PHILIPPINES

241017-N-CV021-1043 SUBIC, Philippines (Oct. 17, 2024) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) strike up the jack staff during a sea and anchor detail in Subic, Philippines, Oct. 17. Howard 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 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

GUAM

241017-N-NF288-181 GUAM (Oct. 17, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a sea-and-anchor evolution during a port visit to Guam, Oct. 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, refuels on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN) 73 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), the Philippine Navy's first-in-class frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), and a Royal Canadian Navy CH-148 Cyclone helicopter and the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331) conduct a maneuvering exercise in the South China Sea during Sama Sama 2024, Oct. 16, 2024. Sama Sama is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Philippines and the United States with participants from Australia, Canada, France and Japan, designed to promote regional security, cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brenden Dalrymple) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors adjust the fuel hose with a boat hook at a fueling station aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 19, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Lawson) Share

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) toss messenger lines to the pier as the ship pulls into Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 18, 2024. Sailors assigned to Harpers Ferry returned home to San Diego after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

TAIWAN STRAIT

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Jose Rivera, from Orlando, Florida, stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during bilateral operations with the Royal Canadian Navy while transiting the Taiwan strait, Oct. 20, 2024. Higgins is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Hale) Share

TAIWAN STRAIT

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) conducts bilateral operations with the Royal Canadian Navy while transiting the Taiwan Strait, Oct. 20, 2024. Higgins is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Hale) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) off the southern coast of California to begin developmental testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Darin Russell) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) off the southern coast of California to begin developmental testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Darin Russell) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) off the southern coast of California to begin developmental testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Darin Russell) Share

TAIWAN STRAIT

241020-N-HT008-3018 TAIWAN STRAIT (Oct. 20, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) conducts bilateral operations with Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) during routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, Oct. 20. Higgins is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Hale) Share