PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Raymond Henry, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), and a native of Compton, California, left, performs a barrel swap during a .50 cal machine gun qualification, Aug. 2, 2025. The Makin Island is currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Micah Malala) Share

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Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt, commander of Carrier Strike Group 1, left, greets Vice Adm. John Wade, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, as he arrives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Aug. 13, 2025. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group One, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

From left, Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt, commander of Carrier Strike Group 1; Capt. Joshua Wenker, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70); and Vice Adm. John Wade, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, pose for a photo during a visit aboard Carl Vinson, Aug. 13, 2025. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group One, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon) Share

SAN DIEGO

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) man the rails as the ship returns to its homeport of San Diego following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 13, 2025. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads 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 allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, 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 Lordin Kelly) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

A Sailor, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, rappels in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 6, 2025. The George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb C. Birch) Share

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2025) – U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Anna Perez, from Fardel, Minn., directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 11. The Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

SAN DIEGO

A Sailor reunites with his family on the pier at Naval Air Station North Island after the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returns to its homeport of San Diego following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 14, 2025. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads 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 allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, the rule of law and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Roberson) Share

SAN DIEGO

Families of Sailors welcome home the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, as the ship returns to its homeport of San Diego from a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 14, 2025. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads 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 allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, 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 Lordin Kelly) Share

SAN DIEGO

Capt. Rudder, the ship’s Expeditionary Facility Dog and Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, pose for a photo after returning from a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 14, 2025. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads 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 allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, 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 Lordin Kelly) Share

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2025) – U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jason Salazar, left, from Chicago, assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 50, and Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Apprentice Julianna Sanchez-Rueda, from San Diego, assigned to VRM-30, signal a V-22 Osprey, assigned to VRM-50, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Aug. 13. The Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Holloway) Share

SAN DIEGO

Operations Specialist 1st Class Sharee Scantling, of Beaufort, S.C., shares a “first hug” with her family following the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, return to its homeport of San Diego from a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 14, 2025. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads 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 allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, 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 Lordin Kelly) Share

SAN DIEGO

Family members of Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, observe as the ship returns to its homeport of San Diego following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 14, 2025. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads 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 allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, 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 Lordin Kelly) Share