PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S. Sailors, assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), dock a landing craft, utility, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1, during well deck operations in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 2026. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently underway aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the United States’ long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Mexican navy sailors, attached to Reformador-class frigate ARM Benito Juârez (POLA-101), integrate with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) visit, board, search and seizure team while conducting a passing exercise in the Pacific Ocean with the Mexican navy, March 23, 2026. Gridley is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations escorting Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CV 68) as a part of a scheduled homeport shift to Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

Reformador-class frigate ARM Benito Juárez (POLA 101) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) conduct a passing exercise during a Mexico-U.S. bilateral maritime engagement in the Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2026. Gridley is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2026 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Megan Schwengel) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 21, 2026) Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transport a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), across the flight deck during flight operations, March. 21. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Normand Basque) Share

U.S. 7TH FLEET

U.S. Navy Sailors, with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, load onto an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st MEU, during a safety swimming training exercise aboard forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, March 26, 2026. The 31st MEU is a persistent, combat credible force aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, routinely interacting and operating with our allies and partners to contribute to deterrence, security, crisis response, and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 21, 2026) A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), March. 21. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th MEU in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 18, 2026) A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, approaches the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), March 18. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd 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 Seaman Apprentice Aiden Williamson) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, approaches the flight deck of Henry J. Kaiser fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) to retrieve stores during a replenishment-at-sea with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, March 25, 2026. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations as part of a scheduled homeport shift to Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Tanner Orth) Share

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand

U.S. Navy Capt. Louis F. Catalina, commanding officer, U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), center, is greeted by Capt. Kittipan Chaisiridham, commanding officer, HTMS Similan (871), and other Royal Thai Navy officers during an arrival ceremony in Laem Chabang, Thailand, March 26, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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 Andres Fonts) Share

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand

Master Chief Information Systems Technician Jeremy A. Morris, right, and U.S. Navy Capt. Louis F. Catalina, commanding officer of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), center, greet Capt. Kittipan Chaisiridham, commanding officer, HTMS Similan (871), left, during an arrival ceremony in Laem Chabang, Thailand, March 26, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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 Andres Fonts) Share

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand

U.S. Navy Capt. Louis F. Catalina, commanding officer, U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), right, is greeted by Capt. Kittipan Chaisiridham, commanding officer, HTMS Similan (871), during an arrival ceremony in Laem Chabang, Thailand, March 26, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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 Andres Fonts) Share

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand

U.S. Navy Capt. Louis F. Catalina, commanding officer of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), left, is greeted by Capt. Kittipan Chaisiridham, commanding officer, HTMS Similan (871), right, during an arrival ceremony in Laem Chabang, Thailand, March 26, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the 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 Andres Fonts) Share