Today's US Navy Photos & Videos

AT SEA (Nov. 26. 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Grimm, from Blythe, California, watches as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104) sail together during a trilateral maritime exercise, Nov. 26. 2023. The exercise provided the JMSDF, ROKN and U.S. Navy an opportunity to sail together, conduct enhanced planning and advanced maritime communication operations to bolster their warfighting readiness and deterrence capabilities. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 22, 2023) U.S. Sailors stand watch as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) transits under the Coronado Bay Bridge, Nov. 22, 2023. Halsey is conducting integrated training exercises in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo A. Torres)






ELIZABETH RIVER (Dec. 17, 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Norfolk Naval Shipyard en route to Naval Station Norfolk after completing its Planned Incremental Availability (PIA). Harry S. Truman's Maintenance period focused on modernization efforts, structural repair, and preservation work. These efforts included tanks, void, weapons elevator, areas of the flight deck and hangar bay, the main mast and exterior of the ship. Throughout the PIA, the ship worked as a unified team with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Private Sector Maintenance, and contracting partners. (U.S. Navy photos by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Holly Carol/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cody Beam)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 14, 2023) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Rei Roa, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, conducts maintenance on the rotor blade of an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is 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 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams)

USS Boxer (LHD 4) steams in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 14, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Finney)



GROTON, Conn. (December 14, 2023) – The first-in-class USS Virginia (SSN 774) transits the Thames River past the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle (WIX-327) and the city of New London, Conn. before returning to Naval Station New London in Groton, Conn., December 14. Virginia and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR and its primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 15, 2023) Sailors retrieve cargo transported by an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8). Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is 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 2nd Class Isaiah B Goessl)



PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 12, 2023) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) steams in the Philippine Sea. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to 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 Charles J. Scudella III)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec.21, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), right, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) are decorated with Christmas lights at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 21, 2023, for the the installation's Ship Holiday Lighting Festival. (U.S. Navy photo by James Kimber)



GROTON, Conn. (Dec.20, 2023) Santa waves from on board the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) as the boat prepares to moor at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., December 20, 2023. Rickover and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4, whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy Photo by John Narewski)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2023) Mineman 1st Class John Woodson, from Oberlin, Ohio, directs a UH-1Y Venom and AH-1 Cobra helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, while conducting deck landing qualifications aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) in the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, Dec. 5, 2023. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michael Harper)



NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Dec. 15, 2023) Information Systems Technician (Submarine) 1st Class Macon Kirk, assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Washington (SSN 787), embraces his family during the boat’s homecoming at Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 15, 2023. Washington returns following a deployment that supported national security interests and maritime security operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cameron Stoner)



REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (Dec. 17, 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) pulls into the Republic of Singapore for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 17, 2023. Carl Vinson is in Singapore for a port visit, supporting operational readiness and regional partnerships. Carl Vinson is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 and is 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 3rd Class Joshua Sapien)

SUEZ CANAL (Dec. 28, 2023) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Suez Canal, Dec. 28, 2023. Components of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Riley Gasdia)





Ships from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) and the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and Hellenic Navy frigate HS Navarinon (F 461) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 31, 2023. The ships from the GRFCSG include the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), and USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). The ships from the Bataan ARG include the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), the San Antonio Class-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). The U.S. maintains forward deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky)



MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 31, 2023) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) sails in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 31, 2023. The U.S. maintains forward deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 26, 2023) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) fires a MK 15 Phalanx close-in weapon system during a live-fire exercise. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is 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 2nd Class Micheal Mensah)

DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrives in Diego Garcia for a scheduled port visit Jan. 3, 2024. The visit underscored the strategic importance of Diego Garcia to an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific by enabling presence, assuring access, and providing defense to the global commons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jordan Steis)



NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Washington (November 13, 2023) Sailors, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, the ‘Golden Swordsmen’, lift a P-8A Poseidon in a hangar on NAS Whidbey Island during routine maintenance, November 13, 2023. VP-47 is based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) in support of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten (CPRW-10). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Sykes/RELEASED)





SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 14, 2023) Sailors stand watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during routine operations in the South China Sea. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to 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 Charles J. Scudella III)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2023) Marines from Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-rope from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2023. VBSS is a type of maritime interdiction training exercise. Hopper, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2024) Lt. Cmdr. Sean Smith, from Charlotte, N.C., shoots an EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren)



PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2024) Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Marisela Lozano, from Rialto, California, supports Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Qwashewn Mayes,from Memphis, Tennessee, as he signals to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced) on the flight deck aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 25, 2024. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)



SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 26, 2024) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) conduct flight deck operations with a MH-60R Helicopter assigned to the "Warlords" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 in the South China Sea, Jan. 26, 2024. John Finn is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/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 2nd Class Justin Stack)



FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 26, 2024) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan Jan. 26, 2024. The departure marks the last time the cruiser will deploy as a permanent member of the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces after serving 11 years in Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Taylor Ardito)



NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Jan. 28, 2024) The guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 28, 2024, for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. Leyte Gulf will operate with regional partners to strengthen maritime partnerships, enhance U.S. maritime posture and counter threats such as illicit drug trafficking. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2024) Sailors ceremoniously fold the national ensign during a burial-at-sea ceremony held on aircraft elevator 4 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sonny Escalante)



Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) conduct flight operations with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, while sailing in the East China Sea, January 17. 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 Thomas B. Contant)



A Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operator prepares to repel from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, onto Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterret (DDG 104) during a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) drill Jan. 20, 2024. Sterett is assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE and deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet's reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cole C. Pielop)



Sailors launch an F-35C Lightning II from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 on Nimitz-class carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on Jan. 17, 2024. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)



Landing Craft, Air Cushion 57, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, departs from the well deck of USS Boxer (LHD 4) during amphibious operations in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 16, 2024. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roland Ardon)

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U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 escort NASA Astronaut candidate Chris Birch and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jenni Gibbons to a crew module test article (CMTA) in the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during training while underway for NASA’s Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 24, 2024. In preparation for NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has may unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker)


NASA astronaut candidate Chris Birch enters a crew module test article (CMTA) in the well deck aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during NASA’s Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 24, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns)



U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to San Antonio class transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 “Wildcards” guide U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Wiseman to the ship’s medical facilities from the flight deck during training while underway for NASA’s Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 25, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Caitlyn Strader)



A rigid hull inflatable boat tows a crew module test article (CMTA) from the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 25, 2024.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns)



U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 fasten a NASA “front porch” life raft to a crew module test article (CMTA) during Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 25, 2024.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns)

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KITTERY, Maine (20 Feb. 2024) Drydock #3 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard fills as USS Texas (SSN 775) prepares to undock. Texas is at the shipyard for a scheduled maintenance period. (US Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charlotte C. Oliver/Released)



MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 26, 2024) A Turkish navy S-70 departs from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 26. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group will be transferred to NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command’s Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso)



RED SEA (Jan. 31, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), sails in the Red Sea in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) Jan. 31. Led by Combined Task Force 153 of Combined Maritime Forces, OPG represents a focused, international effort to address maritime security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security. More than 20 countries are taking part in the operation. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Krucke)