SASEBO, Japan

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Issacs Arredondo (left) and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Dvora Oswald rescue a simulated casualty during an aviation training team drill on the flight deck aboard America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 14, 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) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2026) – U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Cristian Diaz (left) and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Eduardo Hernandez prepare to shoot an Mk. 38 25mm machine gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Jan. 14, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tyler Harstad) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2026) – A U.S. Navy Mk. 38 25mm machine gun is fired during a live-fire gunnery exercise aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Jan. 14, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tyler Harstad) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Navy Sailors receive cargo in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) in the South China Sea, Jan. 12. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Units assigned to U.S. 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 3rd Class Malina Davy) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. Navy Sailors conduct line handling on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) in the South China Sea, Jan. 12. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Units assigned to U.S. 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 3rd Class Malina Davy) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 14, 2026) – U.S. Navy Operations Specialist Seaman Jaquelin Diaz Cruz stands watch on Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the ship departs from San Diego, Jan. 14. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Barnett) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 14, 2026) – U.S. Navy Airman Gerado Hernandez cleans the pad eyes on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the ship departs from San Diego, Jan. 14. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maddix Almeyda) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 9, 2025) — U.S. Navy Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) take in a line on the flight deck during a sea and anchor detail in Yokosuka, Jan. 9. John Finn is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

SASEBO, Japan

Sailors fight a simulated fire during an aviation training team drill on the flight deck aboard America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 14, 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) Share

SASEBO, Japan

Sailors fight a simulated fire during an aviation training team drill aboard America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 14, 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) Share

HONOLULU

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, stands at attention as members of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Joint Service Color Guard parade the colors during a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial of the Pacific in Honolulu, Jan. 12, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

HONOLULU

From left to right: U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass; Japan’s Minister of Defense, Shinjirō Koizumi; Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, chief of staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force; stand at attention before the playing of the national anthem during a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial of the Pacific in Honolulu, Jan. 12, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share