Cpl. Kenneth G. Marks (right), 25, a squad leader with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, explains the patrol route to Cpl. Raphael Padilla More
Aviation maintenance ground crew, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, stand by as the MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter is prepared for flight. HSC 26 is deployed with Commander, Task Force 52, providing More
Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, interact with children during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center. CTG 56.1 provides maritime security operatio More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Fitzjarrell, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, goes over an anti-terrorism force protection inspection dive checklist. CTG-56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ord More
Capt. Joseph Naman, commodore Destroyer Squadron 50, welcomes Rear Adm. Yuan Yubai, deputy commander of the Chinese North Sea Fleet, People's Liberation Army (Navy) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrol through the coastal mountains of Djibouti while training here, Oct. 7, 2012. The Marines trained alongside their infantry breth More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Matthew Young, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, tests his regulator before performing an anti-terrorism force protection inspection dive. CTG-56.1 conducts mine countermeasures More
Cmdr. Wilson Marks, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), welcomes Rear Adm. Yuan Yubai, deputy commander of the Chinese North Sea Fleet, People's Liberation Army (Navy) aboard More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Charlie D. Murphy, 22, a hospital corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and McMinnville, Tenn., native, holds security on a patrol while training i More
Lt. Ivan Kanzaki, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, interacts with a child during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center. CTG 56.1 provides maritime securit More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Fitzjarrell, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, left, checks Navy Diver 2nd Class Matthew Young's equipment before performing an anti-terrorism force protection inspection d More
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) look on as senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) destroyer Harbin (DD 112) pull alongside for a pre-sail conference in preparati More
Lance Cpl. Jonathon T. Arnold, 20, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, relays commands to his fellow Marines during a patrol through the coastal mountain More
Lt. Cliff Overby, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, interacts with a child during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center. CTG 56.1 provides maritime securit More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Matthew Young, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, enters the water while performing an anti-terrorism force protection inspection dive. CTG-56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, ex More
Rear Adm. Yuan Yubai, deputy commodore of the Chinese North Sea Fleet, People's Liberation Army (Navy), second from left, speaks with Capt. Joseph Naman, commodore Destroyer Squadron 50, second from right, and More
Cpl. Joshua C. Riggs, 23, a rifleman with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Jacksonville, N.C., native, holds security on a patrol dur More
Lt. Ivan Kanzaki, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, interacts with children during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center. CTG 56.1 provides maritime securi More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Matthew Young, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, hands off his equipment after performing an anti-terrorism force protection inspection dive. CTG-56.1 conducts mine countermeasu More
Senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) meet with senior officers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a pre-sail conference in preparation for a U.S.-China counter pir More
Cpl. Kenneth G. Marks, 25, a squad leader with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks his map before stepping off on a patrol with Marin More
Capt. Joseph Naman, commodore Destroyer Squadron 50, right, speaks with senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a pre-sail conferen More
Cmdr. Wilson Marks, commanding officer of USS Mason (DDG 87), middle right, and Capt. Joseph Naman, commodore Destroyer Squadron 50, speak with senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) during a More
Capt. Joseph Naman, commodore Destroyer Squadron 50, speaks with senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) during a pre-sail conference aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) in p More
Senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) meet with U.S. Navy senior officers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a pre-sail conference in preparation for a U.S.-China c More
Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Apprentice Catherine Hernandez, from Corpus Christi, Texas, hands a sailor spray paint on the mezzanine of the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74 More
Capt. Joseph Naman, commodore Destroyer Squadron 50, is interviewed by Cmdr. Fei Shinong, Foreign Affairs Officer Chinese North Fleet, People's Liberation Army (Navy), aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ma More
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class David Lopez, from Ponce, Puerto Rico, reroutes engine cables on an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 in the hangar bay aboard the a More