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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58)

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Nov. 26, 2023) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) transit the Strait of Hormuz as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) makes an inbound transit to the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 26. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Merissa Daley)

F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet launches off the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 24, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors participate in flight operations as an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet, attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, launches off the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Gulf of Oman Nov. 24, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Rodriguez)

USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) transit the Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2023) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), right, and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) transit the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 6, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

SS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) recovers aircraft during flight operations in the Philippine Sea.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19. 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) recovers aircraft during flight operations in the Philippine Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) transits the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 23, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristan Cookson)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) fires its 5-inch gun during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caleb M. Foote)

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