Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

TIMOR SEA (July 8, 2015) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Marine Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 lands on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries' ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Dionne/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 9, 2015) Sailors carry cremated remains to disperse during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway performing an ammunition off-load. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tom Tonthat/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (July 8, 2015) Seaman Kristen Young the messenger line aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jennifer Case/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 9, 2015) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Kenneth Deguzman and Gunner's Mate 1st Class Mike Coy push a torpedo back into the launching tube after completing maintenance aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations as part of Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (July 8, 2015) A Sailor signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 to lower cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during an underway replenishment onboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (July 7, 2015) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Eric Tims signals a vehicle out of the well-deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher A. Veloicaza/Released)

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RABAUL, Papua New Guinea (July 6, 2015) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits at anchorage in Simpson Harbor off the coast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Mercy is in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of Pacific Partnership 2015. Pacific Partnership is in its 10th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher E. Tucker/Released)

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NORFOLK (July 10, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) returns to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue L. Escobosa/Released)

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BLACK SEA (July 9, 2015) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) are hoisted up after conducting a simulated search and rescue exercise during Exercise Breeze 2015. Porter is participating in Breeze while on a routine patrol conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Midshipman 3rd Class Julie J. Dejnozka/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (JULY 5, 2015) An MH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to the Greyhawks of Marine Medium-lift Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) departs the French amphibious assault ship BPC Dixmude (L9015). The Essex Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2015) Sailors assigned to the weapons department aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) move ammunition to an aircraft elevator on the flight deck during a vertical replenishment. John C. Stennis is preparing for the Navy's board of inspection and survey. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marco A. Villasana Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2015) - Cmdr. Darren Guenther, USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) air boss, uses a public announcement system to communicate with Sailors during an ammunition transfer. The crew is currently preparing for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marco A. Villasana Jr. / Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (July, 10, 2015) Rear Adm. Andrew Lewis, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) after flying an F/A-18C Hornet attached to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 251. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class D'Artanyan Ratley/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (July 10, 2015) An Australian navy MRH-90 helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is in the Indian Ocean participating in Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek A. Harkins/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (July 11th, 2015) Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and service members from the amphibious unit of the Royal Australian Army prepare to launch out of the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Talisman Sabre 2015 for a beach assault exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 3rd Class David A. Cox)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2015) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Quincy Watie performs quality assurance checks and verifies ordnance before it is transferred to the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is preparing for the Navy's board of inspection and survey. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andre T. Richard/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (July 11, 2015) An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is in the Indian Ocean participating in Talisman Sabre 2015, a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Christian M. Caldwell/Released)

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BREMERTON, Wash. (July 10, 2015) Sailors load an F414-GE-400 jet engine onto a test cell trailer aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is preparing for the Navy's board of inspection and survey. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andre T. Richard/Released)

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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (July 10, 2015) The Military Sealift Command joint high speed vessel USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) is seen in port in Honiara, Solomon Islands during Pacific Partnership 2015. Millinocket is serving as the secondary platform for Pacific Partnership, led by an expeditionary command element from the Navy's 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) from Port Hueneme, Calif. Now in its 10th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carla Burdt/Released)

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TIMOR SEA (July 10, 2015) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jose Gonzalez Arias, right, from Grand Island, Nev., and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Gabriel Cantu, from San Antonio, Texas, monitor as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) uses its Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) to track a jet during a detect to engage drill during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries' ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Dionne/Released)

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Naval Today said:

The opening ceremonies for Talisman Sabre 2015 were completed in Darwin, Australia, July 7, as Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 is underway with U.S. Sailors, Marines and embarked Australian military preparing for the high-level, amphibious training over the next two weeks.

Australian service members, from the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force and the Australian Defence Force, embarked the ships USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and USS Ashland (LSD 48) in Australia in preparation for Talisman Sabre 2015.

The exercise includes numerous scenarios which will be conducted in air warfare, surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and an amphibious landing ashore.

In addition to the 3,000 Sailors and Marines onboard Bonhomme Richard, 27,000 more U.S. and Australian service members will participate in the bilateral exercise July 4-19.

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KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 14, 2015) Lt. Christopher Malherek, assigned to the Golden Eagles of Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, pilots a P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft during a routine training flight for the squadron's advanced readiness program. VP-9 is involved in preparations for their inter-deployment readiness cycle, conducting exercises, and maintenance to maximize operational performance and efficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Porter/Released)

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BLACK SEA (July 14, 2015) The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), left, and the Romanian naval ship ROS Marcellariu (265) transit through the Black Sea during a passing exercise. Porter is on a routine patrol conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Luis R. Chavez Jr/Released)

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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (July 13, 2015) International students take part in a training evolution as part of the Patrol Craft Officer Coastal course at Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS). The course provides students the specialized training in the employment and operation of a Patrol Craft conducting security operations in littoral and coastal environments supporting interdiction, counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics operations. NAVCSIATTS is a Department of the Navy schoolhouse that operates under the United States Special Operations Command, which trains and educates Partner Nation Security Forces on a wide range of topics including small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instructor development. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gary Ward/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2015) Sailors coordinate the movement of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Kestrels" Strike Fighter Squadron of (VFA) 137 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan is underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)

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TIMOR SEA (July 6, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), left, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) transit in formation. Mustin, George Washington, and Antietam are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (July 11, 2015) Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force recover aboard Landing Craft Utility 1631, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, after participating in an amphibious assault exercise with Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU). NBU-7 is embarked aboard USS Green Bay and is in the Indian Ocean participating in Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek A. Harkins/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (July 11, 2015) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 8, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, departs the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is in the Indian Ocean participating in Talisman Sabre 2015, a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2015) Sailors conduct maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron of (VFA) 137 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)

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Sydney AUS (July 13, 2015) The U.S. 7th Fleet amphibious command flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits along the Australian coast as it departs Sydney. Blue Ridge is providing support for 7th Fleet's involvement in the biennial U.S.-Australia exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, while patrolling the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Don Patton/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2015) An F/A -18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

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