Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and NCHB-5 offload sections of modular causeway system from the Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant to Soldiers from U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force–Support Forces Antarctica (JTF–SFA), oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) through Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko/Released)
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Modular Causeway System Onload

Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 and NCHB-5 offload sections of modular causeway system from the Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Ocean Giant to Soldiers from U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force–Support Forces Antarctica (JTF–SFA), oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the [Read More …]

230215-N-XK462-1391 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2023) Aircraft from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). NIMCSG, MKI ARG and 13th MEU are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations, demonstrating unique high-end war fighting capability, maritime superiority, power projection and readiness. Operations include integrated training designed to advance interoperability between the two groups while simultaneously demonstrating the U.S. commitment to our alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 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 3rd Class Hannah Kantner)
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Nimitz Carrier Strike Group And Makin Island Amphibious Readiness Group Conduct Photoex Exercise

230215-N-XK462-1391 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2023) Aircraft from Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). NIMCSG, MKI ARG and 13th MEU are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations, demonstrating unique high-end war fighting capability, [Read More …]

221113-N-CE622-1764 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Nov. 13, 2022) Expeditionary resuscitative surgical system medical professionals, augmented to Naval Special Warfare Group Two, treat a simulated patient as part of a training scenario during Exercise Trident 23-2, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2022. Trident is a joint-maritime certification and validation mission readiness exercise directed to meet joint staff high interest training issues for special operations and conventional force integration, interoperability and interdependence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katie Cox)
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Exercise Trident 23-2

221113-N-CE622-1764 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Nov. 13, 2022) Expeditionary resuscitative surgical system medical professionals, augmented to Naval Special Warfare Group Two, treat a simulated patient as part of a training scenario during Exercise Trident 23-2, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2022. Trident is a joint-maritime certification and validation mission readiness exercise directed to meet joint staff high interest training issues [Read More …]

230130-N-TL141-1006 CORONADO (January 29, 2023) – U.S. Navy Special Warfare combat-craft crewman candidates in class 125 participate in “The Tour” during first phase of Basic Crewman Selection (BCS) training 30 Jan. 2023. NSWCEN provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy's SEAL and Special Boat communities. These communities support the NSW mission, providing maritime special operations forces to conduct full spectrum operators, unilaterally or with partners, to support national objectives. For more information on the NSW assessment, selection and training pathway, visit https://www.sealswcc.com/. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan Lavin)
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SEAL Candidates Participate in Hell Week

230130-N-TL141-1006 CORONADO (January 29, 2023) – U.S. Navy Special Warfare combat-craft crewman candidates in class 125 participate in “The Tour” during first phase of Basic Crewman Selection (BCS) training 30 Jan. 2023. NSWCEN provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy’s SEAL and Special Boat communities. These communities support the NSW [Read More …]

230204-N-NX070-1078 Members of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) board a C-17A Globemaster III from the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Phoenix Field, a compacted snow ice runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. JTF-SFA oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and USAP through Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko)
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304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

230204-N-NX070-1078 Members of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) board a C-17A Globemaster III from the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Phoenix Field, a compacted snow ice runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. JTF-SFA oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and USAP [Read More …]

230206-N-MH015-1058 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts a live-fire exercise. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 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 3rd Class Joseph Calabrese)
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Nimitz Conducts Live Fire Exercise

230206-N-MH015-1058 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts a live-fire exercise. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 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 [Read More …]

230203-N-XN177-1360 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2023) – A CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 lands aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the friends and family day cruise Feb. 3, 2023. Tripoli is hosting more than 500 family members and friends to demonstrate the ship's capabilities. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart)
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USS Tripoli Friends and Family Day Cruise

230203-N-XN177-1360 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2023) – A CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 lands aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the friends and family day cruise Feb. 3, 2023. Tripoli is hosting more than 500 family members and friends to demonstrate the ship’s capabilities. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault [Read More …]

230202-N-CE703-1022 HOOD CANAL, Wash. (Feb. 2, 2023) – The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) transits the Hood Canal in preparation to moor at Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor, Washington, Feb. 3, 2023. Maine is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Zagrocki)
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USS Maine Returns to Bangor

230202-N-CE703-1022 HOOD CANAL, Wash. (Feb. 2, 2023) – The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) transits the Hood Canal in preparation to moor at Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor, Washington, Feb. 3, 2023. Maine is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United [Read More …]