U.S. 3RD FLEET

Quartermaster Seaman Yair Moncada Arteaga uses an alidade to determine bearing of a navigational marker aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), Jan. 6, 2026. Fitzgerald returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego following operations in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cyrus Roson) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, during a drill on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea. Dec. 30, 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

SOUTH CHINA SEA

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea, Jan. 6, 2026. 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 3rd Class Glory Anderson) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, right, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, and an MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, fly in the vicinity of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) in the South China Sea, Jan. 7, 2026 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 Samuel Evarts) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fires a close-in weapon system (CIWS) during live-fire exercises on the ship’s flight deck in the South China Sea, Jan. 8, 2026. 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 3rd Class Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson captures video documentation of an aircraft as it prepares to land on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2025. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of 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 Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) 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) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2025. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of 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 Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) sails alongside during a replenishment-at-sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea, Dec. 29, 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 2nd Class Valerie Morrison) Share

SASEBO HARBOR

SASEBO HARBOR (Nov. 7, 2025) Sailors, assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), man their watch stations while returning to port, Nov. 7. San Diego is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, 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 2nd Class Sade’ Anita Wallace) Share

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, takes off from the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the North Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2025. Rafael Peralta 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 1st Class Ryre Arciaga) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea, Jan. 4, 2026. 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 Samuel Evarts) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Stephen Dalton directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea, Jan. 4, 2026. 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 Samuel Evarts) Share