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Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

240822-N-NF288-093 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 22, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations. Ralph Johnson is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell) Share

USVRON 1 & SURFDEVGRU 1

240828-N-ZZ999-1001 Midshipman 1st Class Joseph Kapszukiewicz, Midshipman 1st Class Axel Fisher, Midshipman 1st Class Athena Dinh and Midshipman 1st Class Robert Montoya with Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) Ranger in Port Hueneme, CA. Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) One has established a summer training program with USNA for midshipmen interested in furthering the Navy’s integration of robotic and autonomous systems into the fleet. Share

CG 67

240910-N-ZZ999-1003 Captain Bryan Geisert (left), incoming commanding officer of Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, USS Shiloh (CG67), and Captain Adam Cheatham (right), the offgoing commanding officer, holds hands with Captain Joe Ring (middle), Commander, Naval Surface Group, Middle Pacific during Change of Command ceremony, August 29th 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Paula Hackbart). Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1186 Lt. j.g. Michael Root, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1164 Operations Specialist 1st Class Joseph Skiles, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1154 Lt. Christopher D’Ambra, right, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1210 Chief Operations Specialist Miguel Murillo, right, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets loved ones during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1143 Cmdr. Matthew G. Farrell, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), poses for a photo with loved ones during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1142 Lt. Cmdr. Megan E. Ricker, executive officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1035 The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) moors pier side at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1291 Mineman 2nd Class Humberto Nieves, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets loved ones during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share

DDG 110

240826-G-G0214-1003 A small boat crew assigned to the Arleigh Bruke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) sails away from the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc, with AMVER-registered tanker Seri Emperor in the background, after recovering persons during rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 26, 2024. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather 925 miles offshore Honolulu. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lance Watson) Share