Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alyssa Sperle | USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) | 01.05.2026
U.S. Sailors, assigned the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), participate in a fire drill while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 6, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alyssa Sperle | USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) | 01.05.2026
A U.S. Sailor, assigned the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), checks a hatch during fire drill while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 6, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William McCann | USS Mitscher (DDG 57) | 12.06.2025
U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 3rd Class Gerardo Vargas-Arellano takes a fuel sample during refueling operations on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), Dec. 6, 2025. Mitscher is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryre Arciaga | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 | 11.19.2025
251120-N-KW492-1144 Philippine Sea (Nov. 20, 2025) – U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 3rd Class Cristobal Barragan, from California, and Damage Controlman 3rd Class Chris Potter, from Indiana, check for simulated hot spots on a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk Helicopter on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a flight deck......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryre Arciaga | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 | 11.19.2025
251120-N-KW492-1041 Philippine Sea (Nov. 20, 2025) – U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 3rd Class Cristobal Barragan, from California, dons a proximity suit in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a flight deck fire drill in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 20. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William McCann | USS Mitscher (DDG 57) | 08.11.2025
250812-N-HE318-2009 ATLANTIC OCEAN (August 12, 2025) – Chief Boatswain’s Mate Adam Foster gives instructions to Sailors during a damage control training evolution on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), August 12, 2025. Mitscher, as part of Carrier Strike Group 12, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sophia Simons | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 08.06.2025
Damage Controlman Fireman Trey Polk, from Lafayette, Louisiana, inspects a self-contained breathing apparatus canister aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while in port Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington, Aug. 6, 2025. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is undergoing scheduled maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility while remaining a......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sophia Simons | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 08.06.2025
Damage Controlman Fireman Trey Polk, from Lafayette, Louisiana, inspects a self-contained breathing apparatus canister aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while in port Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington, Aug. 6, 2025. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is undergoing scheduled maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility while remaining a......
