific region, providing intermediate-level and depot-level repair for the ships of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Seventh Fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Randall Baucom) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat toward the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Gabriela Silang (PCG OPV 8301) as part of a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team exchange during Exercise Balikatan 25, April 29, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Brittaney Walkley) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 for flight operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 29, 2025. The Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th 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 Franklyn M. Guage) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Sailors, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, conduct search and rescue training near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 29, 2025. The Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th 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 2nd Class Jaron Wills) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, conducts search and rescue training near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 29, 2025. The Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th 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 2nd Class Tomas R. Valdes) Share

CORAL SEA

250501-N-RW305-1819 CORAL SEA (May 1, 2025) – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) sails in formation with the French Floréal-class frigate Vendémiaire (F-734) and the offshore patrol vessel Auguste Bénébig (P779) during Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea, May 1, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Furnish) Share

CORAL SEA

250501-N-RW305-1220 CORAL SEA (May 1, 2025) – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), right, sails alongside the French Floréal-class frigate Vendémiaire (F-734), center, and the offshore patrol vessel Auguste Bénébig (P779), left, during Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea, May 1, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Furnish) Share

CORAL SEA

250501-N-RW305-1159 CORAL SEA (May 1, 2025) – The French offshore patrol vessel Auguste Bénébig (P779), front, the Floréal-class frigate Vendémiaire (F-734), center, and the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), back, conduct a maneuvering exercise during Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea, May 1, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Furnish) Share

CORAL SEA

250501-N-PH222-1019 CORAL SEA (May 1, 2025) – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) sails in formation with the French Floréal-class frigate Vendémiaire (F-734) and the offshore patrol vessel Auguste Bénébig (P779) during Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea, May 1, 2025. Blue Ridge and the 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden) Share

CORAL SEA

250501-N-PH222-1004 CORAL SEA (May 1, 2025) – The French offshore patrol vessel Auguste Bénébig (P779), front, the Floréal-class frigate Vendémiaire (F-734), center, and the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), back, conduct a maneuvering exercise during Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea, May 1, 2025. Blue Ridge and the 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden) Share

NOUMÉA, New Caledonia

NOUMÉA, New Caledonia (April 27, 2025) Sailors assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet Band, embarked aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), perform in front of a live audience during a port visit to Nouméa, New Caledonia, April 27, 2025. The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff are in New Caledonia for a scheduled port visit. Blue Ridge and the 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden) Share

SASEBO, Japan

SASEBO, Japan (April, 30, 2025) - Sailors use angle grinders and needle guns to remove rust from the skin of the ship during topside preservation while aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), April, 30, 2025. The William P. Lawrence has made port in Sasebo, Japan, after operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations since November 2024. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gavin Arnoldhendershot) Share