YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 3, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) returns to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka following a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific, Nov. 3, 2025. John Finn is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Nov. 26, 2025. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd 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 Seaman Samuel Evarts) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers a keynote address at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers a keynote address at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers a keynote address at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, participates in a question-and-answer session at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

SILVERDALE, Wash.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Nov. 14, 2025) Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, following a routine strategic deterrent patrol, Nov. 14. Nebraska is assigned to Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, which exercises operational and administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley) Share

MUARA, Brunei

MUARA, Brunei (Oct. 27, 2025) U.S. Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Caleb Rosario, Commander Task Force 75.4, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2, and members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces act as an opposing force entering Royal Brunei Armed Forces controlled waters during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2025, Oct. 27. This year marks the 31st iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Natasha Ninete) Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 8, 2025) Rear Adm. Kenneth Blackmon, vice commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks to Sailors participating in Exercise MAKO Global 2025 onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Nov. 8. The MAKO series provides Reserve Sailors and officers hands-on experience within an Operational Level of War (OLW) exercise including a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario in a safe training environment so they are better prepared to support their active duty counterparts during missions and real-world situations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Carlstrom) Share

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 8, 2025) Sailors participating in Exercise MAKO Global 2025 pose for a group photo onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Nov. 8. The MAKO series provides Reserve Sailors and officers hands-on experience within an Operational Level of War (OLW) exercise including a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario in a safe training environment so they are better prepared to support their active duty counterparts during missions and real-world situations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Carlstrom) Share

WHITE BEACH, Okinawa

OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 16, 2025) San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) conducts operations in the vicinity of White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 16. 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Nov. 23, 2025. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd 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 Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) Share