USS Hampton (SSN-767), a Flight III 688i Los Angeles-class submarine approaches the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 21, 2021. Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chase Stephens.
PACFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducts flight operations aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors.
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) moves through a hazy Rich Passage as she returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton on Tuesday, 09NOV21, after problems with the ship's reactor plant cut the first of her sea trials short.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2021) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Philippine Sea to Guam for a port visit
GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 11, 2021) The Dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) prepares to go alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a replenishment-at-sea.