PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Orion Burnett, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), directs personnel on the flight deck during flight quarters, Dec. 12, 2025. Boxer is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, loads a simulated casualty while conducting fast-rope and medical hoist drills with U.S. Marines assigned to Maritime Raid Force, 11th Maritime Expeditionary Unit, aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Dec. 13, 2025. Boxer is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Normand Basque) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — Personnel from Commander, Submarine Group Seven; U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center; and the Navy Dive Locker at U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center observe hyperbaric chamber operations during a bilateral emergency medical drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force hyperbaric technicians prepare to move a simulated diving casualty into a hyperbaric chamber at the JMSDF Undersea Medical Center during a bilateral emergency response drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — Medical personnel from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center conduct a rapid evaluation of a simulated diving casualty during a bilateral emergency medical drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen and a master labor contractor driver from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka transport a simulated diving casualty to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center hyperbaric chamber during a bilateral emergency medical drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka conducts a medical assessment on a simulated diving casualty while en route to Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka during a bilateral emergency response drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka transport a simulated casualty from a dive locker during a bilateral emergency medical drill involving Commander, Submarine Group Seven; U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center; and the Navy Dive Locker at U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

U.S. Navy Sailors taxi an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 15, 2025. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Malina Davy) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Andre Grosdidier conducts maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2025. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Kibler) Share

Guam

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Nathaniel Ousley, right, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Heather Hubbard stand watch on the catwalk of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship departs Guam, Dec. 12, 2025. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Units assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance peace through strength. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Hannah Tross) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits thePacific Ocean alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), Dec. 8, 2025. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Kibler) Share