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DDG 86

PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2023) LCDR Benjamin Funkhouser, from Spokane Valley, Washington conducting pre-flight checks aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 5. 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 Second Class Riley Black) Share

DDG 86

PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 5, 2023) LCDR Benjamin Funkhouser, from Spokane Valley, Washington walks the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 5. 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 Second Class Riley Black) Share

TAMPA, Fla.

TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2023) Sailors and U.S. Marines salute during the commissioning ceremony for the Arleigh Burke class Flight III guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) in Tampa, Florida Oct. 7, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

DDG 63

230818-M-CX511-7811 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 18, 2023) Lt. j.g. Christopher Kester, strike officer assigned USS Stethem (DDG 63, and Ensign James “Jimmy” Kester, assigned to USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), pose for a photo upon reuniting aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63). Stethem and Carter Hall are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (Ensign Rory Cox) Share

LCS 34

With his family present, Chief Mark Garcia accepts his hat as a new Navy chief in Eastport, Maine Sept. 29, 2023. he crew of USS Augusta promoted their new chiefs close to the farthest eastern point of the US mainland to become the newest chiefs in the Navy a day before the ship’s commissioning. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

DDG 113

230920-N-CD453-1309 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 20, 2023) Cmdr. Matthew Hays, outgoing commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113), renders a salute to Sailors as he departs. John Finn is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander) Share

LPD 26

U.S. Marines and Sailors aboard the USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) man the rails as part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2023 at San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, Oct. 1, 2023. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry) Share

LHD 4

Chief selectees stand in formation during the FY24 chief petty officer pinning ceremony on the flight deck aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), Sept. 29, 2023. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Finney) Share

LHA 7

231002-N-IL330-1001 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 2, 2023) – Capt. John Keifaber, commanding officer of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), center, Capt. Gary Harrington, executive officer, center left, and Command Master Chief Latoyna Grace, center right, pose for a photo with the ship’s Junior Enlisted Association, Sep. 20. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Austyn Riley) Share

LCS 34

Capt. Marc Crawford, Commander of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One, salutes as he arrives to the commissioning ceremony of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) in Eastport, Maine Sept. 30, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Share

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO (Sept. 29, 2023) Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet holds a chief petty officer pinning ceremony. Promotion to chief petty officer requires passing an exam, exceptional performance evaluations, and board selection. Once selected, those seeking to earn the rank of chief petty officer must complete the six-week initiation that involves physical fitness, team-building exercises, leadership training and lessons on history and traditions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire M. DuBois) Share

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 28, 2023) Rear Adm. Randall W. Peck, right, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, presents Capt. John Kiefaber, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), with the 2022 Admiral James H. Flatley Memorial Award on the ship's flight deck, Sept. 28, 2023. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Olivia Rucker) Share