The world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), operates in the western Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 13, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (.U.S.Navy Photo)
A U.S. Sailor scans the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while landing in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, as the ship operates in the western Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo)
An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron 124, taxis on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while operating in the western Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo)
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 28, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) steam alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a Nimitz Carrier Strike Group integration exercise in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
North Pacific Ocean (Nov. 13, 2025) - U.S. Navy Sailors secure a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, to the flight deck of U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during flight operations in the North Pacific Ocean, Nov. 13. Rafael Peralta 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 Ryre Arciaga)
NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 25, 2025) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment. After months of training, maintenance, and certification, McFaul’s crew stands ready to support Fleet operations abroad. Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle-Atlantic (CNSG-ML) is proud to stand behind the team as they carry out missions vital to maritime security and national defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Gas Turbine System Technician (Electrical) 1st Class Geneve Saria)
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) transits Apra Harbor, August 30, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines are the backbone of the Navy’s submarine force. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam’s fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine force's forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)