PHILIPPINE SEA

250129-N-WJ234-2023 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 29, 2025) Two F-35B Lightening II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 land on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 29. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, 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 Sam McNeely) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A Sailor directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2025. Nimitz is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) prepare to depart Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 23, 2025. Sampson is in port conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) (This photo was created in color and partially changed to black-and-white and used vignette techniques.) Share

MAJURO, Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands (Jan. 23, 2025) Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Rear Adm. Greg Huffman (center) meets with Oceanic Chief Fisheries Officer Beau Bigler and Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) Director Glen Joseph at MIMRA in Majuro, Jan. 23, 2025. Dedicated to promoting regional stability, JTF-M performs Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Foreign Humanitarian Assistance through a whole of government approach within its assigned joint operations area. Left to right: U.S. Air Army Master Sgt. John Phillips; Indo-Pacific Command liaison to the RMI U.S. Air Force Maj. Zechariah Roloff; Joseph, Huffman, Bigler; and Republic of the Marshall Islands maritime security advisor Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Lachlan Sommerville. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Tucker) Share

MAJURO, Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands (Jan. 23, 2025) Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Rear Adm. Greg Huffman meets with Republic of the Marshall Islands National Security Advisor Chris deBrum in Majuro, Jan. 23, 2025. Discussions focused on strengthening partnerships and increasing security across multiple domains in the region. Dedicated to promoting regional stability, JTF-M performs Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Foreign Humanitarian Assistance through a whole of government approach within its assigned joint operations area. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Tucker) Share

MAJURO, Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands (Jan. 23, 2025) U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Commander Col. Andrew Morgan (right) briefs Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Rear Adm. Greg Huffman about USAG Kwajalein operations during a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Majuro, Jan. 23, 2025. Dedicated to promoting regional stability, JTF-M performs Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Foreign Humanitarian Assistance through a whole of government approach within its assigned joint operations area. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Tucker) Share

MAJURO, Marshall Islands

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands (Jan. 23, 2025) Republic of the Marshall Islands maritime security advisor Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Lachlan Sommerville briefs Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Rear Adm. Greg Huffman on maritime operations at the port in Majuro, Jan. 23, 2025. Dedicated to promoting regional stability, JTF-M performs Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Foreign Humanitarian Assistance through a whole of government approach within its assigned joint operations area. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Tucker) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Chief Operations Specialist Bonnie Lucero, from McCutchensville, Ohio, tracks surface radar contacts as the surface warfare coordinator in the combat information center of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 22, 2025. Wayne E. Meyer is underway in 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2025. Nimitz is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share

THAILAND

250127-N-AC395-1303 LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (Jan. 27, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives at Port Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 27, 2025. The visit demonstrates the continuation of a long-standing partnership among allied countries rooted in close people-to-people, economic and security ties. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is currently pier-side in Laem Chabang, Thailand, for a scheduled port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 25, 2025. Nimitz is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Sailors conduct small boat operations alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 25, 2025. Nimitz is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) Share