Naval Ceremonies and Meetings

Images depict naval officers in formal uniforms participating in ceremonies and discussions, highlighting military cooperation and leadership transitions.

DEDEDO, Guam (Sept. 11, 2022) - Joint Region Marianas leadership, Guam's Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio, the Rotary Club of Northern Guam, and multiple other distinguished guests joined together at Two Lovers Point to observe the 21st Anniversary of 9/11. Guests and participants laid five wreaths in honor of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attack on the World Trade Center 21 years ago.

PEARL HARBOR (July 10, 2013) Rear Adm. Frank L. Ponds, left, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Richard L. Wiliams Jr., commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, after a change of command ceremony at the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Williams relieved Ponds during the ceremony.

220622-N-MJ302-1037 SAN DIEGO (June 21, 2022) Rear Adm. Joseph Cahill is piped aboard during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 15 change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Cahill assumed command from Rear Adm. James Kirk.

120621-N-WL435-055ISTANBUL (June 21, 2012) Turkish Naval Fleet Commander Adm. Nusret Guner, left, talks to Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert aboard the Turkish navy MILGEM-class frigate TCG Heybeliada (F-511) about the ship's capabilities after a pierside tour at Golcuk Naval Base.

220711-N-MH811-1029 PEARL HARBOR (July 11, 2022) -- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, speaks to Vice Adm. Sanjay Mahindru, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy, during a tour of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) as part of 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.

220729-N-GR655-0093 GROTON, Conn. (July 29, 2022) - Capt. John Stafford, commanding officer of Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR, oversees the changing of command to Cmdr. Michael Lilleberg, left, from Cmdr. Charles Phillips III during a ceremony for the USS Vermont (SSN 792) at the U.S. Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut, July 29, 2022. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Vermont and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR and its primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe.

220614-N-KN989-1003 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (June 14, 2022) Capt. Erik Spitzer, Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, listens to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Missouri (BB-63). Spitzer was relieved by Capt. Mark Sohaney during the official change of command ceremony June 14, 2022. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam delivers the best service in base operating support to supported and tenant commands to enable operational mission success while simultaneously providing the highest quality of installation services, facilities support and quality of life programs.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2022) Cdr. David Kim, command chaplain onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), delivers the invocation during a Bells Across America ceremony in honor of fallen service members at CFAY. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

DEDEDO, Guam (Sept. 11, 2022) - Joint Region Marianas leadership, Guam's Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio, the Rotary Club of Northern Guam, and multiple other distinguished guests joined together at Two Lovers Point to observe the 21st Anniversary of 9/11. Guests and participants laid five wreaths in honor of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attack on the World Trade Center 21 years ago.

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-

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 28, 2022) Vice Adm. Gene Black III, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, center, oversees the change of command ceremony for Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68 onboard Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota as Capt. Gregory Townsend relieves Capt. Cameron Chen as Commodore, CTF 68, July 28, 2022. CTF 68 commands all Naval Expeditionary Forces in U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility.

220729-N-GR655-0043 GROTON, Conn. (July 29, 2022) - Cmdr. Michael Lilleberg, incoming commanding officer for the USS Vermont (SSN 792), salutes during a change-of-command ceremony at the U.S. Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut, July 29, 2022. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Vermont and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR and its primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe.

220926-N-LI114-1014 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Sept. 26, 2022) Rear Adm. Buzz Donnelly, left, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, and Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), salute Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Rear Adm. Kyung Cheol Kim, Director, Maritime Operations Center, Republic of Korea Fleet Command (ROKFLT), during a departure ceremony in Busan, ROK, Sept. 26. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of CSG 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. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 14, 2012) Newly-pinned Chief Operations Specialist Michael Postell is welcomed into the Chief's Mess aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) after receiving his anchors during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony. Hue City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 20, 2022) - Rear Adm. Michael Buzz” Donnelly, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, at podium, and Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of America’s on forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), center-left, address members of the press prior to going underway. CSG 5 is forward deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of a free and open Indo Pacific.

Pilots of the Air Force's Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team greet an unidentified Air Force colonel during the base's 1988 open house. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SUVA, Fiji (Sept. 15, 2022) Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, inspects members of Republic of Fijis Honor Guard during a visit to Fijis Force Training Group. The visit to Fiji emphasized the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific.

220912-F-LN908-0821Pointe-Noire, REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Sept. 12, 2022) Armed Forces of the Republic of Congo Gen. Jean Olessongo Ondaye, right, military and defense zone commander, greets Capt. Chad Graham, commanding officer of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sept. 12, 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.

Ex-POW and U.S. Navy LCMDR Edward H. Martin (Captured 19 Jul 67) shakes hands with LGEN William G. Moore Jr., Commander 13th Air Force, prior to boarding the C-141 Starlifter for the flight to the United States. CMRD Martin was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

120524-N-BW951-003 KHALIFA BIN SALMAN PORT, Bahrain (May 24, 2012) Vice Adm. John Miller, left, relieves Vice Adm. Mark Fox as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces, while Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, observes aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Mississippi (Oct. 7, 2022) - Rear Adm. John Okon, Director, Warfare Integration Directorate, N2N6I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, presided over the retirement of Lt. Cmdr. Kabran KJ Johnson at NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Oct. 7, 2022. Johnson enlisted in the Navy in 1992, and graduated the from Aerographers Mate (AG) A-School in 1993 before being selected for Chief and eventually earning a commission. His efforts in support of various Fleet and Naval Special Warfare commands worldwide over the course of his 30-year career were highlighted by colleagues and family at the ceremony. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

Capt. Christopher Tepera arrives at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor (NMRTC-PH) Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony on June 23, 2022 at the Hickam Officer's Club, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Capt. (Ret.) Christopher Tepera retired after 26 years of U.S. Naval service and relinquished command to Capt. Victor Diaz.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific commander, facilities and environmental director, and fleet civil engineer for U.S. Pacific Fleet, arrives to the Officer In Charge of Construction (OICC) Marine Corps Marianas change of command ceremony held at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 8, 2022. In 2016, OICC Marine Corps Marianas was established to support the Defense Policy Review Initiative in overseeing the $8.7 billion construction program, with $3.1 billion provided by the Government of Japan, to construct Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz and other facilities across Guam. To date, the command has overseen the completion of 18 projects valued at $882 million with 39 active projects valued at $3.3 billion under construction.

Vice Adm. Sean Buck, the U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent, receives a brief on the in-processing procedure at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, June 29, 2022. U.S. Naval Academy in-processing began today for midshipman candidates for the Class of 2026 who came directly from the fleet, attended the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), or are international students. The NAPS and prior-enlisted midshipmen candidates provide midshipmen candidates mentorship and guidance to their classmates during Plebe Summer, the demanding six-week indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life.

221005-N-ZA692-1 HAMAD PORT, Qatar (Oct. 5, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, arrives to a change of command ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Oct. 5. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Adam Stein relieved Cmdr. Mark Gallagher as commanding officer of Delbert D. Black.

Chaplain (CAPT.) Richard Wicker gives the invocation during the commissioning of the fleet oiler USS MONONGAHELA (AO-178). Among the distinguished guests in the background are Vice Adm. John D. Johnson Jr. (center), commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Cmdr. Albert Bard (far right), prospective commanding officer. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221021-N-UJ449-1157 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Oct. 21, 2022) U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Chief Johannes J. Gonzalez receives a gift from Naval Air Station Sigonella Fiscal Year 23 Chief Petty Officers during a chief pinning ceremony on NAS Sigonella, Oct. 21, 2022. The purpose of the ceremony is to celebrate the time-honored transition of a petty officer 1st class into a chief petty officer but is undertaken by all E-6 from all branches at the command eligible for advancement to E-7. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

PANAMA CITY, FL (June 10, 2022) 220610-N-OT328-0234 Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center Change of Command ceremony. Commander Erich Frandrup was relieved by Commander Troy Lawson during a change of command ceremony.

221005-N-UL352-1070 HAMAD PORT, Qatar (Oct. 5, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, awards Cmdr. Mark Gallagher with a Meritorious Service Medal during a change of command ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Oct. 5. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Adam Stein relieved Cmdr. Mark Gallagher as commanding officer of Delbert D. Black.

Army CHIEF of STAFF GEN Dennis Reimer greets the staff at the Yongsan dining hall. Base: Yongsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Capt. Willie Carmichael, commanding officer, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757), shakes hands with Adm. Anupam Rai, commodore of the local Indian Coast Guard, after the cutter arrived in Chennai, India, on Sept. 16, 2022. This is the first visit to India for the Midgett, one of the newest vessels in the Coast Guard's fleet.

060419-N-2568S-099. Base: USS Emory S. Land (AS 39)

010629-N-6077T-001. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING Country: Thailand (THA)

CHUK SAMAET, Thailand (June 3, 2013) Rear Adm. William McQuilkin, center left, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and Rear Adm. Paitoon Prasopsin, commander of Royal Thai Navy Frigate Squadron 2, address guests and the armed forces of the U.S. and Thailand during the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

221118-N-VQ41-1119 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 18, 2022) Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks to U.S. and Colombian service members and officials during a closing ceremony signaling the end of the Colombia portion of Continuing Promise 2022 on the pier next to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Nov. 18, 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.

010629-N-6077T-008. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING Base: Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMBATCAMGRUPAC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Feb. 11, 2014) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert is welcomed at the Malaysian Ministry of Defense with a full honors ceremony and troop inspection during a counterpart visit with the head of the Royal Malaysian Navy. During his visit Greenert also met with the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the director general of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and students at the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College.

220723-N-JC800-0246 SINGAPORE (Jul. 23, 2022) -Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro meets with Yeoman 1st Class Dao Yang, assigned to Military Sealift Command Far East, during a visit to Singapore. Del Toro visited with U.S. Navy personnel and maritime allies and partners, while in Singapore to visit local government leaders. Del Toros inaugural visit to Singapore as the 78th SECNAV, reinforced existing bilateral and multilateral ties between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy.

An admiral speaks at the commissioning of the guided missile cruiser USS MONTEREY (CG 61). Base: Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

It was all in the family as Capt. Sam Espiritu was promoted to his current rank at Naval Hospital Bremerton, August 19, 2022. Administering the oath of office was retired Navy Captain Jennifer Espiritu to her brother, with parents, retired Navy Captain Roger Espiritu and Dr. Elvie Espiritu amongst family including wife Aya, son Kai and daughter Mia, friends and colleagues. "The pathway to the promotion of captain is not easy; it is paved with years of dedication to one's profession, devotion to the Navy, and love of country. It is not a right or a privilege, rather it is a vote of confidence in an officer's future as a leader, and in your case Sam, someone who will help Navy Medicine define our future as part of the defense health agency," exclaimed Capt. Patrick Fitzpatrick, Naval Hospital Bremerton director and Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command commanding officer (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

221208-N-YG104-0014 COXS BAZAR, Bangladesh (December 08, 2022) Adm. Samuel Paparo (left), Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Adm. Shaheen Iqbal of the Bangladesh Navy. Iqbal and Paparo met for bilateral talks during the International Fleet Review, hosted by the Bangladesh Navy. The U.S. Pacific Fleet is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 1, 2022) - U.S. Coast Guard service members salute at an All Hands On Deck Welcoming Party and Concert during the Fleet Week Port Everglades festivities, May. 1, 2022. Fleet Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase the awareness of the Navys role and purpose in our national defense.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Guillermo Rosales, commander of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, speaks with Brazilian Navy leadership during a press conference after the opening ceremony of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8, 2022. The opening ceremony recognized the official start of exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise 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.

060403-N-9845W-017. Base: Naws China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy officers welcome President William Jefferson Clinton upon his arrival at NAS, Alameda. Clinton is visiting Alameda to discuss the issue of base closure. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and Sri Lanka Navy Rear Adm. Upul De Silva, commander, Western Naval Area interacts during a bilateral meeting at the eighth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2022. PALS consists of discussions and presentations which facilitate meaningful dialogue on key aspects of amphibious operations, capability development, crisis response and interoperability. This years symposium brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships.

000905-N-0715P-004. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

OOO916-N-6939M-008. Base: Naval Station, Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

Ball-goers participate in toasting during the inaugural Master-at-Arms Ball at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo Aug. 26, 2022. The Master-at-Arms Ball is an annual ceremony held to celebrate the MA rates birthday and celebrate its heritage.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Sept. 22, 2022) Troops from 19 partner nations participates in the UNITAS LXIII Closing Ceremony, Sept. 22, 2022. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces.

220617-N-FP878-0183COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jun. 17, 2022) - Cmdr. Warren Overton is "piped ashore" at the conclusion of his retirement and Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Ohio River Valley's change of command ceremonies, Friday. NTAG Ohio River Valleys mission is to man the Navy fleet with the highest quality Sailors and maintain the Navys unchallenged worldwide maritime superiority and ability to win wars, deter aggression and maintain freedom of the seas.

PEARL HARBOR (July 3, 2022) - Royal Australian Navy Commodore Paul OGrady, Combined Force Maritime Component Commander, speaks with U.S Navy Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Toshiyuki Hirata, Vice Commander Combined Task Force, aboard the Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) during the Australian reception during Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July, 3. 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.

220601-N-KN989-1008 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 1, 2022) Rear Adm. Joseph Doug Noble, Defense Logistics Agencys (DLA) Director of Logistics Operations, provides opening remarks during a change of command ceremony. Capt. Jason Adams, Commander, DLA Indo-Pacific, was relieved by Capt. Patrick Blake during the official change of command ceremony June 1, 2022. DLA Indo-Pacific, has more than 1329 uniformed and civilian personnel who provide a unified DLA interface for warfighters throughout the USINDOPACOM area of responsibility, integrating DLA support within the region and reaching back to other DLA activities in the continental United States for logistics solutions.

Jamaican divers participate in the dive training briefing during Exercise TRADEWINDS in Belize City, Belize on May 8, 2022. Photo: Cpl Alevtina Ostanin - Visual Communications Support (VCS)

Partner nations closed out the Tradewinds 2022 exercise with a ceremony at British Army Training Support Unit Belize in Ladyville, Belize May 20 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is a multinational exercise designed to expand the Caribbean regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing standard operating procedures; enhance ability to defend exclusive economic zones; and promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into defense, peace and security missions; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities.

A participant salutes during a Victory in Europe Day” World War II remembrance ceremony outside the Haut-commissariat de la République Tahiti, French Polynesia, May 8, 2022. The ceremony kicks off exercise Marara 22 and highlights the U.S. commitment to our Indo-Pacific allies and partners, and reinforces incentives for multilateral cooperation.

221021-N-CR158-1080 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Oct. 21, 2022) U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Tina Girot is capped by U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman J. C. Sbraccia during a chief pinning ceremony on board Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Oct. 21, 2022. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is the forward, ready, irreplaceable U.S. sea power platform in the Caribbean.

Norfolk, Va. (September 1, 2022) LCDR Carnell Aurelio, assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, is promoted to Commander during a ceremony aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64). The ceremony occurred in front of the Battleships iconic turret No. 1 and was attended by members of his family and command. The ceremony was hosted and coordinated by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, one of ten U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command. The museum offers military ceremonies for area commands without cost as part of their military outreach offerings.

PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 6, 2013) Liu Jian, left, the Consul-General, Los Angeles, of the PeopleÕs Republic of China, China's ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai, Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Rear. Adm. Wei Gang, chief of staff for North Sea Fleet, throw flowers into the wishing well aboard the USS Arizona Memorial during a tour of historic Pearl Harbor sites. Haney hosted Ambassador Cui and his delegation in conjunction with the ongoing port visit to Pearl Harbor by three Chinese navy ships.

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, center, addresses Solomon Islanders assembled for training at the Regional Assistance mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on June 29, 2011. Assistant Secretary Campbell met with RAMSI leadership during a visit to Solomon Islands. He is leading a U.S. delegation on a visit throughout the South Pacific to engage in discussions to enhance bilateral political, economic, and security relations in the region. The delegation includes Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, right; Office of the Secretary of Defense South/Southeast Asia Principal Director, Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Richard Simcock, right center; and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator Nisha Biswal, not pictured.

Members of the Polish navy gather at a pierside reception upon the arrival in port of two U.S. Navy ships. The guided missile cruiser USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG-17) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) are visiting Poland in conjunction with Baltops '90, a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea. Their port call represents the first visit by U.S. Navy vessels since 1927. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '90 Base: Gdansk Country: Poland (POL)

221112-N-DF135-1002 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 12, 2022) - Capt. Bryan Carmichael, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4, shakes the hand of Mr. Francisco Palmieri, Charge dAffaires in Colombia, prior to a tour of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in Cartagena, Colombia on Nov. 12, 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.

220502-N-VD554-1032 TOWNSVILLE, Australia (May 2, 2022) - Members of the Australian military salute the American and Australian flags during a battle of Coral Sea commemoration ceremony in Townsville, Australia. 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.

220513-N-JC800-0045 SINGAPORE (May 13, 2022) - U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) meets with partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific region during a visit to Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF73) and Military Sealift Command Far East as part of a tour of the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

YIGO, Guam (Aug. 9, 2022) - Local government and military leadership pay tribute during the Chaguian Memorial ceremony in Yigo, Aug. 8. The Chaguian memorial commemorates the discovery of a massacre site following the liberation of Guam from enemy forces during World War II.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 14, 2022) Capt. David Baird and his wife Jill depart a change of command ceremony at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain, after completing duties as commander, U.S. Naval Activities Spain. Capt. Teague Suarez assumed command from Baird as both commander, U.S. Naval Activities, Spain and commanding officer, NAVSTA Rota.

030411-M-1852W-087. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Hornof Africa (CJTF-HOA), attended a ceremony for the 45th anniversary of theDjibouti Armed Forces (DAF), June 6, 2022.

OOO916-N-6939M-001. Base: Naval Station, Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

120709-O-ZZ999-005 VINH CITY, Vietnam (July 10, 2012) Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12) mission leadership assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) gather with Vietnamese officials at a PP12 welcoming ceremony in Vinh City. The event was held as a meet-and-greet between PP12 and Vietnamese officials to kick off the mission in Vietnam. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is a U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission U.S. military, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international organizations designed to build stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

HONOLULU (June 7, 2022) Battle of Midway veterans Navy Watertender 1st Class Julian Hodges and U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Edgar R. Fox are recognized for their service during the 80th Anniversary Commemoration at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

SUVA, Fiji (Sept. 14, 2022) Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, delivers remarks to guests during a reception aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). The visit to Fiji emphasized the U.S. commitment to strengthening partnerships for an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific.

PEARL HARBOR (July 7, 2022) Royal Australian Navy Chaplain Catherine Wynn Jones, right, listens during the International Chaplaincy Symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 7. 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. (Royal Australian Navy photo by LSIS Kylie Jagiello)

Capt. Avanni (left), Capt. Kirksey (right), and Rear Adm. Michael Day (middle) pose for a picture during a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, June 21, 2022. Avanni departs to continue his Coast Guard Career as the deputy commander of Coast Guard District 8.

221021-N-LN285-1577JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (October 21, 2022) -- Twenty-eight new chief petty officers from Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific, Submarine Readiness Squadron 33, USS Tucson (SSN 770), USS Hawaii (SSN 776), USS North Carolina (SSN 777) and USS Minnesota (SSN 783) were promoted during a pinning ceremony held at the USS Bowfin Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 21.

221207-N-YG104-0003 COXS BAZAR, Bangladesh (December 07, 2022) Adm. Samuel Paparo (left), Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, shakes hands with Vice Adm. Lee Sung-Ryol of the Republic of Korea Navy. Paparo represented the U.S. Navy during the International Fleet Review, hosted by the Bangladesh Navy. The U.S. Pacific Fleet is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 24, 2022) Sailors, civilians, and military families gathered to witness the initiation of several of the regions newest chief petty officers during a pinning ceremony at Top o the Mar onboard U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) in Nimitz Hill Oct. 21. The 13 newly pinned chiefs, represented the following commands: - NBG - Commander, Joint Region Marianas- Naval Hospital Guam- 30th Naval Construction Regiment- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 - Naval Recruiting Office Guam- Priority Management Office- Naval Munitions Command East Asia Division Unit Guam and - Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3/Military Sealift Command GuamAs chief petty officer selectees they endured six weeks of chief formation, which included physical training, naval heritage education, honing of the Navys core values, and leadership and teamwork training sessions. (U.S. Navy Photos by LSSCS Christian Dadino)

220917-N-N3764-1001OCHO RIOS, Jamaica - (Sept. 17, 2022) -- U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, Noah Nickolas” Perry visits the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) during a scheduled port visit in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Sept. 17, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks with students from John F. Kennedy High School in the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps during a tour at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2023.

Lt. Cmdr. Linden Dahlkemper and Cmdr. Ryan Adams inspect the crew of USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) during a change of command ceremony on July 15, 2022, aboard the cutter moored at Naval Base Guam. The U.S. Coast Guard District Fourteen Commander, Rear Adm. Michael Day, presided over the ceremony.

060902-N-2954M-007. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Recruit Training Command celebrates 130 years of tradition and leadership with a Navy Chief Petty Officer Birthday Ceremony at Battle Stations USS Trayer (BST-21) in Great Lakes, Illinois. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. Training includes five warfighting competencies of firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding, and small arms handling and marksmanship along with physical fitness and lessons in Navy heritage and core values, Warrior Toughness, Life Skills, teamwork and discipline. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navys only boot camp.

220723-N-HA192-1131NORFOLK, Va. (July 23, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Benton Garrett, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) command chaplain, performs a baptism ceremony for Boatswain's Mate Seaman Ranzel Arandia's family on the ship's flight deck, July 23, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2022) - Boatswains Mate 1st Class Melvin Bergado leads senior enlisted leaders and advisors on a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial as part of 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.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Rita - 26-HK-307-52. Commandant Thomas H. Collins Visit. Hurricane Katrina

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 25, 2022) Sailors and civilians from various commands onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), recite the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony hosted by the Region Legal Service Office Western Pacific at the Kinnick High School Little Theater. Six Sailors and two civilians were naturalized as U.S. citizens during the ceremony. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Sasebo-based U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors, Sasebo City Hall, Sasebo City Water Bureau, and Yunoki District representatives and Sasebo Nishi High School students salute and stand as a color guard from Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo presents colors and JMSDF Petty Officer 3rd Class Mana Taniguchi plays taps during a memorial ceremony at Soto Dam in Sasebo, Japan May 26, 2022. The annual memorial ceremony is held for the 53 American POWs and 14 Japanese laborers who died building Soto Dam during World War II.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Ecuadorian Air Force Brigadier General, Celiano Cevallos Calderón, Military and Aerospace Education Command, Commander and Ecuadoran Air War College students to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 2022. During the visit the students were briefed by leadership and received an orientation class by a college faculty member.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 9, 2022) Conning Officer Ensign Jung Kim, from Portland, Oregon, conducts a helm turnover with Seaman Schuyler Olivar, from Austin, Texas, in the pilot house aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during routine operations in the South China Sea, on Aug. 9, 2022. 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.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Emily Royse, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), poses with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) CAPT Masahiro Oyama, Commander, Landing Ship Division ONEduring Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX) in Suruga-wan Shizuoka, Japan, Sep. 17. TRANSPORTEX is a humanitarian aid & disaster relief exercise further enhancing interoperability between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unity (MEU) and the JMSDF, enabling a combined rapid response force in the event of crisis or natural disaster. 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.

Members of Belize Defence Force and participating nations parade during Exercise TRADEWINDS closing ceremony in Belize City, Belize on May 20, 2022. Photo: Cpl Alevtina Ostanin - Visual Communications Support (VCS)

030411-M-1852W-080. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 21, 2022) - Chief Logistics Specialist Ramil Gutierrez is pinned by his family during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Oct. 21, 2022. Nine selectees were promoted to the rank of chief petty officer during the ceremony. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Ambassadors speak with a member of the Texas Cavaliers during the Investiture of King Antonio at the Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, Texas, April 2, 2022. King Antonio is a Fiesta dignitary selected from the ranks of the Texas Cavaliers, an organization of 600 businesses, civic and community leaders, who volunteer their time and talents in support of San Antonio area charities.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Uruguayan dignitaries for a Uruguayan Independence Day event hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 2, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country and food from the same.

220722-N-DW158-1021 (July 22, 2022) CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore - Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, greets Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), on the ships brow. During Del Toros visit, he held a press conference, addressed the crew and met with Sailors in the ships hangar bay. 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.

Rear Admiral Donald P. Roane speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG 48). Base: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Timor-Leste Vice Minister of Interior, Antonio Armindo, right, receives an explosive ordnance disposal guidance booklet from the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, Thomas Daley, during the opening ceremony for the Department of Defense Humanitarian Mine Action training program in Dili, Timor-Leste, May 3, 2022. This exchange signifies the sharing of knowledge and information about explosive ordnance disposal capabilities between the U.S. and Timor-Leste.

PEARL HARBOR (July 1, 2022) Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) executive officer, Lt. Cmdr. James Ashlstrom, Deputy Cmdr. Combined Task Force Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, Rear Adm. Christopher Robinson, and Deputy Public Affairs Royal Canadian Navy, Lt. Cmdr. Jordan Holder, are interviewed by regional media outlets aboard HMCS Winnipeg in Pearl Harbor. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29- 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. (Royal Canadian Navy photo by Melissa Gonzalez)

220912-F-LN908-1505Pointe-Noire, REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Sept. 12, 2022) Capt. Chad Graham, right, commanding officer of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), exchanges gifts with Armed Forces of the Republic of Congo Gen. Jean Olessongo Ondaye, military and defense zone commander, Sept. 12, 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.

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