PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) watch as a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, assigned to Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, lowers cargo to the flight deck of the ship during vertical replenishment training while underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 13, 2026. Midgett is 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 Ryan Freiburghaus) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damien Phillips, center, a squad leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates the course of fire prior to marksmanship training aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in the Indian Ocean, May 9, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is a persistent, combat credible force contributing to deterrence and crisis response in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands during flight operations aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Indian Ocean, May 6, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is a persistent, combat credible force contributing to deterrence and crisis response in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

A U.S. Sailor, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), signals a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, on the ship's flight deck in the Indian Ocean, May 5, 2026. The 11th MEU, embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is a persistent, combat credible force contributing to deterrence and crisis response in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Cheryl Makosso, from Maryland, signals to a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in the Philippine Sea, April 24, 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 Seaman Angelo Gonzalez) Share

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