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LCC 19

240628-N-PH222-1003 LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (June 28, 2024) – Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt, deputy commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, is greeted by Rear Admiral Amornthep Boonyong, director of Port Authority of Sattahip and other Royal Thai Navy officials during an arrival ceremony in Laem Chabang, Thailand, June 28. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden) Share

LCS 3

Commander Dana Canby Share

LSD 47

CDR Mike Stines Share

LSD 42

240619-M-YF186-1494 U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Martin Stapleton, center left, a squad leader assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Massachusetts, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a joint live-fire exercise aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) while underway in the Pacific Ocean for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 19, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms) Share

LPD 23

Command Master Chief Eliza Rubic Share

DDG 104

Command Master Chief Jessica M. Morales Share

DDG 62

240616-N-YV347-2098 Pacific Ocean (June 16, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) salute during a remembrance ceremony of the 7 year anniversary of a collision at sea that took place on June 17, 2017. Fitzgerald is underway in the 3rd Fleet area of operations as part of the basic phase to complete certifications and training events in preparation for future sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) Share

LCS 14

240602-N-NR876-1097 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 2nd, 2024) - Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) connect a fuel line during an underway replenishment with the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), June 2nd, 2024, in the South China Sea. Manchester, part of Command, Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Command Senior Chief Lowell Waddell). Share

LCS 14

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jun. 10, 2024) - An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, prepares to land aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) during flight operations in the South China Sea, June 10, 2024. USINDOPACOM forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Andrea Davis) Share

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240606-N-NT811-1004 NAVAL BASE CORONADO (June 6, 2024) - A flowered wreath honors those lost during the D-Day in Normandy landings of June 6, 1944. The wreath was placed in the surf zone during a commemoration ceremony observing the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, on the beach at Naval Base Coronado June 6, 2024. Naval Beach Group 1 hosted the ceremony, which was attended by Sailors from Beachmaster Unit 1, Assault Craft Units 1 and 5, and Amphibious Construction Battalion 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

CSG 5

240607-N-AT887-1611 240607-N-AT887-1611 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with the flagship of U.S. 7th Fleet, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), along with Japanese ships, Taigei-class attack submarine, JS Jingei (SS 515), Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Izumo (DDH 183), and Maya-class guided-missile destroyer, JS Haguro (DDG 180), as four F/A-18 Super Hornets attached to Carrier Air Wing 5, two U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-1 Lancer heavy bombers, four USAF F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, four USAF F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft, two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighters, two JASDF Mitsubishi F-15 Eagle air superiority fighters, one USAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft, and one USAF KC-46 Pegasus tanker conduct a formation fly over in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kevin Steffanson) Share

ABC 1

240527-N-KL617-1092 U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Sosa, from Kissimmee, Fl., assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, with her freshly-baked dessert off the coast of Israel, May 27, 2024. She is currently serving aboard the 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK-3010) supporting the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) Gaza humanitarian aid operation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders) Share