SAN DIEGO

Sailors shift colors on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) at Naval Air Station North Island, Jan. 13, 2025. Nimitz is in port conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Japeth Carter) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

250116-N-FS097-1155 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 16, 2025) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 16, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nate Jordan) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

250116-N-QR506-1145 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 16, 2025) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), prepare to engage a simulated fire during an aviation firefighting drill in the ship’s hangar bay, Jan. 16. 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 Jeadan Andre) Share

GUAM

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Jan. 12, 2025) – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) transits Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, Jan. 12, 2025. Columbia is on deployment supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

250115-N-FS097-3120 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 15, 2025) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 15, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan) Share

Japan

SASEBO BAY, Japan (Jan. 14, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), load ordnance into a launcher on the ship’s forward missile deck, Jan 14. 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 Jeadan Andre) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 13, 2025) A Sailor takes a bearing to a contact on the bridge of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) while a wave crashes over the ship’s bow, Jan. 13, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

250109-N-HT008-1013 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 9, 2025) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Alexander Tomanelli, from Storis, Connecticut, watches the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) from the aft missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, Jan. 9. Higgins 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 3rd Class Trevor Hale) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

United States Ship Higgins (DDG76) and His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Ottawa conduct manoeuvers in international waters during exercise Noble Wolverine in the South China Sea on 11 January 2025. Photo Credit: Sailor 3rd Class Jacob Saunders, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

United States Ship Higgins (DDG76) and His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Ottawa conduct manoeuvers in international waters during exercise Noble Wolverine in the South China Sea on 11 January 2025. Photo Credit: Sailor 3rd Class Jacob Saunders, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Ottawa sails in international waters during flight operations with Griffin, the ship’s embarked CH-148 helicopter during exercise Noble Wolverine in the South China Sea on 11 January 2025. Photo Credit: Sailor 3rd Class Jacob Saunders, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

250109-N-HT008-1230 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 9, 2025) Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Jonathan Boerger, a communication and information systems officer aboard the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341), speaks with the crew aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) during a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, Jan. 9. Higgins 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 3rd Class Trevor Hale) Share