News Around the Fleet

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a 5 month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. - 211004-N-MH811-1014 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 4, 2021) - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a five-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Molly Crawford)

Sailors, families, and media greet Arliegh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) returning to Naval Station Everett following a deployment in support of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. - NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash. Sailors, families, and media greet Arliegh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) returning to Naval Station Everett following a deployment in support of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered Fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan Soto)

Photo collage of the five Sailors killed when an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, crashed approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego, Aug. 31. - Photo collage of the five Sailors killed when an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, crashed approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego, Aug. 31. Sailors shown are, top left moving clockwise: Lt. Bradley A. Foster, 29, a pilot from Oakhurst, California; Lt. Paul R. Fridley, 28, a pilot from Annandale, Virginia; Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Bailey J. Tucker, 21, from St. Louis, Missouri; Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sarah F. Burns, 31, from Severna Park, Maryland; Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class James P. Buriak, 31, from Salem, Virginia.

embers of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 107 and Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), ride in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) drill. - PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2021) Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 107 and Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), ride in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) drill. Jackson is deployed in support of the OMSI program, a Secretary of Defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard’s maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operations in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey S. Culbertson)

Commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. Steve Koehler leads Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on a tour of 3rd Fleet’s expeditionary maritime operations center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, August 14. - 210814-N-PP996-1052 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 14, 2021) –Commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. Steve Koehler leads Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on a tour of 3rd Fleet’s expeditionary maritime operations center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021, August 14. The now forward-based headquarters continues to perform daily functions of 3rd Fleet while also serving as the fleet’s command and control center in support of the globally-integrated, joint exercise. LSE 2021 demonstrates the Navy’s ability to deploy precise, lethal and overwhelming force globally across three naval component commands, five numbered fleets, and 17 time zones. LSE 2021 merges live and synthetic training capabilities to create an intense, robust training environment. It will connect high-fidelity training and real-world operations, to build knowledge and skills needed in today’s complex, multidomain, and contested environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danny Kelley)

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Vincent Hernandez stands watch at U.S. 3rd Fleet’s expeditionary maritime operations center (EMOC), forward-based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. - 210809-N-PP996-1060 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 9, 2021) -- Operations Specialist 2nd Class Vincent Hernandez stands watch at U.S. 3rd Fleet’s expeditionary maritime operations center (EMOC), forward-based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, during Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. The now forward-based headquarters continues to perform daily functions of 3rd Fleet while also serving as the fleet’s command and control center in support of the globally-integrated, joint exercise. LSE 2021 demonstrates the Navy’s ability to employ precise, lethal, and overwhelming force globally across three naval component commands, five numbered fleets, and 17 time zones. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danny Kelley)

embers of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 107 and Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), ride in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) drill. - PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2021) Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 107 and Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), ride in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) drill. Jackson is deployed in support of the OMSI program, a Secretary of Defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard’s maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operations in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey S. Culbertson)