An informational presentation for USS AMERICA (LHA 6) Sailors outlining three modes of transportation from Naval Base San Diego to the NASSCO shipyard ahead of the ship's scheduled dry dock period. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth A. Melseth)
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.
BATAM, Indonesia – U.S. Navy Sailors from Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) and Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, rejoined service members from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ashore in Batam, after concluding the ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX) sea phase in the Singapore Strait, Dec. 13.
