USS Tripoli conducts flight ops in U.S. 7th Fleet

An MV-22 Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, prepares to take off from the flight deck of forward-deployed America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 21, 2026. Tripoli is currently 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Reese Mitchell Taylor)