MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 21, 2018) Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) stand ready to receive a fuel probe from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 21, 2018. Anchorage and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations as a crisis response force in support of regional partners as well as to promote U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 23, 2018) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Haley Tritschler counts rounds before firing the .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Oct. 23, 2018. Bulkeley, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 23, 2018) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Michael Coleman fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Oct. 23, 2018.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2018) Sailors conduct a flying squad drill in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Oct. 23, 2018. Iwo Jima is currently underway participating in Trident Juncture 2018, which is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO Allied and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joe J. Cardona Gonzalez/Released)
ATLANTIC, OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2018) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Vanessa Cabrales, from Peoria, Arizona, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, sands the extended weapon system panel of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter in the hangar bay aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Oct. 23, 2018.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Kevin Leitner/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Justin Hill, from Bakersfield, California, maneuvers an E-2C Hawkeye, with Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeffery L. Southerland).
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2018). Culinary Specialist Third Class Isaih Serna, attached to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), adds seasoning to food in the ship’s wardroom kitchen. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Luke McGovern/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2018) An AV-8B Harrier attached to the "Black Sheep" of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214 takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during flight deck operations. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Luke McGovern/Released)
EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 23, 2018) Sailors combat a simulated fire during a Damage Control Training Team (DCTT) exercise in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Molina)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2018) A Marine AV-8B Harrier attached to the “Black Sheep” of Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) launches off the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during flight deck night operations. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander C. Kubitza/Released)
VESTFJORDEN (Oct. 24, 2018) An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, and Royal Norwegian Navy Skjold-class Corvette HNOMS Storm ride alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Harry S. Truman will continue to foster cooperation with regional allies and partners, strengthen regional stability, and remain vigilant, agile and dynamic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Gooley/Released)
VESTFJORDEN (Oct. 24, 2018) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Airman Josh Willingham inspects the condition of night vision in a paraloft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Recruit Donovan M. Jarrett/Released)
NORWEGIAN SEA (Oct. 23, 2018) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joseph A.D. Phillips/Released)
.MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 23, 2018) Ensign Chris Mead, left, and Ensign Rachel Mielke maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) Oct. 23, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 24, 2018) Ensign Paris Smith, left, and Ensign Rachel Mielke practice defensive maneuvers during security reaction force training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) Oct. 24, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2018) Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) direct an AV-8B Harrier attached to the “Black Sheep” of Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) after landing on the flight deck during flight deck operations. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander C. Kubitza/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2018) A Marine AV-8B Harrier pilot attached to the “Black Sheep” of Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) sits in an AV-8B Harrier during flight deck operations. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Whitley/Released)
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 24, 2018) Chief Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Marcus Monreal, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific, observes a AGM-114 Hellfire missile launch from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during the third annual Phoenix Fire exercise in the Navy's Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE) off the San Diego coast. San Diego-based Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons participated in Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific’s small-scale littoral combat, live-fire combine joint exercise in Southern California to enhance combat readiness through robust, realistic training while providing joint and combined partners the ability to work with multiple assets in a maritime and littoral environment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Menah Jr. (Released)
CORONADO, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Nathaniel Maldonado, left, directs Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jared Anderson’s during an AGM-114 Hellfire missile load onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter as part of the third annual Phoenix Fire exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Menah Jr. (Released)
ROTA, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Oct. 21, 2018) Sailors assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, Detachment Guam, apply metal roofing sheets while reconstructing a roof for a home affected by Typhoon Mangkhut. NMCB-1, Detachment Guam, assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, is correlating with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Commonwealth Advocates for Recovery Efforts, CNMI and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in rebuilding roofs for homes during disaster relief operations in Rota, Tinian and Saipan after Typhoon Mangkhut hit in early September. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)
.MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 25, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2018) Sailors recover a simulated man overboard during seamanship training drills aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) Oct. 25, 2018. Bulkeley, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
NORWEGIAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2018) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Harry S. Truman will continue to foster cooperation with regional allies and partners, strengthen regional stability, and remain vigilant, agile and dynamic.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adelola Tinubu/Released)
NORWEGIAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2018) Lt. Christopher Powell, left, conducts training with Lt. Adam Patterson during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adelola Tinubu/Released)
NORWEGIAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2018) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in support of Trident Juncture 18. With more than 50,000 participants from 31 Ally and partner nations, Trident Juncture 18 is taking place in Norway and the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea, including Iceland and the airspace of Finland and Sweden. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joseph A.D. Phillips/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2018) A Standard Missile (SM) 3 is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) as part of a successful U.S. Missile Defense Agency intercept test of a target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii. (Missile Defense Agency photo)
KAUAI, Hawaii (Oct. 26, 2018) A target missile is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility during Flight Test Standard Missile-45. USS John Finn (DDG 113) detected and tracked the target missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system. Upon acquiring and tracking the target, the ship launched an SM-3 Block IIA guided missile which intercepted the target. (Missile Defense Agency photo)
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 24, 2018) Chief Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Marcus Monreal, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific, observes a AGM-114 Hellfire missile launch from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during the third annual Phoenix Fire exercise in the Navy's Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE) off the San Diego coast. San Diego-based Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons participated in Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific’s small-scale littoral combat, live-fire combine joint exercise in Southern California to enhance combat readiness through robust, realistic training while providing joint and combined partners the ability to work with multiple assets in a maritime and littoral environment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Menah Jr. (Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 26, 2018) Seaman Brinio Urena, right, provides underway replenishment training to Seaman Arnaldo Mercado-Cruz aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) as the ship conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) Oct. 26, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 26, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) Oct. 26, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
NORWEGIAN SEA (Oct. 27, 2018) Carrier Air Wing One aircraft conduct flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in support of Exercise Trident Juncture 18.US Navy photos released for public use.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2018) An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, lands on the flight deck of the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Keen Sword 19. Keen Sword 19 is a joint, bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability of the Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Codie L. Soule)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2018) An F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, taxis the flight deck of the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Keen Sword 19.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Codie L. Soule)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (October 30 2018) - Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Dominguez receives instruction from a member of the Afloat Training Group Pacific during a main space fire drill aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19.) Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and as 7th Fleet command ship, is responsible for patrolling and fostering relationships within the Indo-Asia Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McKay/RELEASED)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2018) Airman Antonio Gage launches an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erwin Jacob V. Miciano/Released)
WATERS OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN (Oct. 27, 2018) The Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1633 departs the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Mortensen/Released)
