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STEM SATURDAY Sara Matsui, waterfront chief engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, speaks to James B. Castle High School students during National Stem Day about how STEM ties into the shipyard mission to maintain and modernize U.S. Navy submarines and surface ships before a tour of shipyard facilities. Students visited the marine machinery mechanics, welding and structural shop, and the shipwrights work area. ( 📷 Kenny Jones)

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ USS Gettysburg (CG 64) is underway in the Mediterranean Sea, part of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations. 2️⃣ LS1 Gacad, left, and LS2 Bauer attach a cargo hook to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from HSC-4 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a vertical replenishment in the Philippine Sea, 3️⃣ UT2 Forbes, from NMCB-3, participates in "helo dunker" training in Okinawa and 4️⃣ USS Springfield (SSN 761) moors at Polaris Point at Naval Base Guam in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

Happy 5th Birthday to the United States Space Force! Since December 20, 2019, the #USSF has been securing our nation's interests in, from and to space. Here’s to 5 years of ensuring mission success through space superiority, global operations and assured access to protect our nation and the joint force. #SpaceForceBirthday #USSF #NationalDefense

Forward Friday: The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts routine operations in the Philippine Sea. 1️⃣ Sailors watch a fueling-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) 2️⃣ AO2 Hemsworth inspects ordnance 3️⃣ ATAN Ortega, left, and AMEAN Rivera maintain an EA-18G Growler from VAQ-136 and 4️⃣ Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-192 U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed fleets. With an area of operations spanning more than 124 million square kilometers, U.S. 7th Fleet operates 50-70 ships and submarines, 150 aircraft and more than 27,000 Sailors and Marines at any given time.

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ Lt. Whitehurst prepares to launch a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft from TW-2 during flight operations aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean. 2️⃣ Lt. Vance observes from primary flight control as USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a vertical replenishment with USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the Philippine Sea. 3️⃣ Lt. Cmdr. Relayo inspects ammunition aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Atlantic Ocean. 4️⃣ HT1 Walters, center, trains students at the Surface Warfare Engineering Schools Command Great Lakes Damage Controlman (DC) "A" School. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

A longstanding partnership always has room for firsts 🎖🐬⚓ 📍YOKOSUKA, Japan— The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7 awarded Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. James the first U.S. Navy Submarine Warfare Device (Dolphins) earned by a Royal Australian Navy submariner. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eQ4pdN2V

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Suez Canal. 2️⃣ Sailors prepare an F/A-18E from VFA-192 for flight operations aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and 3️⃣ Lt. j.g. Sokolowski uses a console in the combat control room during a general quarters drill aboard USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) in the Philippine Sea. 4️⃣ Recruits receive training at the USS Indianapolis Combat Pool at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

U.S. Navy Photos of the Day: 1️⃣ VFA-97 readies an F-35C Lightning II for launch aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations in the Philippine Sea. 2️⃣ QM2 Garcia records weather logs on the bridge aboard USS Cole (DDG 67) in the Mediterranean Sea. 3️⃣ A Sailor observes flight operations aboard USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. 4️⃣ GM2 Mendoza interacts with Coco aboard USS Shiloh (CG 67) during a visit from the Hawaiian Humane Society at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. VIEW the U.S. Navy photo gallery at: https://lnkd.in/eptac7p5

Sunset Sunday A Sailor runs across the flight deck aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations in the Philippine Sea. Carl Vinson is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet, the largest of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed fleets. With an area of operations spanning more than 124 million square kilometers, U.S. 7th Fleet operates 50-70 ships and submarines, 150 aircraft and more than 27,000 Sailors and Marines at any given time. (MCSN Kenneth Ostas)

There's something to be said for a force that's always forward around the globe. Readiness is a way of life. And when it's game time, you're already yards ahead. #GoNavy #BeatArmy #ArmyNavy