Navy

Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

230320-N-IW069-1034 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 20, 2023) Lt. Brendan Borrell, network security divisional officer, stands Junior Officer of the Watch on the bridge aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently underway conducting Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem certification. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah Williams)

Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde (left) and the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, shake hands at the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS), Mar. 20, 2023. The African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS), hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), is a strategic-level forum that brings African maritime and naval infantry leaders together with their international partners to address transnational maritime security challenges within African waters including the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Linniman)

230319-N-PG545-1335, Monterey, California (March 19, 2023) Chief Musician Jennifer Stothoff, from Roanoke, Virginia, poses for a photo with audience members after a U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters concert at the Monterey Conference Center. The Sea Chanters performed 19 concerts over 22 days, covering 2800 ground miles throughout Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona during their 2023 national tour.

National tours allow the band to connect with communities in areas of the country that do not have opportunities to see the Navy’s premier musical ensembles on a regular basis, and to honor those who have served and continue to serve in the military.

(U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Anastasia Bonotto)

SEA OF JAPAN (March 18, 2023) – Ensign Lea Mitchem, from Apex, North Carolina, looks through a telescopic alidade on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during a bilateral ballistic missile defense exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago-class guided-missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177) while operating in the Sea of Japan, March 18. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)

230317-N-CS0075-1088 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 17, 2023) Sonar Technician 2nd Class Kailub Rivera, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), clears a passage way during an active shooter drill, March 17, 2023. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Stachyra)

Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Jerico Gonzalez, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), speaks to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Basic Enlisted English (BEE) students from Camp Kurume, Fukuoka, during a tour of the base chapel at CFAS March 16, 2023. CFAS supports the JGSDF BEE program, allowing JGSDF members to enhance their English-speaking skills while enriching the bonds between the U.S. Navy and JGSDF. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Quinton A. Lee)