NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) participate in a damage control drill in the North Pacific Ocean, July 5. The Preble 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

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle, Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, left, and Capt. Blake Burket, officer in charge of construction, Marine Corps Marianas, discuss the base’s new barracks facilities and construction development during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, right, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, on the base’s new barracks facilities and construction development during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, middle right, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and his spouse, Gina Koehler, on the base’s new barracks facilities during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, left, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle right, and his spouse, Gina Koehler, on the base’s new barracks facilities during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, Master Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Krivenko, acting senior enlisted leader, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, left, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, right, gives Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, an initial construction brief from during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System program experts during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System (IDAGS) from Shane Rose, an IDAGS program expert, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle, and Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, fleet master chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, pose for a photo with the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System team, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System (IDAGS) from Steve Keats, an IDAGS program expert, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System (IDAGS) from Steve Keats, left, and Shane Rose, both IDAGS program experts, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo) Share