Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 12, 2025) - A Sailor assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) greets his family as Toledo arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport, July 12, 2025. Toledo is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 12, 2025) - Cmdr. Dustin Kraemer, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769), greets his family as Toledo arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport, July 12, 2025. Toledo is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 12, 2025) - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport, July 12, 2025. Toledo is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

Sulu Sea

Sailors, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), conduct a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck while underway in the Sulu Sea, July 8, 2025. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley) Share

SAN DIEGO

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, July 11, 2025. The Omaha returns to Naval Base San Diego following a 10-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. 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 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis) Share

FLORES SEA

FLORES SEA (July 13, 2025) U.S. Navy Sailors handle line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) during a replenishment-at-sea, July 13. The Shoup is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 5. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria Armstrong) Share

BRISBANE, Australia

BRISBANE, Australia (July 9, 2025) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) pulls into Brisbane, Australia, for a scheduled port visit July 9. The America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Douglass) Share

CORAL SEA

CORAL SEA (July 13, 2025) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) ready chocks and chains as an MH-60S Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lands on the flight deck during flight operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 in the Coral Sea, July 13. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth) Share

SAN DIEGO, Calif.

Cmdr. Ryan Doyle, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12), speaks to families as the ship is moored pierside at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, July 11, 2025. The Omaha returns to Naval Base San Diego following a 10-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. 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 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis) Share

SYDNEY, Australia

Lieutenant General Joel Vowell, Deputy Commanding General for U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and Australian Defence Force Chief of Joint Operations, Vice Admiral Justin Jones, AO, CSC, RAN address the media at the opening ceremony for Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 onboard HMAS Adelaide in Sydney, New South Wales. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 is being conducted across Australia from 13 July to 04 August. More than 35,000 military personnel from 19 nations will participate in Talisman Sabre 2025, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, and for the first time, offshore activities will be conducted in Papua New Guinea. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Canada, France, Fiji, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2025. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its eleventh iteration, Talisman Saber provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships. Share

SYDNEY, Australia

Lieutenant General Joel Vowell, Deputy Commanding General for U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) addresses media at the opening ceremony for Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 onboard HMAS Adelaide in Sydney, New South Wales. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 is being conducted across Australia from 13 July to 04 August. More than 35,000 military personnel from 19 nations will participate in Talisman Sabre 2025, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, and for the first time, offshore activities will be conducted in Papua New Guinea. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Canada, France, Fiji, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2025. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its eleventh iteration, Talisman Saber provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships. Share

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

From left to right, Australian Army Brig. Gen. Ash Collingburn, commander, 1st Australian Division, The 60th Commandant of the Netherlands Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ivo Moerman, Republic of Korea Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kwon Tae Kyong, special assistant, and Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Antonio Mangoroban Jr., commander, 3rd Marine Brigade, participate in the Versatility of Amphibious Forces Panel at the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 25, Manila, Philippines, July 9, 2025. Through discussions, engagements, and presentations, PALS enhances cooperation, tackles common threats, protects shared resources, and maintains sovereignty in the Indo-Pacific. This year’s symposium hosted senior leaders from 23 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Moses S. Lopez Franco) Share