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USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 6, 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transit the Philippine Sea, Nov. 6, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)

USS Halsey (DDG 97), front, and USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) sail in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), and other Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG-9) ships in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2023.

USS Halsey (DDG 97) and USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Halsey (DDG 97), front, and USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) sail in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), and other Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG-9) ships in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2023.

Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2023) A landing craft, air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), background, transits the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 5, 2023.

Mutiple ships sail in formation in the Philippine Sea during Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE), Nov. 6.

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 6, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) sail in formation in the Philippine Sea during Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE), Nov. 6. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)

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