The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) sails in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 25, 2023. As part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), the Mason is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samantha Alaman)

NORFOLK, Va. (June 6, 2024) Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC), presents the Navy and Marine Corps commendation medal to Culinary Specialist 1st Class Michelle Miller during the 2024 USFFC Sailor of the Year announcement dinner, June 6th 2024. The dinner is the culmination of a weeklong series of events that concludes with the announcement of the 2023 sea and shore Sailors of the Year. Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year will be meritoriously advanced to chief petty officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Evan Thompson/Released)

BREST, France (June 3, 2024) Lance Cpl. Warembourg, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), provides security from the bridge wing of Harper’s Ferry-class amphibious landing dock USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) while the ship’s Sailors perform sea and anchor detail on the fo’c’sle during Oak Hill’s departure from Brest, France, June 3, 2024. Oak Hill is conducting operations in U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) support high-end warfighting exercises while demonstrating speed and agility operating in a dynamic security environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Kemble)

Twenty NATO Allies, more than 50 ships, more than 85 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 personnel kicked off the 53rd iteration of annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 24) today during the pre-sail conference kick-off event.

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 “Fleet Angels” conducted a Mass Casualty Exercise today at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex. (Photo by Fire Controlman-Aegis 1st Class Alphonse T. Powell)

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