Military Leadership Tours

Images depicting military leaders touring submarines and ships, engaging with crew members, showcasing teamwork and operational readiness in a maritime environment.

220609-N-ED186-1011NAVAL BASE KITSAP - BANGOR, Wash. (June 9, 2022) Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, receives a tour of the ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) during a tour of Naval Base Kitsap (NBK)-Bangor, Wash. June 9, 2022. Paparo visited NBK-Bangor as part of a regularly scheduled visit to the region.

221030-N-DF135-1079 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 30, 2022) - Darwin Arana, Friendship Hospital Repairman, center, shows Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Burnette, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), pressure gauges on an air conditioning unit at the Japan/Guatemala Friendship Hospital, Oct. 30, 2022. 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.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2022) Secretary of the Navy The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, speaks to the Engineering Department aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 18. 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. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

The Regional Health Command Europe command sergeant major and leadership teams of Public Health Command Europe and Public Health Activity- Rheinland Pfalz recently toured the U.S. Army and Air Force Exchange Service bakery in Gruenstadt, Germany.

221013-N-IL330-1028 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 13, 2022) - Capt. John Kiefaber, commanding officer of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), right, and Command Master Chief Matthew Logsdon, Tripolis command master chief, left, cut a cake with the oldest and youngest service members aboard Tripoli during the Navy birthday celebration on the mess decks Oct. 13, 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.

221021-N-IW125-1037 KEY WEST, Fla. (Oct 21, 2022) Naval Air Station Key West holds a Chief Pinning Ceremony at Naval Air Station Key Wests Truman Annex Pavilion in Key West, Fla. Oct. 21, 2022. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations.

120829-N-SF704-187 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2012) Swedish navy Rear Adm. Anders Grenstad, a member of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, left, learns about the guided bomb unit-31 from Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class David Harris, from Tampa, Fla., right, during an overnight visit aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Grenstad visited George Washington to get a first-hand view of daily operations aboard an underway aircraft carrier.

220713-N-CH260-2044 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2022) Leaders from the Republic of Korea, Peruvian Navy, and Royal Air Force visit flight deck control during a distinguished visitor tour aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses with crew members board the USS Devastator while docked at NSA Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain, on April 7, 2016.

060223-N-0716S-015. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: LHA-1

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 27, 2019) Seaman Daniel DeLabarra stands the helmsman watch in the pilot house aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), May 27, 2019. Michael Murphy is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific.

220801-N-PW480-0390 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 1, 2022) - Damage Controlman 2nd Class Rashane Bakr (far left) and Machinists Mate 1st Class Andrew Mercer (second from left), firefighting and damage control instructors at Recruit Training Command (RTC), give instructions to Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates inside the confidence chamber at RTC, August 1. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Comman

220904-N-XH769-1425 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 4, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors conduct a medical exercise alongside Sailors from the Royal Netherlands Karel Doorman-class support ship (A833) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sep. 4, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 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.

220804-N-PW480-0001 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 4, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates wait in line before participating in a small arms, live-fire training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 4. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI conducts basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command NSTC, Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, and supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted

220711-N-MH811-1082 PEARL HARBOR (July 11, 2022) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel McNab, from Brewster, Minn., commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) speaks with Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to the United States, left, and Vice Adm. Sanjay Mahindru, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy, right, during a tour of Illinois which took place during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. 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.

Installation Food Services Officer Janet Lamb escorts Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, through the Ney Hall Galley during his visit to Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 9. The Ney Hall Galley is one of the busiest galleys in the Navy, serving more meals each day than any other single installation galley.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Liaison officers from Commander, Escort Division (CCD) 1, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), discuss surface-force maritime tactics with Lt. Jeffrey Lee from Wells, Maine, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, in the sea combat watch floor aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 20. 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mujuni Menani, a data systems administrator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, reenlists as a part of the Commandants Retention Program (CRP) aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Atlantic Ocean, July 26, 2022. The CRP is focused on retaining the most talented First Term Marines by streamlining the reenlistment process and offering meaningful incentives to reenlist. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, 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.

220907-N-EJ843-1026 RIGA, Latvia (Sept. 7, 2022) U.S. Navy Capt. Aaron Kelly, commanding officer of Amphibious Squadron SIX, delivers remarks during a bilateral key-leader engagement in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 7, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 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.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti- U.S. Navy Capt. Brian R. Iber, CLDJ commanding officer greets Rep. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, as he arrives at Camp Lemonnier, Djibout (CLDJ) August 17, 2022. CLDJ serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, commanding general of Task Force 61/2, left, answers media questions during a bilateral key leader engagement in Stockholm, Sweden, June 4, 2022. The engagement marked the beginning of BALTOPS 22, 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.

060826-N-5642P-001. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2013) Sailors provide first aid to a simulated victim during a mass casualty training exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

220917-N-GF955-1277RIGA, Latvia (Sept. 17, 2022) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Aaron Arky, right, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), and Capt. Maris Polencs, commander of the Latvian navy, speak during a tour of the ship in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 17, 2022. Paul Ignatius is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

SAN DIEGO (October 13, 2022) - Capt. Matthew Cieslukowski, commanding officer of USS Boxer (LHD 4) and a native of Norwich, Connecticut, addresses the crew during a celebration of the Navys 247th birthday on the mess decks. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious ship homeported in San Diego.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Lt. Steven Szelmeczki, from Ackerman, Mississippi, left, speaks with chaplains and clergy from the National Referral Hospital while on a tour aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Sailors take the Navy-wide chief petty officer advancement exam aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 18, 2024. Essex is homeported in San Diego, conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 5, 2013) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Sam Sutheimer, from Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG), uses an entrenching tool attached to a backhoe bucket to cut a birthday cake in honor of the Seabees' 71st birthday as shipmates and staff watch. From left, Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Evan Zumdick, Chief Construction Mechanic A. Carl Stelling, Lt. Cmdr. Todd Carbajal, Capt. Michael Stiglitz, deputy commander of NAVELSG; Mark J. Sakowski, chief of staff for NAVELSG; Cmdr. Nathan Johnston; and NAVESLG Command Master Chief James Sweet.

220818-N-IP029-1241 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 18, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Blake Lynn, from Wewahitchka, Florida, takes a damage control test aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is currently pierside at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in the basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan (OFRP).

240122-N-KY668-1308MILLINGTON, Tenn. - (Jan. 22, 2024) - Capt. Michael Mosbruger, commanding officer onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, speaks with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant of the Coast Guard, during a tour of the base, January 22, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River is in the process of moving to their new office location onboard NSA Mid-South.

Ensign Will Lewis speaks to visitors during a tour aboard Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) as part of Fleet Week Seattle, Aug. 2, 2022. Fleet Week Seattle is a time-honored celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Washington to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Couillard and U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Matthew Jackson after a briefing and tour of unmanned surface vehicle technology at Naval Station Point Loma, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022.

220331-N-XK047-1063SAN DIEGO (March 31, 2022) - Rear Adm. Wayne Baze, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, presents amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Safety Department with the Chief of Naval Operations Afloat Safety Award, March 31. Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

030402-M-5834A-040. Base: Port Of Naha Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 11, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), left, and Capt. Charles Maynard of the Royal Navy, deputy mission commander of PP22, center, speak with Ensign Liza Bibat, with the Philippine Coast Guard, aboard BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III poses with a group of U.S. Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 28, 2022. The Secretary of Defense visited various places on the air station to include MCAS Miramars innovative micro-grid.

LOS ANGELES (May 24, 2022) - Erik Raven, United States Under Secretary of the Navy, center, speaks with U.S. Marines while attending a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) exercise as part of Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW). LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Wade, Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Commander, listens to Brian Inouye, the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Fuel Manager, during the fuel tanks tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Fuel Farms, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. Joint Task Force-Red Hill began unpacking the F-24 fuel line and successfully removed approximately 93,000 gallons of fuel on October 25, 2022. The removed fuel will be stored on JBPHH and used by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Force.

SYDNEY, Australia (Nov. 8, 2022) - Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) hosted U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy during the ships scheduled visit to Sydney, Australia, on Nov 8, 2022. Ambassador Kennedy toured USNS Mary Sears and received a Naval Oceanography overview from Commander Jonathan Savage during her time onboard. The visit was Ambassador Kennedys first to an oceanographic survey vessel and her first visit to a U.S. Navy ship since taking office as U.S. Ambassador to Australia in July 2022. The namesake of USNS Mary Sears was born on 18 July 1905 in Wayland, Massachusetts. During World War II, Sears left her job as a research assistant at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to join the war effort. As a Navy lieutenant in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), she was later appointed head of the Navy Hydrographic Offices new Oceanographic Unit where her research proved critical to the survivability of U.

220504-N-VQ947-1094 SAN DIEGO (May 4, 2022) Lt. j.g. Dory Lustig, left, the public affairs representative aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), presents the ship’s quarterdeck board to retired wardroom members of the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Ogden (LPD 5), May 4, 2022. Portland is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock homeported in San Diego.

Bill Empson, Senior Dam and Levee Safety risk advisor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, center, provides updates to Al Lee, director of civil works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, second from right, during a tour of Prado Dam, Aug. 23, in Corona, California.

CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 25, 2021) Quartermaster 3rd Class Makayla Roney and Quartermaster 2nd Class Stephanie Torres stand quartermaster of the watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189), Feb. 25 2021. James E. Williams 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 in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

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.

PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) Disaster management advisor, Dr. Joyce Blanchard, left, speaks with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm. Toshiyuki Hirata at the humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HA/DR) Exercise Support and Control brief, aboard JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-183) during Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 6. 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.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 13, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Aircraft Handling) Seaman Victor Fabela (left) and Command Master Chief Igor F. Vargas, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay (right), cut a ceremonial birthday cake commemorating the U.S. Navys 247th birthday at NSA Souda Bays Minoan Taverna on Oct. 13, 2022. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

220907-N-VM474-1032 RIGA, Latvia (Sept. 7, 2022) U.S. Navy Capt. Tom Foster, commanding officer the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), speaks during a key leader engagement in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 7, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, 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.

060723-N-3532C-015. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Rein, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), stands as phone talker during sea and anchor detail while the ship pulls into Halifax, Canada, while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 28, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

220717-N-YB310-2019PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) Republic of Korea Navy and U.S. Navy Sailors celebrate Koreas Constitution Day aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 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. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

050105-N-9293K-120. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: Diane Sawyer - Journalistm

Inter-American Defense College held its World Situation Conference on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 8-10, 2023. During their conference Participants engaged in a strategic-level analysis organized by Brazilian Army and professor Col. Fábio Araújo. The conference offered students a global and sub-regional understanding of geo-politics, enabling them to analyze various aspects such as politics, socio-cultural factors, economics, defense, security, science, technology, key nations, state actors, regional alliances, and governmental or international non-governmental organizations. The focus of Committee I involves an in-depth examination of national and sub-regional security, defense, and development policies, along with strategic trends that will influence the Western Hemisphere in the next 10 years.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Sep. 12, 2022) Capt. John S. Barsano, Commander, Navy Munitions Command Pacific East Asia Division (NMCPAC EAD), congratulates new civilian hires after an oath of office ceremony September 12, 2022. NMCPAC EAD maintains underwater mines, torpedoes, and provides ordnance sentencing, inspection and handling in support of aviation ordnance operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Russell, operations officer with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons (MALS) 14, presents a plaque on behalf of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing to the crew of the Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) at the Port of Morehead City, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. The SS Wright provides MALS with the capability to conduct intermediate aviation maintenance aboard the ship, which reduces the time required for maintenance during a deployment. The MALS are subordinate units of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Aviation Combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2022) U.S. Navy Capt. Lew Callaway, left, commander, Carrier Air Wing 9, speaks to distinguished visitors during a tour aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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.

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2023) - U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Schrum, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all hands call in the ships hangar bay, April 5, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting a flight deck certification with the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, the Tophatters of VFA -14, the Rough Raiders of VFA-125, the Vigilantes of VFA-151, and the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 8 ahead of an upcoming deployment workup cycle. The ship recently completed an 18-month maintenance availability, receiving extensive restorations and upgrades.

Lieutenant (Navy) Kristopher Hicks briefs both American and Canadian dive teams about the dive training during Exercise TRADEWINDS 2022 in Belize City, Belize on May 8, 2022.Photo: Corporal Mitchell Paquette, 12 Wing Imaging Services

220504-N-UP745-1161 IONIAN SEA (May 4, 2022) Sailors, aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), participate in an anti-terrorism training team drill in the Ionian Sea, May 4, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

21214-N-VI040-1037 ATSUGI, Japan (Dec. 14, 2022) Command Master Chief Weba Roberts (left), command master chief, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, presents a holiday wreath to Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Command Master Chief Kazuaki Shimizu, command master chief, Air Station Atsugi, during a cultural exchange ceremony at NAF Atsugi headquarters Dec. 14, 2022. The NAF Atsugi Chiefs Mess and JMSDF Chiefs Mess exchanged a wreath and Kadomatsu in celebration of U.S. and Japanese holiday season traditions. The Kadomatsu is decoration made up of cut pine and bamboo that adorns the entrance of Japanese buildings during the New Year's season.

221002-N-IX644-1033 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 2, 2022) Sailors assigned to the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), greet each other at the Protestant church service aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Oct. 2, 2022. The GHWBCSG 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.

TARAWA, Kiribati (July 18, 2013) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class April Simpson teaches students how to tie a knot during a seamanship subject matter expert exchange at the Maritime Training Centre during Pacific Partnership 2013. Working at the invitation of each host nation, U.S. Navy forces are joined by non-governmental organizations and regional partners that include Australia, Canada, Colombia, France, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand to improve maritime security, conduct humanitarian assistance and strengthen disaster-response preparedness.

120718-N-HN953-796PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus meets with crewmembers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while aboard to observe the transfer of biofuel during the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the Great Green Fleet demonstration during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Japan Air Self Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Yosuke Inaba, left, pathologist, and Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Leila Fairley, discuss treatment of a simulated patient during Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10, 2024. Training and exchanging techniques and practices between international partners enables the joint force increased interoperability, while promoting long-term relationships. Air Force

011122-N-9849W-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 12, 2022) - First Responders from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Emergency Services along with Commander, Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett observed the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at Fire Station 1 onboard NBG, Sept. 12. Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), police officers, Chief Petty Officers (CPO), and CPO Selects from throughout the region participated in the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of 343 firefighters, 62 law enforcement officers, eight emergency medical technicians, and 2,581 civilians who were lost during the attacks. The ceremony included 10 full blasts from the airhorns symbolizing the signal made to evacuate the World Trade Center, followed by a moment of silence. Firefighters also marked the anniversary with a stair climb at the Charles King Fitness Center. The firefighters assigned 15-

Members of a special legislative staff delegation visit a training operations area Aug. 16, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Garrison officials supported a special staff delegation visit Aug. 15-16 on post to review ongoing training for Blake Souter, a military legislative assistant/national security advisor to a current U.S. senator, as well as five military- and one civilian-affiliated liaison staff.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel Fullerton, left, the chaplain of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), gives a traditional reading with U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), during a Roman Catholic Ash Wednesday service aboard the USS Green Bay, in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 14, 2024. Chaplain Fullerton arrived from the USS America to give Marines and Sailors on the USS Green Bay the opportunity to practice their faith and strengthen their spiritual fitness while underway. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, 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. Marine Corps

220520-N-CM110-2020 IWAKUNI, Japan (May 20, 2022) - Capt. Joel Lang, commanding officer of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), left, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor or Iwakuni, Japan, center, and Col. Lance Lewis, command officer of Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni Japan, pose for a photo on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 20, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (Aug. 29, 2022) - Far right, Lt. Steven Szelmeczki, a chaplain assigned to Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), conducts a press conference with local media as USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulls into Honiara, Solomon Islands, Aug. 29, 2022. Mercy is the flagship for 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. In Honiara, the Pacific Partnership 2022 team is comprised of representatives from Australia, Japan, and the United States. PP22 events are coordinated with the host nation and are planned based on the requirements and requests of Solomon Islands. Engagements in Honiara will include medical care and exchanges, engineering projects, discussions on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and community outreach events, including band concerts and sporting events. (Photo by Leslie Hull-Ryde)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Commander Col. James L. Booth thanks USACE team members who helped make the project possible during a ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the completion of the Harbor Deepening Project through Blount Island Marine Terminal Monday, May 23, 2022 at JaxPort in Jacksonville, FL.

BALTIMORE (Sep 10, 2022) Rear Adm. Marc Miguez, Commander Carrier Strike Group Two, left, and Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore, Commandant Naval District Washington, have a conversation during Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover is Baltimores celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Maryland and the city of Baltimore meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the capabilities of todays maritime services.

220516-N-DW158-1031 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2022) Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), speaks to Sailors during an all-hands call in the hangar bay. Ronald Reagans command team conducts all-hands calls to announce upcoming events, schedule changes, or important public service announcements to the ships crew. 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.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sasebo District public affairs officer Lt. Cmdr. Taro Nakayama, speaks to Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo and local tenant commands, the mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) and JMSDF sailors during a tour of the JMSDF Sasebo Museum in Sasebo, Japan May 25, 2022. The tour was part of Fleet Week Japan 2022, a Commander, Navy Region Japan-wide event that aims to foster relationships between U.S. Navy installations in Japan, JMSDF partners, and members of the Japanese public.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (Aug. 4, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David Young, from Philadelphia, assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), stands medical watch as the ship departs Visakhapatnam, India, Aug. 4, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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