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CNSP LATEST NEWS

230211-N-DU622-1588 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 11, 2023) An MV-22 Osprey from the “Ugly Angels” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 flies by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Group (MKI ARG) with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations in the South China Sea as part of continuing and routine interoperability training operations in the Indo-Pacific region. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 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 2nd Class Justin McTaggart) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

230204-N-HG846-1110 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 4, 2023) – Engineman 2nd Class Melody White, from Los Angeles, uses a rack to conduct overhaul procedures during a firefighting training exercise in an engine space aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the South China Sea, Feb. 4. Charleston, part of 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Serianni) Share

SINGAPORE STRAIT

230202-N-HG846-1040 SINGAPORE STRAIT (Feb. 2, 2023) – Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Sylvia Slenandore, front, from Austin, Texas, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Mason Bou, from Henderson, North Carolina, remove a panel from an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 during routine maintenance on the flight deck aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the Singapore Strait, Feb. 2. Charleston, part of 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Serianni) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

230203-N-HG846-1068 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 3, 2023) – Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Carson Fogg, from Sacramento, California, salutes to pilots aboard an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 during take-off aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) in the South China Sea, Feb. 3. Charleston, part of 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Serianni) Share

LCS 24 LATEST NEWS

230131-N-HV010-1029 Sailors assemble metal shoring during a flooding drill aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Jan. 31, 2023. Share

LCS 24 LATEST NEWS

230201-N-HV010-1021 Sailors pull in lines in the forecastle aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) as the ship prepares to sail out of Changi Naval Base, Singapore, February 1, 2023. Share

LCS 24 LATEST NEWS

230130-N-HV010-1026 Sailors assigned to Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) prepare to secure an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat to floats during twin boom extendable crane (TBEC) operations aboard Oakland at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Jan. 30, 2023. Share

LCS 24 LATEST NEWS

230203-N-HV010-1096 Cmdr. Andrew Laidler, the former executive officer of Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24), from Hanover, Massachusetts, walks across the mission bay as the crew of Oakland salutes him off the ship during the executive officer’s turnover aboard Oakland at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Feb. 3, 2023. Share

SINGAPORE

230131-N-YT019-0026 Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) gets underway from Sembawang, Singapore after a scheduled port call, Jan. 31, 2023. Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

230124-N-VJ326-1176 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2023) – Sailors attach a pallet of ammunition to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 24, 2023. Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

230125-N-XN177-1231 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2023) – A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade lands aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Jan. 25, 2023. Share

TOMAKOMAI, JAPAN

230130-N-UA460-0057 Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) as the ship arrives for a scheduled port visit in Tomakomai, Japan, Jan. 30. Share