Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 15, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the South China Sea March 15, 2020. Operating as an Expeditionary Strike Force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group with the flexible capability of the America Expeditionary Strike Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to provide the fleet commander with a capable, credible combat force that can be deployed anywhere in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Lynch)



PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2020) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Deon Sanders, from Bronx, N.Y., assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) signals an MV-22 Osprey assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as it takes off the flight deck. Green Bay, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria G. Llanos)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 19, 2020) U.S. Sailors adjust a Mark 46 torpedo aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) March 19, 2020. Rafael Peralta, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Isaacs)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 19, 2020) U.S. Sailors chock and chain an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Scorpions” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, to the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) March 19, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Isaacs)



NAVAL BASE GUAM (March 21, 2020) Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, operates from Naval Base Guam. Operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, the America ESG-31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team of 4,500 Sailors and Marines is prepared to conduct missions across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Berlier)

SAN DIEGO (March 21, 2020) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest forklift driver Steve King moves pallets of supplies to be craned aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, March 21, 2020. Mercy is preparing to deploy in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This will allow shore-based hospitals to use their Intensive Care Units and ventilators for COVID-19 patients.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Paulauskas)



SAN DIEGO (March 21, 2020) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest contractors (stevedores) prepare a pallet to be craned aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, March 21, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Paulauskas)



SAN DIEGO (March 21, 2020) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest contractor direct pallets being craned aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, March 21, 2020.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Paulauskas)



SAN DIEGO (March 21, 2020) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest forklift driver Steve King prepares to deliver pallets during a supply load aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, March 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mike Jones)



SAN DIEGO (March 21, 2020) -- Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Ashlee McCasland, Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jonathan Shaw and Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Lou Canton prepare pallets of supplies to be loaded aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, March 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mike Jones)

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (March 17, 2020) - Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class Grant Smith, right, from Lubbock, Texas, and Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class Thomas Joehnk, from Austin, Texas, take down the U.S. flag after getting underway from Cape Town , South Africa, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), March 17, 2020. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh forward deployed naval force 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)

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ROTA, Spain (March 21, 2020) -- U.S. and Spanish military and civilian personnel load a missile onto Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), as the ship readies for an underway period, March 21, 2020. Porter, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, patrols 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 1st Class Peter Lewis/RELEASED)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 6, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Daniel Martinez, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), from New York City, signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk pilot, attached to the “Dusty Dogs” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, on the flight deck. Truxtun is conducting operations in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kody A. Phillips/Released)

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PHILIPINE SEA (March 4, 2020) U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors stand in formation on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), top, and the JMSDF Takanami-class destroyer JS Suzunami (DD 114) during the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training exercise. This formation to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan signed in 1960. BAWT improves interoperability between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF to work together to confront any contingency. ( U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Beam/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (March 21, 2020) The Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Groups conduct dual carrier and joint air wing operations with a B-52H Stratofortress in the Arabian Sea, March 21, 2020. The Eisenhower and Truman strike groups are 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 Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Higgins/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 20, 2020) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) patrols the South China Sea, March 20, 2020. Gabrielle Giffords, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brenton Poyser/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Deon Sanders, from New York., assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), signals an MV-22 Osprey assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as it takes off from the flight deck. Green Bay, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria G. Llanos/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2020) - A group of Sailors pose for a photo as the all-female watch team while passing by the buoy marking the intersection of the prime meridian and equator while on the starboard bridge wing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), March 22, 2020. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh forward deployed naval force 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)

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SAN DIEGO (March 23, 2020) Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs Naval Base San Diego. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defenses missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DOD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mora Jr.)

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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Alexis Lanier, from Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, drives a tow tractor on Ford's flight deck during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, March 21, 2020. Ford is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)



Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department prepare to launch an F/A18 Super Hornet from the flight deck on March 22. Ford is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ruben Reed)



Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jeremy Mana, from Las Vegas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, March 21, 2020. Ford is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)



An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, prepares to launch off of Ford's flight deck during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, March 21, 2020. Ford is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)



Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department verify the weight of an E2-D Advanced Hawkeye, attached to the "Bears Aces" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 on Ford's flight deck during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, March 21, 2020. Ford is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)

Damage Controlman Fireman Iris Hernandez, from Friona, Texas, assigned to one of USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) damage control repair lockers, uses a rapid patch to stop a simulated pipe rupture during a general quarters training evolution in the Atlantic Ocean March 21, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Melvin)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2020) Machinery Repairman Fireman Shawntanique Traylor, from Berkeley, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) engineering department, prepares an engraving machine in Ford's engraving shop.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett Walker)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2020) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Tyler Eckhoff, from Long Island, New York, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) engineering department, conducts training in Ford's hangar bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett Walker)



Legalman 1st Class Rhianne Poff, from Las Vegas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) damage control training team, observes a damage control repair locker as they dress out during a general quarters training evolution in the Atlantic Ocean March 21, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Melvin)



Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Christopher Nardelli, from New York, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, arranges the "ouija board" in Ford's flight deck control, during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, March 22, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)

NORFOLK, Va. (March 24, 2020) – Supplies and personnel are loaded aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. March 24, 2020. Comfort is preparing to deploy in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua D. Sheppard)