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240909-N-N0783-1001 TUCSON, Ariz. – An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123 prepares to land Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the largest aircraft boneyard in the world in Tucson, in September 2024. VAW-123 transferred two of their four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft to the boneyard. This event was part of the squadron’s transition to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to be completed in mid-2025. (Photo courtesy U.S. Navy)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) departs Mayport, Fla. for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 5th Fleet encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexa H. Trafton)

240630-N-HE057-1082 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 30, 2024) The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) steams in formation with the remaining components of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG), the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), and the Royal Navy Daring-class air-defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37) in the Mediterranean Sea, June 30, 2024. The IKECSG is on a scheduled deployment to the Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to promote regional security and to deter aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Rodriguez)

Chief Petty Officer Steve Mafort going ashore for the last time.

Djibouti (May 10, 2024) – Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MSRON 10), assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, participated in a man overboard drill and provided maritime security during Exercise Bull Shark 24-2 on May 5, 2024. MSRON 10 trained with the Djiboutian Navy and Coast Guard for three months to prepare for the exercise. Exercise Bull Shark is a biannual joint training that combines the expertise of U.S., Djiboutian, Spanish and French maritime forces to test water rescue teams on their ability to extract injured personnel from a hostile environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas)