Commanding Officer USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG 96)

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) steams underway in the Arabian Gulf.

Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) pose with Ben Wiggins, Daniel Williams, Evan Williams, and Luke Lodge (left to right) after rescuing the divers at sea off the coast of Wilmington, N.C. Porter’s assistance in rescuing the divers is an example of the U.S. Navy’s unique multi-role mission to ensuring safety at sea.

230729-N-LK647-1731 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 29, 2023) Milan Bista, a Rijeka shipyard worker from Nepal, sands a panel on the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during the ship’s mid-deployment maintenance period in Rijeka, Croatia, July 29, 2023. Normandy is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)

230803-N-OH262-1258 NORFOLK, Va. (August 3, 2023)--Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group’s Expeditionary Reload Team stow simulated ordnance in the ship's MK 71 Vertical Launch System (VLS) during a VLS re-arm demonstration held pier-side on Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 3. The VLS demonstration was part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command's Large Scale Exercise 2023 which provides a venue to test and refine current and new technologies and platforms to reinforce our current position as a supreme maritime force and provide feedback used to inform future innovation. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta)

U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) and Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) conduct a Manning the Rails ceremony during their a port visit on their scheduled deployment in Narvik, Norway, August 5, 2023. The USS Mesa Verde, assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26th MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)