SAN DIEGO, California

A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) directs an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, on the flight deck as a part of deck landing qualifications during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 26.2, off the coast of California, Jan. 27, 2026. QUART enhances the warfighting proficiency of the Navy-Marine Corps team. This routine training forges a more integrated and lethal force, ensuring our Marines and Sailors are prepared to respond to crisis and win in conflict. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary R. Jenni) Share

SAN DIEGO, California

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, land a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as a part of deck landing qualifications during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 26.2, off the coast of California, Jan. 27, 2026. QUART enhances the warfighting proficiency of the Navy-Marine Corps team. This routine training forges a more integrated and lethal force, ensuring our Marines and Sailors are prepared to respond to crisis and win in conflict. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary R. Jenni) Share

SAN DIEGO, California

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2026) – A U.S. Navy security vessel escorts the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 5, 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 2nd Class Ryan Holloway) Share

PUGET SOUND, Washington

PUGET SOUND, Wash. (Feb. 4, 2026) – U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexia Mezick, left, and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Courtland Edwards, lower the national ensign during colors on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 4. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Adam Barnett) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Pierce Harvard, an electrical technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swaps the engine on a UH-1Y Venom in the hangar bay of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A fuel hose returns to Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment at sea operation for Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 31, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry) (This photo was cropped to empathize the subject) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, depart San Antonio-class transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) in rigid-hull inflatable boats before conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Gunners Mate 3rd Class Kimberly Holden, left, and Gunners Mate 1st class Carlos Cabrera, both assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), reload a .50-caliber machine gun during a small craft action team drill in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stages on the flight deck prior to launching from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 1, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, taxies down the flight deck aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 1, 2026. The 11th MEU is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), left, refuels Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) during a replenishment-at-sea operation in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 31, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting integrated training that enhances lethality and warfighting readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry) Share

SEA OF JAPAN

U.S. Navy Sonar Technician Surface 3rd Class Anson Bahr fires an M4A1 rifle during a small arms qualification course on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while operating in the Sea of Japan, Jan. 26, 2026. Dewey 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 Oscar Diaz) Share