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WATERS OFF COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH

221209-O-NR876-777 WATERS OFF COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Dec. 9, 2022) – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) sails in formation with ships from nations participating in International Fleet Review (IFR) 2022 in the waters off Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Dec. 9. Oakland is participating in IFR 2022 organized by the Bangladesh Navy, which intends to promote good will, strengthen cooperation and serve as an ideal platform for world’s navies to showcase their prowess, naval diplomacy, and cooperation in a global arena. (Bangladesh Navy courtesy photo) Share

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221124-N-YT019-0647 Cmdr. Robert Floyd, Executive Officer aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), hands out care packages put together by the Padres Foundation. Share

LPD 26 LATEST NEWS

221210-N-YT019-0005 Guam (Dec. 10 2022) Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) gets underway from Apra Harbor, Guam. Port calls are part of the Navy’s routine operations. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LPD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Samoluk) Share

LPD 27 LATEST NEWS

221211-N-VQ947-3099 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 11, 2022) Sailors aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) use a line load attenuating mechanism assembly to pull the NASA Artemis I Orion spacecraft into the well deck, Dec. 11, 2022. Portland, along with Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet in support of the recovery. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command service capabilities to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner for supporting NASA, including its amphibious and expeditionary capabilities with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates) Share

CG 70 LATEST NEWS

USS Lake Erie COmpletion of SRA 21 Share

CG 70 LATEST NEWS

USS Lake Erie COmpletion of SRA 21 Share

CG 70 LATEST NEWS

USS LAKE ERIE COMPLETED CONTRACTOR SEA TRIALS Share

CG 70 LATEST NEWS

USS LAKE ERIE COMPLETED CONTRACTOR SEA TRIALS Share

CG 70 LATEST NEWS

USS LAKE ERIE COMPLETED CONTRACTOR SEA TRIALS Share

CPR 7 LATEST NEWS

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joaquin Martinez, vice commander, U.S. 7th Fleet gives a speech during the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2022, Dec. 7. CARAT Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ and marine corps abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Apprentice MCSA Joshua Martinez) Share

DDG 111 LATEST NEWS

Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) guide training ordnance into the ship’s forward vertical launch system (VLS) cells during a proof-of-concept evolution in San Diego, Oct. 4. MV Ocean Valor conducted its first at-sea vertical launch system reload with Spruance, demonstrating the ability of the U.S. Navy to re-arm surface vessels who employ VLS. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw) Share

DDG 111 LATEST NEWS

PEARL HARBOR (August 2, 2022) Sailors pose with Rear Adm. J.T. Anderson, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, as he awards the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance’s (DDG 111) tomahawk strike team as the winners of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s (ABECSG) deployment strike warfare competition: Thor’s Hammer 2022. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. Share