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U.S. Marines, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire M4 carbines during marksmanship training in the hangar bay of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), April 13, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU 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 Seaman Apprentice Sailor O’Rear) Share

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Aviation Boatswain’s mate (Handling) 3rd Class Maritza Valdez, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Hercules Soder, both assigned to Wasp-class Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), direct an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, to land on the flight deck during flight operations April 14, 2026. Essex is currently underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron J. Rolle) Share

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The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) departs from Naval Base San Diego for its new homeport of Portland, Ore., April 8, 2026. While Savannah is in Portland, the ship will be entering into a Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) to receive lethality and survivability upgrades. Littoral combat ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis) Share

SAN DIEGO

Capt. Brian Jamison, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise director, gives remarks to members of partner and ally nations to members of partner and ally nations during the RIMPAC Final Planning Conference at Naval Base Point Loma Annex in San Diego, April 13, 2026. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

SAN DIEGO

Rear Adm. Suzanne Bailey, deputy commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, gives opening remarks to members of partner and ally nations to members of partner and ally nations during the RIMPAC Final Planning Conference at Naval Base Point Loma Annex in San Diego, April 13, 2026. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

SAN DIEGO

Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Benn Van Balen, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 lead coordinator, gives remarks to members of partner and ally nations during the RIMPAC Final Planning Conference at Naval Base Point Loma Annex in San Diego, April 13, 2026. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lordin Kelly) Share

San Diego

Vice Adm. John Wade, commander, U.S. Third Fleet, gives remarks to members of partner and ally nations at the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 Final-Planning Conference at Naval Base Point Loma Annex in San Diegoi, April 14, 2026. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Roberson) Share

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan

U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 26, receives routine maintenance on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2026. VP-26 is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, supporting the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Bennett IV) Share

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Members of partner and ally nations pose for a group photo during the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 Final-Planning Conference at Naval Base Point Loma Annex in San Diego, April 14, 2026. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, providing a unique training opportunity that fosters and sustains cooperative relationships among participants. These relationships are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 marks the 30th iteration of the biennial exercise, which began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Roberson) Share

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U.S. Marines, with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up an M252 81 mm mortar system while conducting gun drills aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in the Pacific Ocean, April 3, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the United States’ long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Paddock, chief engineer aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), discusses the capabilities of his ship’s close-in weapon system for students and staff from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Weather Analysis and Forecasting class, April 14, 2026. Sailors from Daniel Inouye hosted the tour and provided the class with an understanding of how weather impacts U.S. Navy operations at sea. Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific coordinated the visit as part of their shipboard tour program, which provides local community, civic and school groups the opportunity to visit U.S. Navy ships and learn about the important role they conduct to maintain readiness and ensure national security in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Sanford) Share

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NASA engineers and U.S. Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 recover the Orion crew module, April 10. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space capsule, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elyssia Rodriguez) Share