PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors perform hose handling during a damage control competition on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 18, 2025. Nimitz is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

250215-N-HT008-2058 PHILLIPINE SEA (Feb. 15, 2025) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conduct a small arms night qualification range in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 15. Milius 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 3rd Class Trevor Hale) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

(Feb. 10, 2025) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) arrives at Busan Naval Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 10, 2025. The port visit in Busan reinforces the role of the alliance as a cornerstone for regional peace and security, reaffirming the ironclad commitment between the U.S. and ROK to defend their homelands. Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Korea is the U.S. Navy’s representative in Republic of Korea, providing leadership and expertise in naval matters to improve institutional and operational effectiveness between the two navies and to strengthen collective security efforts in Republic of Korea and the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

250217-N-TW227-1058 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 17, 2025) Six F-35B Lightning II fighter aircrafts from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 fly by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 Kenneth Melseth) Share

BALI SEA

BALI SEA (Feb. 16, 2025) (Front to back) The Martadinata-class frigate KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata (331), the Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel KD Kelantan (F175), the Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel KD Selangor (F176), the Independence-class littoral mission vessel RSS Fortitude (20), and the Victory-class corvette RSS Valour (89) manuever ahead of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while in formation during Multinational Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025, in the Bali Sea, Feb. 16, 2025. Hosted by the Indonesian Navy, MNEK 2025 is an international, joint exercise taking place in the vicinity of Bali, Indonesia, emphasizing multilateral maritime cooperation and disaster response protocols. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 12, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jaquan Morgan, from New York, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) guides an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 on the flight deck while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 12. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 3rd Class Darian Lord) Share

BALI, Indonesia

BALI, Indonesia (Feb. 17, 2025) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center left, speaks with Vice Adm. Vineet McCarty, Indian Navy controller personnel services, center right, during the 6th International Maritime Security Symposium (IMSS), held in conjunction with Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025 in Bali, Indonesia, Feb. 17. The IMSS is the largest international symposium event organized by the Indonesian Navy that brings naval leaders from around the world to discuss the latest maritime issues. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui) Share

BALI, Indonesia

BALI, Indonesia (Feb. 17, 2025) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, speaks with H. E. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Indonesia’s vice minister for foreign affairs, during the 6th International Maritime Security Symposium (IMSS), held in conjunction with Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025, in Bali, Indonesia, Feb. 17. The IMSS is the largest international symposium event organized by the Indonesian Navy that brings naval leaders from around the world to discuss the latest maritime issues. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui) Share

BALI, Indonesia

BALI, Indonesia (Feb. 16, 2025) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, speaks with Rear Adm. Garin Golding, chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy, before joining him at a table for the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025 welcome dinner in Bali, Indonesia, Feb. 16. Hosted by the Indonesian Navy, MNEK 2025 is an international, joint exercise taking place in the vicinity of Bali, Indonesia, emphasizing multilateral maritime cooperation and disaster response protocols. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui) Share

BALI, Indonesia

BALI, Indonesia (Feb. 16, 2025) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, greets Commodore Higínio das Neves, commander, Naval Component of the Timor-Leste Defense Force, before joining him at a table for the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025 welcome dinner in Bali, Indonesia, Feb. 16. Hosted by the Indonesian Navy, MNEK 2025 is an international, joint exercise taking place in the vicinity of Bali, Indonesia, emphasizing multilateral maritime cooperation and disaster response protocols. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui) Share

BALI, Indonesia

BALI, Indonesia (Feb. 16, 2025) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, poses for a photo with Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, acting governor of Bali, before the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025 welcome dinner in Bali, Indonesia, Feb. 16. Hosted by the Indonesian Navy, MNEK 2025 is an international, joint exercise taking place in the vicinity of Bali, Indonesia, emphasizing multilateral maritime cooperation and disaster response protocols. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui) Share

BALI, Indonesia

BALI, Indonesia (Feb. 16, 2025) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, greets Indonesian Army Maj. Gen. Muhammad Zamroni, commander, Military Regional Command IX/Udayana, during Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025 in Bali, Indonesia, Feb. 16. Hosted by the Indonesian Navy, MNEK 2025 is an international, joint exercise taking place in the vicinity of Bali, Indonesia, emphasizing multilateral maritime cooperation and disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui) Share