USS Tripoli conducts damage control drill in Sasebo

Sailors aboard America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), prepare to enter a compartment during a damage control drill, Jan. 12, 2026. Tripoli is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, and operates in 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 Apprentice Reese Mitchell Taylor)