PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 25, 2025) – U.S. Navy Ensign Matthew Turzai, from Pennsylvania, fires an M4 rifle on the flight deck of U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a small arms live-fire drill in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 25. 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

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Sailors man the rails on the flightdeck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while pulling into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 29, 2025. Nimitz, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, is pierside at JBPHH for a scheduled port visit while operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew C. Wolf) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET

An F-35B Lighting II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, lands on the flight deck during flight operations aboard forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Nov. 28, 2025. Tripoli is currently underway conducting routine operations 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 Apprentice Reese Mitchell Taylor) Share

DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory

DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Oct. 10, 2025) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) raise the Union Jack and heave mooring lines on the fo’c’sle during a sea-and-anchor evolution while pulling into U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 10. NSF Diego Garcia’s mission is to provide critical support to U.S. and allied forces forward deployed to the Indian Ocean, while supporting multi-theater forces operating in the CENTCOM, AFRICOM, EUCOM and PACOM areas of responsibilities in support of overseas contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Jetzer) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 3, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) returns to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka following a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific, Nov. 3, 2025. John Finn 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. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Nov. 26, 2025. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd 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 Samuel Evarts) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers a keynote address at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers a keynote address at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers a keynote address at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, participates in a question-and-answer session at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025 in Honolulu, Oct. 28, 2025. The event, co-hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and AFCEA Hawaii, focuses on new and complex challenges facing a joint multi-domain environment, emerging and evolving technology capabilities, and the potential impact of regional defense issues on industry and government with an emphasis on varied perspectives from across the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

SILVERDALE, Wash.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Nov. 14, 2025) Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, following a routine strategic deterrent patrol, Nov. 14. Nebraska is assigned to Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, which exercises operational and administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley) Share

MUARA, Brunei

MUARA, Brunei (Oct. 27, 2025) U.S. Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Caleb Rosario, Commander Task Force 75.4, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 2, and members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces act as an opposing force entering Royal Brunei Armed Forces controlled waters during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2025, Oct. 27. This year marks the 31st iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Natasha Ninete) Share