NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. Cmdr. Kevin Harrington, Executive Officer, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, the ‘Grey Knights’, greets two of his children on the flight line at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), Oct. 5, 2022. VP-46 returned to their homeport at NASWI after a six-month deployment in support of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57 and 67. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacquelin Frost)NORFOLK . Logistics Specialist 2nd class Jordan Coatney greets his family as the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 13, 2022. Kearsarge, lead ship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, returns from a seven-month deployment operating in the High North and Baltic Sea. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises across the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with both NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Glotzbach)PHILIPPINE SEA. Sailors aboard the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) assist Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returning to the well deck in combat ready rubber crafts. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks)PHILIPPINE SEA. Capt. John Kiefaber, commanding officer of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), right, and Command Master Chief Matthew Logsdon, Tripoli’s command master chief, left, cut a cake with the oldest and youngest service members aboard Tripoli during the Navy birthday celebration on the mess decks Oct. 13, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Austyn Riley)
