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Navy Warrior Challenge

Grant Lightner, a visitor to the Navy Warrior Challenge and Dive Navy booth, gives a thumbs-up as he wears an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) bomb suit and helmet at USA Triathlon Nationals Aug. 4, 2023 in Milwaukee. The Navy Warrior Challenge is designed to educate the public about and find qualifying candidates for Naval Special Warfare programs

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Aug. 19, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford 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 Seaman Maxwell Orlosky)

Carrier Strike Group 5

PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2023) A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, conducts a fast-rope exercise on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 20, 2023. EODMU 5 conducts routine training to improve their effectiveness and interoperability with allied partners in the Pacific region. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships, and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Dimal)

Leap Frogs

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Walter Moskal, a member of the Navy parachute team the “Leap Frogs,” performs a demonstration at the 123rd Army-Navy Game held at Lincoln financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The Leap Frogs are the official parachute demonstration team of the United States Navy and are part of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command. The Leap Frogs Navy Parachute Team are made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Divers, and support personnel.

Senior Chief Frocking

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 19, 2023) Senior Chief Operations Specialist Jonathan Figliola receives his senior chief cover at Navy Recruiting Command headquarters during a frocking ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jose Madrigal)

Destroyer Squadron

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2020) Ships from Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23 transit the Pacific Ocean Jan. 22, 2020. DESRON 23, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Isaacs)

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts flight operations in the Ionian Sea.

F/A-18E Super Hornet

USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98)

BAY OF CADIZ (Feb. 22, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98)

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