Guarding the night. ⭐ USS Mustin steams through the Indian Ocean at night, maintaining a continuous, 24/7 presence. Vigilence is the key to securing a free and open Indo-Pacific. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet https://t.co/2lGkqgIKex

The 31st MEU and Tripoli ARG wrapped up a critical 6 month deployment across two fleets aboard USS Tripoli. Integrated amphibious teams deliver combat agility and readiness that defend peace through strength. Read more: https://t.co/qV2WHrimRr #BlueGreenTeam | #US7thFleet https://t.co/iBjbhoS1vz

Low light, high precision. 💥 Sailors conduct a pre-dawn M18 pistol live-fire exercise aboard USS Tripoli. High-intensity drills in all conditions keep crews ready to respond to anything, any time, anywhere. #AlwaysReady | #US7thFleet https://t.co/P28fslUyXN

#ICYMI CARAT Thailand has concluded! U.S. Navy forces worked alongside the @prroyalthainavy and @RoyalCanNavy during 10 days of maritime training. Conducting combined exercises enhances our readiness to respond to shared regional security challenges. #CARAT2026 | #US7thFleet https://t.co/HQF6XaOp8D

#ICYMI Precise power at sea! 💥⚓ Coast Guardsmen aboard USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) fire an M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun in the South China Sea. Deploying fast response cutters with organic logistics ensures our forces are resilient and ready to respond. #USCG | #US7thFleet https://t.co/qdnF5mUdXr

Precision alongside. USS Mustin (DDG 89) takes on fuel and cargo from USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) in the Indian Ocean. Mastering these complex evolutions highlights the elite seamanship that keeps our warships operating forward. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @USPacificFleet https://t.co/UvjFDGtePS

Sharpening the tactical edge. 🎯⚓ Sailors aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) conduct an M4 gun shoot. Continuous weapons training builds the highly competent warfighters needed to maintain a lethal and ready force. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @USPacificFleet https://t.co/i0T0hyK6q6

Shared commitment, unified strength 🇯🇵🤝🇺🇸 Vice Adm. Katsushi Omachi, Commander, Self Defense Fleet, hosted Vice Adm. Pat Hannifin, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, for a bilateral tour of JSDF bases in Okinawa and Yonaguni. Read More: https://t.co/HDPeTokDr0 https://t.co/iD7sqBqxdi

Powering maritime aviation. 🚁⚓ USS Mustin (DDG 89) conducts flight operations with HSM 35 in the Indian Ocean. Projecting Naval air power ensures our forward-deployed forces remain lethal and ready to deter aggression #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @USPacificFleet https://t.co/e5qts657ll

Dropping Down. 🧗‍♂️🤝 EODMU 5 technicians conduct rappelling training alongside the @prroyalthainavy during CARAT Thailand 2026. Hands-on collaboration strengthens our alliance and sharpens the joint readiness needed to meet regional security challenges. #CARAT2026 | #US7thFleet https://t.co/ZQ19n8fDBn

Sustaining the fleet. Maintaining at sea. USS Mustin (DDG 89) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) in the Indian Ocean. Maintaining seamless logistics at sea ensures the fleet remains a resilient and combat ready force. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet https://t.co/59IkUcDIRh

Unleashing firepower. 🎯🔥 Sailors aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89) fire at a simulated target during a live-fire drill in the Indian Ocean. Building highly competent teams of warfighters is vital to dominating the future fight. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @USPacificFleet https://t.co/5oEtFDDb2Z

Powering the mission. Keeping ships at sea. USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) and @GW_CVN73 conduct a fueling-at-sea in the Philippine Sea. Delivering vital sustainment forward ensures forces remain highly mobile and resilient. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @USPacificFleet https://t.co/p6NWdB9dza

Master the fundamentals. 🌊⚓ Sailors execute small-boat operations aboard @GW_CVN73 in the Philippine Sea. Mastering seamanship fundamentals ensures peak operational readiness and maritime dominance. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @USPacificFleet https://t.co/9XXuNnimg8

RT @SurfaceWarriors: ⚓️⚔️ Standing watch where it matters most. USS Mustin (DDG 89) stands ready to sail, deter, and defend—projecting stre…

Jumping into the fray. ⚓🚁 EOD Technicians with EODMU 3 conduct fast-rope drills aboard @GW_CVN73 in the Philippine Sea. Maintaining elite tactical skills guarantees peak lethality and mission readiness. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @COMNECC https://t.co/RPH0tUjZIl

Delivering decisive power. ⚡🚀 An MH-60R Seahawk aboard @GW_CVN73 fires a missile during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea. Maintaining strike capabilities ensures combat readiness to defend peace through strength. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet @USPacificFleet https://t.co/bTM8LWBLBd

#ICYMI USCGC Midgett teamed up with the Japan Coast Guard’s JCG Yumihari for a simulated medical evacuation and search & rescue drill during Pacific Atlas 26-1. This exercise demonstrates our allied readiness to sustain operations in the region. #ForgedByTheSea #US7thFleet https://t.co/fbhSdvNfP0

Technicians aboard USS Boxer repair watertight door latches while underway in the Indian Ocean. The ability to maintain peak material condition underway ensures maximum operational readiness to defend peace through strength in the Indo-Pacific. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet https://t.co/IiQyGmaWlb

Mapping the deep. 🌊🚁 Aircrew assigned to USS Boxer deploy an oceanographic profiling float from an MH-60S Sea Hawk. Enhancing environmental awareness ensures maximum readiness to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. #ForgedByTheSea | #US7thFleet https://t.co/Sq7I5UlJ3N

A quick look at some of the hard-working women aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in...

A quick look at some of the hard-working women aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in observance of Women's Equality Day.

Sailors replace flight deck status lights aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-...

Sailors replace flight deck status lights aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS WAYNE E. MEYER ( DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

We can build it! Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven...

We can build it! Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven assemble a portion of an asphalt batch plant at Naval Base Guam. NMCB-11, provides expeditionary construction and engineering capabilities that includes maintenance and operation of expeditionary bases and facilities, tactical sustainment bridging, humanitarian assistance through construction civic action details and theater disaster response capabilities in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. #USNavy #US7thFleet

Check out these photos of Sailors performing maintenance on various weapons syst...

Check out these photos of Sailors performing maintenance on various weapons systems aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS WAYNE E. MEYER ( DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. #NavyReadiness

Choke-holds with a smile: U.S. Coast Guard worked with กองทัพเรือ Royal Thai Na...

Choke-holds with a smile: U.S. Coast Guard worked with กองทัพเรือ Royal Thai Navy sailors to demonstrate subduing techniques during the visit, board, search and seizure workshop as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2019 at the Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters in Manila. This year marks the 18th iteration of SEACAT, which is designed to enhance maritime security skills by highlighting the value of information sharing and multilateral coordination. #US7thFleet #Partnerships

"We have the watch." See how Sailors stand different watches aboard the amphibi...

"We have the watch." See how Sailors stand different watches aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. #USNavy #NavyReadiness

Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force...

Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Marines assigned to III MEF Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Platoon, lay in the prone position while zeroing their sights during a weapons familiarization live-fire demonstration as part of Exercise HYDRACRAB.

Watching a different kind of touchdown: An F/A-18E assigned to Strike Fighter S...

Watching a different kind of touchdown: An F/A-18E assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 lands on the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). 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-Pacific region. #USNavy #US7thFleet

Marines assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal c...

Marines assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal conducted an explosive-breaching knowledge exchange with military members from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces as part of Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is a quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region. #US7thFleet #Partnerships

HM1 aboard USS Chief selected IDC of the Year SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 23, 2019) – H...

HM1 aboard USS Chief selected IDC of the Year SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 23, 2019) – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Edward Navarro, of Riverside, California, serving onboard Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ship USS Chief (MCM 14), was selected by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) as the 2018 Surface Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) of the Year. The IDC of the Year award was established to recognize excellence in the Navy’s highly trained enlisted health care providers who operate aboard ships and submarines at sea worldwide without the direct supervision of a licensed physician. “There are a lot of really amazing IDC’s in the Navy, so it is very humbling to be counted among them,” said Navarro when asked how he felt about being selected. “I really do owe my success to the people on Chief.” Navarro says that he wanted a challenging assignment and found it on the forward deployed minesweeper but admits that even though his title starts with “Independent” teamwork is still important. “When you are part of a team like this, you are never really alone,” he said. “I wanted the challenge of independent duty and felt I could best achieve this at sea rather than ashore.” IDCs are trained in the clinical and management skillset and play a critical role in maintaining the health and morale of the unit where they are assigned. Navarro’s recognition shows that his hard work has made him a role model in the Corpsman community. Part of Navarro’s selection can be attributed to the challenging range of duties, from multi-national mine exercises in the forward deployed naval force, to managing medical readiness inspections and successfully completing the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) with above average scores. Looking forward to making the Navy a career, Navarro says he plans to explore other operational settings and take full advantage of what the Navy has to offer. “To anyone considering being an IDC, expect it to be challenging, but it is also a very rewarding career.”

On the lookout: Sailors stand watch on the bridge wing aboard the amphibious tr...

On the lookout: Sailors stand watch on the bridge wing aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. #USNavy #NavyReadiness

The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) hel...

The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) held a Supply Department-sponsored Iron Chef competition on the mess decks. Supply Department hosted the cooking competition for Sailors to demonstrate their skill and creativity to the crew and a panel of judges. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. #USNavy #US7thFleet

All in a day's work on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Take a look at t...

All in a day's work on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Take a look at these pictures of flight operations aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). 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-Pacific region. #USNavy #NavyReadiness

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Strike Group conducted combined operations with t...

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Strike Group conducted combined operations with the 防衛省　海上自衛隊　(Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) guided-missile destroyer JS Myoko

U.S., Singaporean, Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian coast guardsmen and sailors di...

U.S., Singaporean, Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian coast guardsmen and sailors discussed boarding security tactics during the visit, board, search and seizure workshop as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2019 at the Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters in Manila. This year marks the 18th iteration of SEACAT, which is designed to enhance maritime security skills by highlighting the value of information sharing and multilateral coordination. #USNavy #Partnership

U.S. Marine Corps assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, III MEF Marines cond...

U.S. Marine Corps assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, III MEF Marines conducted a limited scale raid at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5’s training compound during Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Navy forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating EOD forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region. #USNavy #USMC

Sailors aboard USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20) keep watch from the bridge. Green Bay, par...

Sailors aboard USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20) keep watch from the bridge. Green Bay, part of Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

Watch HYDRACRAB in action! U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Compan...

Watch HYDRACRAB in action! U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force and operators assigned to the Special Operations Engineer Regiment, Special Operations Command Australia, conduct a foot patrol searching for simulated improvised explosive devices during a direct-action tactical maneuvering training evolution as part of Exercise HYDRACRAB. HYDRACRAB is quadrilateral exercise conducted by forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and U.S. Naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the participating Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces to operate as an integrated, capable, and potent allied force ready to respond to a changing and complex maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region.

There's magic in the air. An MH-60R Sea Hawk attached to the "Magicians" of Hel...

There's magic in the air. An MH-60R Sea Hawk attached to the "Magicians" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 takes flight from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen DDG 92. Momsen is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. #USNavy #US7thFleet

Sailors conduct visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the amph...

Sailors conduct visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. #NavyReadiness