News Around the Fleet

photo - 240902-N-NO999-4043 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 2, 2024) U.S. Navy Sailors conduct flight operations with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77). (Official U.S. Navy photo)

photo - 241018-N-AB116-9502 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 18, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, conducts aerial refueling with four Italian F-35B Lightning II, attached to ITS Cavour Carrier Strike Group. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. - Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121). Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as integrated air and missile defense warfare commander, was underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As 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 necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy's timeless roles of sea control and power projection. 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 Ensign Paula Hackbart)

. - U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct preflight checks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 20, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard Boxer and are conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Amelia Kang)

Photo - Rear Adm. Richard W. Meyer, deputy commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, administers the oath of enlistment to Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) cadets during halftime at the University of California Berkeley vs. Syracuse football game, Nov. 16, 2024. Meyer administered the oath of enlistment to 102 Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force ROTC cadets and midshipmen from universities in the Bay Area, including UC Berkeley, Stanford, UC Davis, and California Maritime Academy. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet not only leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific, but also provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations—from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl)

. - EVERETT, WA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), is greeted after arriving home from deployment at Naval Station Everett, Washington, October 31, 2024.

Photo - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2024. The P-8 Poseidon aircrew assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 and a U.S. 3rd Fleet Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) supported joint and bi-national forces from Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Alaskan Command during Operation POLAR VORTEX by providing maritime domain awareness in conjunction with the 611th Air Operations Center air component to provide domain awareness during operations and exercises in remote regions of Alaska and the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quatasia Carter)

photo - Commander, Naval Surface Group, Middle Pacific (CNSGMP) Change of Command ceremony where Captain Adam Cheatham relieved Captain Joe Ring as Commander, October 24, 2024. Capt. Cheatham (left) salutes to Capt. Ring (right), relieving him of his duties in front of Rear Admiral Theodore "Ted" P.S. LeClair (middle). Commander Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific/Commander Task Group 30.5 (CNSGMP/CTG) is a dual-hatted Echelon IV command responsible to Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) for the manning, training, and equipping of all surface combatant ships home ported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), as well as to Commander, U.S. Third Fleet (C3F) for training, exercises, and operations as assigned with the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of responsibilities. CNSGMP/CTG is located in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Paula Hackbart).

An F-35B Lightning II lands aboard JS Kaga (DDH-184) to begin developmental testing. - An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) off the southern coast of California to begin developmental testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Darin Russell)

photo - Amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) returns to homeport, Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 18, 2024. Sailors assigned to Harpers Ferry returned home to San Diego after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah C. Eaton)

. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returns to its homeport of San Diego Oct. 15, 2024, after conducting operations in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation as part of a routine deployment in support of global maritime security operations. The Russell, in support of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, deployed to the Indo-Pacific region to support regional security and stability, keep sea lanes open, and to reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. Navy’s unwavering commitment to the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Melanie Perez)