JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, observes U.S. Rear Adm. Kurt Mole, incoming commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), right, relieve U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, FIWCPAC, left, during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, presents a Legion of Merit to U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks about the importance of information operations during the Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC) change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), center, salutes as he is piped aboard during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, salutes as he is piped aboard during the Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC) change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, outgoing commander, Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC), center, thanks personnel assigned to FIWCPAC for their work during the FIWCPAC change of command ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Established in 2022, FIWCPAC’s mission is to plan, coordinate, and direct information-related capabilities and effects within the region that support tactical and operational actions across the joint force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam

Royal Brunei Air Force Maj. (U) Pg Muhd Mufid bin PG Haji Umar Ariffin, Staff Officer Grade 1, Joint Force Headquarters J7 presents a memento to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Bert Bratton, chief, U.S. Military Group, at the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2026 Final Planning Conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, July 2, 2026. As the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of assigned ships deployed to the Southeast Asia area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Camillia Nguyen) Share

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam

U.S. Navy Sailors and members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces post for a photo at the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2026 Final Planning Conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, July 2, 2026. As the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of assigned ships deployed to the Southeast Asia area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Camillia Nguyen) Share

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam

U.S. Navy Sailors and members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces convene at the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2026 Final Planning Conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, July 2, 2026. As the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of assigned ships deployed to the Southeast Asia area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dakota David) Share

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Bert Bratton, chief, U.S. Military Group, presents a memento to Royal Brunei Air Force Maj. (U) Pg Muhd Mufid bin PG Haji Umar Arriffin, Staff Officer Grade 1, Joint Force Headquarters J7, at the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2026 Final Planning Conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, July 2, 2026. As the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of assigned ships deployed to the Southeast Asia area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Camillia Nguyen) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Nicholas Green, command master chief of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during a live-fire range aboard Essex in the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2026, ahead of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026. Thirty-one nations, more than 30 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. Green is a native of Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jashua Hernandez Ramos) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to support a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as a part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026. The exercise targeted former amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD 10) – which saw action in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm before decommissioning in 2008 - more than 40 nautical miles off the coast of Guam, and brought together air, surface, and subsurface assets in coordinated strikes, allowing crews to sharpen critical skills in weapons employment and target engagement under realistic conditions that no simulator can fully replicate. Valiant Shield is a biennial, multilateral field training exercise conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces and partner nations in the Western Pacific focusing on joint, cross-combatant integration operating seamlessly across sea, air, land, and cyberspace. Exercises like Valiant Shield allow U.S. Pacific Command the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Novak) Share