ASAN, Guam

ASAN, Guam (Dec. 10, 2024)— Devin Dydasco, deck engineer machinist, with Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9), speaks to interested applicants at a job fair in the Top o’ the Mar reception center at the Nimitz Hill Annex, in Asan, Dec. 10. MSC directs and supports operations for approximately 140 civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea, conduct specialized missions, preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, perform a variety of support services, and move military equipment and supplies to deployed U.S. forces. Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2024, MSC exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations, with a workforce that includes approximately 6,000 Civil Service Mariners and 1,100 contract mariners, supported by 1,500 shore staff and 1,400 active duty and reserve military personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) Share

ASAN, Guam

ASAN, Guam (Dec. 11, 2024)—From top left, Jannet Oboza, laundryman, Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9); Jess Stewart, able-bodied seaman, Matthew Perry; Noel David, deck engineer machinist, Matthew Perry; second row from left, Vince A. Bersamina, yeoman, Matthew Perry; Timothy Carr, engine utilityman, Matthew Perry; Michael Mack, field recruiter, MSC; and Devin Dydasco, deck engineer machinist, Matthew Perry; pose for a group photo at a job fair in the Top o’ the Mar reception center at the Nimitz Hill Annex, in Asan, Dec. 11. MSC directs and supports operations for approximately 140 civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea, conduct specialized missions, preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, perform a variety of support services, and move military equipment and supplies to deployed U.S. forces. Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2024, MSC exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations, with a workforce that includes approximately 6,000 Civil Service Mariners and 1,100 contract mariners, supported by 1,500 shore staff and 1,400 active duty and reserve military personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) Share

Pearl Harbor

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) renders honors as it passes in front of the USS Arizona Memorial during the 83rd anniversary ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2024. Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and visitors from all around the world attended the ceremony to honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed in the attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

Pearl Harbor

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) renders honors as it passes in front of the USS Arizona Memorial during the 83rd anniversary ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2024. Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and visitors from all around the world attended the ceremony to honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed in the attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

Pearl Harbor

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes after laying a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial during the 83rd anniversary ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2024. Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and visitors from all around the world attended the ceremony to honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed in the attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

Pearl Harbor

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers remarks during the 83rd anniversary ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2024. Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and visitors from all around the world attended the ceremony to honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed in the attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

Pearl Harbor

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes the sideboys during the 83rd anniversary ceremony of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2024. Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and visitors from all around the world attended the ceremony to honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed in the attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

U.S. 3RD FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Sailors engage a simulated fire during a flight deck drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 10, 2024. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

241211-N-GC571-2588 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 11, 2024) - An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 11, 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Reyvin Olaes, a native of Cavite, Philippines, monitors aircraft on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Steel Knight 24 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2024. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that takes place in multiple locations across the Southwest that allows I Marine Expeditionary Force to train as a full Marine Air-Ground Task Force and better integrate with joint and naval forces. Somerset is currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations participating in Steel Knight 24. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

241209-N-CK999-1042 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class James Herrera, from San Diego, loads a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship carrier of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. 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 Seaman Christian Kibler) Share

ASAN, Guam

ASAN, Guam (Dec. 10, 2024) - The Honorable Lou Leon Guerrero, governor of Guam, and senior military leaders on Guam track a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA as it intercepts a surrogate Medium Range Ballistic Missile target off the coast of Guam during the Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Experiment Mission-02 (FEM-02), from the Joint Region Marianas Regional Operations Center, Dec. 10. Held concurrently, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s capabilities exercise Sling Stone leveraged FEM-02 to validate the Guam Defense System concept of operations. Sling Stone brought together assets and personnel from the Air Force, Army, Navy, and allied forces to use FEM-02 for multi-domain operations training. (U.S. Navy photo by William Busby III) Share