HONOLULU

A woman and her daughter embrace on the deck of the USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ship approaches the pier on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu Aug. 28, 2024. Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert from a French-flagged sailboat beset by weather 925 miles offshore Honolulu and requested the William P. Lawrence crew rescue the mother, child and their pets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Kevin Cooper) Share

HONOLULU

A small boat crew assigned to the Arleigh Bruke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) sails away from the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc, with AMVER-registered tanker Seri Emperor in the background, after recovering persons during rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 26, 2024. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather 925 miles offshore Honolulu. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lance Watson) Share

HONOLULU

A small boat crew assigned to the Arleigh Bruke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) assists individuals off the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc during rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 26, 2024. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather 925 miles offshore Honolulu. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Randall Weigand) Share

HONOLULU

A small boat crew assigned to the Arleigh Bruke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) approaches the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc during rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 26, 2024. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather 925 miles offshore Honolulu. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lance Watson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors aboard rigid-hull inflatable boat prepare to dock Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) small during boat operations while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 25, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wadelon Presley) Share

SINGAPORE

240823-N-ED646-1243-SINGAPORE (August 23, 2024) Capt. Axel Steiner, Chief of Staff assigned to Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC), speaks during a workshop at the Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2024 exercise at Changi Naval Base. SEACAT is a multilateral, multi-platform exercise including ashore and at-sea training evolutions that emphasizes real-world engagements to enhance cooperation and maritime security capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2024) – Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Navy and U.S. Navy warships sail in formation in the Philippine Sea during exercise Pacific Vanguard, Aug. 26, 2024. Pacific Vanguard is an opportunity for like-minded forces to strengthen their skills in maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios in the Mariana Islands Range Complex. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

SEA OF JAPAN

240826-N-NF288-004 SEA OF JAPAN (Aug. 26, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Polar-class logistics support ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) in the Sea of Japan, August 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 Jamaal Liddell) Share

AUSTRALIA

HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia, Australia (Aug. 22, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) throw a mooring line to a pier operations line handler, right, at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, as part of a scheduled port visit before performing a submarine tendered maintenance period (STMP) with the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), Aug. 22. Emory S. Land is in port at HMAS Stirling to conduct the STMP as part of AUKUS Pillar 1’s effort to support Australia’s acquisition of a sovereign conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Victoria Mejicanos) Share

SAN DIEGO

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2024) - Retired Vice Adm. Edward Moore delivers remarks at the decommissioning ceremony for the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) at Naval Base San Diego Aug. 27, 2024. Cowpens was commissioned in 1991, marking 33 years as a United States Ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 21, 2024) –The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires the Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 21, 2024. Dewey 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 Greg Johnson) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

240826-N-TW227-1236 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 for takeoff on the ship’s flight deck in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 26, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are underway conducting routine operations 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 2nd Class Cole Pursley) Share