LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, receives an operations brief at the Peruvian Coast Guard’s Operational Headquarters in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Peruvian Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, salutes the honor guard during his arrival to the Peruvian Coast Guard’s Operational Headquarters in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Peruvian Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center left, Rear Adm. Harry Chiarella, commander of Coast Guard operations, Peruvian Navy, center right, and members of their respective staffs pose for a photo at the Peruvian Coast Guard’s Operational Headquarters in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Peruvian Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, meets with Rear Adm. Harry Chiarella, commander of Coast Guard operations, Peruvian Navy, at the Peruvian Coast Guard’s Operational Headquarters in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Peruvian Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, meets with Rear Adm. Harry Chiarella, commander of Coast Guard operations, Peruvian Navy, at the Peruvian Coast Guard’s Operational Headquarters in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Peruvian Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Capt. Carlos Diaz, chief of staff of Coast Guard Operations Command, Peruvian Navy, center, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center right, and members of his staff on current operations at the Peruvian Coast Guard’s Operational Headquarters in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the Peruvian Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, greets Cmdr. Brian Pike, executive officer of U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH, during a visit to Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, meets with Rear Admiral Salomon Moran, director of naval medicine, Peruvian Navy, during a visit to the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, renders a salute to the sideboys during a visit to U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, poses for a photo with U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH staff during a tour in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Share

LIMA, Peru

Dr. Gissella Vasquez, acting department head for U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH entomology department, right, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, on operations at U.S. NAMRU SOUTH in Lima, Peru, March 20, 2025. The visit to Peru underscored the United States’ commitment to strengthening deterrence alongside our allies and partners to maintain a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy) Share

Pacific Ocean

Sailors move fuel lines on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2025. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, highlighting the ship’s historic 50-year legacy of forward presence and operational excellence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share