IN THE NAVY 03.09.2024

RED SEA. Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Wildcats” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, Feb. 29, 2024. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo)
MANILA, Philippines. Cmdr. Matthew Shaw, right, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26), Ensign Bryant Hilaire, left, the shipÕs first lieutenant, and navigator Lt. j.g. Catherine Porter maneuver the ship during a sea and anchor detail in Manila, Philippines, March 3, 2024. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jen S. Martinez)
BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle. Mike Demello, a field technician assigned to Arctic Submarine Laboratory, removes ice using a chainsaw from a hatch on the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) at Ice Camp Whale on the Arctic Ocean, during Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024. ICE CAMP 2024 is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Yarborough/Released)
ARCTIC OCEAN. A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, part of the New York Air National Guard, flies over East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEALs), Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) during an integration exercise designed to bolster skills in an Arctic environment March 9, 2024, as part of Arctic Edge 24. AE 24 provided Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense and deterrence of the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton)

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