Emergency Response Drills at Sea

Sailors participating in simulated emergency drills aboard naval vessels, highlighting teamwork and readiness in addressing urgent situations at sea.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 13, 2022) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks with the crew aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 13. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

220611-N-UP745-1021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 11, 2022) Sailors report a simulated oil leak in an engine space during an in-port emergency team drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 11, 2022. Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Navy Capt. John Kiefaber, the commanding officer of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), left, speaks with distinguished visitors during a visit aboard the ship in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5, 2022. USS Tripoli and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit invited the guests on board in order to showcase the capabilities of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 31st MEUs F-35B Lightening II. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 16, 2012) Officers from the Royal Moroccan army tour the medical triage of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Iwo Jima is deployed participating in Exercise African Lion, a bi-lateral exercise between U.S. and Moroccan forces, in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

221003-N-UB993-1018SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2022) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea speaks with Sailors after an all-hands call at Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 3, 2022. Honea conducted his second fleet visit to answer questions and discuss his priorities of warfighting competency, professional and character development, and quality of life.

220411-N-WU964-1103 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 11, 2022) Capt. Justin Issler, executive officer, addresses Professional Apprenticeship Career Tracks (PACT) Sailors during a PACT event to assign PACT Sailors ratings aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan coordinated with Navy Personnel Commands PACT Fleet Engagement Team to provide this unique opportunity to PACT Sailors assigned to the ship. 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.

220413-N-MH210-1131NORFOLK, VA. (April 13, 2022) - Lt. Alexander Podgorski, the General Medical Officer onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Speaks with Polish Lt. Gen. Slawomir Wojciechowski, Commander, NATO Multinational Corps Northeast, during a ship visit, April 13, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

U.S. Navy Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), conduct an exchange of information with U.K. Royal Navy Sailors while on board the RFA Argus, Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 25, 2024. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group has transferred under NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. Marine Corps

Stephen DeJesus, a safety specialist with Marine Corps Base Quantico Safety Division, talks to other inspectors during a Marine Corps Installations Command directed wall to wall inspection at Officer Candidates School barracks, Quantico, Virginia, Feb. 9, 2024. MCICOM has directed a wall to wall environmental, health, and safety inspection of all Marine Corps barracks to ensure a safe, secure, clean, and consistent living standard for all military living quarters branch wide and set the conditions for implementing the provisions of Barracks 2030. The inspection is slated to be completed by all installations no later than March 15, 2024. Marine Corps

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 13, 2022) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks with the crew aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 13. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Lane, a microbiologist on board, speaks to leadership about a pilot program study they are conducting aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) on Oct. 20,2022, where they issue rings that track a persons vital physical information throughout the day. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

220916-N-PC065-1005 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (Sept. 16, 2022) - U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jonathan HaynesEvans, right, a newly selected chief petty officer assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), leads training for U.S. and Lithuanian chief petty officers in Arlingtons Chiefs Mess, Sept. 16, 2022. U.S. Navy Sailors selected to become chief petty officers can voluntarily participate in a naval tradition known as “chief intiation season” to hone their physical, academic and leadership abilities before assuming the rank of chief petty officer. The Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220629-N-NY430-1088SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2022) - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Hollie Williams speaks to junior surface warfare officers attending the Basic Division Officer Course (BDOC) during a tour aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). BDOC is a nine week course curriculum covering the basics of engineering, division officer fundamentals, damage control, and navigation seamanship for surface warfare officers (SWO). Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

PONCE, Puerto Rico (Apr. 22, 2022) Cmdr. Jeffrey Gerring, commanding officer of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) (Blue Crew), right, turns over the hull to Cmdr. Brett Seeley, commanding officer of Billings (Gold Crew), during an exchange of command ceremony in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Apr. 22, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force Souths mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

U.S. Air Force and Polish military members discuss flight plans as part of the Aviation Detachment Rotation 22-4 (ADR 22-4) training, at Kraków International Airport, Poland, Sept. 14, 2022. Increased rotational force presence in Poland underscores the ability to deter current and potential threats, assure allies, and rapidly respond should deterrence fail.

220929-N-OK195-1065 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 29, 2022) Capt. Steve Aldridge, commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, speaks with Sailors on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), Sept. 29, 2022. The ships of DESRON-26 within Carrier Strike Group 10 are the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Nitze (DDG 94), USS Farragut (DDG 99), Truxtun, and USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

220406-N-TT639-2053 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II joint program, F-35 Joint Program Officer (JPO) speaks with Marines during a tour aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 6. Fick was aboard Tripoli for a tour and to observe the U.S. Marine Corps Lightning carrier concept demonstration. The Lightning carrier concept demonstration shows Tripoli and other amphibious assault ships are capable of operating as dedicated fixed-wing carrier platforms, capable of bringing fifth generation Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing aircraft wherever they are required

221006-N-OL632-2012 SOUDA BAY, Crete (Oct. 6, 2022) Hellenic Navy Commodore Charalampos Thymis, Commandant of the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre - Greece, is piped aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a visit to the ship, Oct. 6, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

220512-N-OC333-1227 MANAMA, Bahrain (May 12, 2022) From the right, Cmdr. David Catterall, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62); U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Steven C. Bondy; and Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces speak in the bridge while pierside at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, May 12. Fitzgerald is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

220517-N-VJ326-1052 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 17, 2022) - USS Tripoli Command Master Chief Matthew Logsdon, right, observes preparations before inspectors and recorders conduct a weekly zone inspection aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 17, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lindsay Mathwick, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the commander of troops aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), speaks to Marines about leadership during a Corporals Course aboard the Somerset while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 10, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 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. Marine Corps

SILVERDALE, Wash. (May 9, 2022) - U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Figgs (left), commanding officer, Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), listens as Dale Fosdyck (right), lead non-destructive testing (NDT) examiner, briefs him on the current operations of the NDT Level 3 Examiners. The responsibilities of the NDT examiners include approving all NDT procedures, training, certification examinations and to conduct annual oversight of all NDT inspectors for each of the NDT methods that an NDT inspectors is certified in. Each week, TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, which is referred to as a gemba.”

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley, the commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, and Capt. J. Patrick Thompson III, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), discusses the Mesa Verdes capabilities while onboard at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, April 27, 2022. Langley toured the ship to reinforce his interest in naval ship readiness in support of Force Generation actions for Marine Expeditionary Units and potential Defense Support of Civilian Authorities response in the U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility. The USS Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group with Expeditionary Strike Group 2.

Staff members from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) gathered for a special Mes CHamoru celebration at JRM headquarters in Asan, March 30. During the event, JRM Commander Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson offered remarks and welcomed Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua, curator of the Guam Museum, who shared some of the history of the CHamoru people on Guam. The annual observance recognizes the culture and heritage of the CHamoru people.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 8, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander, center, presents a coin to Machinist Mate 1st Class Angel Armando, from El Paso, Texas, aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in recognition of Armandos efforts during PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

220516-N-TI693-1010IONIAN SEA (May 15, 2022) - Chief Gunner's Mate Kevin Founds, center, from Borger, Texas, provides M4 rifle instruction and training to Sailors during small-arms, line-coach training aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), May 15, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied, and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG-7) take a tour of the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65), Oct. 20, 2022. U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more that 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare area to make better decisions, based on assured environmental information, faster than the adversary. CSG-7 directs forward-deployed, combat capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.

Airmen from the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings huddle for a brief aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in Portland, Oregon before taking off to support the Oregon International Air Show May 21. The Oregon International Air Show has been the State of Oregons largest aviation event since 1988.

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and U.S. Navy Sailors with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), sing karaoke during an ice cream social while onboard the America in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 29, 2023. The event was held to increase cohesion and strengthen joint-force partnership between the Sailors and Marines. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Col. Heath McCormick, Joint Multinational Simulations Center, talks with Irish Defense Force Brig. Gen. Tony Cudmore and Brig. Gen. Brendan Mc Guinness during a visit to Grafenwoehr Training Area Oct. 26, 2022. The Irish Defence Forces visited the United States Army Europe & Africa and 7th Army Training Command from to discuss possible support to the modernization plan for the Irish Defence Forces and Irish Reserve Defence Force. (US Army photo by SSG Ashley Low)

220618-N-TI693-2127DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (June 18, 2022) Maj. Gen Jami Shawley, commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), left, and other CJTF-HOA staff, are provided a ship's capabilities tour by Capt. Chad Graham, commanding officer of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), right, June 18, 2022. Hershel Woody Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) crew members discuss Coast Guard law enforcement policies and procedures with Brazilian officials and U.S. Embassy personnel aboard the Stone in Rio de Janeiro, March 9, 2023. Stone is on a scheduled multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean to counter illicit maritime activities and strengthen relationships for maritime sovereignty throughout the region.

PERTH, Australia (April 28, 2022) U.S. Navy Electricians Mate 2nd Class Andrew Hill, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), explains the ships repair capabilities to Royal Australian Navy sailors assigned to Fleet Support Unit during a shipboard tour at Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling on Garden Island off the coast of Perth, Australia, April 28, 2022. Frank Cable is on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

VALLEJO, Calif. (Jan. 17 2023) - Capt. John Frye, commanding officer of the Emory S Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), discusses the maintenance of the ship with Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023. Frank Cable is currently conducting a yards maintenance period.

U.S. Army service members from Joint Task Force-Bravos 1-228th Aviation Regiment speak with U.S. Navy service members aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) Aug. 4, 2022, off the coast of Honduras. As an example of multi-domain operations, JTF-Bravo U.S. Army and the USS Wichita U.S. Navy assets worked together to ensure both entities are mission ready to support humanitarian assistance, disaster relief efforts or other contingency operations across the United States Southern Command area of responsibility by performing deck landing qualifications for two UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to JTF-Bravo. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Amber Carter)

220708-N-PV401-2111 PEARL HARBOR (July 8, 2022) - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 Commander, Combined Task Force, addresses the crew of the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) on the flight deck. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass poses with instructor pilots from each flying squadron within the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 8, 2022. Bass visited the 47th Student Squadron virtual reality flight simulator instructors to get to know their unique mission and discuss priorities such as people, culture, and readiness.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, left, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, center, 18th AF command chief, speaks with members of the 60th Maintenance Squadron during a base visit at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 8, 2022. Martin and Bickley visited various units to meet with Airmen contributing to the mobility mission.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (July 22, 2022) - Military Sealift Command civil service mariner Capt. Charles Black, master of the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), discusses Frank Cables navigational capabilities to Indonesian National Military-Naval Force sailors during a tour aboard the ship, July 22, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free Indo-Pacific.

The Orion test capsule undergoes stationary recovery testing in Norfolk, VA on Aug. 13, 2013. NASA and the U.S Navy led the tests using the USS Arlington...The stationary recovery tests allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, the hardware and the test personnel in a controlled environment. ..During the test, the U.S Navy Dive Team checked the capsule for hazards while sailors from the USS Arlington approached the capsule in inflatable boats, and towed it back to the ships flooded well deck. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

120327-N-RY232-053 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2012) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) participate in a mass causality drill in the hanger bay. Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean.

The commanding officer of the USS Porter (DDG 78), Navy Cdr. Christopher W. Petro, briefs the chargé d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway, Sharon Hudson-Dean; Norwegian Ministry of Defense State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen; and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, on the Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Oslo, Norway, May 24, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Machinist Mate 3rd Class Jacob Green, front, from Suffolk, Virginia and Machinist Mate Firemen Francisco Nunez, from Laredo, Texas, both assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), perform a spot check aboard the ship, in Newport News, Virginia, July 7, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2024) Maj. Gen. Eric E. Austin, commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, right, observes an F-35B Lightning II landing on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) from Primary Flight Control, February 13. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

220926-A-YK067-1485 VICTORIA, Seychelles (Sept. 26, 2022) - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, tour the UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose (F 236) during Operation Southern Readiness in Seychelles, Sept. 26. CMF launched the two-week mission Sept. 18 to strengthen regional collaboration and enhance operational readiness.

220926-A-YK067-1485 VICTORIA, Seychelles (Sept. 26, 2022) - Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), and the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, tour the UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose (F 236) during Operation Southern Readiness in Seychelles, Sept. 26. CMF launched the two-week mission Sept. 18 to strengthen regional collaboration and enhance operational readiness.

220405-N-WU964-2089 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 5, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Benjamin Meisner from Gainesville, Florida, speaks to Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailors of the Year in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Commander, Task Force 70 sponsored the tour, enabling 7th Fleet and JMSDF Sailors to engage face-to-face aboard Ronald Reagan. 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.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (March 07, 2022) Team members from Trident Refit Facility, Bangor's (TRFB) military personnel office speak with leadership during a gemba. Each week TRFB leadership personnel visits a different production area of the facility for a first-hand look, referred to as a gemba.

220808-N-DB801-0494MAYPORT, Fla. - (Aug. 8, 2022) -- Gen. Laura Richardson, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, speaks at a meeting during PANAMAX 2022, at U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. 4th Fleet headquarters in Mayport, Fla., Aug. 8, 2022. Exercise PANAMAX 2022 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that provides important training opportunities for nations to work together and build upon the capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations. The exercise scenario involves security and stability operations to ensure free flow of commerce through the Panama Canal.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 22, 2022) Rear. Adm. Brian Davies, commander, Submarine Group Two and deputy commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, receives a brief on the watch floor during a command-and-control exercise of surface and undersea assets in the Atlantic Ocean, July 22. These exercises provide a ready and credible force in response to adversary operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

POLARIS POINT, Guam (June 2, 2022) - Christopher Thayer, Director, Maritime Operations, Military Sealift Command, tours the dive locker aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S Land (AS 39), Jun. 2. Land is tasked to provide expeditionary intermediate level maintenance and repairs, as well as provide hotel service and logistics support to deployed guided-missile and fast¬-attack submarines deployed to U.S. 5th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

220613-N-WU964-1091 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 13, 2022) Lt. Heather Pickett, left, a Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Information Warfare Tactics Instructor from Sisterville, West Virginia, and Senior Chief Aerographers Mate Quintron Perry, from Jacksonville, Florida, conduct training on a psychrometer with Aerographers Mate 3rd Class Nathan Holmes, from Tacoma, Washington, on the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Aerographers Mates use psychrometers to accurately read the outdoor temperature in order to help chart the most optimal course for the ships safe sailing and flight operations. 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.

SANTA RITA, Guam (Sep. 30, 2022) - Cmdr. Jason Paradis, officer in charge of Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific (NSTCP), Detachment Guam, describes the training facilitys capabilities to Rear Adm. Su Youl Lee, commander, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force during the 55th Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM), Sept. 30, 2022. Over the past 28 years, SWCM has brought together leaders of both the U.S. and ROK submarine forces to discuss combined submarine training and force integration.

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 15, 2013) Sgt. Brian Jepsen, from Iselin, N.J., and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Thomas Hughes, from Youngstown, Ohio, calibrate attenuators aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway for a sustainment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Group (Experimental), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, speak to representatives from Materiel Support Command-Korea from their Expeditionary Fabrication Facility at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 30, 2022. The purpose of the presentation was to explain and demonstrate the capabilities of three dimensional printing and how they will be incorporated in future operations. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Jan. 24, 2024) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Amber Rimes, of Dubuque, Iowa, a dental laboratory instructor assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), gives a tour of facilities at the Defense Health Agencys (DHA) Medical Training and Education Campus (METC) to Force Master Chief PatrickPaul Mangaran, director, Hospital Corps, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). METC is a leader in military medical education with over 48 academic programs in various medical specialties. With 48 medical programs, and 16,500 graduates a year, METC is a state-of-the-art Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare education campus that trains enlisted medical personnel.

220801-N-TT639-2044 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2022) - Capt. Joel B Lang salutes sideboys as he departs amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), August 1, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

230118-N-TD381-1013 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2023) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Alberto Moreno, middle, a native of Waukegan, Ill., instructs Airman Jade Plaisimond, left, a native of Hartford, Conn., during an honor guard class in the focsle of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations.

220818-N-VI040-1065 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Aug. 18, 2022) A Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) Atsugi employee directs a Sailor during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) training exercise held onboard Naval Air Facility Atsugi for Citadel Pacific 2022. Citadel Pacific is an annual exercise designed to evaluate command and control capabilities, and to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of antiterrorism and emergency response programs throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

NAPLES, Italy (Jan. 22, 2024) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea meet with Sailors during a tour of the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) at the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Headquarters in Naples, Italy, Jan. 22. Franchetti and Honea traveled to Italy to meet with Sailors and communicate the CNOs strategic priorities of warfighting, warfighters and the foundation that supports them with the fleet.

Norfolk (September 21, 2022) Chief Petty Officer selectees from various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region participate in history and heritage training facilitated by Force Master Chief (FORCM) Jason Knupp, FORCM at Naval Surface Force Atlantic. The presentation was held in the Chiefs Mess aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), and was part of the Hampton Roads Naval Museums 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event. The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia.

SULU SEA (Jan. 28, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Lively, commanding officer of 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, right, and Philippine Navy Capt. Rigoberto Banta, Deputy Commander, Western Command, shake hands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), during a distinguished visitor visit aboard Wasp-class USS Essex (LHD 2) in support of Marine Exercise Philippines (MAREX 22 PH), Jan. 28, 2022. MAREX 22 PH demonstrates U.S. commitment to the region and our long-standing treaty allies. We seek to build enduring, mutually beneficial relationships and invest in training to ensure a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dennis Sampson (left), the commanding officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and U.S. Navy Capt. Paul Burkhart (right), the commanding officer of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) prepare for a defense of the amphibious task force (DATF) drill aboard the USS Bataan, Jan. 28, 2023. The DATF drill is conducted to provide full security to a ship during strait transits or when the ship is bound by land on both port and starboard sides.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 22, 2016) Rear Adm. Brian "Lex" Luther, commander Carrier Strike Group 2, speaks to the 32nd Under Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Janine Davidson about the capabilities of USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). GHWB is currently undergoing its 2015 Planned Incremental Availability Period.

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Sofia Gonzalez, from San Antonio,Texas, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), facilitates Sailor 360 trainingon the floating accommodation facility, in Newport News, Virginia, July 12, 2022. The John C.Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractorsconducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship backin the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII conduct training classes aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 9, 2022. Reserve Marines from across the United States embarked on the Mesa Verde to participate in exercise UNITAS LXIII during their annual training period. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 18, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), second from left, listens as Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Sarah Matthews of the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Norfolk, describes the ordnance training used to instruct Sailors in proper handling and loading procedures at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 18, 2022. Garvin visited CNATTU Norfolk and other local NETC schoolhouses to speak with staff and students. NETCs mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.

230328-N-OX847-1155 TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 28, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), carry a simulated casualty in a reeve-sleeve through the hangar bay during a medical casualty evacuation drill, March, 28, 2023. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220512-N-DO281-1021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 12, 2022) Command Master Chief Gary Rosenbaum, command master chief of Destroyer Squadron 60, speaks to Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), May 12, 2022. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

Senior defense leaders from Estonia Latvia, Lithuania and Finland watch a landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, depart the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), during a key leader engagement and tour, June 8, 2022. BALTOPS 22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen the combined response capability critical to preserving the freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.

ASAN, Guam (Dec. 13, 2022) - Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, meets with local military leaders on Guam at Joint Region Marianas headquarters in Asan, Dec. 5. During the meeting, Paparo answered questions from various commanding officers and discussed the future of naval operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photos by Shaina ONeal)

221208-N-JC800-0057 SINGAPORE (Dec. 8, 2022) - (From left) Civilian mariner Shane Twiddy, assigned to expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF-6) discusses operations with Rear Adm. Mike Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command, during a scheduled visit to Singapore, Dec. 8.

120117-N-NR955-033NORFOLK (Jan. 17, 2012) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Charles L. Houston speaks with Martin D. Gillium, a Norfolk Naval Shipyard engineer technician about career opportunities during a Shipmates to Workmates career forum at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Shipmates to Workmates is an initiative that assists separating Sailors complete applications and resumes as well as find and compete for jobs at partnering commands.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - (Jan. 24, 2024) - Dr. William DAngelo, a biomedical engineer assigned to the Biomedical Systems Engineering and Evaluation Department, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, briefs Force Master Chief PatrickPaul Mangaran, director, Hospital Corps, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and Master Chiefs Hospital Corpsman Hansen LaFoucade, deputy director, Hospital Corps, and Leslie Giuy, lead hospital corpsman planner on a prototype portable ozone sterilizer at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. The equipment is being developed by NAMRU San Antonio to be utilized by front-line military corpsmen, clinicians, and dentists during combat and humanitarian missions. NAMRU San Antonios mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It

220610-N-BR419-1063 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2022) Seaman Recruit Dajah Jackson, right, from Pensacola, Florida, practices baton strikes with Fireman Natalia Cortez, from Modesto, California, during a security training exercise in the hangar bay the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During Security Reaction Force classes, Sailors are sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray and complete a course testing their competency in combat ability. 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.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2022) Rear Adm. John F. Meier, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, from Export, Pa., right, Speaks with Sailors from various Squadrons during a routine visit to Patrol Squadron (VP) 30 headquarters, Sept. 21. VP 30, based in Jacksonville Fla., is the U.S. Navys Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS). VP 30s mission is to provide P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) specific training to pilots, Naval flight officers, and enlisted aircrew prior to reporting to the Fleet.

SINGAPORECmdr. James Nate Watts, left, commanding officer, USS Stethem (DDG 63), gives a tour to U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Jonathan E. Kaplan aboard USS Stethem at Sembawang Wharves, Singapore, Dec. 10.

U.S. Navy Capt. Cassidy Norman, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), right, awards a bravo zulu to Damage Controlman Fireman Yajaira Cabreralvarez, left, from Phoenix, on the floating accommodation facility, in Newport News, Virginia, May 17, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

SASEBO, Japan (June 10, 2022) Captain Kelly T. Fletcher, Commodore, Amphibious Squadron 11, gives remarks during her change-of-command ceremony in the hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). Amphibious Squadron 11 is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (January 9, 2024) AJ Reichert, an instructor at the Gunners Mate (GM) A School, Center for Surface Combat Systems Training Command at Naval Station Great Lakes (NSGL) (far left), instructs accession Sailors on the loading of a warshot torpedo into a surface vessel torpedo tube, January 9, 2024. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

221109-N-RC359-1110 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 9, 2022) Cmdr. Nathan Moore, right, from Jacksonville, Florida, speaks with multinational defense attachés in the pilot house during a ship tour of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 9. 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.

220406-N-TT639-1022 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II joint program, F-35 Joint Program Officer (JPO), left, and other distinguished visitors discuss flight operations with Rear. Adm. Wayne Baze, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3, right, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 6. Fick and other distinguished visitors were aboard Tripoli for a tour and to observe the U.S. Marine Corps Lightning carrier concept demonstration. The Lightning carrier concept demonstration shows Tripoli and other amphibious assault ships are capable of operating as dedicated fixed-wing strike platforms when needed, capable of bringing fifth generation Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing aircraft wherever they are required.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watch the Super Bowl on the ships mess decks, during routine operations in the Pacific Ocean February 12. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

Lt. Gen James Jacobson, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, converses with C-130J Super Hercules pilots from the 36th Airlift Squadron in the units heritage room during a site tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2022. During the visit, Jacobson spoke to Airmen about the importance the 374th Airlift Wings mission.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry inspects the operator's chair of Navy Riverine Mark VI boat at NSA Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain, on April 7, 2016.

240116-N-SO660-1036 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 16, 2024) Gunners Mate Seaman Abdramane Tolo, from New York, recites the I Have A Dream speech during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration on the aft mess decks aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 16. 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.

221007-N-XO220-1058 SOUDA BAY, Crete (Oct. 7, 2022) Lt. Andrew Whelan, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), speaks with Greek reporters during a visit to the ship, Oct. 7, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

221014-N-LY160-1187 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 14, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jesse John, from Pittsburgh, right, conducts training on tactical combat casualty care aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 14, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

110217-N-8040H-402ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 17, 2011) Darryn Colledge, an offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers, speaks with Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a visit coordinated by Navy Entertainment. The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

ROCKINGHAM, Australia (Nov. 6, 2019) Capt. James Mucciarone, force medical officer for Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, tours the inside of a decompression chamber aboard the Royal Australian Navy rescue gear ship MV Stoker during a mass evacuation drill as part of Exercise Pacific Reach (PACREACH). PACREACH is a triennial, multilateral submarine rescue exercise aimed to demonstrate regional submarine abandonment and escape rescue capabilities by conducting simulated submarine rescue missions utilizing the Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS) and the Pressurized Rescue Module (PRM).

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (September 28, 2022) - Rear Adm. Wes McCall, commander, Navy Region Southeast (NRSE), and NRSE Emergency Manager Scott Crossley listen to the weather brief about Hurricane Ian given by Fleet Weather Center Norfolk, Sept. 28. Navy Region Southeast is the largest shore management region within the U.S. Navy, providing shore support for 18 installations across the southeastern United States.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday tours the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 22. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans.

220428-N-DG679-050JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 28, 2022) Lt. Marshall Greenhaw, military director of Fleet Readiness Center Southeasts (FRCSE) Engines Production Line gives Rear Adm. Joseph Noble (left), Defense Logistics Agencys (DLA) Director of Logistics Operations a tour of FRCSEs Crinkley Engine Facility. During his visit, Noble visited several areas of FRCSE and DLA-Aviation, including Trainers Production Line, and DLA Distribution Retail and Wholesale Warehouses. Noble also discussed ways to better support the Navys organic maintenance, repair, overhaul mission and sustainment of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Manlee Herrington, center, commanding officer, Marine Aircraft Group 24, speaks to Maj. Gen. Eric Austin, commanding general, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of the visit was to inform Austin on the bases progression toward Force Design 2030.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Aug. 12, 2022) - Capt. Michael D. Eberlein, commanding officer of Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB), right, greets a newly hired apprentice during an apprentice introductory class. TRFB supports the nations strategic deterrence mission by repairing, incrementally overhauling, and modernizing Pacific Fleet strategic ballistic missile submarines during refits.

230325-N-KU796-1134 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2023) Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, Commander in Chief, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), right, and Rear Adm. HIRAGI Takuhiro, commander, JMSDF Fleet Air Wing 31, speak with U.S. Navy Capt. Ted Wiederholt, commander, Destroyer Squadron Nine, during a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The visit coincides with a bilateral maritime exercise between units from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and the JMSDF, including anti-submarine drills, air defense exercises, helicopter cross deck landings, and integrated maritime fires training. 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.

NORFOLK Va. (Sep. 21, 2022) Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, former commander of the Northern Command, Israel Defense and Armed Forces, tours the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Sep. 21, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group.

Chief Hospital Corpsman Adam Broussard, talks with Recruits during "Pizza Night," their last night at Recruit Training Command before graduating, Dec. 6, 2023. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks-long and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

220922-N-PI330-1012 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 19, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) conduct an inventory of construction materials on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 22, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

221008-N-MW880-1004 SOUDA BAY, Crete (Oct. 8, 2022) Sabrina Pullido, a USO representative, talks to Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Crete, Oct. 8, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Sept. 5, 2022) Operations Specialist 1st Class Demario Carmichael leads a tour group aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) in Annapolis, Maryland, Sept. 5, 2022. Minneapolis-Saint Paul is scheduled to participate in Fleet Week Maryland 2022.

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