Happy Mother's Day! ⚓️💙

Saluting all the incredible U.S Navy moms this Mother's Day! 🫡💐🌹 Your strength, sacrifice, and unwavering love keep us anchored. Thank you for your service on land, in the seas and in our heart.

#NavyMoms #MothersDay #SurfaceWarriorCulture

We Buzz, We Fly, We Sting!

AV-8B Harriers performed vertical take-offs from the flight deck of USS Wasp (LHD1).

#stingersup #firstinthefleet #teamofteams #WSPARG24thMEU #blueknights #wearewasp #Readiness

Today Cdr. Jeremiah Chase assumed command of the USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) relieving Cmdr. Adam Stein after a successful command tour.

#Mayport #DDG #DelbertBlack

The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performed and demonstrated Marine Corps discipline aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) as a part of #FleetWeekMiami .

🌊⚓️Training to Win!

USS New York (LPD 21) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing Composite Unit Training Exercise under the evaluation of Carrier Strike Group 4 and Expeditionary Operations Training Group.
📸: MC2 Jesse Turner

#COMPTUEX #MaritimeDefense #LPD21 #USN

Putting out the Flames 🔥👩‍🚒🧯

Sailors aboard USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) prepare to fight a simulated fire during an integrated training team environment exercise.

📸: MC2 Jahlena Riveraroyer

#DDG117 #FireDrill #DDG117 #Readiness #USN #NavyTraining #NavyExcersice

The Navy runs on scientific brilliance.

Working with the most advanced tech and labs around the world, Sailors in science and military engineering jobs ensure the fleet has the most up-to-date information.

USS Normandy Ports in Miami During Fleet Week

Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) stand watch on the bridge as the ship pulls into PortMiami for Miami Fleet Week, May 6, 2024.

#FleetWeekMiami 🏝️⚓️🏖️☀️👋😎🌊

U.S. Navy Sailors walks during a parade in support of Fleet Week Miami.

📸: MC Jasmin L. Aquino

#SurfaceWarriorCulture #Miami #Navy #Sailors #USSBataan #USSNormandy

“I think it’s inspiring, honestly, seeing all of this, like, industrial grade manufacturing, design stuff, it’s pretty cool,” said Andres Batista, a senior.

It was an honor to administer the oath of enlistment to future Sailors and Marines aboard USS Bataan. Our Sailors and Marines are the reason we have the strongest U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines in the world! #FleetWeekMiami

🔱🐸🪂Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, took the leap today with the incredible U.S. Navy Parachute Team during #FleetWeekMiami . 🌴⚓️

The team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) and support personnel.

Views from Above 🚁🌊🚢🔵🟢

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), #24MEU flies over USS Wasp (LHD1) in the Atlantic Ocean during Composite Training Unit Exercise.

📸: Lance Cpl. John Allen

#COMPTUEX #MaritimeDefense

POV: You’re jumping into #FleetWeekMiami . 🪂🐸🔱

For the Leap Frogs, every day is an adventure.

These Sailors live to serve their country as warriors and are trained to think fast in situations where there’s zero room for error.

The U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marines and U.S. Coast Guard know how to have fun. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Make sure to say hello when you see our service members out in South Florida all #FleetWeekMiami . 🌴⚓️🇺🇸

As a fire controlman, protecting the USS Bataan (LHD 5) and the Sailors and Marines who serve aboard it is what this Sailor’s job is all about.

This job requires highly specialized training and intricate attention.

Meet this Sailor and tour the Bataan during #fleetweekmiami .

Sailors aboard USS Mason (DDG 87) conduct security force oleoresin capsicum (OC) Spray training in the Red Sea.

📸: Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Rodriguez

#Readiness #Training #NavalTraining #LifeAtSea #USN #SailorLife #Navy #ReadSea #IndianOcean

Cover my six. 🤨⚓️💥

Backup Reaction Force (BRF) team member, Ensign Michael Desposito clears a space during an Anti-Terrorism (ATT) drill aboard USS Roosevelt (DDG 80).

📸: Petty Officer 3rd Class Alfredo Marron

#Readiness #Training #Drill #DDG80 #USN #Navy #BRF #AntiTerrisom

“What those sailors get to experience and delve right into the culture of Miami, meet the folks here, tell them what they do for a living. It’s so important,” Adm. Daryl Caudle, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, said.

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“Car horns honked and a chant of “U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A.,” broke out from a cruise ship docked at a port terminal as the amphibious assault ship carried more than a thousand sailors and 400 Marines into the port for the Navy’s first ever Fleet Week in Miami.”