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Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2025) — An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 10, 2025. Nimitz is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)

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Nimitz Sailor Grinds Down Scrap Metal

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2025) — Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Caden Lucek, from Cottage Grove, Oregon, grinds scrap metal aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2025. Nimitz is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caylen McCutcheon)

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MCIPAC Marines and sailors compete against each other in the Pacific Iron Challenge

OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 23, 2025) — U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Installations Pacific use the battle ropes during the Pacific Iron Challenge on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. During the event, Marines and Sailors with MCIPAC competed against each other in three high intensity events improving morale and increasing unit cohesion. Shin is a native of Utah and Bista is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

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Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2025) — A Sailor directs an E/A-18G Growler from the "Cougars" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 18, 2025. Nimitz is underway in 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mas

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Capt. Michael Fontaine, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, pays homage to the fallen by pouring sake on the downed “Zero” fighter pilot commemorative site during a memorial ceremony held in Isahaya, Japan Nov. 21, 2024. The ceremony commemorated four Imperial Japanese Navy “Zero” fighter pilots and the 11-man crew of a U.S. Air Force B-29 that were lost in an air battle over Isahaya 80 years ago. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raquell Williams)

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Tripoli Performs Flight Operations

(Nov. 19, 2024) Sailors guides an AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 lands on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Nov. 19, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. Tripoli is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that enhances warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Eliora Sims)

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Keen Sword 25 Functional Training

(Oct. 23, 2024) Japanese military personnel from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) demonstrate Jukendo in an exercise held onboard Naval Air Facility Atsugi during exercise Keen Sword 25. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Henry Liu)

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The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) prepare to hoist a 37-year-old crewman from the 95-foot Chinese Taipei-flagged fishing vessel Jin Hsiang Fa approximately 138 nautical miles northwest of Saipan on Sept. 21, 2024, with coordination from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam. Following a request for assistance from the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Taipei at 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 20, the Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) Guam began coordinating the response with HSC-25. (U.S. Navy photo)

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, center, gathers his German delegation for a group photo with Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, left of Pistorius, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, during his travel to Honolulu, July 30, 2024. The visit coincides with Germany’s inaugural participation in Exercise Rim of the Pacific, the world's largest international maritime exercise, which included 29 nations this year. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John D. Bellino)

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, left center, and Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, right of Pistorius, pay their respects during a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial, while on travel to Honolulu, July 30, 2024. The visit coincides with Germany’s inaugural participation in Exercise Rim of the Pacific, the world's largest international maritime exercise, which included 29 nations this year. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John D. Bellino)

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, left, and Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, right, pay their respects at the USS Arizona Memorial, during his travel to Honolulu, July 30, 2024. The visit coincides with Germany’s inaugural participation in Exercise Rim of the Pacific, the world's largest international maritime exercise, which included 29 nations this year. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John D. Bellino)

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Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations

(July 26, 2024) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2024. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carson Croom)

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US Navy, Marines participate in trilateral exercise PEGASE

240719-N-N0824-1001 (July 19, 2024) Two U.S. Navy E/A 18-G Growlers and one Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fly in formation during a French PEGASE mission for an aerial interaction, July 19, 2024. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy Photo)

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Nimitz Conducts Flight Operations

240714-N-XK462-1113 (July 14, 2024) Sailors prepare an E/A-18G Growler from the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) July 14, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Maxwell Gallahan, center left, a platoon commander assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in musical chairs at a community relations event during Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 22, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Robert Nanna)

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U.S. Navy Sailors stabilize NASA’s crew module test article (CMTA) during rehearsal for launching from the well deck aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 22, 2024. In preparation for NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Woods)

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U.S. Army Scouts stand for a photo with U.S. Coast Guard members with a U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter over Apra Harbor, Guam, on Feb. 1, 2024. In a demonstration of inter-service cooperation and expertise, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor's 45-foot Response Boat-Medium supported an intricate cast and recovery training exercise. This vital training involved collaboration with the U.S. Army Scouts from the 3rd Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry Raiders of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), 25th Infantry Division, and the U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 - the "Island Knights," based at Andersen Air Force Base. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Josiah Moss)

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JTF-Red Hill continues maintenance June 6, 2023

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Quality Assurance personnel audit repairs being completed at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, June 6, 2023. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing repairs, quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment, regulatory approvals and operational planning for all major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF.

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USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing

U.S. Navy Capt. Craig Sicola, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), front seat, and Cmdr. Luke Edwards, commanding officer of the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, make an arrested landing in an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-22 marking the 350,000th time the carrier has landed a fixed-wing aircraft on its flight deck. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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USS Nimitz Records 350,000th Arrested Landing

U.S. Navy Capt. Craig Sicola, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), front seat, and Cmdr. Luke Edwards, commanding officer of the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, make an arrested landing in an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-22 marking the 350,000th time the carrier has landed a fixed-wing aircraft on its flight deck. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and 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 3rd Class Hannah Kantner)

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