PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 30, 2024. 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 forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An E-2D Hawekeye, attached to the Tigertails of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 30, 2024. 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 forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 30, 2024. 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 forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

241030-N-NF288-213 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2024) An MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 conducts a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) on the foc’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 30. VERTREPs are typically conducted on the flight deck, with the foc’sle being a secondary option for equipment transport, medical evacuations or missions that can’t utilize the flight deck. 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

241031-N-NF288-066 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 31, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) participate in a damage control condition two drill in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 31. 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

GUAM

An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, currently deployed aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), takes off during expeditionary advanced base operations at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Oct. 29, 2024. 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 forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 1st Class Breana Royston, from Denver, North Carolina, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, signals for an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, to drop its launch bar on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 30, 2024. 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 forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) Airman Princeton Simpson, left, from Los Angeles, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) Airman Hayden Cleghorn, from Yadkinville, North Carolina, both assigned to air department’s aircraft launch and recovery division, pull a slot seal on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 29, 2024. 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 forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Julio Loera, from Sinton, Texas, assigned to aircraft intermediate department's power plant division, inspects the internal components of an F-18E Super Hornet afterburner in the jet shop aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 28, 2024. 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 U.S. Navy's largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaleb C. Birch) Share

NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash.

Friends and family welcome the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) home from deployment at Naval Station Everett, Washington, Oct. 31, 2024. Share

NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) arrives at Naval Station Everett, Washington, from deployment Oct. 31, 2024. Share

NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash.

Friends and family welcome the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) home from deployment at Naval Station Everett, Washington, Oct. 31, 2024. Share