USS Tripoli conducts flight ops in C7F

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Class Lauren Bryan, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, during flight operations on the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Feb. 5, 2026. Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), composed of Tripoli, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and USS San Diego (LPD 22), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific.