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SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 10, 2022) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) flies a remembrance flag for the seven Sailors lost in a collision five years ago. Fitzgerald is on a schedule deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Catie Coyle) Share

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM

220613-N-KN989-1008 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 13, 2022) The Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), arrives at its new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, after completing its maiden voyage from Charleston, South Carolina where the ship was commissioned. (U.S. Navy photo by Melvin J. Gonzalvo). Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

220501-N-JX182-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 1, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Matthew Burke, from Topeka, Kansas, stands lookout aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with 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 3rd Class Charles DeParlier) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

220501-N-JX182-1027 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 1, 2022) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Carli Sarmiento, from Hemet, California, performs maintenance on communication equipment aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with 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 3rd Class Charles DeParlier) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

220422-N-JX182-1009 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 22, 2022) Sailors take care of a personnel casualty during a training exercise aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with 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 3rd Class Charles DeParlier) Share

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

The crew of USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) receives the Bloodhound Award for Anti-Surface Warfare (ASW) excellence for the year 2021, this is their third award in the last six years. (U.S. Navy photo taken by Intelligence Specialist Senior Chief Michael Tolbert) Share

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam

In this file photo, from left, USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), USS Germantown (LSD 42), USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America (LHA 6), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and USS Comstock (LSD 45) steam in formation while E/A-18G Growlers, FA-18E Super Hornets and an E-2D Hawkeye from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 fly over in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2022) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) salute the ensign during the National Anthem while two EA-18G Growlers, assigned to the “Wizards” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, conduct a fly-by during a ceremony held in reverence of the Battle of Midway. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

220428-N-JX182-1011 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 28, 2022) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) underway in the South China Sea. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with 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 3rd Class Charles DeParlier) Share

HI, UNITED STATES

Guided-missile destroyers USS Paul Hamilton, USS Hopper, and USS Russell sail in formation during the Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Surface Combatant Group Sail. The group sail supports the Pacific Fleet MIDPAC Surface Combatant Operational Employment program, which calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the western Pacific Ocean by conducting intermediate and advanced training and regular deployments in the western Pacific Share

HI, UNITED STATES

Guided-missile destroyers USS Paul Hamilton, USS Hopper, and USS Russell sail in formation during the Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Surface Combatant Group Sail. The group sail supports the Pacific Fleet MIDPAC Surface Combatant Operational Employment program, which calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the western Pacific Ocean by conducting intermediate and advanced training and regular deployments in the western Pacific. Share

LHD 8 LATEST NEWS

220524-N-XK047-1089 SAN DIEGO (May 24, 2022) – Lt. j. g. Alan Rogers, from amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), discusses engineering products during a community relations event at Lincoln High School, May 24. Sailors participate in various community relations events to help establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships within the community. USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and Anchorage belong to Amphibious Squadron SEVEN and are currently homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eloise A. Johnson) Share