PACIFIC OCEAN

Landing Craft, Air Cushion 27, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, exits the welldeck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during well deck operations, July 29, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tomas Zuelke) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Seaman Brandon Jacinto-Garcia, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), fires an M240B machine gun on the aft missile deck as part of a crew-served weapons training exercise in the Indian Ocean, July 30, 2026. John Paul Jones 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. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operate with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Caleb Kissner) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) fires a Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire training exercise on the forecastle while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 31, 2026. John Paul Jones 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. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operate with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Caleb Kissner) Share

SEAL BEACH, Calif.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos, vice commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, presents a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Christopher Hardulak, assigned to Navy Munitions Command Pacific (NMCPAC), CONUS West Division (CWD), during an awards and recognition ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California, July 11, 2026. NMCPAC CWD conducts ready‑storage and munitions movement in support of fleet ordnance requirements. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Ilyankoff) Share

SEAL BEACH, Calif.

U.S. Navy minemen and gunner’s mates, attached to Navy Reserve (NR) Navy Munitions Command Pacific (NMCPAC) Mine Assembly Unit (MAU) Okinawa (OKI), lift an inert 500-pound Mark 62 Quickstrike mine to a transport cart during an assembly training evolution at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California, July 12, 2026. NR NMCPAC MAU OKI conducted the assembly training to evaluate munitions readiness and strengthen reserve force integration within the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Ilyankoff) Share

SEAL BEACH, Calif.

U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Jason Muoio, left, and U.S. Navy Mineman 1st Class Hongji Liu, right, observe U.S. Navy Mineman 2nd Class Asaberry Coleman, assigned to Navy Reserve (NR) Navy Munitions Command Pacific (NMCPAC) Mine Assembly Unit Okinawa (MAU OKI), tighten bolts on a tail fin to an inert 2,000-pound Mark 65 Quickstrike mine during a mine assembly training evolution at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California, July 12, 2026. NR NMCPAC MAU OKI conducted the assembly training to evaluate munitions readiness and strengthen reserve force integration within the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Ilyankoff) Share

SEAL BEACH, Calif.

U.S. Navy Mineman 2nd Class Dominick Bosson, left, attached to Navy Reserve (NR) Navy Munitions Command Pacific (NMCPAC) Mine Assembly Unit Okinawa (MAU OKI), discusses the assembly of an inert 1,000-pound Mark 62 Quickstrike mine with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Troy Pugh, director, Logistics, Fleet Supply & Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during an assembly training evolution, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California, July 12, 2026. NR NMCPAC MAU OKI conducted the assembly training to evaluate munitions readiness and strengthen reserve force integration within the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Ilyankoff) Share

SEAL BEACH, Calif.

U.S. Navy Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Thomas Halama, left, observes Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Ismael Ellis safety-wiring a mine fuse on an inert 500-pound Mark-62 Quickstrike mine during training at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California, July 12, 2026. The Sailors, assigned to Navy Reserve Navy Munitions Command Pacific Mine Assembly Unit Okinawa, conducted the assembly training to evaluate munitions readiness and strengthen reserve force integration within the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Ilyankoff) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Jaylen Terrell, from Texas, observes Military Sealift Command Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) from the fo’c’sle aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) prior to a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 30, 2026. Mustin 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. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

A CMV-22B Osprey, attached to Fleet Logistics Multi Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, idles on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations in the South China Sea, July 24, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364 (reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 22, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tomas Zuelke) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) comes alongside Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a replenishment-at-sea, July 26, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Nelson) Share