Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a routine transit of the Taiwan Strait, Aug. 22, 2024. Ralph Johnson is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)



Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Narlin Clancy Jr., from Orlando, Fla., dons personal protective gear during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 20, 2024. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, 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 Seaman Joey Sitter)



Corpus Christi, Texas (August 24, 2024) The Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36), is pier side at the Port of Corpus Christi ahead of its commissioning ceremony on August 24, 2024. LCS 36 is the first U.S. Navy warship to honor the city of Kingsville, Texas (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/released)



The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) transits Godthab's Fjord alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) during Operation NANOOK (OP NANOOK), Aug. 21, 2024. OP NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' annual series of Arctic exercises designed to enhance defense capabilities, ensure the security of northern regions, and improve interoperability with Allied forces. Black participated in the operation alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian and Danish Allies to bolster Arctic readiness and fulfill each nation's defense commitments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rylin Paul)



GARDEN ISLAND, Western Australia, Australia (Aug. 16, 2024) – Military Sealift Command civil service mariners assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) throw a heaving line from the ship to Royal Australian Navy sailors on the pier as the Emory S. Land moors at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Aug. 16. HMAS Stirling is Emory S. Land’s seventh port call since it departed on deployment May 17. Emory S. Land is on deployment supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Emory S. Land provides expeditionary intermediate-level maintenance, services, and logistics support to deployed submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darek Leary)

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Davonte Camp, left, braces Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Lonnie Shive as he reaches up to secure ammunition to the underside of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 to facilitate the safe off-load of ordnance aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Aug. 27. IKE is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for an ammunition transfer with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Merissa Daley)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 24, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class James Braunius, from Bloomberg, New York, inventories ordnance transferred from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69),IKE, to the the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Aug. 24, 2024. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. The aircraft carrier is underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities and skills such as fuels certification and ammunition on-load during its basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Steiner)



Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jordan Marciano, a native of Brazil, left, and Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Isaiah Martinez, a native of La Morada, California, right, both assigned to the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during an ordnance transfer, Aug. 24. The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean for an ordnance transfer between the three ships and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Nass)



Slowly but surely the USN is removing Ticonderoga class cruisers from service. Flight III Arleigh Burke DDGs will replace them

Cmdr. Jac Ullman, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63), delivers opening remarks at the ship's decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego Aug. 27, 2024. Cowpens was commissioned in 1991, marking 33 years as a United States Ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois)



An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 20, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, 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 Seaman Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez)



U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jacob Scott, assigned to Beach Master Unit 1, and a native of Yacolt, Washington, signals Landing Craft, Air Cushion 57 assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, during exercise Ssang Yong 24, at Dogu Beach, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2024. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Miles)



The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) arrives in Visakhapatnam, India, Mar. 23, 2024, during Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Christian Gino Arigo)

Sailors aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participate in a flight deck fire drill in the Korea Strait, Sept. 2, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet. 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 Seaman Kenneth Melseth)



NORFOLK, Va. (September 1, 2024) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), is guided by a tugboat during it’s return to homeport. Laboon, assigned to Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), returned to its homeport on Naval Station Norfolk on September 1 following a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew N. Jackson)

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Ssang Yong, meaning “twin dragons” representing the U.S. and ROK forces, is intended to strengthen ROK-U.S. combat readiness and combined interoperability, advancing the ROKMC Marine Task Force and command and control capabilities through combined training and amphibious operations. For more than 70 years, the ROK-U.S. Alliance has been the foundation of peace and security on the Korean peninsula. Exercise Ssang Yong builds upon this alliance by exercising capabilities crucial to both nations' national defense.



Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Eyby Santiago, from New York, directs a team of line handlers aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the Philippine Sea as part of exercise Pacific Vanguard, Aug. 29, 2024. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 logistically resupplies deployed units in the Indo-Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. Pacific Vanguard is an opportunity for like-minded forces to strengthen their skills in maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios in the Mariana Islands Range Complex. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)



Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) remove chocks and chains from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 on Dewey’s flight deck while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 4, 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 Greg Johnson)



The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) is underway in formation with other U.S. Navy ships and Republic of Korea navy ships in the Pacific Ocean during exercise Ssang Yong 24, Sept. 4, 2024. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Finney)



SOUTH KOREA STRAIT (Sept. 4, 2024) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) conducts a replenishment at sea with the New Zealand oiler HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) in the South Korea Strait during Exercise Ssang Yong 24 (SY24), Sept. 4, 2024. Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)



BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA (Sept. 5, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to man the rails during a scheduled port call to Busan, South Korea during Exercise Ssang Yong 24 (SY24). Exercise SY24 strengthens the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance through bilateral, joint training, contributing toward combined amphibious capability in defense of the Korean Peninsula. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are 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 Cole Pursley)



VALPARAISO, Chile (September 5, 2024) Boatswains Mate 1st Class Jonathan Tippit signals a MH-60 Romeo, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) 50 “Valkyries” during flight operations aboard the littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) during UNITAS LXV (65) on September 5, 2024. UNITAS is the longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, focused on enhanced interoperability in maritime and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and to create new relationships that will promote peace, stability, and prosperity. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the maritime component of U.S. Southern Command and the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink)

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Aug. 29, 2024) -- Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during a naturalization ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel at Recruit Training Command (RTC). More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Suits)



LEONARDO, New Jersey: PCU(pre-commission unit) New Jersey (SSN 796) pulls into Naval Weapons Station Earle Pier Sept. 6, 2024 in preperation for the Virginia Class Fast Attach Submarine's upcomming commissioning ceremony. U.S. Navy Photo By Bill Addison/released



Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD 951), a Vietnam War-era museum ship, is moored pierside in Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 4, 2024. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David C. Fines)



Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Osvaldo Rios, from East Vale, California, assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), removes bolts as part of repairs conducted aboard Forrest Sherman-class destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD 951), in Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 4, 2024. Turner Joy is a Vietnam War-era museum ship currently moored in Bremerton. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David C. Fines)



SAN DIEGO (Sept. 4, 2024) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) prepares to depart the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM 5) at Naval Base Point Loma, Sept. 4, 2024. Scranton is part of Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 11, home to five Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, which are capable of supporting various missions, including: anti-submarine warfare; anti-ship warfare; strike warfare; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. ARCO is a medium auxiliary floating dry dock for repair and is a CSS-11 asset under the operational control of Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aaron T. Smith)



EAST JAVA, INDONESIA (September 4, 2024) U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jacob Bauer assigned to the air department of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD20) signals to an Indonesia National Armed Forces AS565 Panther helicopter during a cross-deck flight operation. This exercise was conducted to enhance interoperability between Singaporean, Indonesian and U.S. ships. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. Super Garuda Shield 2024 is the third consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, focused on commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Timewell)



USS Alaska (SSBN 732), an Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, pictured here in the TRIREFFACKB Dry Dock in May 2020 after completing an extended repair and maintenance period. Photo by Keith Botdston

U.S. Navy Capt. Aaron DeMeyer, commanding officer of the USS Green Bay (LPD 20), hoists the U.S. flag as a farewell to Indonesian National Armed Forces Navy ship KRI Makassar (MKS 590) during a pass and review ceremony in the Java Sea, Indonesia, Sept. 5, 2024. The ceremony was conducted as a farewell to our partners after participating in Super Garuda Shield 2024. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. Super Garuda Shield 2024 is the third consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, focused on commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Timewell)



PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ashley Oscar, from Atlanta, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), directs helicopters on the ship’s flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea Sept. 9. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are 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 Matthew Bakerian)



PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2024) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to 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, Sept. 9. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Bakerian)



PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2024) Three CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to 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, Sept. 9. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Bakerian)



PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2024) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 9. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Bakerian)



The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) arrives in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 7, 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 Greg Johnson)



Navy Sea Cadets and Navy Junior ROTC cadets make an arrival line during the commissioning ceremony for the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Sailors return from the sea!!!





The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) moors pier side at its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, September 11. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. US Navy's Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) have two crews that rotate every four to five months. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)



Cmdr. Matthew G. Farrell, Commanding Officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), poses for a photo with loved ones during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, September 11. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)



Lt. Cmdr. Megan E. Ricker, Executive Officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, September 11. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)



Operations Specialist 1st Class Dominick Torres, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, September 11. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)



Lt. J.G. Michael Root, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, September 11. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)



Operations Specialist 1st Class Joseph Skiles, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, September 11. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez)

ROMANIA (Aug. 7, 2024) A Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC) conducts riverine training with Romanian Naval Forces. Training with partner nations allows special operations forces to enhance their warfighting skills, build interoperability, ensure readiness, and demonstrate the capability of ready and postured special operations forces within the European theater. Naval Special Warfare is the nation’s premier maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to gain and maintain access for the Fleet and Joint Force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Hutcheson)

NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) An MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lands on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), during flight operations, Sept. 13. 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 Seaman Darian Lord)



NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), respond to a simulated aircraft fire during a drill on the ship’s flight deck, Sept. 13.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)



NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), transport a casualty during an egress drill on the ship’s flight deck, Sept. 13. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)



NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), respond to a simulated aircraft fire during a drill on the ship’s flight deck, Sept. 13. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)



NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), combat a simulated aircraft fire during a drill on the ship’s flight deck, Sept. 13. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)



NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), combat a simulated aircraft fire during a drill on the ship’s flight deck, Sept. 13. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)



NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), transport a casualty during an egress drill on the ship’s flight deck, Sept. 13. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)



NORTH PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), combat a simulated aircraft fire during a drill on the ship’s flight deck, Sept. 13. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)