PACIFIC OCEAN

Command Master Chief Oniel Lewis, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, from Trelawny, Jamaica, presents Rear Adm. Adan Cruz, from Brentwood, N.Y., with a shadowbox during the CSG 3 change of command ceremony held aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Cruz was relieved by Rear Adm. Todd Whalen during the ceremony. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of CSG 3, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Nathaly Cruz) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, commander, Fleet Submarine Force, right, and Royal Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Perks, director submarines, center, tour the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Cmdr. John W. Gilligan, commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794), right, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, commander, Fleet Submarine Force, center, and Royal Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Perks, director submarines, pose for a picture before touring Montana during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Adm. Bill Houston, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Department of the Navy/Department of Energy, addresses attendees during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 4, 2025) — Adm. Bill Houston, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Department of the Navy/Department of Energy, addresses attendees during the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 4, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 3, 2025) — Attendees of the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) pose for a group photo on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 3, 2025. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Strengthening Theater Undersea Warfare Interoperability and Lethality in the Indo-Pacific Theater.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the U.K. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

250409-N-DG889-1003 INDIAN OCEAN (April 9, 2025) A Sailor conducts maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), April 9, 2025. 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 Denise Leiva) Share

South Korea

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 8, 2025) Navy Diver 1st Class Kevin Diaz, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, dives with Republic of Korea navy divers during a joint dive and salvage exercise at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 8, 2025. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

250404-N-NH911-1201 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 4, 2025) Sailors prepare to launch an F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine training operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training to ensure the readiness necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s timeless role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 3, 2025) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD-105) is seen from the cockpit of a JMSDF UP-3D aircraft during their Fujin bilateral training exercise with the U.S. Navy's expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131. The planning and execution of the exercise came after the JMSDF Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy's Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed the Fujin memorandum of understanding to increase bilateral operations between the forces’ electronic attack squadrons in December 2024. (Courtesy photo) Share

Visakhapatnam, India

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (April 8, 2025) Maj. David Amiel, U.S. Space Forces-Indo-Pacific, discusses the science and military utility of satellite technology during a bilateral forum at the Indian Navy’s Maritime Warfare Center during Tiger Triumph 2025, April 8. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Seth Koenig) Share

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea

JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 7, 2025) Rear Adm. Todd F. Cimicata, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73), shakes hands with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Cmdr. Dong Sakong, the commanding officer of the Tongyeong-class salvage and rescue ship ROKS Gwangyang (ATS-32), at the end of a tour of the Gwangyang during a joint dive and salvage exercise at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 7, 2025. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share