PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors guide a Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopter attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 to land on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Tripoli is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austyn Riley) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2024) – Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Arjay Tactay, from Oceanside, California, directs the movement of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 as it enters a hangar bay aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while operating in the South China Sea, Nov. 11, 2024. Dewey 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 Greg Johnson) Share

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 14, 2024) Sailors approach an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during flight operations in the North Pacific Ocean, Nov. 14. Preble 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 Ryre Arciaga) Share

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 14, 2024) Lt. j.g. Min Kim, from Conway, Arkansas, observes an MH-60R Sea Hawk land on the flight deck from the helicopter control station of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during flight operations in the North Pacific Ocean, Nov. 14. Preble 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 Ryre Arciaga) Share

AT SEA

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Dewey (DDG 105), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya-class guided-missile destroyer JS Haguro (DDH 180), Republic of Korea Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH 975), and Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) steam in formation during Freedom Edge 24-2 in the East China Sea, Nov. 13, 2024. Freedom Edge demonstrates a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Markus Castaneda) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and embarked on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), fires flares during an air power demonstration rehearsal as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2024. Boxer and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Normand Basque) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Two U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venoms and an AH-1Z Viper, assigned to the “Gunfighter” detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and embarked on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), conduct a fly-by during an air power demonstration rehearsal as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2024. Boxer and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Omar A. Dominquez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors move catapult covers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 12, 2024. Nimitz is in 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share

East China Sea

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Dewey (DDG 105), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya-class guided-missile destroyer JS Haguro (DDH 180), Republic of Korea Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975), and Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993) steam in formation as aircrafts assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5, U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Air Force fly over the formation during Freedom Edge 24-2 in the East China Sea, Nov. 13, 2024. Freedom Edge demonstrates a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

SRIRACH, Thailand

SRIRACH, Thailand— U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jamil A. Khan, left, chaplain, MSC Far East; civilian mariner Capt. Chris Jackson, ship’s master, expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9); Pongpisit Ungsuchaikij, head chef at a popular hotel in Pattaya, Thailand; and civilian mariner Colin B. Smith, chief mate, City of Bismarck; pose for a photograph aboard City of Bismarck in Sriracha, Thailand, Nov. 6, 2024. Ungsuchaikij was presented with a letter of appreciation for his volunteer work with U.S. Navy League Siam Council in Pattaya, Thailand, serving the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) Share

SRIRACH, Thailand

SRIRACH, Thailand—Civilian mariner Carmen Anton, steward utilityman, expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9), collects her lunch at the galley aboard City of Bismarck in Sriracha, Thailand, Nov. 6, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) Share

SRIRACH, Thailand

SRIRACH, Thailand— Pongpisit Ungsuchaikij, head chef at a popular hotel in Pattaya, Thailand, and volunteer with U.S. Navy League Siam Council in Pattaya, poses for a photograph aboard expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) in Sriracha, Thailand, Nov. 6, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana) Share