SINGAPORE (May 6, 2019) A line handler awaits the arrival of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship approaches the pier in Singapore for a scheduled port visit. During the visit, Blue Ridge Sailors will have the opportunity to experience local culture, host military-to-military engagements and build relationships through music and public service activities. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristin Barth)
DILI, Timor-Leste (May 3, 2019) – U.S. Navy Musician 2nd Class Daniel Weber, assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band, performs with students from the Safrei Music School during the Pacific Partnership 2019 closing ceremony for Timor-Leste. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2019) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 approaches amphibious assault ship USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) well deck. Sailors and Marines of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are embarked on USS Boxer (LHD 4) on a regularly-scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Keypher Strombeck)
BREMERTON, Wash. (May 4, 2019) Culinary Specialist Seaman Dajond Rogers, a native of Richburg, Conn., and assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, prepares cheescake bites for the best desserts portion the 27th annual Armed Forces Culinary Arts Competition. Each year, service members from Naval Base Kitsap, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Naval Station Everett, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and other commands throughout the Pacific Northwest come together to compete in a battle of culinary ability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wyatt L. Anthony/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (APRIL 30, 2019) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium-Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony J. Rivera/Released)
NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (May 3, 2019) Cmdr Kelley Jones, oncoming commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), center, salutes Capt. Matthew Lehman, Commander, Task Force 65, during a change of command ceremony for the ship, May 3, 2019. Donald Cook is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ford Williams/Released)
IONIAN SEA (May 5, 2019) Sailors conduct maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/Released)
FASLANE, Scotland (May 6, 2019) - Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Timothy Mallon, from Philadelphia, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) throws a heaving line across to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) while mooring in Faslane, Scotland, May 6, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth 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 Fred Gray IV/Released)
The dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 5, 2019. John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) is deployed in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jordan Ripley)
U.S. Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Michael Glenday, from Marlette, Michigan, observes flight operations from the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 6, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) is deployed in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod A. Schad)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 7, 2019) Airman Kayla Geibe, from San Antonio, ties down a T-45 Goshawk in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). IKE is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications while in the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Waters)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 7, 2019) Sailors move a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 2 from the hangar bay to the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sawyer Haskins)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 7, 2019) Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 3rd class Richard Mulhare, left, from Bowie, Md., and Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Cameron Thames, from Raleigh, N.C., opens a throttle valve for one of the main feed pumps aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ashley E. Lowe)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 7, 2019) Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class James Cysewski, from Youngstown, Ohio controls the improved fresnel lens optical landing signal in primary flight control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gian Prabhudas)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 7, 2019) Electrician's Mate (Nuclear) 3rd Class Kyle Forbes, from Rosscommon, Mich., one of Ike’s switchgear operators, takes electric plant readings aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ashley E. Lowe)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2019) Sailors hook up palets to a MH-60R Seahawk assigned to the “Easyriders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, Detachment ONE, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a replenishment-at-sea. Preble is deployed to the U.S 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel/Released)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 12, 2019) Sailors remove a catapult cylinder on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). GHWB is currently in Norfolk Naval Shipyard for its Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stuart A. Posada)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 8, 2019) Operational Specialist 3rd Class Juliana Magagninirizarry, assigned to Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), works on charts in the Barry Combat Information Center. Magagninirizarry received the Destroyer Squadron 15 Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the second quarter, May 2. Barry is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Samuel Hardgrove)
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 7, 2019) Gunner's Mate Seaman Dayron Davis stands watch aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) as the ship transits the Strait of Hormuz. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas R. Boris/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 30, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 performs an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/Released)
ADRIATIC SEA (May 1, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, carrying President Ilir Meta of Albania, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)
ADRIATIC SEA (May 1, 2019) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Allayah Carr, from Planefield, N.J., participates in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation event making Mother's Day cards in the mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darcy McAtee/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 3, 2019) Seaman Shacoria Johnson signals to the Fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) from a weatherdeck during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is conducting sustainment operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Victoria Sutton/Released)
RIGA, Latvia (May 7, 2019) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Maeghan Goss stands watch on a .50-caliber machine gun as the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) departs Riga, Latvia. Gravely is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the northern Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Andrew Hays/Released)
Portland OR The crew of USS Coronado (LCS 4) listens as Capt. Matthew McGonigle, commodore, Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE, gives a speech during the ship’s change of command ceremony at Vigor Shipyard in Portland, Oregon, May 3, 2019. Coronado currently serves as a test ship, conducting research and development (R&D), helping to bring cutting edge technology and new capabilities to the warfighter. LCS vessels are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Jalen Robinson)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 3, 2019) Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). IKE is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications while in the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sawyer Haskins/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 4, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Sean Sullivan, from Los Angeles, carries a cross-deck pendant on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaleb Sarten/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 5, 2019) Seaman Gaileann Leatham, from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, mans starboard watch aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Dartez Williams)
ARABIAN GULF (May 3, 2019) Sailors walk the flight deck looking for foreign object debris prior to flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas R. Boris/Released)
SAN ANGELO, Texas (May 4, 2019) Sailors from the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) Det. Goodfellow, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Lemoore Learning Site Goodfellow, and Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base commands in Texas honor and pay respects to Seaman 1st Class Hale McKissack at the Fairview Cemetery in Winters, Texas. McKissack was killed in action Dec. 7, 1941, while stationed aboard USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Dale Wright/Released)
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 7, 2019) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 7, 2019. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Casey Moore/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 14, 2019) Sailors converse after flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), April 14, 2019 in the Mediterranean Sea. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremiah Bartelt/Released)
SINGAPORE (May 6, 2019) The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked staff arrive in Singapore for a scheduled port visit. During the visit, Blue Ridge Sailors will have the opportunity to experience local culture, host military-to-military engagements and build relationships through music and public service activities. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristin Barth/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2019) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Sergio Vasquez, from Imperial, Calif., assists in hooking up the span wire aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). Preble is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)
FASLANE, Scotland (May 7, 2019) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) and USS Carney (DDG 64) are moored abreast in Faslane, Scotland, May 7, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth 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 Fred Gray IV/Released)
IONIAN SEA (May 4, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to conduct a close air support exercise with the U.S. Air Force 603rd Air Control Squadron and the Romanian Air Force. Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/Released)
SUEZ CANAL (May 9, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Suez Canal. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) is deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in order to defend American forces and interests in the region. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as the Spanish navy Àlvaro de Bazàn-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow & Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 8, 2019) The fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) pulls alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to conduct a replenishment-at-sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
IONIAN SEA (May 7, 2019) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Sean Hair, assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, from Cheraw, S.C., participates in a spades tournament, hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation, on the mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darcy McAtee/Released)
NORFOLK (May. 8, 2019) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Brittney Phillips, left, gives training to Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Kimaney Brown in a personnel office aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is currently moored at Naval Station Norfolk conducting targeted maintenance and trainings, and remains operationally ready. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Waddell/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (May 4, 2019) Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Andrew Combs prepares for a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), May 4, 2019. McFaul is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Hardy/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 8, 2019) -- Guided missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) pulls alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a replenishment-at-sea on May 8. Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment dry cargo and ammunition ships provide support to customers via underway and vertical replenishments. (Photo by David Wyscaver)
SUEZ CANAL (May 9, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) transits the Suez Canal as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG). The ship is deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in order to defend American forces and interests in the region. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
NORFOLK (May. 6, 2019) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Haley Skinta renders a salute during colors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is currently moored at Naval Station Norfolk conducting targeted maintenance and training and remains operationally ready. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Donovan M. Jarrett/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2019) Mark VI patrol boats attached to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, maneuver in formation during a training evolution near Apra Harbor. CRS-2, assigned to Coastal Riverine Group 1, Det. Guam, is capable of conducting maritime security operations across the full spectrum of naval, joint and combined operations. Further, it provides additional capabilities of port security, embarked security and theater security cooperation around the U.S. 7th Fleet of operations. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey Adams)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2019) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nathan Swartz, from Elmhurst, Ill., is lowered to a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during a casualty evacuation training evolution between CRS-2 and HSC-25. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)
