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USS O'Kane (DDG 77) conducts flight operations in the Pacific Ocean. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (June 19, 2021) A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 takes off from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), June 19, 2021. O’Kane is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jasen Moreno-Garcia) 210619-N-LN093-1098

210419-N-EA818-0045 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: SAN DIEGO (April 19, 2021) – Los Angeles Class fast-attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) gets underway from Naval Base Point Loma for U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem 21 (UxS IBP 21), April 19. U.S. Pacific Fleet’s UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Gooley)

200902-N-NO842-1002 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2020) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors wave at Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) as the two ships sail alongside each other following Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020. Group sails between the JMSDF, ADF, and U.S. Navy support shared goals of peace and stability while enhancing regional security and the right of all nations to trade, communicate, and choose their destiny in a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (JMSDF courtesy photo)

USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) navigates the San Diego channel, March 23, 2020. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: SAN DIEGO (March 23, 2020) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) navigates the San Diego channel, March 23, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DOD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)200323-N-XN169-1030