USS Thomas Hudner Returns from Deployment to 4th and 6th Fleet

Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, stands with Lt. Potter Seibels, winner of the Shiphandler of the Year Award, and his mother, Hallie Seibels (left), and L.t. j.g. Jake Chalenko (right), runner up in the Shiphandler of the Year Award, Surface Warfare Schools Command headquarters, Naval Station Newport, R.I., July 15, 2025.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. (Ret.) Harvey C. Barnum Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient, aboard the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) during Alpha Trials. The ship is named in honor of Barnum, who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Navy photo by Laura Lakeway)

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Spanish Navy Santa Maria-class frigate ESPS Canarias (F86), fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), transit the Strait of Gibraltar.

Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Don Dume, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), fires the .50cal light machine-gun at an unmanned surface vessel during a live-fire exercise. USS Bulkeley is underway in the Atlantic Ocean with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the Department of the Navy’s commitment to deliver highly capable, integrated naval forces to promote our nation’s prosperity and security, deter aggression, and provide tailorable options to our nation’s leaders. COMPTUEX also allows the Navy to assess all aspects of prior readiness generation activities, which provides leaders information needed for process and resource allocation decisions for future warfighting development. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye)