News Around the Fleet

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)

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), assigned to Carrier Strike Group Three, arrives in Naval Station Everett, Washington, Sept. 6. - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), assigned to Carrier Strike Group Three, arrives in Naval Station Everett, Washington, Sept. 6, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan Soto)

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) returns to homeport, Aug. 23. - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) returns to homeport, Aug. 23. Fitzgerald, a part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned to Naval Base San Diego, following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, interact with Malaysian Army soldiers during Distinguished Visitor Day as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, August 1, 2022. - U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, interact with Malaysian Army soldiers during Distinguished Visitor Day as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, August 1, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melanye Martinez)

Multinational ships sail in formation during Pacific Dragon 2022, Aug. 12. - Multinational ships sail in formation during Pacific Dragon 2022, Aug. 12. Hosted by U.S. 3rd Fleet, Pacific Dragon is a biennial exercise in the in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area that enhances participating forces' interoperability to track and report on air and missile defense targets. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Leland T. Hasty II)

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) returns home to Naval Station Everett, Aug. 11. - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) returns home to Naval Station Everett, Aug. 11. Gridley, a part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned to Naval Station Everett after a deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleets in support of maritime security operations to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan Soto)

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) returns home to Naval Station Everett, Aug. 11. - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) returns home to Naval Station Everett, Aug. 11. Sampson, a part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned to Naval Station Everett after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of maritime security operations to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan Soto)

The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) returns to homeport Naval Base San Diego. - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) returns to homeport Naval Base San Diego. Spruance, a part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, returned to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of maritime security operations to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos)

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Service members of Pacific Indian Ocean Shipping Working Group (PACIOSWG) pose for a photo at Naval Base Point Loma - 220502-N-XL376-1061 SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2022) – Service members of Pacific Indian Ocean Shipping Working Group (PACIOSWG) pose for a photo at Naval Base Point Loma. The annual forum enhances the interoperability of member nations across a range of naval cooperation and guidance for shipping (NCAGS) and maritime trade operations roles to bolster maritime security, protection of merchant shipping, and industry fidelity through maritime domain awareness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos)

USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs from Naval Base San Diego. - SAN DIEGO (May 3, 2022) Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs from Naval Base San Diego, May 3, marking the beginning of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sang Kim)