VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, meets with Indian Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Dinesh Tripathi during exercise MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, meets with Indian Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Dinesh Tripathi during exercise MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

From left to right: Capt. Philippe Vauterin, French Navy Liaison Officer to India’s International Fusion Centre — Indian Ocean Region; Commodore Timoci Natuva, commander of the Fiji Navy; Cmdr. Sione Lino, commander of the Royal Tongan Navy; Adm. Steve Koehler, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Rear Adm. Chris Smith, commander of the Australian Fleet, pose for a photo during a multilateral meeting during exercise MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Vice Adm. Tea Sokha, commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy, conduct a bilateral meeting during exercise MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Vice Adm. Tea Sokha, commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy, conduct a bilateral meeting during exercise MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Vice Adm. Ignacio Paz García, chief of the Plans Division for the Spanish Navy, conduct a bilateral meeting during exercise MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Vice Adm. Ignacio Paz García, chief of the Plans Division for the Spanish Navy, conduct a bilateral meeting during exercise MILAN 2026 in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Commodore Rajat Kumar, commanding officer of INS Dega Base, converse after Koehler’s arrival to Visakhapatnam, India, for exercise MILAN 2026, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

VISAKHAPATNAM, India

Commodore Rajat Kumar, commanding officer of INS Dega Base, right, greets Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, upon his arrival to Visakhapatnam, India, for exercise MILAN 2026, Feb. 17, 2026. Hosted by the Indian Navy, MILAN 2026 is a biennial, multilateral exercise focused on enhancing interaction between professional navies and gaining experience in operations at sea. The visit to India underscored the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an Indo-Pacific that is secure, free, and prosperous. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Marine, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a U.S. Sailor, assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), carry equipment during flight deck operations in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 23, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Sailors simulate putting out an aircraft fire on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during a damage control drill in the South China Sea, Feb. 17, 2026. Milius is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Juan Juarez ties down a U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, to the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2026. Milius is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker) Share