Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 8, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is moved to an outfitting berth at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, April 8, 2024. John C. Stennis is conducting refueling and complex overhaul to prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Simon Pike)



PACIFIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Lorel Morgan, from, Kingston, Jamaica, fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Madison Cassidy)



PHILIPPINE SEA (April 5, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) launches a Standard Missile (SM) 2 from a forward launcher while operating in the Philippine Sea, April 5, 2024. Higgins is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)



PHILIPPINE SEA (April 2, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Robert Miller, from Palatka, Florida, guides an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 during take off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, April 2, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Pursley)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2024) A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, embarked aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), in background, intercept a self-propelled semi-submersible drug smuggling vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, March 22, 2024. Leyte Gulf is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command area of operations, employed by U.S. 4th Fleet to support joint and combined military operations, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Renzo Edejer, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), directs an AH-1Z Cobra, assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (reinforced), during flight operations April 7, 2024. Wasp is training and operating in U.S. 2nd Fleet’s area of operation and is the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Naval integration provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Julius Reveche, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class James Polkdinkins, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), observe as an AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (reinforced), lands on the ship’s flight deck April 7, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Josue Orozco, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Mason Woods, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), secure an AH-1Z Cobra, assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (reinforced), to the ship’s flight deck during flight operations, April 7, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) MV-22B Ospreys, assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (reinforced), hold on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations, April 7, 2024.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations, April 7, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan)

EAST CHINA SEA (April 11, 2024) Ensign Julianne Barkholz, from Wausau, Wisconsin, left, and Cmdr. Jason Burroughs, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), right, stand watch on the bridge wing during a trilateral maritime exercise in the East China Sea, April 11, 2024. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)



PHILIPPINE SEA (April 16, 2024) Capt. Brian Schrum, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), inspects an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 aboard Theodore Roosevelt, April 16, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 12, 2024) A Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides simulated weapon's support during a training exercise aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), April 12, 2024. New York is operating in the U.S. Second Fleet area of operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group-24th MEU. Naval integration provides combatant commanders and America's civilian leaders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure her allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 12, 2024) Sailors guide an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Knighthawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 to a catapult on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), April 12, 2024. Harry S. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway as apart of it's basic phase. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Logan McGuire)



PACIFIC OCEAN (April 9, 2024) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Nathan Ritchie, from Murrieta, California, stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while conducting operations in the north Pacific Ocean, April 9, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Oblander

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HAMPTON, Va. (April 25, 2024) Masa Mueda, left, assigned to U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Lt. Cmdr. Nami Matsue, assigned to the Navy Warfare Development Center, hold a Japanese naval ensign flown by ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Naval Station Norfolk, April 25, 2024, for a deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of Southern Seas 2024. Following Southern Seas, George Washington is slated to relieve USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the forward-deployed naval forces aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adonica Munoz)



NORFOLK (April 25, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Naval Station Norfolk, April 25, 2024, for a deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of Southern Seas 2024. Following Southern Seas, George Washington is slated to relieve USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the forward-deployed naval forces aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 25, 2024) Sailors man the rails aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 25, 2024.. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)



NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (April 24, 2024) A C-130 Hercules refuels a Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter while transporting a Navy F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River to a Navy unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 24, 2024. The inoperable airframe, without mission and propulsion systems, outer wings, or additional equipment, is being transported to the Prototype, Manufacturing and Test Department of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst for use in future emergency recovery systems testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Kyra Helwick)



RED SEA (April 10, 2024) An aviation machinist's mate signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter tfrom Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) in the Red Sea, April 10, 2024. Gravely is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (April 23, 2024) Navy Reserve Center Sacramento funeral honor detail Sailors carry the casket of retired Lt. Cmdr. Louis "Lou" Conter during his funeral service. Conter was 102 when he passed away peacefully in his home. In addition to being the last living USS Arizona survivor, Conter also flew more than 200 missions in the South Pacific and survived being shot down twice. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl)



KENNEBEC RIVER (April 8, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) USS John Basilone (DDG 122) transits the Kennebec River to the sea to conduct Bravo Trials. This is the second U.S. Navy vessel named after Basilone, the first being USS Basilone (DD-824), a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned in 1949 and decommissioned in 1977. U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Sherwin Thomas)



GULF OF OMAN (April 14, 2024) Sailors conduct maintenance on an MH60R helicopter attached to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) in the Red Sea, April 13, 2024. Mason is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kalvin Kes)



YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 18, 2024) The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit, April. 18, 2024. Mississippi is homeported in Hawaii and routinely operates in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, conducting maritime security operations and supporting national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 1st Class Brandon Holland)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 15, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), April 15, 2024. Harry S. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway as part of its basic phase. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tate Cardinal)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 2, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Launch/Recovery) Airman Tyler Cardamone, from Peak, Delaware, assigned to air department's V-2 division, gives a thumbs up as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 2, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)



NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 23, 2024) U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force EOD conduct diving operations as part of a 2-week bilateral engagement focused on operational interchangeability at Naval Base Guam, April 23, 2024. Task Force-75 executes command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. They plan and execute naval construction, expeditionary logistics, explosive ordnance disposal, maritime expeditionary security, and exploitation in support of Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet for crisis response, humanitarian assistance, and major combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Ivan Skvaril)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 28, 2024) A landing craft, air cushion from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 transits the South China Sea during exercise Balikatan 24, April 27, 2024. Balikatan 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 26, 2024) A Marine from Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wipes down the canopy of an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group - 24th MEU Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group work together to deliver with joint and allied teammates to mentor, train, and assess Amphibious Ready Groups and Marine Expeditionary Units in support of U.S. and allied economic, security, and defense interests. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)



PEARL HARBOR (April 23, 2024) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Jason Batek salutes as Musician 2nd Class Brian Boydston plays "Taps" during a memorial service at the USS Arizona Memorial for retired Lt. Cmdr. Louis "Lou" Conter, the last survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the USS Arizona (BB 39), April 23, 2024. Conter enlisted in the Navy in 1939, and qualified as an enlisted naval aviator in 1942 before later commissioning. He retired in 1967 after 27 years of service and passed away April 1, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan)

NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 23, 2024) U.S. Navy EOD technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force EOD jump from a MH-60S Sea-Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Islands Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, during a 2-week bilateral engagement focused on operational interchangeability on Guam, April 23, 2024. Task Force 75 executes command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in the 7th Fleet area of operations. They plan and execute Naval Construction, Expeditionary Logistics, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Maritime Expeditionary Security, and Exploitation in support of Commander, 7th Fleet for crisis response, humanitarian assistance, and major combat operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Ivan Skvaril)



IVO NATUNA-BESAR ISLAND (April 30, 2024) U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Michael Joseph, from Carrollton, Georgia, directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Flying Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), in the vicinity of Natuna-Besar Island, April 30. USINDOPACOM forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)



NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 28, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrives in Souda Bay, Crete, for a scheduled port visit on April 28, 2024. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations to deepen strategic relationships with allies and partners, and to support maritime security and stability. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation that enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Delaney S. Jensen)



MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 27, 2024) An Italian SH90A NH90 NATO frigate helicopter lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea, April 27, 2024. Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rodrigo Caldas)



LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (April 24, 2024) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Arlo McClure, from The Woodlands, Texas, stands watch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as it arrives in Laem Chabang, Thailand, April 24, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt is in Thailand for a scheduled port visit, supporting operational readiness and regional alliances. Theodore Roosevelt is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine and is currently conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez)