PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to begin the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 7, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five 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 1st Class Kyle Carlstrom) Share

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to begin the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 7, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five 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 1st Class Kyle Carlstrom) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

Clockwise from bottom, U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Peruvian Navy tank landing ship BAP Pisco (AMP 156) and Royal New Zealand Navy Polar-class auxiliary ship HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) dock at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 3, 2026. Thirty nations, over 30 surface ships, five 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 Communications Specialist First Class Ryan A. LeCompte) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) approaches Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) prior to a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the Indian Ocean, June 28, 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

PHILIPPINE SEA

Gunner’s Mate Seaman Georgia MartinezRios, from Florida, assigned to weapons department, fires an M14 service rifle during a small-arms qualification aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, July 3, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Cordova) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Seaman Brandon Jacinto-Garcia, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), uses the telescopic alidade while standing lookout watch during an integrated training exercise with Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36), June 17, 2026. John Paul Jones is currently deployed in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operation conducting routine operations. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the region and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute our Navy's role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster response. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Caleb Kissner) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

A 3D printer operates during NPS’ latest Joint Interagency Field Experimentation event at Camp Roberts, Calif., May 13, 2026. The demonstration highlights ongoing evaluation of advanced manufacturing systems in a field experimentation environment in preparation for the team’s comprehensive experimentation effort at RIMPAC 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Katherine Eldridge) Share

MONTEREY, Calif.

Students, researchers and industry partners evaluate advanced manufacturing (AM) systems during Joint Interagency Field Experimentation 26-3, hosted by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) at Camp Roberts, Calif., May 13, 2026. The demonstration highlighted expeditionary AM capabilities and field-level production of unmanned systems components in preparation for the upcoming experimentation at RIMPAC 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Katherine Eldridge.) Share

U.S. 3RD FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Building on the success of RIMPAC 2024, NPS’ Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) is heading back to Hawaii for RIMPAC 2026 with their largest, most ambitious at sea effort to date, including state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing (AM) systems aboard multiple ships and ashore, as the team explores cutting-edge AM capabilities, networks and advanced operations integrated with autonomous vehicles. Pictured here, the CAMRE team produced and installed a 3D-printed stainless steel reverse osmosis pump sprocket bushing aboard USS Somerset (LPD 25) during RIMPAC 2024 to keep the ship fully operational. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) Share

Philippine Sea

Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians participate in a fast-rope exercise on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Philippine Sea, July 4, 2026. Share

Philippine Sea

Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians participate in a fast-rope exercise on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Philippine Sea, July 4, 2026. Share

SATTAHIP, Thailand

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kyle Gantt, deputy commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, and Royal Thai Navy Vice Adm. Songkrit Chatngern, deputy commander in chief of the Royal Thai Fleet, talk with a U.S. Coast Guardsman during the opening ceremony of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2026, July 6, 2026, at Laem Tian Pier. 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