WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan

U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Pat Hannifin, left, meets with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Roger B. Turner, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge during a scheduled port visit in Okinawa, Japan, April 20, 2026. 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 1st Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan

Ensign Shannon Clancy communicates over the bridge phone aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship departs White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2026. Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Del Rio) Share

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepares to enter port for a scheduled visit at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2026. Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Del Rio) Share

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan

Ensign Zoe Alvarez communicates via radio on the bridge wing aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship prepares to enter port for a scheduled port visit at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2026. Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Del Rio) Share

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa, Japan

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives for a scheduled port visit at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2026. Blue Ridge is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet. Within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

A U.S. Navy Sailor, assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, guides a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to RAN Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156), as it prepares to land on the flight deck of Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a cross-deck subject matter expert exchange as part of a multilateral exercise alongside RAN and Canadian Armed Forces in the South China Sea April 14, 2026. TF Ashland is a flexible, forward-deployed crisis response force led by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Purpose-built to integrate with allies and partners, TF Ashland supports a free and open Indo-Pacific by providing immediate response capabilities for any contingency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2026) – U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Joseph Sanchez, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, guides an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 18, 2026. HSC-8, part of Carrier Air Wing 11 and the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operation conducting advanced training to bolster strike group readiness and capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Harstad) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2026) –An EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 17, 2026. VAQ-137, part of Carrier Air Wing 11 and the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operation conducting advanced training to bolster strike group readiness and capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Harstad) Share

SAN DIEGO

Amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transits the San Diego harbor to Naval Base San Diego, April 11, 2026. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space capsule, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III) Share

MANILA, Philippines

From left to right, Philippine Army Maj. Gen Franscisco F. Lorenzo Jr, Philippine exercise director, Gen. Romero S. Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, commanding general of the U.S. joint task force, unfurl the Exercise Balikatan 2026 flag during the opening ceremony at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the AFP and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sar Paw) Share

MANILA, Philippines

From left to right, Philippine Army Maj. Gen Franscisco F. Lorenzo Jr, Philippine exercise director, Gen. Romero S. Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, commanding general of the U.S. joint task force, unfurl the Exercise Balikatan 2026 flag during the opening ceremony at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the AFP and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sar Paw) Share

MANILA, Philippines

From left to right, Philippine Army Maj. Gen Franscisco F. Lorenzo Jr, Philippine exercise director, Gen. Romero S. Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, commanding general of the U.S. joint task force, unfurl the Exercise Balikatan 2026 flag during the opening ceremony at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the AFP and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sar Paw) Share