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U.S. Navy Sailors and guests pose for a photo in front of a P-3C Orion at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington, during a sundowning ceremony hosted by Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1, Feb. 20, 2025. The Navy began a seven-year transition from the P-3C Orion to the P-8A Poseidon in 2012. All of the active-duty P-3 squadrons successfully transitioned to the P-8 by the Spring of 2020. VQ-1, the ‘World Watchers,’ flew the P-3C Orion and a series of EP-3 Aries from 1969-2025. The final P-3 on NAS Whidbey Island was utilized by VQ-1 as a pilot proficiency training aircraft. Aircraft 588, which departed NAS Whidbey Island on Feb. 21, 2025, was the last P-3 platform to operate from the base when it departed on its final flight.(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacquelin Frost)



A P-3C Orion assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 takes off from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington, Feb. 21, 2025. The Navy began a seven-year transition from the P-3C Orion to the P-8A Poseidon in 2012. All of the active-duty P-3 squadrons successfully transitioned to the P-8 by the Spring of 2020.(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacquelin Frost)



PHILIPPINE SEA (February 28, 2025) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Luis Serrano from Riverside, California, directs an MH-60S assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 the “Black Knights” as it lands in the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 28. Ralph Johnson 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 Hannah Fry)



BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 2, 2025) Republic of Korea Sailors welcome the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship pulls into Busan, Republic of Korea, for a scheduled port visit, March 2, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. CNFK is the U.S. Navy’s representative in South Korea, providing leadership and expertise in naval matters to improve institutional and operational effectiveness between the two navies and to strengthen collective security efforts in Korea and the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robert A. Moses)



BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 2, 2025) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, USS Princeton (CG 59), pulls into Busan, Republic of Korea, for a scheduled port visit, March 2, 2025. Princeton, a part of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in 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 Seaman Robert A. Moses)



NAVAL BASE GUAM (Feb. 3, 2025) – Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) guide a Mark 48 ADCAP (Advanced Capability) torpedo during a weapons offload onboard Naval Base Guam, Feb. 3, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Minnesota 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nikita Custer)

Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 “Wildcards,” and NASA personnel assist NASA Astronauts onto the “front porch,” an inflatable raft, during NASA Underway Recovery Test 12 in the Pacific Ocean, March 28, 2025. In preparation for NASA's Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts around the Moon and beyond in the Orion spacecraft, 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 Department of Defense has many 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 and provide medical care at advanced onboard facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker)



ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 24, 2025) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) transits the Atlantic coast while underway. Iwo Jima is conducting advanced-phase training exercises designed to enhance warfighting readiness and interoperability at sea. Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group which is uniquely positioned to deter aggression, project power through presence abroad, and execute contingency missions with its integrated Marine Corps team in support of U.S. strategic interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Swigart)



U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, disembark from the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 9, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)



A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System transits through the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)



U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Elyjah Currie signals to a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, on the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nettie Mae Manfull)



Lt. j.g. Daniel Brnjic fires an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 7, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)



The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following routine operations, Feb. 24, 2025. Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, exercises administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda)

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 5, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, observes an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, taxi on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 2, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 2, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 6, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 6, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 6, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 6, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 2, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 2, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 5, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 31, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 5, 2025) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 2, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

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Sailors shift colors on the fantail aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the Pacific Ocean, March 21, 2025. Gridley is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)

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STRAIT OF MALACCA (March 25, 2025) Ensign Isaac Gomez, from New York, scans the horizon using binoculars from the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) while transiting through the Strait of Malacca, March 25. Ralph Johnson 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 Hannah Fry)

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) fires a Mark 38 25mm machine gun during live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 22, 2025. Gridley is underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)

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SEA OF JAPAN (March 15, 2025) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), March 15. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

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A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle, assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, disembarks from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 12, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nettie Mae Manfull) (This image was captured in color and converted to black and white)

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U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to disembark from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 11, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

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A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, disembarks from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 11, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 22, 2025. The Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)

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Sailors on the crash and salvage team transit the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 22, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)

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Sailors, from the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, prepare for flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 22, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad K. Hughes)

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Sailors raise the jack-staff on the fo'c'sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while pulling into Naval Base Guam in the Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)

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Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Brown, from San Antonio, Texas, spots contacts from the bridge-wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while pulling into Naval Base Guam in the Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)

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A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operates in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 8, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) signals to a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as it approaches the flight deck as part of the Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 4, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nettie Mae Manfull)

NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 14, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) prepares to moor alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) onboard Naval Base Guam, April 14, 2025. Minnesota returns to its homeport following its first operational tasking while forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific region. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Minnesota 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)



Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. John C. Phelan, right, and Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, watch the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) transit in formation next to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) from the LSO platform, April 11, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gladjimi Balisage)



An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 and a F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 fly over the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72), April 11, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky



ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Tyler Maini, from Gainesville, Florida, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), signals a CH-53 Super Stallion, assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 “Thunder Chickens”, for landing during flight operations while underway. Iwo Jima is with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group conducting Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT), designed to test the capabilities of the IWO ARG and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit as a fully-integrated expeditionary force. PMINT gives the Navy-Marine Corps team a unique opportunity to strengthen partnerships and interoperability before deployment. The IWO ARG consists of its flagship, Iwo Jima, and the San Antonio-class Landing Dock ships USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). The IWO ARG—in concert with its integrated 22nd MEU team—deters aggression, projects power through presence abroad, and executes contingency missions in support of U.S. strategic interests around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph T. Miller)



An E/A-18G Growler from the "Cougars" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 is taxied to the catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 22, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carson Croom)



An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 22, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carson Croom)



An E/A-18G Growler from the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 4, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Edward Jacome)

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An F/-18E Super Hornet assigned to the carrier air wing embarked aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was lost at sea during a towing incident in the hangar bay Monday, according to a Navy announcement.

The single-seat Super Hornet assigned to the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, “was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard,” reads the statement.
“Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard. An investigation is underway.”

No personnel were lost and one sailor sustained minor injuries, according to the service.

Truman was conducting an “evasive maneuver” during the incident, a U.S. defense official confirmed to USNI News on Monday. A second defense official told USNI News the Super Hornet was being loaded onto the aircraft elevator on Truman when the strike fighter slid over the edge.

U.S. ships in the Red Sea are daily targets of Houthi one-way attack drones and cruise and ballistic missiles since U.S. strikes against targets in Yemen resumed on March 15.

Since March 15, Carrier Air Wing 1 flying from Truman has been engaged in ongoing strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as part of Operation Rough Rider, according to U.S. Central Command. The carrier has been operating in the Red Sea since late February after emergency repairs following a collision with a merchant vessel. The collision resulted in the removal of Truman’s then-commander. Late last year, Truman escort USS Gettysburg (CG-64) shot down an F/A-18F assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1 during an attempted landing on the carrier.

The following is the complete April 28, 2025, statement from the Navy.

MANAMA, Bahrain – USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) lost an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 and a tow tractor as the aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea, April 28. All personnel are accounted for, with one Sailor sustaining a minor injury.

The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard.

Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard. An investigation is underway.

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and embarked air wing remain fully mission capable.

The strike group consists of flagship Harry S. Truman, the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1, three guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 28, and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64).

NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 28, 2025) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Indra Beaufort, assigned to Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, from Hollywood, Florida, left, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Apprentice Sariya Doss, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, assigned to the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), conduct morning colors while the ship is in port at Naval Base Guam, April 28, 2025. USS Michael Monsoor 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 Fire Controlman 3rd Class Carlos Carrera)



NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 29, 2025) Chief Gunner’s Mate Isaac Macias, from Stockton, California, assigned to the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), gives training on the proper handling of an M4 rifle during crew serve weapons qualification course aboard the ship, April 29, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Indra Beaufort)



NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 28, 2025) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Jaggard Prince, from Canton, Ohio, assigned to the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), prepares brisket for chow in the galley aboard the ship, April 28, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Indra Beaufort)



U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 18, 2025) A U.S. Gunner’s Mate shoots a line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) during an underway replenishment with the USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 22, 2025. The Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carson Cro

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DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (April 23, 2025) – Search and rescue (SAR) swimmers assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) jump into the water during SAR swimmer training at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, April 23, 2025. Milius 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)

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INDIAN OCEAN (April 22, 2025) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) fires a Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire weapons exercise while operating in the Indian Ocean, April 22, 2025. Milius 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)

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A Sailor directs aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 23, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emma Burgess)

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An E/A-18G Growler from the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 23, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 23, 2025. The Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner/ Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emma Burgess)