CAIRNS, Australia

CAIRNS, Australia (April 16, 2025) – Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), speaks with members of the Australian media on the ship’s flight deck during a scheduled port visit in Cairns, Australia, April 16, 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 Seaman Nicholas Douglass.) Share

CAIRNS, Australia

CAIRNS, Australia (April 16, 2025) – Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), speaks with members of the Australian media on the ship’s flight deck during a scheduled port visit in Cairns, Australia, April 16, 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 Seaman Nicholas Douglass.) Share

Guam

250418-N-ML137-1075 APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 18, 2025) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrived in Guam for a scheduled port visit, April 18. For five decades, the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has upheld the U.S. Navy’s commitment to forward presence while ensuring maritime security, deterring aggression, and power projection. As the Navy celebrates 250 years of service this year, we are reminded of how the Navy has promoted prosperity and security, and protected the American way of life. (U.S. Navy Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Jetzer) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN (April 17, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) fires a MK38 25mm machine gun during a live-fire exercise while underway in the Indian Ocean, April 17. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN (March 27, 2025) Navy Counselor 1st Class Robert Carlos from Phoenix, Arizona, fires an M1A2 .50 caliber machine gun amidships of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) while underway in the Indian Ocean, March 27. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, April 18, 2025. 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 Hannah Kantner) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

F/A-18E Super Hornets from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 rest on the flight deck as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, April 18, 2025. 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 Hannah Kantner) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, April 18, 2025. 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 Hannah Kantner) Share

APRA HARBOR, Guam

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, April 18, 2025. 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 Hannah Kantner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. 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 Hannah Kantner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 breaks the sound barrier as it passes alongside aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 17, 2025. 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 Seaman Edward Jacome) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 16, 2025) – Chief Boatswain’s Mate Daniel Oberg, front, from Wisconsin performs coxswain duties as the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducts search and rescue training with embarked Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, Detachment 2, during routine underway operations in the South China Sea. Savannah, part of Commander, Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Aristotle Toyco) Share