SIBOLGA, Indonesia

A member of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) amphibious Bay-class Landing Ship Dock (LSD) HMAS Choules (L100) throws a mooring line to a member of the Indonesian National Armed Forces from a Light Landing Craft (LLC) transporting Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) personnel from ship to shore in Sibolga, Indonesia, July 20, 2026. Approximately 113 PP26 personnel from Australia, Canada, Germany, and the U.S. embarked on Choules, which is providing transport and logistics support to the mission across multiple mission stops. Now in its 22nd iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the region. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Caroline H. Lui) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, prepares to land on Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 in the Pacific Ocean, July 17, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 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. Army photo by Sgt. Olivia Cowart) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook is staged on the flight deck while a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, both assigned to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, takes off from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 in the Pacific Ocean, July 17, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 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. Army photo by Sgt. Olivia Cowart) Share

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A U.S. Navy Sailor, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1, helocasts from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, during expeditionary mine countermeasures training in the Pacific Ocean, June 11, 2026. A helocast is a technique where troops are deployed from a low-flying helicopter directly into a body of water. EODMU-1, a subordinate command of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1, operates as part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force, providing skilled, capable, and deployable maritime EOD and Navy Diver forces around the globe to support a range of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 13, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 206 aircraft and 30,000 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 Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jessica Howard, left, from Georgia, braces Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Justice House, from Montana, while Seaman Apprentice Jadon Newman, from New Mexico, stands by with chocks and chains as an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, takes off from the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during flight operations while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 15, 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

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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey T. Jablon, commander, Combined Task Force, and deputy commander, U. S. Pacific Fleet, watches an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in support of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 in the Pacific Ocean, July 16, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 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 1st Class Erik Melgar) Share

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U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Rieanryu Sison and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gennaia Mathias, both assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), send off an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 off the coast of Hawaii, July 14, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 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 3rd Class Aaron J. Rolle) Share

SATTAHIP, Thailand

Service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Thai Navy pose for a group photo during the closing ceremony of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2026. This year marks the 32nd iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to shared maritime security challenges in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Rodriguez) Share

SATTAHIP, Thailand

SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 15, 2026) U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Dixon, left, commanding officer of the Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141), and Lt. Ethan Goldcamp, center, commanding officer of the Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145), pose for a photo with the Royal Thai Navy Frigate Squadron 2 Chief of Staff during the closing ceremony of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2026. This year marks the 32nd iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to shared maritime security challenges in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Rodriguez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) conducts operations during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 12, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, 5 submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 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 2nd Class Isabelle Dial) Share

Yokosuka, Japan

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) transits Tokyo Bay, June 29, 2026. Montana, homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and assigned to Submarine Squadron 1, is conducting routine operations 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 in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel G. Providakes) Share