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Miss Universe Guam Runner-up Welcomes USS Key West to Guam Dec. 15

171215-N-PK553-153 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Tembreull, executive officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), is welcomed to Guam by 2017 Miss Universe Guam Runner-up Maricia Mariano during a homecoming celebration following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.

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USS Key West Returns to Guam Dec. 15

171215-N-PK553-154 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Tembreull, executive officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), is reunited with his son Graham during the submarine's homecoming celebration following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.

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USS Key West Returns to Guam Dec. 15

171215-N-PK553-157 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Dec. 15, 2017) Cmdr. J. Grady Hill, commanding officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), embraces his daughter Alex during the submarine's homecoming celebration following a four-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific. Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam.

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USS Asheville CO Welcomed to Guam

Capt. Paul Pampuro, commanding officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), is welcomed to Guam by 2017 Miss World Guam Destiny Cruz during the submarine's arrival celebration at Naval Base Guam. Asheville replaced USS Chicago (SSN 721) as Guam's fourth forward-deployed submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Culinary Specialist Submarines Seaman Jonathan Perez/RELEASED)

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USS Asheville Sailors Welcomed to Guam

Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) are welcomed to Guam by 2017 Miss Asia Pacific International Annania Nauta, center, and 2017 Miss World Guam Destiny Cruz during their arrival celebration at Naval Base Guam. Asheville replaced USS Chicago (SSN 721) as Guam's fourth forward-deployed submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Culinary Specialist Submarines Seaman Jonathan Perez/RELEASED)

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Santa Delivers Candy Canes During Asheville Arrival to Guam

Santa gives candy canes to children during the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) arrival celebration at Naval Base Guam. Asheville replaced USS Chicago (SSN 721) as Guam's fourth forward-deployed submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Lauren Spaziano/RELEASED)

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Santa Delivers Candy Canes During Asheville Arrival to Guam

Santa gives a candy cane to a child during the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) arrival celebration at Naval Base Guam. Asheville replaced USS Chicago (SSN 721) as Guam's fourth forward-deployed submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Lauren Spaziano/RELEASED)

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Santa Delivers Candy Canes During Asheville Arrival to Guam

Santa gives candy canes to children during the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) arrival celebration at Naval Base Guam. Asheville replaced USS Chicago (SSN 721) as Guam's fourth forward-deployed submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Lauren Spaziano/RELEASED)

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USS Asheville First Kiss on Guam

Lt. Jeremiah Roberts, assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), receives the "First Kiss" from his wife Pam and son Joshua during the submarine's arrival celebration at Naval Base Guam. Asheville replaced USS Chicago (SSN 721) as Guam's fourth forward-deployed submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Culinary Specialist Submarines Seaman Jonathan Perez/RELEASED)

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USS Wasp

STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Dec. 10, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits the Strait of Magellan. Wasp is transiting to Sasebo, Japan to conduct a turnover with the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious forces in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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Chinese Admiral in Hawaii for Maritime Talks with USPACOM Officials

Rear Adm. Wang Dazhong, Deputy Chief of Staff of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and his staff are given a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) by Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Brandon Burkett. During his trip Wang met with senior representatives from U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) working group and annual plenary meetings. During the MMCA meetings, both U.S. and Chinese officials discussed how to improve maritime and aviation safety and professionalism; reviewed unsafe incidents over the last year; and discussed implementation and assessment of the Rules of Behavior for Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters Memorandum of Understanding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robin Peak/Released)

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Chinese Admiral in Hawaii for Maritime Talks with USPACOM Officials

Rear Adm. Wang Dazhong, Deputy Chief of Staff of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and his staff are given a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) by Ens. Sarah Cox. During his trip Wang met with senior representatives from U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) working group and annual plenary meetings. During the MMCA meetings, both U.S. and Chinese officials discussed how to improve maritime and aviation safety and professionalism; reviewed unsafe incidents over the last year; and discussed implementation and assessment of the Rules of Behavior for Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters Memorandum of Understanding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robin Peak/Released)

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Chinese Admiral in Hawaii for Maritime Talks with USPACOM Officials

Brig. Gen. Mark Gillette shakes hands with People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Sr. Capt. Shen Yibing, Commander of Naval Training Base, during a Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) meeting. During the MMCA meetings, both U.S. and Chinese officials discussed how to improve maritime and aviation safety and professionalism; reviewed unsafe incidents over the last year; and discussed implementation and assessment of the Rules of Behavior for Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters Memorandum of Understanding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robin Peak/Released)

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171109-N-CY161-067

The first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, Detachment Point Mugu, arrives at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif. The MQ-4C took off from Palmdale Airport and was remotely controlled from NAS Pax River.

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Dunford Hosts Trilateral Meeting With South Korean, Japanese Military Leaders

Commander U.S. Forces Korea, Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Japan Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano; Republic of Korea (ROK) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), Adm. Harry Harris, and Commander U.S. Forces Japan, Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez gather for trilateral meeting at USPACOM headquarters. The session was the fifth between the senior most U.S., ROK and Japanese military officers since July, 2014. The leaders discussed multilateral and bilateral initiatives designed to improve interoperability and readiness as well as North Korea’s recent long-range ballistic missile and nuclear tests and agreed to firmly respond to the acts in full coordination with each other. Dunford reaffirmed the ironclad commitment of the U.S. to defend both the ROK and Japan and provide extended deterrence guaranteed by the full spectrum of U.S. military capabilities.

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Mattis: U.S. Will Not Accept Nuclear-Armed North Korea

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo and Republic of Korea Air Force Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, render honors during an honor guard welcome ceremony with their Republic of Korea counterparts before the start of the 49th Security Consultative Meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Seoul, Republic of Korea, Oct. 28, 2017.

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CJCS, ROK Chairman Meet, Discuss Stronger Alliance, Military Readiness

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in an honor guard welcome ceremony with Republic of Korea Air Force Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the start of the 42nd Military Committee Meeting at the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff Headquarters in Seoul, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 2017.

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Navy, Marines Enhance Amphibious Capabilities at Dawn Blitz 2017

Marines embark on an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the “Sea Elks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan and execute an amphibious assault, engage in live-fire events, and establish expeditionary advanced bases in a land and maritime threat environment to improve naval amphibious core competencies.

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Dawn Blitz brings realistic, relevant training to Navy-Marine Corps team

Marines assigned to 1st Marines, 4th Division stand by in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) to embark aboard aircraft during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan and execute an amphibious assault, engage in live-fire events, and establish expeditionary advanced bases in a land and maritime threat environment to improve naval amphibious core competencies.

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F-35B Lightning II Carrier Qualifications

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, descends to the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD-2) during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 22, 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, testing their ability to conduct amphibious operations in response to global crises and to project power ashore as part of a Navy-Marine Corps team.

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