PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Reyvin Olaes, assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), supervises aircraft and personnel during flight operations on the ship’s flight deck during NASA Underway Recovery Test 12 in the Pacific Ocean, March 25, 2025. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts around the moon and beyond in the Orion spacecraft, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The Department of Defense has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats and provide medical care at advanced onboard facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nettie Mae Manfull) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) steams in the Pacific Ocean, March 24, 2025. Wayne E. Meyer, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group’s historic 50 years of forward presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

250322-N-GC571-1059 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 22, 2025) Sailors perform preventative maintenance on an MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), March 22, 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 Pablo Chavez) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 85), the Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Mogami-class frigate JS NOSHIRO (FFM 3) conduct a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, March 28, 2025. Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 85) conducts a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, March 28, 2025. Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits Andersen AFB, Guam, March 27, 2025. During his visit he met with civilian and military leaders, toured the military facilities and received capability briefs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Jones) Share

UNITED STATES

Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) departs San Diego for deployment with the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. The deployment is the first for the ship and the first for the class of John Lewis fleet replenishment oilers. While on deployment, John Lewis will provide logistics services to the ships of the strike group while operating in the Indo-Pacific. Share

ANDAMAN SEA

ANDAMAN SEA (March 26, 2025) Seaman Christopher Alexandre from Freeport, New York, right, and Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Mele Filiai from Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, left, remove the chocks and chains from an MH-60R assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 det. 4 the “High Rollers” as it prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) during flight operations in the Andaman Sea, March 26. 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 Hannah Fry) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Electronics Technician 2nd Class Michael Hernandez solders a communication wire on the bridge of amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) during NASA Underway Recovery Test 12 in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2025. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts around the moon and beyond in the Orion spacecraft, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The Department of Defense has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats and provide medical care at advanced onboard facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) and NASA engineers release a crew module test article from the ship’s well deck during NASA Underway Recovery Test 12 in the Pacific Ocean, March 26, 2025. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts around the moon and beyond in the Orion spacecraft, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The Department of Defense has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats and provide medical care at advanced onboard facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A Sailor salutes the national ensign while shifting colors on the fantail aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the Pacific Ocean, March 21, 2025. Gridley is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) fires a Mark 38 25mm machine gun during live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 22, 2025. Gridley is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) Share