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DDG 125 LATEST NEWS

231025-N-SL036-2065 (October 25, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) arrives pierside at Naval Base San Diego. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute our Navy's role across the full spectrum of military operations - from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mikal Chapman) Share

DDG 125 LATEST NEWS

231025-N-SL036-2035 (October 25, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) arrives pierside at Naval Base San Diego. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute our Navy's role across the full spectrum of military operations - from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mikal Chapman) Share

LSD 42

Cmdr. Kenneth Zilka commanding officer of dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), speaks during a change of command ceremony aboard the ship, Oct. 20, 2023. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Kenneth Zilka relieved Cmdr. Michael Welgan as commanding officer of Germantown. Germantown is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kendra Helmbrecht) Share

LCS 28 LATEST NEWS

231024-N-ZZ999-1001 USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducts a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile from the ship at a designated target. Share

LCS 28 LATEST NEWS

231024-N-ZZ999-1243 USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducts a live-fire demonstration in the Eastern Pacific Ocean utilizing a containerized launching system that fired an SM-6 missile from the ship at a designated target. Share

LCS 24

SAN DIEGO (June 2, 2023) Cmdr. Bill Carroll, at the podium, Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) Gold crew commanding officer, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony held aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), June 2. 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. LCS integrate with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward-presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence missions around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand) Share

ACB 1

62 tricons loaded with equipment to support the combined joint logistics over the shore operation arrive in Casiguran, Philippines in preparation for Balikatan 23 on March 23, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Brianna Curley) Share

LSD 48

Cmdr. Dirk Sonnenberg, the off-going commanding officer of dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) shakes hands with Sailors onboard Ashland following a change of command ceremony, Oct. 5, 2023. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Quinn Matt relieved Cmdr. Dirk Sonnenberg as commanding officer of Ashland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dominic Delahunt) Share

PHIBRON 5

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — Rear Adm. James Kirk, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3, presents Capt. Brian Quin (left) with a Legion of Merit during a change of command ceremony aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Capt. James Harney relieved Quin as commander of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 during the ceremony. PHIBRON 5 prepares for and directs expeditionary warfare missions in support of national objectives by employing the combat power of amphibious ships and the Marine Corps in the maritime, littoral and inland environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Finney) Share

LSD 52

SINGAPORE — Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) Sailors and Marines pose for a photo with six-time MMA world champion Angela “Unstoppable” Lee (center) during a port stop for Pacific Partnership 2023, Sept. 27. Now in its 18th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Chan) Share

ESG 3

Rear Adm. Randall Peck, front, assumes duties as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, from Rear Adm. James Kirk during a change of command ceremony presided by Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, commander, U.S. Third Fleet, right, aboard amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), June 9, 2023. ESG 3 provides regional and combatant commanders with an agile, tailorable, forward postured, and immediately employable force, capable of projecting expeditionary striking power in the maritime, littoral, and inland environs in support of U.S. national interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Woods) Share

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

231013-N-UN585-1319 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Oct. 13, 2023) Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, acting Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, poses for a photograph with San Diego area Sailors at the Surface Line Week Pacific award ceremony. The two-week competition, hosted by Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, highlights professional and athletic skills while enhancing Surface Warfare culture, connectedness, and team building among the Surface Force. About 2,000 Sailors, Marines and Department of the Navy civilians participated. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire M. DuBois) Share