KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 26, load a Mark 54 lightweight torpedo onto a P-8A Poseidon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 7, 2026. VP-26 is forward deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet. 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 2nd Class William Bennett IV) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

A Sailor, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), explains the ship’s weapons and combat capabilities to foreign defense attachés on the ship's forecastle during a tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 8, 2026. More than 40 foreign defense attachés toured Wayne E. Meyer to learn how a U.S. Navy ship integrates into major operations and supports maritime security within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Robert Yang) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Sailors lower supplies on the quarterdeck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) in the Indian Ocean, May 10, 2026. Mustin 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. 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 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) Executive Officer Cmdr. Rhett Gilman observes Sailors approaching the ship in a rigid-hull inflatable boat while underway in the Indian Ocean, May 7, 2026. Mustin 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. 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 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

SURIGAO STRAIT

U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Aaron Avalos looks through an alidade telescope on the port bridge wing aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in the Surigao Strait, April 26, 2026. Fitzgerald 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 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 2nd Class Victoria Armstrong) Share

SUBIC BAY, Philippines

Seabee divers assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) Two, Construction Dive Detachment 2-3, and Philippine Navy Seabee divers from 1 Naval Combat Engineering Brigade, pose together after conducting underwater infrastructure assessments as part of exercise Balikatan 2026 in Subic Bay, Philippines, May 5, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security. (U.S. Navy photo by Natasha Ninete) Share

SUBIC BAY, PhilippinesV

A Philippine Seabee diver assigned to 1 Naval Combat Engineering Brigade surfaces from a dive during exercise Balikatan 2026 in Subic Bay, Philippines, May 5, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security. (U.S. Navy photo by Natasha Ninete) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Sailors, all assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), spray a fire hose during a fresh water washdown, April 29, 2026. John Paul Jones, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is underway 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 2nd Class Ryan Holloway) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jalen Phillips, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), conducts helicopter flight operations with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, on the flight deck, April 29, 2026. John Paul Jones, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is underway 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 2nd Class Ryan Holloway) Share

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) returns to Pearl Harbor on April 23, 2026. Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center completed a complex maintenance period of the Inouye eight days ahead of schedule, providing a significant boost to fleet readiness. PHNSY & IMF’s mission is to keep the Navy’s fleet “Fit to Fight” by repairing, maintaining, and modernizing the Navy's fast-attack submarines and surface ships. Strategically located in the heart of the Pacific, it is the most comprehensive fleet repair and maintenance facility between the U.S. West Coast and the Far East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mike Wilson) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 hovers over the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) while the ship is underway in the Indian Ocean, May 4, 2026. Mustin 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. 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 2nd Class Timothy Dimal) Share

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi, Japan

A CMV-22B Osprey assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, Detachment Forward Deployed Naval Forces with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, flies over Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2026 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 3, 2026. JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day is hosted annually to strengthen relationships with the host community and offer a cultural exchange that highlights the mutual support between the US. And Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madison Sharpe) Share