SOUTH CHINA SEA (SEP. 05, 2021) Sailors assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, conduct post flight operations aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Sep. 05, 2021...

KOROR, Republic of Palau -- U.S. Marines and U.S. Coastguardsmen with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, accompany the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland, to observe the USS Jackson (LCS 6), Destroyer Squadron 7, departing from the...

Fire Controlman 1st Class Derrick Boyd, from San Antonio, Tex., stands watch at replenishment-at-sea station one aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Chance Emerson, from Denver, Colo., tests fuel in the oil lab aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

The USS Jackson (LCS 6) sails alongside the Japanese Ships Kaga, Murasame, and Shiranui through the Malakal Passage, Republic of Palau, Sept. 2, 2021...

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) transits into Palau...

Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) successfully supported the early delivery of USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) from availability on Aug. 13...

SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is one step closer to operational tasking, after successfully completing a five-day Re-Integration Material Inspection with the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Sept. 3, 2021...

Master Chief Damage Controlman Christian Bolanos, right, from Buga, Colombia, receives the Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist (EAWS) pin from Chief Engineman Jaron White, from Victorville, Calif., during an award ceremony aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug...

The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) educated the surface warfare community on how they train warfighters to fight and win during the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 2nd Waterfront Symposium, August 25 - 26...

Chief Boatswain’s Mate 1st Brendon Braveboy, from Laurel, Md., operates anchoring equipment during an anchor drop test in the anchor windlass aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 1st Class Ryan Gee and Mineman Seaman Jonathan Alonsojuarez participate in a gunnery exercise inside of a MH-60S Seahwak helicopter assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa...

210830-N-WU807-1049 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 30, 2021) Mineman 1st Class Kevin Blanchard, center, from Fitchburg, Mass., actuates a chem light during a man-overboard drill aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 30...

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 28, 2021) Gunners Mate 1st Class Nicholas Rios, from Phelan, Calif., tests for seal on his breathing apparatus in the mission bay aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Oleg Bylogurov, from Portland, Ore., inspects the tail rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 28...

Sailors train using pistols during small arms training aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 27...

Chief Mineman Daniel Chaboya, from Tucson, Ariz., climbs a ladder during damage control training aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug. 26...

Sailors participate in an aircraft firefighting and medical training exercise aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Aug. 27, 2021...

Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nicolas Lopez from Artesia, Calif., keeps a lookout during flight operations inside of a MH-60S Seahwak helicopter assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16),...

A massive CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter touches down on Farallon de Medinilla: a windswept, uninhabited tropical island in the middle of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific...

USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS) with USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 20...

PHILIPPINE SEA - USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, participated in cyclic flight operations with HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 22-24...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2021) Lt. Julianne Dahlman, from Charleston, S.C., stands watch on the bridge as the junior officer of the deck on the bridge during Sea and Anchor aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6)...

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Jacob Williams, right, from Simi Valley, Calif., tests a portable exothermic cutting unit and Mineman 2nd Class Santiago Lopez, from Bronx, N.Y., stands by with a fire extinguisher aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), Aug...

210820-N-IO312-1303 An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight...