Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 20, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Mario Sanders signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). Donald Cook is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 20, 2018) Sailors prepare a meal for the wardroom galley aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58). Laboon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kallysta Castillo/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20,2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) fires its Mark 46 lightweight inert training torpedo during a cruiser-destroyer surface warfare advanced tactical training (SWATT) exercise. SWATTs are designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units. Stockdale is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groupin the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda A. Hayes/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2018) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 secure a Mark 46 lightweight inert training torpedo to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) during a cruiser-destroyer surface warfare advanced tactical training (SWATT) exercise. SWATTs are designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units. Stockdale is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groupin the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda A. Hayes/Released

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 20, 2018) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Nicholas Mason reassembles an M16 service rifle aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58). Laboon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kallysta Castillo/Released)

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