JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, thanks U.S. Navy Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), for his leadership and service during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kurt Mole, incoming commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), right, speaks about the importance of FIWCPAC’s mission during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, observes U.S. Rear Adm. Kurt Mole, incoming commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), right, relieve U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, FIWCPAC, left, during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, presents a Legion of Merit to U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks about the importance of information operations during the Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC) change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), center, salutes as he is piped aboard during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, salutes as he is piped aboard during the Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC) change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), center, thanks personnel assigned to FIWCPAC for their work during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Nicholas Green, command master chief of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range aboard Essex in the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2026, ahead of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026. Thirty-one nations, more than 30 surface ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. Green is a native of Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jashua Hernandez Ramos) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to support a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as a part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026. The exercise targeted former amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD 10) – which saw action in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm before decommissioning in 2008 - more than 40 nautical miles off the coast of Guam, and brought together air, surface, and subsurface assets in coordinated strikes, allowing crews to sharpen critical skills in weapons employment and target engagement under realistic conditions that no simulator can fully replicate. Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Novak) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to support a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as a part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea June 27, 2026. The exercise targeted former amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD 10) – which saw action in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm before decommissioning in 2008 - more than 40 nautical miles off the coast of Guam, and brought together air, surface, and subsurface assets in coordinated strikes, allowing crews to sharpen critical skills in weapons employment and target engagement under realistic conditions that no simulator can fully replicate. Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Novak) Share

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) leaves Dry Dock 2 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF), June 24, 2026, completing an important milestone in the submarine’s scheduled lifecycle maintenance period. Commissioned Oct. 29, 2016, Illinois is the 13th Virginia-class submarine. It is the second U.S. Navy ship to be named for the state of Illinois. Illinois is assigned to Submarine Squadron 1 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface ship warfare; strike warfare; special operations forces support; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. PHNSY & IMF’s mission is to keep the Navy’s fleet “Fit to Fight" by repairing, maintaining, and modernizing the Navy's fast-attack submarines and surface ships. Strategically located in the heart of the Pacific, it is the most comprehensive fleet repair and maintenance facility between the U.S. West Coast and the Far East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mike Wilson) Share