Rear Adm. Brian Harding, Commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center and Vice Adm. Mike Vernazza, Commander, Naval Information Forces, pose with the 17 new Information Warfare (IW) Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTIs). The graduation marks a significant milestone, bringing the total number of IW WTIs in the cadre to 300. (U.S. Navy Photo by Robert Fluegel/RELEASED)

Rear Admiral Michael Mattis, director, strategic effects, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, commander, Task Force - SIX SIX (66) gives a speech during the opening ceremony of Sea Breeze 2025-2, June 30, 2025. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2025-2 is focused on mine countermeasure, explosive ordinance disposal, dive operations, and unmanned underwater vehicles.

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Navy and Marine planners from more than 20 countries gathered during the UNITAS 2025 Final Planning Conference in Jacksonville, Fla. The conference brought together representatives from the U.S. and partner nations to finalize plans for UNITAS 2025, the 66th iteration of the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise.

Rear Adm. Luke Frost relieved Rear Adm. Michael Steffen as Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) during a ceremony held at the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 2 (HSC-2) hangar, June 27.

College student pose for a photo on the brow of USS Oregon