SAN DIEGO

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departs Naval Base San Diego for routine operations, Nov. 21, 2025. 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. 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 2nd Class Nettie Mae Manfull) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET

Sailors, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), heave line during a refueling-at-sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Dec. 8, 2025. Michael Murphy (DDG 112), assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonteil Johnson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2025. VFA-146 returned to their homeport after completing operations aboard Nimitz, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tomas R. Valdes) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2025. VAW-121 returned to their homeport after completing operations aboard Nimitz, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caylen McCutcheon) Share

SAN DIEGO

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) transits through San Diego Bay as it arrives at its homeport of San Diego for the first time, Dec. 5, 2025. Pierre, the second U.S. Navy ship to bear this name, commissioned in Panama City, Florida, Nov. 15, as the final Independence-variant LCS. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josh Cote) Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII

An Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 banner is displayed during the RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 4, 2025. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII

Members of partner and ally nations attend the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 PHOTOEX brief at the RIMPAC 2026 Mid-Planning Conference at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 4, 2025. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII

Lt. Cmdr. Meghan Grenier, Destroyer Squadron 23 operations officer, gives remarks during the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 PHOTOEX brief to members of partner and ally nations at the RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 4, 2025. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII

Members of partner and ally nations pose for a group photo during the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 Mid-Planning Conference at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2025. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII

Col. Jeremy W. Beaven, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, gives remarks to members of partner and ally nations at the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 Mid-Planning Conference at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2025. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII

The official logo of the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships, critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The exercise, which takes place in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, is a unique training platform designed to enhance interoperability and strategic maritime partnerships. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

Lt. j.g. Jake Carrillo uses an alidade to determine bearing of a surface contact aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) while underway in Philippine Sea, Nov. 24, 2025. Fitzgerald 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 1st Class Cyrus Roson) Share