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LSD 45

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Nov. 30, 2023) Capt. Andria Slough (left), Rear Adm. Yvette Davids (center) and Master Chief Jorrel Reich cut a decorated cake during a ceremony honoring 30 years of women serving on combatant ships onboard amphibious landing dock ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). On Nov. 30, 1993, Congress repealed Title 10 U.S.C. Section 6015, which had previously barred women from combatant ships, preventing mixed-sex crews and situations where women would be at risk of hostile fire, capture, or direct combat. This decision was made following the First Gulf War, in which females were subjected to the front lines. On March 7, 1994, the Navy issued the first orders for women to be assigned aboard a combatant ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders) Share

DDG 115

231009-N-CV021-1002 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 09, 2023) Cryptologic Technical Technician 2nd Class Nicholas Blancas, from Madera, California, makes a voice report in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the South China Sea, Oct. 09. Rafael Peralta is forward deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

LHD 4

Lt. Cassidy Lewis, a native of San Diego, uses the phone in the pilot house aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), Nov. 13, 2013. Lewis is a second-generation Boxer Sailor, with his father Gerald Lewis serving onboard from 1998 to 1999. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns) Share

USDIV 1

The unmanned surface vessel (USV) Ranger transits past the Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Adelaide (L01) in Jervis Bay during Autonomous Warrior 23, Nov. 2, 2023. USVDIV-1’s mission is to test, develop, and operate in support of integrating medium and large USVs into fleet operations to create warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford) Share

DDG 86

GARAPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 13, 2023) Chief Culinary Specialist Angel Marte, right, from Chicago, spends time with students at Garapan Elementary School in Saipan during a port visit by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), Nov. 13. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Operations Specialist 2nd Class Marisol Bennett) Share

DDG 115

231109-N-CV021-1083 DONGHAE, SOUTH KOREA (Nov. 9, 2023) Sailors aboard the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) receive a welcome party during a port visit in Donghae, South Korea, Nov. 9. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

LPD 25

Lt. j.g. Giovanni Guerrero, a native of El Paso, Texas, assigned to USS Somerset and Lt. John McFarland, a native of Everett, Pennsylvania, assigned to Surface Warfare Schools Command, supervise amphibious operations aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 7, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Readiness Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) Share

DDG 105

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Oct. 27, 2023) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) arrives in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Oct. 27. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

LCS 32

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Blue crew conducts a change of command ceremony on the ship's flight deck, Nov. 22. 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 Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand) Share

CVN 70

231126-N-IW069-1072 AT SEA (Nov. 26, 2023) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer Sejong the Great (DDG-991) sail together during a trilateral maritime exercise. The exercise provided the JMSDF, ROKN and U.S. Navy an opportunity to sail together, conduct enhanced planning and advanced maritime communication operations to bolster their warfighting readiness and deterrence capabilities. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is 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 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams) Share

SAN DIEGO

231101-N-NT811-1001 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 1, 2023) Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, Special Assistant to Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, conducts a test leadership assessment board as part of the Navy’s Leadership Assessment Program(NLAP). NLAP is a professional development initiative being tested by the Naval Surface Force as is part of the (LAP-S) pilot. The goal of LAP-S is to enhance and augment the existing command qualification processes across the Surface Force. LAP-S unlocks a more complete and science-informed methodology in coaching leaders to ensure the best and most qualified leaders are developed for command. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

DDG 86

Commanding Officer Cmdr. Dale Tourtelotte, and Executive Officer Cmdr. Timothy Winters, pose for a photo in their Halloween costumes on the bridge wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea with the NRU Asterix, Oct. 31. Share