NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. Sailors assigned to Naval Aviation Rescue Swimmer School participate in an over-water hoist demonstration at Naval Air Station Pensacola, March 20, 2024. The demonstration was to help educate Aviation Rescue Swimmer School and Aviation Enlisted Aircrew students on capabilities upon entering the fleet. Naval Education and Training Command’s mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters. (United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zachary Melvin)PACIFIC OCEAN. The amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) conducts small boat operations while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20, 2024. Harpers Ferry is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim)FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan. Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returns a salute to Japanese community members visiting Ronald Reagan during the 28th annual Spring Festival celebration at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Scheduled during Japan’s cherry blossom season, the 28th annual Spring Festival open base event was held by CFAY to give community members and guests the opportunity to enjoy together, highlighting the friendship between the U.S. Navy and the City of Yokosuka. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita)PHILIPPINE SEA. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2024. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the NavyÕs largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleetÕs principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)
