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MANILA, Philippines

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday meets with Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino during his visit to Manila, Philippines, Feb. 22. Gilday visited the Philippines to engage with government officials and military leadership to discuss interoperability and further advance regional maritime security Share

OSAKA, Japan

The forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), transits the port of Osaka, Japan, for the first time Feb. 20, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, alongside the 31st MEU, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of 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. Share

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea Air Force Master Sgt. Seong Jin Kim (left), 38th Fighter Group operating branch radar controller, and U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. James Massey II, 8th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control radar approach controller watch supervisor, stand for a photo at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 16, 2023. The team considered their partnership indispensable and couldn’t function as efficiently without their team’s backing. Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, Vice Adm. Tatsuya Fukuda, Commander, Fleet Escort Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and members of CTF 70 and JMSDF, hold a meeting aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during an embarked tour in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 5. Fukuda and his staff, as well as members of the Japan Ministry of Defense and media personnel, observed flight operations and toured various parts of the ship during their time aboard. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska

Airmen assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing participate in a Multi-Capable Airman Rodeo exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 14, 2023. The goal of MCA is to enable Airmen to fill multiple roles to reduce overall foot traffic and operate with the fewest number of people needed. Share

SANTA RITA, Guam

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam Incident Management Division, alongside personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Planning and Disaster Response Advisory Team, conducted a series of operations in Rota, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, on Feb. 8, 2023. The team conducted a conducted boom deployment in the port of Rota alongside the Department of Public Safety and the Rota Harbormaster to test a proposed geographic response strategy. Share

Hokkaido, Japan

A screenshot of the wreck site USS Albacore (SS 218). which was lost at sea Nov. 7, 1944. Indications of documented modifications made to Albacore prior to her final patrol such as the presence of an SJ Radar dish and mast, a row of vent holes along the top of the superstructure, and the absence of steel plates along the upper edge of the fairwater allowed Naval History and Heritage Command to confirm the wreck site finding as Albacore. Screenshot captured from video courtesy of Dr. Tamaki Ura, from the University of Tokyo. Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) while shifting its homeport to Naval Station Everett, Washington, and bringing an end to nearly seven years of forward-deployed time in U.S. 7th Fleet. Barry was assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. Share

DILI, Timor Leste

Sailors and Marines, assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), pose for a photo after a game of football with members of the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) during the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2023 in Dili, Feb. 10, 2023. CARAT/MAREX Timor-Leste is a bilateral exercise between Timor-Leste and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Share

KAGOSHIMA, Japan

A Japan Coast Guard Mobile Rescue Technician hoists a simulated swimmer in distress from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) 35-foot long-range interceptor small boat to a Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter during a joint search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. Kimball’s crew are in Kagoshima to conduct joint training and professional exchanges with members of the Japan Coast Guard, expanding on a memorandum of cooperation signed in 2022 between the two sea services, which established Operation SAPPHIRE, a perpetual operation to strengthen relationships, increase bilateral engagements, and focus on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Share

COLOMBO, U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka

In this file photo, front to back; the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3), the Sri Lanka navy vessel SLNS Samudura (P 621), the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), and the Sri Lanka navy warship SLNS Sayurala (P 623) transit the Indian Ocean performing formation maneuvers during the sea phase of the U.S. Navy’s 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series with the Sri Lanka navy, April 20, 2019. U. S. Sailors and Marines join the Sri Lanka Armed Forces to conduct partnered training that focuses on building interoperability during both the sea and shore phases of the exercise. During the exercise, Sailors and Marines will conduct a broad range of naval competencies ranging from explosive ordnance disposal, underwater diving sessions and civil engineering to search and rescue and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. Share

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka

In this file photo, Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Matthew Smidt(left), observes formation maneuvers with Sri Lanka naval officers on the bridge wing aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during the sea phase of the U.S. Navy’s 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series with the Sri Lanka navy, April 20, 2019. U. S. Sailors and Marines join the Sri Lankan Armed Forces to conduct partnered training that focuses on building interoperability during both the sea and shore phases of the exercise. During the exercise, Sailors and Marines will conduct a broad range of naval competencies ranging from explosive ordnance disposal, underwater diving sessions and civil engineering to search and rescue and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. Share

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Able Seaman from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Sea Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard members assigned to the Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) conduct a brief on Stratton’s bridge prior to a fisheries boarding in the RMI’s exclusive economic zone, July 10, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI have long cooperated to enhance maritime security and sovereignty in the Pacific with a focus on bilateral maritime law enforcement operations that help combat maritime trafficking and safeguard fisheries for both countries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy) Share

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Crew members from the Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) welcome aboard Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Sea Patrol Able Seaman for bilateral maritime law enforcement operations in RMI waters, July 9, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI have long cooperated to enhance maritime security and sovereignty in the Pacific with a focus on bilateral maritime law enforcement operations that help combat maritime trafficking and safeguard fisheries for both countries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy) Share

MARSHALL ISLANDS

A Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) 35-foot Long Range Interceptor II small boat crew and Able Seaman from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Sea Patrol transit toward a fishing vessel to conduct a fisheries boarding within RMI’s exclusive economic zone, July 10, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI have long cooperated to enhance maritime security and sovereignty in the Pacific with a focus on bilateral maritime law enforcement operations that help combat maritime trafficking and safeguard fisheries for both countries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 22, 2025) - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport, July 22. The Indiana is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

PORT OF MOSES LAKE, Wash.

Airmen with the 521st Contingency Response Squadron unload a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft during the Air Mobility Command's Exercise Mobility Guardian 2025 in support of the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Port of Moses Lake, Washington, July 4, 2025. The DLE strengthens and demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to reach theater at speed and scale, sustain operations, and rapidly pivot to any theater of operation at a moment’s notice, while maintaining the strategic initiative. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 personnel across more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner) Share

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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 21, 2025) — Sailors prepare to conduct flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), July 21, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez) Share

CORAL SEA

CORAL SEA (July 20, 2025) — The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), flag ship of the America Strike Group, steams alongside U.S. Navy ships from the America Strike Group, Royal Australian Navy, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, French Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force while in formation during a formation exercise as part of Talisman Sabre 25, July 20. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Pursley) Share

PORT OF MOSES LAKE, Wash.

A C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft stationed out of Dover Air Force Base awaits deployment during Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Port of Moses Lake, Washington, July 4, 2025. The DLE strengthens and demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to reach theater at speed and scale, sustain operations, and rapidly pivot to any theater of operation at a moment’s notice, while maintaining the strategic initiative. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 personnel across more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

250722-N-EI510-1403 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 22, 2025) - A Sailor assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) greets his wife as Indiana arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport, July 22, 2025. Indiana is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

250722-N-EI510-1371 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 22, 2025) - A Sailor assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) greets his family as Indiana arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport, July 22, 2025. Indiana is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share

RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia

Western Air Defense Sector and Pacific Air Defense Sector teams pose at the 2nd Squadron "WEDGETAIL" building, RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, July 16, 2025. Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

250722-N-EI510-1118 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 22, 2025) - Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport, July 22, 2025. Indiana is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes) Share