SOUTH CHINA SEA

Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) prepares to come alongside America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea, Dec. 6, 2025. Tripoli, the flagship of the Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, is 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 region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb Shultz) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 16, 2025. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Units assigned to 7th Fleet conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance peace through strength. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET

A U.S. Navy close-in weapon system (CIWS) fires during a live-fire exercise aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) in the U.S. 7th Fleet, Dec. 16, 2025. Michael Murphy, assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonteil Johnson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Orion Burnett, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), directs personnel on the flight deck during flight quarters, Dec. 12, 2025. Boxer is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, loads a simulated casualty while conducting fast-rope and medical hoist drills with U.S. Marines assigned to Maritime Raid Force, 11th Maritime Expeditionary Unit, aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Dec. 13, 2025. Boxer is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Normand Basque) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — Personnel from Commander, Submarine Group Seven; U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center; and the Navy Dive Locker at U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center observe hyperbaric chamber operations during a bilateral emergency medical drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force hyperbaric technicians prepare to move a simulated diving casualty into a hyperbaric chamber at the JMSDF Undersea Medical Center during a bilateral emergency response drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — Medical personnel from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center conduct a rapid evaluation of a simulated diving casualty during a bilateral emergency medical drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

TAURA, Japan

TAURA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen and a master labor contractor driver from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka transport a simulated diving casualty to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center hyperbaric chamber during a bilateral emergency medical drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka conducts a medical assessment on a simulated diving casualty while en route to Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka during a bilateral emergency response drill. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2025) — U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka transport a simulated casualty from a dive locker during a bilateral emergency medical drill involving Commander, Submarine Group Seven; U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Self-Defense Force Hospital Yokosuka; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Undersea Medical Center; and the Navy Dive Locker at U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center. The exercise rehearsed coordinated response, transport, and evaluation procedures for a simulated diving-related embolism. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

U.S. Navy Sailors taxi an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 15, 2025. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Malina Davy) Share