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. - PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2023) Ship deployable seaborne targets move in a swarm formation off the coast of San Clemente Island during the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 23. UxS IBP 23 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet experiment, executed by U.S. 3rd Fleet, operationalizing multi-domain employment of unmanned systems to create fleet warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire M. DuBois)

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Integrated Battle Problem 23.1 Kicks Off

USS Princeton (CG 59), USS Stethem (DDG 63) and USS Hopper (DDG 70) prepare to participates in an integrated live-fire event during Group Sail. - PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Stethem (DDG 63) and USS Hopper (DDG 70) participate in an integrated live-fire event during Group Sail. Group Sail demonstrates the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group's ability to rapidly aggregate the strike group units and provides an opportunity to conduct progress training to enhance levels of excellence, increase lethality and tactical proficiency of U.S. Navy units operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Sapien)

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Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Completes Grou...

. - Members of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4, CSG-15, Tactical Training Group Atlantic, Tactical Training Group Pacific, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, Afloat Training Group (ATG) Pacific and ATG Atlantic stand for a group photo on Naval Air Station North Island during an offsite gathering held to allow the East and West coast teams to collaborate on fleet training and certification.

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Fleet Training Experts, Certification Leaders H...

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrives at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego in support of San Diego Fleet Week Foundation STEM Days. - SAN DIEGO (Nov. 2, 2022) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) arrives at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego in support of San Diego Fleet Week Foundation STEM Days. LCS are fast, agile, mission-focused platforms designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS support forward-presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vance Hand)

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U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery, ...

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. Micheal E. Boyle, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force Lt. Gen. George W. Smith Jr., and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson sign a tri-service maritime strategy memorandum of understanding, Oct. 26, at U.S. 3rd Fleet Headquarters. - Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Vice Adm. Micheal E. Boyle, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force Lt. Gen. George W. Smith Jr., and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson sign a tri-service maritime strategy memorandum of understanding, Oct. 26, at U.S. 3rd Fleet Headquarters. The memorandum formalizes the implementation of strategic guidance by developing a predictable framework for integrated exercise design, planning, experimentation and execution, and ensure interoperability between the services and readiness at all levels and across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos)

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I MEF, USCG Pacific Area, U.S 3rd Fleet Sign Tr...

Fleet medical professionals participate in a Fleet Health Integration Panel (FHIP) at U.S. 3rd Fleet headquarters. - Fleet medical professionals participate in a Fleet Health Integration Panel (FHIP) at U.S. 3rd Fleet headquarters, Oct. 12. More than 70 medical professionals participated in the biannual medical panel to identify gaps in readiness, standardize practices and organize the delivery of capabilities to the full spectrum of naval, joint and combined operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos)

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U.S 3rd Fleet Hosts Fleet Health Integration Panel

Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) guide training ordnance into the ship’s forward vertical launch system (VLS) cells during a proof-of-concept evolution in San Diego, Oct. 4 - Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) guide training ordnance into the ship’s forward vertical launch system (VLS) cells during a proof-of-concept evolution in San Diego, Oct. 4. MV Ocean Valor conducted its first at-sea vertical launch system reload with Spruance, demonstrating the ability of the U.S. Navy to re-arm surface vessels who employ VLS. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw)

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Navy Demonstrates VLS Reload in San Diego Harbor

Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returns to San Diego, Sept. 30. - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returns to San Diego, Sept. 30. Mercy participated in the 17th annual Pacific Partnership mission, the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Rosa Paschall)

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USNS Mercy Concludes Pacific Partnership 2022

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) sits pierside in Papeete, Tahiti, Sept. 20. - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) sits pierside in Papeete, Tahiti, Sept. 20. Jackson is deployed in support of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative, a secretary of defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard’s maritime domain awareness and law enforcement operations in Oceania. (U.S. Navy Courtesy photo)

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USS Jackson (LCS 6) Arrives in Tahiti

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, salutes Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, during a change of command ceremony held on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Sept. 1, 2022. - Rear Adm. Jeffrey Anderson, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, salutes Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, during a change of command ceremony held on Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Sept. 1, 2022. Anderson served as commander of CSG-3 from July 2021 to September 2022, and will report to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command as the director of operations for his next assignment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria Galbraith)

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USS Momsen Returns to Homeport

Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) stations behind a fishing vessel while Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific Coast Guardsmen conduct an Oceania Maritime Support Initiative (OMSI) vessel compliance boarding, Aug. 19, 2022. - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) stations behind a fishing vessel while Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific Coast Guardsmen conduct an Oceania Maritime Support Initiative (OMSI) vessel compliance boarding, Aug. 19, 2022. Oakland is deployed in support of the Oceania Maritime Support Initiative, a secretary of defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard’s maritime domain awareness, and law enforcement operations in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Zagrocki)

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Littoral Combat Ships Conduct Joint Oceania Mar...