A short form video, titled “HOME”, highlighting Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) pulling into Yokosuka, Japan on Dec. 11, 2025. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Geoffrey L. Ottinger)
PHILIPPINE SEA – “Walking out to the helicopter – the weight of anticipation presses against your chest. Each step is a march towards hope, a testament to your courage and commitment in the face of uncertainty,” recalled Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jeremy Valdez, assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, while describing the moment before flying in an MH-60S Seahawk aboard...
PACIFIC OCEAN – The roar of aircraft engines build to a deafening crescendo as an F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 147) sits primed on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The jet’s fuselage trembles under the surge of raw power. The high-pitched whine of the exhaust intensifies as it lines up to the catapult, steam enveloping the aircraft. As if time were standing...
The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) conducted a change of command ceremony aboard the ship where Capt. Brian Rhoades relieved Capt. Kenneth Holland.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Dec. 15, 2025.
