SUBIC BAY, Philippines

Navy Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Andrew Werner, from Lafayette, Indiana, attached to Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East, right, and Chief Boatswain's Mate Francisco Fuentes, from East Rutherford, New Jersey, attached to Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, provide instruction on a refueling-at-sea aboard the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150) as part of Sama Sama 2024, at Philippine Naval Operating Base, Subic, Zambales, Oct. 8, 2024. Sama Sama is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Philippines and 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ange Olivier Clement) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aircraft sit on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 12, 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

241016-N-CV021-1243 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 16, 2024) U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), the Philippine Navy’s first-in-class frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), and the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331) conduct a maneuvering exercise in the South China Sea as part of 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

241016-N-SB412-1077 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 16, 2024) Sailors conduct a counter-measure washdown on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. 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 Seaman Rocio Zavala-Ramirez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors shoot a Mark 38 25mm machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 14, 2024. Nimitz is underway in 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Meyer) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, walk to an MH-60S Seahawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 11, 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 11, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Oct. 11, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Pimpaka Kruthun) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2024) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are embarked aboard Miguel Keith conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. ESB-class ships, like Miguel Keith, enable sea-based expeditionary forces, such as the 15th MEU, to maintain forward presence with the capability to quickly deploy forces, supplies and warfighting capabilities. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Staci Morris) Share

SAN DIEGO

Led by a celebrating tractor tugboat, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returns from an eight-month deployment to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego on Oct. 15, 2024. The Russell departed San Diego on Feb. 10 and joined the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation to conduct global maritime security operations supporting regional stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark. D. Faram) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 13, 2024) U.S Navy Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Christopher Stamps, from Indianapolis, left, Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Diquan Anderson, from Cameron, North Carolina, middle, and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Robert Taylor, from Jonesboro, Georgia, conduct flight quarters with a Philippine Navy AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat helicopter aboard U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) during Sama Sama 2024 in the South China Sea, Oct. 13, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 12, 2024) A Japanese Maritime Patrol Aircraft Kawasaki P-1, Philippine Navy first-in-class frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), and the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) conduct a replenishment-at-sea exercise in the South China Sea as part of Sama Sama 2024, Oct. 12, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

SAN DIEGO

A CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 takes off from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 15, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. The ship is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Austyn Riley) Share