SOUTH CHINA SEA

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts small boat operations with a rigid-hull inflatable boat, June 8, 2026. Portland, part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sheryssa Dodard) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Isaac Pippert, a radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M107 .50-caliber Special Applications Scoped Rifle during a defense of the amphibious task force live-fire exercise aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in the South China Sea, June 12, 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 Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires its close-in weapon system during a pre-action aim calibration fire while underway in the Indian Ocean, June 3, 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

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Sailors, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), prepare to chock and chain a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during flight operations in the South China Sea, June 8, 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

SOUTH CHINA SEA

A U.S. Sailor, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), stands on the flight deck during flight operations in the South China Sea, June 8, 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jordan Orr, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), signals an AH-1 Cobra, attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, to the Essex flight deck, June 8, 2026, in preparation for RIMPAC 2026. Thirty-one nations, 36 surface ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ivan A. Garcia) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 1st Class Jesus Rios, left, from California, and Logistics Specialist Seaman Grant Lacanin, from North Carolina, aim an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun toward a simulated aggressive rigid-hull inflatable boat approaching the starboard quarter of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during an integrated training team drill while underway in the Indian Ocean, June 9, 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

Landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 90, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, approaches the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during LCAC operations in the Pacific Ocean, June 8, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Warr) Share

NAVAL BASE GUAM

Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) transits Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, May 4, 2026. The presence of the SSBN in the Pacific demonstrates the flexibility, survivability, readiness, and capability of the U.S. Navy submarine forces and complements the many exercises, training, operations, and other military cooperation activities conducted by Strategic Forces to ensure they are available and ready to operate around the globe at any time. Homeported in Bangor, Washington, and currently assigned to Submarine Squadron 17, Maine is an undetectable launch platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, providing the United States with its most survivable leg of the nuclear triad. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Joshua Harrington observes an Mk. 38 25mm machine gun fire during a live-fire exercise aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Pacific Ocean, June 10, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Devin Kraemer) Share

GARDEN ISLAND, HMAS Stirling

GARDEN ISLAND, HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia (October 29, 2025) – USS Vermont (SSN 792) arrives at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia on Oct. 29, as part of a scheduled port visit before a planned submarine maintenance period (SMP). The SMP showcased Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s ability to conduct maintenance in Western Australia and its training of Australian maintainers to support the establishment of Submarine Rotational Force – West as early as 2027 as part of AUKUS Pillar I, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The AUKUS I&A Program Office is the U.S. Navy office responsible for executing the trilateral partnership to assist Australia in acquiring conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines at the earliest possible date while setting the highest nuclear stewardship standards and continuing to maintain the highest nonproliferation standard. (U.S. Navy Photo by Ashley Calingo) Share

SAN DIEGO

Sailors prepare to handle mooring lines as the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) arrives at Naval Station San Diego following six months of operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, June 11, 2026. While deployed, Augusta was the first ship to integrate U.S. Navy aviation assets, Aerosonde Uncrewed Aerial Systems, and a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Detachment on the same platform to enable multi-domain operations. Augusta is a fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatant that operates in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. There is no substitute for presence. LCS, like Augusta, integrate with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis) Share