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NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) Sailors and Marines man the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) as it passes the Statue of Liberty during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York's Parade of Ships. Fleet Week New York is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's military. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)


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NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) passing One World Trade Center and the Manhattan skyline during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York's Parade of Ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)


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NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) renders honors as it approaches the Statue of Liberty during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York's Parade of Ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)


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NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) The Legend-class cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753) rendering honors as she approaches the Statue of Liberty during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York's Parade of Ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)


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NEW YORK (May 24, 2017) The Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) passing under the Verrazano Bridge during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York's Parade of Ships.(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)
 

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SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) The color guard present the colors during a change of command ceremony for the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9). Lt. Cmdr. Brett Jasionowski relieved Lt. Cmdr. Scott Jones as commanding officer of the ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Crouch/Released)


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KHANH HOA, Vietnam (May 25, 2017) Steelworker 3rd Class Roy Hughes, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, cuts roofing materials at Hoa Mi Kindergarten School during Pacific Partnership 2017 in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/Released)


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This is busy work. I could not stand busy work. There is no need to scrub the flight deck of CVN-78. Zero aircraft have ever been aboard. Zero.. And the flight deck was scrubbed the last time she put to sea.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 25, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Unit aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) scrub the flight deck after an aqueous film forming foam wash down during acceptance trials. The ship is underway conducting comprehensive tests of many of the ship's key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ruben Reed/Released)


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WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (May 21, 2017) Sailors move a MK 82 500lb bomb configured as a GBU-54 onto an ordnance assembly table during a mobile ordnance training team exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The training teaches aviation ordnancemen how to safely handle, assemble, disassemble, test, and stow ordnance. Ronald Reagan is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, providing 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 Communications Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Martin/Released)


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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 25, 2017) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Raksmie Heng, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), demonstrates a traditional Cambodian dance during an Asian-American History Month celebration held on the ship's mess decks. Iwo Jima is conducting routine operations at sea following the completion of a continuous maintenance availability period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel C. Coxwest/Released)
 
Awesome photo Hunington-Ingalls..CVNs Gerald R Ford(L) & Dwight D Eisenhower(R) in the background. I don't know what Tico that is....


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Hampton Roads Va. (May 27, 2017) An undated photo of the future USS Washington (SSN 787). The Navy accepted delivery of the 14th submarine of the Virginia-class May 26. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by Matt Hildreth/Released)
 


President Donald Trump stands during the playing of Taps after laying a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 29, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP)



President Trump lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, May 29, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP)



Auli’i Cravalho of the hit Disney film “Moana” performs the national anthem at PBS’ 2017 National Memorial Day Concert at the U.S. Capitol on May 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts)



In town for the Memorial Day weekend, Vietnam War veterans Jim Corrales (L) of Fontana, California and Mike Hodge of Seattle, Washington, comfort one another in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2017. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)



Visitors pause at a grave at Leavenworth National Cemetery on May 28, 2017, in Leavenworth, Kan. (Photo: Charlie Riedel/AP)
 
Awesome photo Hunington-Ingalls..CVNs Gerald R Ford(L) & George Washington(R) in the background. I don't know what Tico that is....


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Hampton Roads Va. (May 27, 2017) An undated photo of the future USS Washington (SSN 787). The Navy accepted delivery of the 14th submarine of the Virginia-class May 26. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by Matt Hildreth/Released)


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NEW YORK (May 26, 2017) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 fly past the New York City skyline on a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to "The Night Dippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 as part of Fleet Week New York 2017. Fleet Week New York, now in its 29th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. The weeklong celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki/Released)


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NEW YORK (May 28, 2017) Marines and Sailors kneel during a moment of silence at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum following the second annual Freedom Run in downtown Manhattan for 2017 Fleet Week New York.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey J. Hopkins/Released)


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WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (May 27, 2017) The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), patrols waters south of Japan. 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 Communications Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Burke/Released)


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NEW YORK (May 27, 2017) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 performs a fast-rope demonstration into Eisenhower Park during Fleet Week New York. The parachute team is one of the primary attractions during the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services that offers an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Brame/Released)
 

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Pfc. Garret Horst, one of the TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided or wireless) anti-tank missile gunners fromCompany D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fires a TOW during a training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany on May 30, 2017. The Soldiers of the 2-12th had to show proficiency with these weapon systems during their emergency deployment readiness exercise, that ensures that Soldiers can be moved effectively around the world at any time. (Photo by Pvt. Nicholas Vidro, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)


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Pvt. Jason Kelbaugh with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fires a FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile during a training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany on May 30, 2017. This training marked the beginning of the end of the 2-12th's rigorous training while on an emergency deployment readiness exercise, a part of the Army's readiness initiative to ensure that units can be sent overseas at a moment's notice. (Photo by Pvt. Nicholas Vidro, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)


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A Soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division loads chalk grenade rounds into a CROW (Commonly Remotely Operated Weapons System) equipped with a Mk 19 Grenade Launcher during a training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany on May 30, 2017. This type of weapon allows troops to stay out of harm's way while giving them the ability to engage other vehicle targets in an effective manner. (Photo by Pvt. Nicholas Vidro, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)


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Soldiers of 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade, refuel an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter during the Combined Resolve VIII exercise at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28, 2017. Combined Resolve VIII is a multinational exercise designed to train U.S. Army’s regionally allocated forces serving under Operation Atlantic Resolve to be more agile, flexible and better prepared to operate alongside NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ange Desinor, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division)
 
A mortar team with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepares to fire an 81 mm mortar during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2017. BLT 3/5 is currently deployed as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Weapons Company is the heavy-weapons element of BLT 3/5. Their arsenal includes heavy machine guns, mortars and anti-tank weapons. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Marvin Masolo, from Louisville, Ky. left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Derrick Scott, from Houston, transport ordnance during a vertical replenishment-at-sea between the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the western Pacific region. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 transports cargo during a vertical replenishment-at-sea between the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the western Pacific region. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2017) Sailors participate in a vertical replenishment-at-sea between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) in the western Pacific region. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class D'Andre L. Roden/Released)


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BALTIC SEA (May 23, 2017) An M1A1 Abrams Tank, offloaded from the Maritime Prepositioning Force Container ship USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012), hits the beach as part of Operation Saber Strike 17. SGT William R. Button delivered mission-critical equipment belonging to Marine Corps Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, to the Port of Ventspils, Latvia. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to improve joint interoperability through a range of missions that prepare participating nations to support multinational contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Rob Kunzig/Released)


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BALTIC SEA (May 23, 2017) Sailors with Beach Master Unit 2, embarked aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force Container ship USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012), transfer a forklift from the William R. Button to an Improvised Naval Literage System Causeway ferry as part of Operation Saber Strike 2017. SGT William R. Button delivered mission-critical equipment belonging to Marine Corps Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, to the Port of Ventspils, Latvia. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to improve joint interoperability through a range of missions that prepare participating nations to support multinational contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Rob Kunzig/Released)
 

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 30, 2017) An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 60, Det. 2, lands aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Mediterranean Sea. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting its third patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)


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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 30, 2017) An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 60, Det. 2, lands aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Mediterranean Sea. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting its third patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)


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YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 31, 2017) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 63) rises to ocean level as it prepares to leave Dry Dock 5 at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands, and 26,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart/Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 26, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) prepares to approach the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) for a replenishment-at-sea in the western Pacific region. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)
 

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The Carl Vinson strike group, including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), operates with the Ronald Reagan strike group including the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), guided-missile destroyers USS Barry (DDG 52), USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and USS Mustin (DDG 89) and the Japanese Ships (JS) Hyuga (DDH 181) and JS Ashigara (DDG 178) in the Sea of Japan, June 1, 2017. Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers, Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)


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SEA OF JAPAN (June 01, 2017) Capt. Doug Verissimo, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), observes the Japanese Ship (JS) Hyuga (DDH 181), front, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a photo exercise. Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Granito/Released)
 

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Airman Destri Snow, a 51st Security Forces Squadron defender, fires an MK-19 grenade launcher during weapons qualification training at Camp Rodriguez, South Korea, May 24, 2017. The training ensures defenders are vigilant and mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gwendalyn Smith)


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Spc. Michael Inglis,1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, issues each soldier an M-4 Carbine from the armory before their shift, June 2, 2017. Soldiers of Alpha company secure the installation 24 hours a day and work with Djiboutian contractors to support efforts in countering regional violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)


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Spc. Britton Boone,1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, mans the M240 machine gun to secure an entry control point from a base defense tower, June 2, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)


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05.02.2017
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Morrison


Army National Guard Soldiers participate in the Stress-Shoot portion of the 2017 Gainey Cup held at Fort Benning, Ga.


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An A-10 Thunderbolt II departs after receiving fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender May 31, 2017, over an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute to defeat a wide variety of targets including tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)


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An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies over an undisclosed location May 31, 2017, in southwest Asia. The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute to defeat a wide variety of targets including tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)


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05.22.2017
Photo by Sgt. Christopher Schmiett
1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade


Soldiers assigned to TF Muleskinners conducted a test fire of their assigned weapon systems on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 23. The test was conducted to ensure that optics and firing systems were still operational.
 

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GULF OF THAILAND, Thailand (June 3, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nicholas Lovelace, right, assigned to the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 aboard the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4), loads rounds into a .50 caliber machine gun during a gunnery exercise with the Royal Thai Navy in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, U.S Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air, and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine, jungle, and explosive ordnance disposal operations; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law, public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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GULF OF THAILAND (June 3, 2017) The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) steams ahead during a division tactics exercise in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, U.S Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2017) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Arturo Cruz, a native of Harvey, Illinois, operates a MK-38 -25mm machine gun system during a live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is underway toward Naval Air Station North Island where they will join Carrier Air Wing 11, Destroyer Squadron 9 and the rest of Carrier Strike Group 11 to depart on a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marc O. Cuenca/Released)


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PUGET SOUND, Wash. (June 02, 2017) The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) passes by Seattle during sea trials after completing an extended major maintenance period, to include an engineered refueling overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Culinary Specialist Seaman Joseph W. Weiser/Released)


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EAST CHINA SEA (June 2, 2017) AV-8B Harriers, assigned to the "Tomcats" of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, embark the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The amphibious assault ship is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to serve as a forward-capability for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gavin Shields/Released)
 

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GULF OF THAILAND (June 2, 2017) An MQ-8B Firescout unmanned aerial vehicle takes off from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, U.S Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air, and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine, jungle, and explosive ordnance disposal operations; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law, public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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SWINOUJSCIE, Poland (June 2, 2017) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) is moored in the Port of Swinoujscie, Poland during the in port portion of exercise BALTOPS. The annual U.S.-led, Striking and Support Forces NATO-executed, multinational maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region and is designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability among its participants. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Frederick Middlebrooks/Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2017) An AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during flight operations to enhance interoperability between Navy ships and Marine aircraft as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The inherent versatility of Marine Air-Ground Task Forces joined with the mobility provided by amphibious ships gives the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the America Amphibious Ready Group an asymmetric advantage over adversaries (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba/Released)


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GULF OF THAILAND (June 3, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nicholas Lovelace, assigned to the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 aboard the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4), prepares to shoot a target with a .50 caliber machine gun during a gunnery exercise with the Royal Thai Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)


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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 2, 2017) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron 106 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is underway conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
 

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SAN DIEGO (June 5, 2017) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) man the rails and give passing honors to the USS Midway Museum while pulling out of the San Diego Bay for deployment. June 5, 2017 marks the observance of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill M. Sanders, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jimmi Bruner & Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Vazquez/released)


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SEA OF JAPAN (June 1, 2017) The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), operates in the Sea of Japan. The Ronald Reagan and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Groups are conducting maritime training operations with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Ships, JS Hyuga (DDH 181) and JS Ashigara (DDG 178). JMSDF and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)


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SEA OF JAPAN (June 1, 2017) The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and the guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), operates with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, including USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), CVW-5, USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS Barry (DDG 52), USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS Mustin (DDG 89), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships (JS) Hyuga (DDH 181) and JS Ashigara (DDG 178) in the western Pacific region. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers/Released)


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SEA OF JAPAN (June 2, 2017) Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet, from the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, from the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during routine operations. The Ronald Reagan and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Groups are conducting maritime training operations with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Ships, JS Hyuga (DDH 181) and JS Ashigara (DDG 178). JMSDF and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jamal McNeill/Released)


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SEA OF JAPAN (June 1, 2017) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) sail in formation during a bilateral exercise between USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)


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SEA OF JAPAN (June 1, 2017) The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and the guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), operates with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, including USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), CVW-5, USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS Barry (DDG 52), USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS Mustin (DDG 89), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships (JS) Hyuga (DDH 181) and JS Ashigara (DDG 178) in the western Pacific region. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers/Released)
 

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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (June 6, 2017) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) is greeted as it arrives in Busan for a scheduled port visit while conducting routine patrols throughout the western Pacific. Homeported in Pearl Harbor, Cheyenne is the 62nd and the last Los Angeles-class attack submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jermaine Ralliford/Released)


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BALTIC SEA (June 6, 2017) Landing Craft, Air Cushion 87 departs the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) during a beach landing in Ventspils, Latvia, as part of exercise BALTOPS 2017. BALTOPS is an annual U.S.-led, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO- executed, multinational maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea region designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability among its participants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)


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SUEZ CANAL (June 5, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) prepares to sail under the International Peace Bridge as it transits the Suez Canal. George H.W. Bush is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gaines/Released)


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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 6, 2017) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to conduct flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve June 6, 2017. George H.W. Bush is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gaines/Released)


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SUEZ CANAL (June 5, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Briel Gaskins and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Trey Jacques stand watch aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while transiting the Suez Canal. George H.W. Bush is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Bowens/Released)
 

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