PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2025) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) chock and chain a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, while conducting flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 7. The America is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations. 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 Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Sept. 8, 2025) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) man the rails as the ship arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 8. The America is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations. 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 Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth) Share

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa, Japan

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa, Japan (Aug. 26, 2025) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) enters White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 26. The Curtis Wilbur is forward deployed and currently assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 1, 2025) – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) prepare a rigid-hull inflatable boat to conduct a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) drill, Sept. 1. The Dewey is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2025) - Sailors conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) sweep aboard the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) for evening flight operations, Aug. 29. The Dewey is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Vice Adm. Katsushi Omachi, commander Self Defense Fleet, hosted Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander U.S. 7th Fleet and Japan and U.S. maritime commanders during an annual bilateral meeting known as “KONDANKAI” at the Maritime Operation Center on Yokosuka Naval Base, Sept. 4, 2025. Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 5, 2025) Lt. j.g. Khalil Martinez, from Berkley, California stands watch on a bridge wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting bilateral operations alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Ise (DDH 182) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5. Higgins is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Hale) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 5, 2025) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors stand watch in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting bilateral operations alongside the JMSDF in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5. Higgins is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Hale) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 5, 2025) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships JS Ise (DDH 182) and JS Suzunami (DD 114) sail alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting bilateral operations in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5. Higgins is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Hale) Share

LHD 4 LATEST NEWS

250807-N-MH008-1054 Capt. Jason Tumlinson, the commanding officer assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), and a native of Spokane, Washington, speaks with midshipmen in the wardroom during a mentorship meeting, Aug. 7, 2025. Boxer is currently homeported in Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Miles) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 2, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) transits by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in San Diego Bay. The Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gage Thomas) Share

JAVA SEA

JAVA SEA (Aug. 31, 2025) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) simulate fighting a fire in Radar 1 as part of a general quarters drill during Super Garuda Shield in the Java Sea, Aug. 31. The John Finn is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share