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U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), load onto an enhanced rigid-hull inflatable boat for maritime interdiction operations from the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in support of Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 26, 2025.

Jul 14 2025

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Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), load onto an enhanced rigid-hull inflatable boat for maritime interdiction operations from the U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), in support of Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 26, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWO ARG and 22nd MEU(SOC), refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU(SOC) team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker)

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An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the “Bulldogs” of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, takes off from the flight deck during flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).

Jul 14 2025

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph T. Miller

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 20, 2025) An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the “Bulldogs” of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, takes off from the flight deck during flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. ARGMEUEX prepares integrated naval task forces for sustained, high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and the Commander-in-Chief highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph T. Miller)

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The color guard parades the colors during Tactical Training Group Atlantic's change of command ceremony, June 13, 2025.

Jun 16 2025

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea Palmer

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. – The color guard parades the colors during Tactical Training Group Atlantic's change of command ceremony, June 13, 2025. Capt. Kelley relieved Capt. Quaresimo during a ceremony held at the headquarters of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 on Naval Station Norfolk. Tactical Training Group Atlantic, a subordinate command of CSG-4, trains Amphibious Ready Groups, Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) and Carrier Strike Groups, delivering effectively trained naval and joint forces to numbered fleets with deployers prepared for global combat. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chelsea Palmer/Released)

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U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, board a vessel in rigid-hull inflatable boats while conducting maritime interception operations aboard U.S. Navy training support vessel USNS Vindicator (TSV5) in support of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 18, 2025.

May 29 2025

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Sgt. Tanner Bernat

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, board a vessel in rigid-hull inflatable boats while conducting maritime interception operations aboard U.S. Navy training support vessel USNS Vindicator (TSV5) in support of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 18, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWO ARG shipping, conducts various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

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Rear Admiral Max McCoy, commander, Carrier Strike Group Four (CSG-4), right, meets with Capt. Mike Schoeller, left, master of Training Support Vessel (TSV) 5 Vindicator, and the Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4 team.

May 29 2025

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Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Maxwell

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK (Feb. 9, 2024) Rear Admiral Max McCoy, commander, Carrier Strike Group Four (CSG-4), right, meets with Capt. Mike Schoeller, left, master of Training Support Vessel (TSV) 5 Vindicator, and the Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4 team. TSVRON 4 plays a vital role in integrated naval warfighting training through the team’s ability to use many organic capabilities to challenge warfighting teams in preparation for worldwide assignment including Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training. CSG-4 mentors, trains, and assesses carrier strike groups, amphibious ready groups, and independent deployers for global combat against peer competitors. This image was edited for security purposes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaac Maxwell)

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Master of Training Support Vessel (TSV) 5 Vindicator Mike Schoeller, right with hand raised, discusses the ship’s capabilities and TSV operations with Vice Adm. John Gumbleton, commander, Task Force 80 and deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, fourth from left, during a fleet visit to Vindicator (TSV 5), assigned to Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4, at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Feb. 24, 2025.

May 29 2025

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea Palmer

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Feb. 24, 2025) – Master of Training Support Vessel (TSV) 5 Vindicator Mike Schoeller, right with hand raised, discusses the ship’s capabilities and TSV operations with Vice Adm. John Gumbleton, commander, Task Force 80 and deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, fourth from left, during a fleet visit to Vindicator (TSV 5), assigned to Training Support Vessel Squadron (TSVRON) 4, at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Feb. 24, 2025. TSVRON 4 is an element of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 that delivers training opportunities and supports CSG, amphibious ready group, and independent deployer preparation for global combat against peer competitors. The squadron delivers support to all CSG-4 integrated, at-sea training events and scheduled training in basic and advanced phase training through the Fleet Forces Atlantic Exercise Coordination Center. TSVRON 4 works closely with NAVAIR’s Atlantic Targets and Marine Operations (ATMO) for aerial and seaborne target engagements. TSVRON 4 functions as a Mobile Sea Range and integrates the Navy’s Continuous Training Environment and enables Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training while also delivering opportunities for other training such as live fire exercises, unmanned system launches and recoveries, mine laying operations, maritime interdiction operations, and visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chelsea Palmer / released)

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The Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. John C. Phelan, gives a speech over the pilot house 1MC to the crew of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 11, 2025.

Apr 15 2025

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Ma

The Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. John C. Phelan, gives a speech over the pilot house 1MC to the crew of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 11, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

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Sailors assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, move an F/A-18E Super Hornet engine across the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 31, 2025.

Apr 03 2025

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Seaman Brianna Barnett

Sailors assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, move an F/A-18E Super Hornet engine across the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 31, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brianna Barnett)

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), transits the Atlantic Ocean with the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 31, 2025.

Apr 03 2025

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Petty Officer 1st Class Raymond Maddocks

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), transits the Atlantic Ocean with the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 31, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brianna Barnett)

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Lt. Cmdr. Mark Rodriguez, aircraft handler aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) (center), observes the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 on the flight deck, March 29, 2025.

Apr 03 2025

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Tajh Pay

Lt. Cmdr. Mark Rodriguez, aircraft handler aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) (center), observes the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 on the flight deck, March 29, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tajh Payne)

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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12 fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, onto the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 28, 2025.

Apr 03 2025

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12 fast rope from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, onto the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 28, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)

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Sailors assigned to weapons department aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), hook cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) on the flight deck, March 27, 2025.

Apr 03 2025

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell

Sailors assigned to weapons department aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), hook cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) on the flight deck, March 27, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) (front) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) (back) escort the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during an integrated phase training event, March 23, 2025.

Apr 08 2025

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) (front) and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) (back) escort the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during an integrated phase training event, March 23, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)

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Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ty Toporowki (left) and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Gerber PelicoGonzalez, both assigned to deck department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signal to the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) in the hangar bay during a replenishment-at-sea, April 4, 2025.

Apr 08 2025

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Seaman Paige Brown

Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ty Toporowki (left) and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Gerber PelicoGonzalez, both assigned to deck department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signal to the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) in the hangar bay during a replenishment-at-sea, April 4, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paige Brown)

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A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during routine operations, Jan. 7, 2025.

Mar 05 2025

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Staff Sgt. Gerald Willis

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during routine operations, Jan. 7, 2025. The F/A-18s are attached to the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). They support U.S. Central Command operations by protecting U.S. and international vessels navigating international waters in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis)

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The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4, 2025.

Apr 08 2025

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Tajh Pay

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tajh Payne)

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Chief Information System Technicians (IT)C Christopher Reams and Zachary Schools, assigned to Combat Systems department onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG98), sets up the Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System (BICES) in preparation for Group Sail events inside combat information center, November 10, 2024.

Nov 19 2024

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Ensign Ethan Cruz

Chief Information System Technicians (IT)C Christopher Reams and Zachary Schools, assigned to Combat Systems department onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG98), sets up the Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System (BICES) in preparation for Group Sail events inside combat information center, November 10, 2024. Sherman is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing Group Sail. Group Sail is the first at-sea integrated phase training event during a routine deployment training cycle. It is designed to challenge the Gerald R. Ford CSG's ability use the capabilities of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, and an embarked Information Warfare team as a cohesive Strike Group to meet Navy and Joint Warfighting requirements that increases war-fighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (US Navy Photo by ENS Ethan Cruz)

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