The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to pull into Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a scheduled port visit. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kassandra Alanis)
Army
U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Shubert, an infantryman assigned to Cherokee Company 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Commando, adjusts his advanced combat helmet in preparation to fire during a weapons qualification in the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations as part of a military-to-military partnership training exercise, Jade Chameleon, July 22, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh) (Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)
Navy
The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Nov 26, 2024. Minnesota, the first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be forward deployed to Guam, joins four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines forward deployed in the Pacific. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam’s fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine forces’ forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Wolpert)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Conor Terry, Tiltrotor Crew Chief with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fires an M240D 7.62mm machine gun after a deck landing qualification training on the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) 6 USS John L. Canley as part of exercise Warrior Voyage in Hawaii, Oct. 10, 2024. Exercise Warrior Voyage is a group-level training event that evaluates the ESB as an afloat platform for intermediate-level aviation logistics and hot refueling options in support of the Aviation Combat Element. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Moses Lopez Franco
Air Force
A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron lands at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., after completing a CONUS-to-CONUS mission, Nov. 3, 2024. Bomber missions in the region enable crew readiness to employ lethal capabilities around the globe and provide opportunities to work with allies and partners to strengthen the shared commitment to global security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alec Carlberg)
Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) transits across Elliott Bay after departing Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington, Nov. 22, 2024. The crew of the Polar Star are beginning their voyage to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter)
