Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits into Los Angeles during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 19, 2026. Los Angeles Fleet Week, now in its 10th year, is a sea service celebration that allows citizens of Greater Los Angeles to witness today’s maritime capabilities firsthand. Nearly 1,500 Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen will showcase their capabilities and equipment, participate in various community service events, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles during the event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Monserrath Mora)
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits into Los Angeles during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 19, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Personnel Specialist 1st Class R. Eugene Haggard.)
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Ghostriders” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, prepares to land on the flight deck of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during deck landing qualifications aboard the warship in the Mediterranean Sea, May 16, 2026. Mount Whitney is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chad M. Butler)
RAMSUND, Norway (May 12, 2026) — U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 8, conduct an improvised explosive device drill using a remotely operated robot while training alongside forces from the Royal Norwegian Navy during a bilateral exercise in Ramsund, Norway, May 12, 2026. Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66 and CTF 68 are conducting a multi-domain military exercise with the Norwegian Armed Forces to strengthen our combined posture in the Arctic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandie Nuzzi)
An F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 trails a CMV-22B Osprey with Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, Detachment Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Carrier Air Wing 5, during Family Day at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 2, 2026. JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day is hosted annually to strengthen relationships with the host community and offer a cultural exchange that highlights the mutual support between the US. And Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madison Sharpe.)
U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun from the fo’c’sle at a “killer tomato” inflatable surface target during a live-fire exercise in the Indian Ocean, April 24, 2026. Mustin is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy Photo)