Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 14, 2018) Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ariel Yarbrough prepares dinner aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). Donald Cook is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, on its seventh patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners, and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 14, 2018) An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the "Seahawks" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, takes off from the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tommy Gooley/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 13, 2018) Sailors and Marines aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) form a ribbon on the flight deck in remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel C. Coxwest/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 14, 2018) Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Priscilla Mason safety tests a laptop computer in an electrical tool issue space aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Chen/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 13, 2018) A MK 38 (Mod 2) 25mm machine gun system fires during a gunnery exercise aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). With the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the flagship, deploying strike group assists include staffs, ships, and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1; as well as Sachsen-class German Frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raymond Maddocks/Released)

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ryan Jackson, left, outbound commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, receives a Meritorious Service Medal from U.S. Navy Capt. Forrest Young, commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 19, 2018. The ceremony represents a total transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ryan Jackson, outbound commanding officer of VFA-195, was relieved by Cmdr. Timothy Myers, commanding officer of VFA-195. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

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