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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2021) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Carrier Strike Group One arrives in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area

DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (November 11, 2019) Sailors lower a maritime prepositioning force utility boat from Military Sealift Command Bob Hope-class roll-on roll-off vehicle cargo ship USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) using a crane during an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) training mission. Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, NCHB 8, NCHB 11, NCHB 13, Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 and Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 are participating in the INLS training mission under the direction of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 in preparation for upcoming joint cargo handling exercise Native Fury 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Carpenter)

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210610-O-NO824-0001 MANILA, Philippines (June 10, 2021) U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Bill Merz meets with Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Cirilito Sobejana June 10, during a scheduled visit. Under Commander, U. S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by SN1 Donald Viluan PN/PAOAFP)

Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet, Visits Philippines, Reaffirms Strong Bilateral Ties

An Air Launched Effects system is loaded onto a UH-60L Black Hawk as capabilities testing commences during the first series of Project Convergence exercises at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., Sept. 15, 2020. The Project Convergence 21 demonstrations are scheduled to begin in November 2021.

Longer distances, remote teamwork to drive Project Convergence 21

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 12, 2021) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) transits the Pacific during operations with Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757). Michael Murphy and Midgett are conducting integrated operations in support of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy in U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

Navy, Coast Guard conduct operations in Eastern Pacific

RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 starts

Over 2 Million U.S.-Supported Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Arrive in Cebu, Davao, and Manila

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U.S. Delivers a Second Shipment of Emergency Medical Supplies to Bangladesh to Combat Covid-19

Marines, NMCB-4 Seabees rehearse expeditionary advanced base operations

DOD Announces Center to Collaborate on, Advance Shared Interests in Arctic Region

Austin Signs Internal Directive to Unify Department's China Efforts

Two Outstanding Young Malaysians Accepted To U.S. Service Academies

Supplies to Help Sri Lanka Combat Covid-19 Surge.

Jungle Warfare Exercise

Emergency Medical Supplies to Bangladesh to Combat Covid-19

Fleet Week Japan Brings Americans, Japanese Partnership to New Heights

General Charles Flynn Takes Command of U.S. Army Pacific

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand

Exercise Crocodile Response

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YOKOSUKA, Japan - Chief petty officers from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) exchange a Christmas wreath and kodomatsu, or pine gate, at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. Kodomatsu are traditional Japanese decorations placed in front of homes and offices in pairs around the New Year to welcome kami (spirits) that will bring bountiful harvests and ancestral blessings in the New Year.

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