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DDG 59

250131-N-KK837-3166 SAN DIEGO (January 31, 2025) Cmdr. Mike McInerney turns over command to Cmdr. Kailey Snyder after serving together as Commanding Officer and Executive Officer during an eight month deployment with Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group to 5th and 7th fleet areas of responsibility. Photo Credit: Lela Love Photography Share

DDG 59

250131-N-KK837-8084 SAN DIEGO (January 31, 2025) Cmdr. Mike McInerney turns over command to Cmdr. Kailey Snyder after serving together as Commanding Officer and Executive Officer during an eight month deployment with Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group to 5th and 7th fleet areas of responsibility. Photo Credit: Lela Love Photography Share

DDG 59

250131-N-KK837-3484 SAN DIEGO (January 31, 2025) Cmdr. Mike McInerney turns over command to Cmdr. Kailey Snyder after serving together as Commanding Officer and Executive Officer during an eight month deployment with Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group to 5th and 7th fleet areas of responsibility. Photo Credit: Lela Love Photography Share

DDG 59 LATEST NEWS

250412-N-KK837-3702 (SAN DIEGO) Apr. 12 USS Russell (DDG 59) color guard performs at San Diego Wave Futbol Club match. Photo by STG2 Jaylen Kim. Share

DDG 59 LATEST NEWS

250412-N-KK837-1014 (SAN DIEGO) Apr. 12 USS Russell (DDG 59) color guard performs at San Diego Wave Futbol Club match. Photo by STG2 Jaylen Kim. Share

DDG 59 LATEST NEWS

250412-N-KK837-7387 (SAN DIEGO) Apr. 12 USS Russell (DDG 59) color guard performs at San Diego Wave Futbol Club match. Photo by STG2 Jaylen Kim. Share

DDG 59 LATEST NEWS

250412-N-KK837-9827 (SAN DIEGO) Apr. 12 USS Russell (DDG 59) color guard performs at San Diego Wave Futbol Club match. Photo by STG2 Jaylen Kim. Share

LHA 6

250109-N-TW227-1199 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 9, 2025) Sideboys aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) render honors to Capt. Ethan M. Rule, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), during his change of command ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, Jan. 9. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth) Share

LHA 6

250228-N-TW227-1569 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 28, 2025) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), center, steams in formation with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), second from left, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003), second from right, and two JMSDF landing craft during Exercise Iron Fist in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 28. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S, Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth) Share

LHA 6

250414-N-TW227-1007 SASEBO, Japan (April 14, 2025) Capt. Ethan M. Rule, commanding officer of USS America (LHA 6), right, poses for a photo alongside Capt. Patrick German, Commodore Amphibious Squadron 11 (CPR 11), left, with the battle efficiency award for the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the ship’s hangar bay, April 14. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth) Share

ACU 5 LATEST NEWS

250516-N-ZZ999-2424 Capt. Scott A. Carroll was relieved by Capt. Janice A. Pollard as Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU 5) Commanding Officer during a change of command ceremony at the ACU 5 compound on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Carroll, a native of Cleveland, served as ACU 5’s Commanding Officer from November 2021 to May 2025, concluding both his tour and military service at the ceremony. Share

LHA 7 LATEST NEWS

250519-N-EV253-1002 America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) transits San Diego Bay, May 19, 2025. The ship departed Naval Base San Diego to complete a homeport change and join forward-deployed naval forces in Sasebo, Japan as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sara L. Eshleman) Share