USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Sailors compete in tug-of-war during Surface Like Week at McCormick Field, May 12. Surface Line Week is an opportunity to build comradery and teamwork not only for individual commands, but fleet-wide.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chloe Le)

Vice Adm. Jim Kilby, commander, Task Force 80 and deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks during Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic (SURFLANT) Commander’s Training Symposium (CTS), April 26. CTS is a bi-annual, two-day leadership training event for flag officers, commanding officers, and command senior enlisted leaders across the SURFLANT claimancy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Milham)

Cmdr. Jeffrey Chewning relieved Cmdr. John Mastriani as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) during a change of command ceremony officiated by Capt. Ed Sundberg, Commodore, Destroyer Squadron 60, aboard the ship at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 21, 2023.

DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 06, 2021) Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) Instructor Fire Controlman (Aegis) 1st Class Kirt Palmer demonstrates to his students how to execute maintenance and troubleshooting procedures using the Aegis Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT), a high-fidelity 3D training simulation. The VMT provides a virtual representation of the entire Aegis Weapon System computer network. It was developed, funded and delivered as part of the Director, Surface Warfare’s, OPNAV N96, program of record, Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment-Combat Systems (STAVE-CS). (Photo courtesy of Metro Productions)

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (April 10, 2023) - The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) sits pierside in the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina, during Wilmington Navy Week. The ship’s crew hosted tours on board, participated in community outreach events, and hosted a reception for the Azalea Festival, which is the Navy Week’s anchor event. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt j.g. Colton Drake)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk after a scheduled deployment April 5, 2023.