GULF OF OMAN (April 25, 2019) Sailors conduct maintenance in the engine room of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), April 25, 2019. McFaul is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Hardy/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 24, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steam through the Mediterranean Sea. Bainbridge is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Pearson/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 23, 2019) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Tim Hopkins, from Sanderson, Texas, a member of the air department aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), departs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. Leyte Gulf is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) .(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Pearson/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 24, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Kylie Stiburek , from Fox Lake, Ill., assigned to the engineering department aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), stands watch in the ship’s bridge. Leyte Gulf is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Pearson/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 27, 2019) Aviation Ordinanceman Airman Matthew Sherman, from Westport, N.Y., left, and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Joshua Jenkins, from Clearwater, La., calibrate a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire qualification course on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 29, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 transports cargo from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet, 6th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operations.(US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, An E-2D Hawkeye from the "Bluetails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA...An EA-18G Growler from the "Patriots" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, Seaman Justin Donovan, from Brooklyn, N.Y., stands aft lookout on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, Sailors perform maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2019) Dan Crowley, a Battle of Bataan survivor, is escorted by Corpsman 1st Class Jose Nievesrios while walking through side boys during the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March ceremony held aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is home ported at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Levi Decker)
NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2019) Sailors and World War II veterans assembled in the hangar bay during the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March ceremony held aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is home ported at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Levi Decker)
NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2019) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) ask Dan Crowley, Battle of Bataan survivor and World War II veteran Anthony Gravina, questions during the 77th anniversary remembrance of the Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March. Bataan is home ported at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Levi Decker)
NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2019) Command Master Chief Ryan Lamkin shakes hands with World War II veteran Anthony Gravina during the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March remembrance ceremony held in hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is home ported at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Levi Decker)
NORFOLK, Va. (April 26, 2019) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) gathered around World War II veteran, Mickey Casady, as he speaks about his military experiences while serving in the U.S. Navy during the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March remembrance ceremony. Bataan is home ported at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Levi Decker)
SAN DIEGO (April 25, 2019) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jude P. Duhon hoists Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Carlos E. Santana into an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23. HSC 23 is stationed at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason J. Isaacs/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2019) The Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) launches a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during a missile exercise. Montgomery is underway in the Eastern Pacific conducting routine training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Morgan K. Nall/released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 29, 2019) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Taylor Schmalhofer, from Lancaster, Pa., front, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Salma Castillo, from Anaheim, Calif., transit the flight deck after hooking cargo slings to an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, during an ammunition onload aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons/Released)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Apr. 29, 2019) Sailors stow the aircraft barricade on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during certifications. The barricade is a large net that is set to catch aircraft during emergency landings. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janweb B. Lagazo)
SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2019) Sailors and Marines man the rails as the the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) departs Naval Base San Diego for a regularly-scheduled deployment. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which also includes the amphibious transport dock USS John P Murtha (LPD 26) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), as well as the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The ARG/MEU team will conduct maritime security operations, crisis response operations, theater security cooperation and forward naval presence operations while deployed. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Millar)
The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) departs out of Marseille, France, May 1, 2019 after a port visit. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) is deployed in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ikenna Tanaka)
U.S. Sailors tow an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while pulling out of Marseille, France, May 1, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) is deployed in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ikenna Tanaka)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2019) - Ship’s Serviceman 3rd Class Darnell Thomas, from Jamaica(Queens), New York, mans the M-240 machine gun as part of the small caliber arms team while the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) gets underway, May 1, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
ADRIATIC SEA (May 1, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Megan Sajonas, from San Jose, Calif., (left) and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Mark Trevino, from San Antonio, perform maintenance on the hydraulics of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Griffins" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 30, 2019) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 performs an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 2, 2019) - Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) throws afloat target known as a “killer tomato” into the water for a live fire exercise, May 2, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 2, 2019) - A Phalanx, Close-In Weapons System, fires during a live fire exercise drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), May 2, 2019.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
ADRIATIC SEA (May 2, 2019) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Andrew Stemen, from Philadelphia, performs maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Griffins" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation.. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)
ADRIATIC SEA (May 2, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Xavier Oli, from San Diego, performs daily checks on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Griffins" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). . (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)
ADRIATIC SEA (May 1, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, carrying President Ilir Meta of Albania, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)
NORFOLK (May 2, 2019) The guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 5, 2019, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. The ship deployed to ensure maritime stability and security. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)
NORFOLK (May 2, 2019) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) disembark after returning to Naval Station Norfolk, May 5, 2019, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)
NORFOLK (May 2, 2019) A Sailor assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) receives the "first kiss" after returning to Naval Station Norfolk, May 5, 2019, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)
NORFOLK (May 2, 2019) Cmdr. Ian Scaliatine, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), is interviewed by local media after returning to Naval Station Norfolk , May 5, 2019, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. The ship deployed to ensure maritime stability and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)
SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2019) Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) watch the American flag fly on vulture’s row as the ship departs its homeport of San Diego. Sailors and Marines of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are embarked on USS Boxer (LHD 4) on a regularly-scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica Ann Hattell)
SAN DIEGO (May 1, 2019) Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship departs its homeport of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian P. Caracci)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jeandree Cespedesliriano, from New York, N.Y., assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), signals an UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 during an ammunition onload on the flight deck.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander C. Kubitza)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Eduard Voicu, from Chicago, Ill., assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), directs a forklift during an ammunition onload on the flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander C. Kubitza)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2019) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class David Whaley, from Anaheim, Calif., assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), loads ammunition onto a forklift during an ammunition onload on the flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander C. Kubitza)
