USS Tripoli conducts flying squad drill in Sasebo

Sailors simulate fighting a fire during a flying squad drill aboard the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Sep. 11, 2025. The Tripoli is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, and operates in the U.S 7th Fleet, the U.S Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, which routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul LeClair)