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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

DDG 110

240828-G-FH029-1002 A woman and her daughter embrace on the deck of the USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ship approaches the pier on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu Aug. 28, 2024. Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert from a French-flagged sailboat beset by weather 925 miles offshore Honolulu and requested the William P. Lawrence crew rescue the mother, child and their pets. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Kevin Cooper) Share

DDG 110

A 7-year-old girl hugs a Navy sailor assigned to the USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2024. The Navy ship launched a small boat crew to rescue the girl, her mother, their cat and tortoise after their sailboat became beset by weather in the path of the approaching Hurricane Gilma 925 miles offshore Honolulu. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Guillaume Maman) Share

DDG 110

240826-G-G0214-1001 A small boat crew assigned to the Arleigh Bruke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) approaches the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc 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

DDG 110

240826-G-G0214-1002 A small boat crew assigned to the Arleigh Bruke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) assists individuals off the French-flagged sailing vessel Albroc 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 Petty Officer 1st Class Randall Weigand) Share

CG 63 LATEST NEWS

240827-N-UN585-1031 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2024) - Cmdr. Jac Ullman, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63), right, presents an American Flag representing the ship's Ensign to retired Vice Adm. Edward Moore, Jr., Cowpens' first commanding officer, during the ship's decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego Aug. 27, 2024. Cowpens was commissioned in 1991, marking 33 years as a United States Ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois) Share

LCS 36

20240824-N-IW125-1170 Corpus Christi, Texas (August 24, 2024) The crew of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 25) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony in Corpus Christi, Texas. LCS 36 is the first U.S. Navy warship to honor the city of Kingsville, Texas (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/released) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

240713-N-JS660-2947 Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Keaton Holt (left), a Tulsa, Oklahoma native, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek Story, a Fort Worth, Texas native, transport a patient during a medical emergency exercise aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 13. 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

240713-N-JS660-2493 U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) and Army Soldiers, assigned to the 105th Surgical Augmentation Detachment, receive simulated patients in Somerset’s intensive care unit during a medical emergency exercise as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 13. 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

240715-N-JS660-1138 U.S. Navy Capt. Andrew Koy (right), commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), waves to Royal Canadian Navy replenishment oiler MV Asterix sailors during a replenishment-at-sea as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 15. 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

PACIFIC OCEAN

240715-N-JS660-1058 U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Austin Abke, a Commerce City, Colorado native, measures the bearing and range of Royal Canadian Navy replenishment oiler MV Asterix ahead of a replenishment-at-sea aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 15. 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