USS San Diego conducts live-fire exercise in East China Sea

U.S. Navy Quartermaster Seaman Victor Rodasguardado, assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), fires an M4 carbine during a live-fire exercise in the East China Sea, July 25, 2026. San Diego 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 2nd Class Julian Mata)