Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ange-Olivier Clement | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 07.15.2025
250715-N-DM318-1009 INDIAN OCEAN (JULY 15, 2025) A Standard Missile-2 flies through the sky following a launch from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) as part of a live-fire exercise during Talisman Sabre 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ange-Olivier Clement | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 06.24.2025
250624-N-DM318-1018 PHILIPPINE SEA (JUNE. 24, 2025) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Vincent Marez, from Denver, Colorado, looks over scores during a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) in the Philippine Sea, June 24, 2025. Robert Smalls is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 5. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ange-Olivier Clement | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 06.24.2025
250624-N-DM318-1029 PHILIPPINE SEA (JUNE. 24, 2025) Sailors conduct a small arms course of fire using the Sig Sauer M18 pistol during a live-fire exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) in the Philippine Sea, June 24, 2025. Robert Smalls is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 5. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is on patrol in......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ange-Olivier Clement | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 06.11.2025
250611-N-DM318-1028 PHILLIPINE SEA, (JUN. 11, 2025) An MH-60 R Seahawk from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 readies for takeoff during flight operations on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) in the Phillipine Sea, Jun. 11, 2025. Robert Smalls is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 5. The George Washington......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ange-Olivier Clement | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 06.11.2025
250611-N-DM318-1031 PHILLIPINE SEA, (JUN. 11, 2025) An MH-60 R Seahawk from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 readies for takeoff during flight operations on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) in the Philippine Sea, Jun. 11, 2025. Robert Smalls is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 5. The George Washington......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ange-Olivier Clement | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 06.11.2025
250611-N-DM318-1022 PHILLIPINE SEA, (JUNE. 11, 2025) Lt. Riley Schliem, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, prepares for flight in the cockpit of an MH-60 R Seahawk from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 prior to air operations on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) in Philippine Sea, June. 11, 2025. Robert......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ange-Olivier Clement | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 06.11.2025
250611-N-DM318-1021 PHILIPPINE SEA, (JUNE. 11, 2025) Lt. Caroline Curtis, from Marrieta, Georgia, prepares for a flight in the cockpit of an MH-60 R Seahawk from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 prior to air operations on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) in Philippine Sea, Jun. 11, 2025. Robert Smalls......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Heather McGee | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 06.07.2024
240607-N-RQ159-1071 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, addresses members of embarked media outlets during a press conference in the pilot house aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in support of Valiant Shield 2024, in the Philippine Sea, June 7. Exercises such as Valiant Shield......
