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PACIFIC OCEAN

240727-N-JS660-1157 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Apprentice Nicholas Ronan Esoy (left), a Wapato, Washington native, signals to a scene leader during a crash and salvage drill on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 27. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

DDG 97

240816-N-XL376-1148 Logistics Specialist Seaman Zion Dunnhedgepeth assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) reunites with family during the ship's homecoming at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 16, 2024. The Halsey departed San Diego on Jan. 10, as part of Carrier Strike Group Nine with the USS Theodore Roosevelt, serving as a carrier escort before detaching to conduct operations across multiple warfare areas, providing regional stability and supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos) Share

LHD 8

240731-N-OP825-1052 Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Courtney Crane, a native of Wichita, Kansas, a member of the Sexual Prevention Advocate (SPA) Team, speaks during the Face-2-the-service rodeo on the mess decks aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 31, 2024. Makin Island is currently in a selective restricted availability while homeported in San Diego. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica K. R. Higa) Share

DDG 105

240802-N-JG616-1001 USS Dewey (DDG 105) docked pier side at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan after completion of its Surface Incremental Availability (SIA). Share

DDG 111

240805-N-WV584-1201 SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (Aug. 5, 2024) From the left, Cmdr. Leigh Tate, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), Cmdr. Matt Adams, commanding officer of Spruance, Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, CNMI, meet on the pier where Spruance is docked. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is currently moored pierside in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter) Share

LCC 19

240812-N-FA353-1121 KOROR, Palau (Aug. 12, 2024) – Sailors stand watch prior to a reception aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), during a scheduled port visit to Koror, Palau, Aug. 12, 2024. 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 Belen Saldana) Share

SURFPAC LATEST NEWS

240814-N-NT811-1002 The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) left San Diego, Aug. 14, for Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J). This is a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. San Diego will replace USS Green Bay (LPD 20), also a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, which has been forward deployed to Sasebo for a decade. Green Bay will return to the United States at its new homeport of San Diego. The forward presence of San Diego supports the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan, enhances the national security of the United States and improves its ability to protect strategic interests. San Diego will directly support the Defense Strategic Guidance to posture the most capable units forward in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

SURFPAC LATEST NEWS

240814-N-NT811-1001 The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) left San Diego, Aug. 14, for Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J). This is a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. San Diego will replace USS Green Bay (LPD 20), also a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, which has been forward deployed to Sasebo for a decade. Green Bay will return to the United States at its new homeport of San Diego. The forward presence of San Diego supports the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan, enhances the national security of the United States and improves its ability to protect strategic interests. San Diego will directly support the Defense Strategic Guidance to posture the most capable units forward in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

SURFPAC LATEST NEWS

240814-N-NT811-1003 The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) left San Diego, Aug. 14, for Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J). This is a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. San Diego will replace USS Green Bay (LPD 20), also a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, which has been forward deployed to Sasebo for a decade. Green Bay will return to the United States at its new homeport of San Diego. The forward presence of San Diego supports the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan, enhances the national security of the United States and improves its ability to protect strategic interests. San Diego will directly support the Defense Strategic Guidance to posture the most capable units forward in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

SURFPAC LATEST NEWS

240814-N-NT811-1004 The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) left San Diego, Aug. 14, for Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J). This is a permanent change of station for the crew and family members. San Diego will replace USS Green Bay (LPD 20), also a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, which has been forward deployed to Sasebo for a decade. Green Bay will return to the United States at its new homeport of San Diego. The forward presence of San Diego supports the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan, enhances the national security of the United States and improves its ability to protect strategic interests. San Diego will directly support the Defense Strategic Guidance to posture the most capable units forward in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

LCS 26

240731-N-YS525-1006 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 31, 2024) – Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) conducts a Maritime Cooperative Activity with Philippine Navy’s Gregorio del Pilar-class patrol ship, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS 16), in the South China Sea, July 31, 2024. Mobile, 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 Naval Aircrewman Tactical Helicopter 2nd Class Diego Chavez) Share

DDG 111

240809-N-VA915-1077 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Cavour Carrier Strike Group sail in formation on Aug. 9. The United States Navy and the Italian Navy held the first-ever bilateral Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Indo-Pacific. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations 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 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson) Share