DHAKA, Bangladesh

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Bangladesh Air Commodore Md Zahir Uddin, commanding officer, Bangladesh Air Force Base A K Khnadker, converse during his arrival to Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 4, 2026. Koehler traveled to Bangladesh to strengthen the enduring U.S.-Bangladesh defense partnership and advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers combat-ready naval forces to defend the homeland and U.S. interests, provide credible deterrence, and strengthen U.S. alliances and partnerships to ensure a secure and prosperous region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

DHAKA, Bangladesh

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, and U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen converse during his arrival to Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 4, 2026. Koehler traveled to Bangladesh to strengthen the enduring U.S.-Bangladesh defense partnership and advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers combat-ready naval forces to defend the homeland and U.S. interests, provide credible deterrence, and strengthen U.S. alliances and partnerships to ensure a secure and prosperous region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

DHAKA, Bangladesh

U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen converse during his arrival to Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 4, 2026. Koehler traveled to Bangladesh to strengthen the enduring U.S.-Bangladesh defense partnership and advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers combat-ready naval forces to defend the homeland and U.S. interests, provide credible deterrence, and strengthen U.S. alliances and partnerships to ensure a secure and prosperous region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

DHAKA, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Air Commodore Md Zahir Uddin, commanding officer, Bangladesh Air Force Base A K Khnadker, right, greets U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, as he arrives in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 4, 2026. Koehler traveled to Bangladesh to strengthen the enduring U.S.-Bangladesh defense partnership and advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers combat-ready naval forces to defend the homeland and U.S. interests, provide credible deterrence, and strengthen U.S. alliances and partnerships to ensure a secure and prosperous region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), conduct a replenishment-at-sea with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), July 26, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tristan Farnam) Share

PEARL HARBOR

U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 90, attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during in-port well deck operations, Aug 2, 2026. Essex is currently conducting routine operations at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Aaron J. Rolle) Share

PEARL HARBOR

U.S. Navy Landing Air Cushion (LCAC) 90, attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, transits through Pearl Harbor during in-port well deck operations, Aug 2, 2026. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is currently conducting routine operations at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Samuel B. Park) Share

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Izaiah Cortez, left, from Mississippi, and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Bar Htoo, right, from Texas, hold chains while Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Justice House, from Montana, gives hand signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during flight operations while underway in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 4, 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

INDIAN OCEAN

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Diquan Anderson, front, from North Carolina, braces Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Justice House, from Montana, as she guides an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, as it 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, Aug. 4, 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Chief Electronics Technician Shanesha Owens, left, and U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Brittany Owens, both assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), launch an F-35B Lightning II, attached to Fixed-Wing Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, on the flight deck, July 28, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Micah Malala) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Raymond Henry, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD8), fires a Mark 38 - 25 mm machine gun system during a live-fire event, July 27, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tristan Farnam) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

F-35B Lighting II’s, attached to Fixed-Wing Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, prepare to take off from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 28, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tomas Zuelke) Share