U.S. Naval Surface Force

📢❗NEW Surface Warfare Digital Feature OUT NOW❗👀 ⚓🌊 Diving into the Reserves: Reserve to Sea Surface Search and Rescue (SSAR) Swimmers prepare to help ships reach 80% surge ready goals. ⛑️🏊 Fins slice through cold water. Above the surface, an orange drysuit moves toward a swimmer in distress. Below, expert hands prepare to save a life. A week ago, this Surface Search and Rescue (SSAR) Swimmer was living his civilian life. SSAR Swimmers are essential to surface operations. As the last line of defense, they help rescue, recover, and resuscitate Sailors who have fallen outside of a ship’s lifelines. 📖 Read the full feature here:⤵️ https://lnkd.in/g7tMEDuq U.S. Navy Reserve | U.S. Fleet Forces Command | U.S. Pacific Fleet | Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic

⚓⚔️ #ForwardFriday: USS Ralph Johnson’s Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Team Meets with Indian Navy Sailors aboard INS Mumbai 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇳 U.S. Navy and Indian Navy Sailors pose on the forecastle of the Delhi-class guided-missile destroyer INS Mumbai (D62) during Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. #warfighting | #readiness | #lethality US Navy | U.S. Pacific Fleet | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

⚓⚔️ #ICYMI: Surface Navy Leaders Screened at Surface Warfare Command Leadership Assessment (SWCLA) ⭐📝 SWCLA utilizes validated assessment tools to provide objective insights into an officer’s leadership potential and readiness, as well as developmental feedback from Operational Psychologists and board members aimed at refining skills for leadership roles in command. #leadership | #readiness US Navy | Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic | MyNavyHR | Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

⚓🤝 Surface Warriors and Coast Guard Partners Rescue 18 People from Disabled Vessel off San Diego Coast 🌎🇺🇸 📸 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter Read the story: https://lnkd.in/gUkFrTrm US Navy | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Pacific Fleet | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet

⚓⚔️ #WarfighterWednesday: Surface Warriors Continue Operations Against Houthi Targets in the CENTCOM Area of Operations 🚀🎯 These continued operations demonstrate America’s unwavering resolve in defending freedom of navigation around the world. #warfighting | #readiness | #lethality US Navy | Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic | U. S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) | U.S. Fleet Forces Command | U.S. Pacific Fleet

🎂 Happy 132nd Birthday to the "Backbone of the Navy!" ⚓ The birth of the U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer rank is celebrated on Apr. 1 in honor of the day the rank was established in 1893. #AmericasNavy250 | #CPOBday | #Warfighting

⚓️ In honor of the #CPOBday, Surface Warriors had the opportunity to highlight RC to Sea Surface Warrior CMDCM Jim Butler ⚔️ CMDCM Butler is a Reserve Component to Sea Sailor on USS Somerset (LPD 25). This is his seventh tour as a Command Master Chief! He is from Maryland but has lived in San Diego for most of the time he has been serving in the Navy. He values the opportunities afforded to him by the U.S. Navy Reserve and serves as a mentor to his fellow Sailors. The RC to Sea program fills empty billets that ships need. Sailors should reach out to PERS-46 for details on RC to Sea opportunities. For Reserve Sailors who are eager to go to sea, we are committed to finding them a ship! We will place Reservists on any surface ship that requires their support. US Navy | Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command | Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic | U.S. Pacific Fleet

Happy 132nd Birthday Chiefs! ⚓ On April 1, 1893, the rank of Chief Petty Officer was established. For over a century Chiefs have been leading, mentoring and developing their Sailors from the deck plates. Their commitment and dedication to the Navy core values uphold the tradition of our warfighting spirit. Navy Chief, Navy Pride! #AmericasNavy250 #CPOBday #Warfighting

"Shared maritime presence in our region—operating at sea with our allies and partners—is essential.” - Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, USNAVSOUTH/4th Fleet Commander Deployed to strengthen maritime partnerships in the Caribbean, the U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducted a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Guyana Defence Force Defiant-class patrol vessel GDFS Shahoud on Mar. 27 before transiting through the Stabroek Block enroute to their next destination. The two ships conducted formation-maneuvering events supported by Normandy’s embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50; the aircrew conducted a photo exercise as the final event of the maneuvers. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/eWaKKZ7h United States Southern Command Office of the Secretary of the Navy Office of the Chief of Naval Operations US Navy U.S. Fleet Forces Command

⚓⚔️ USS Spruance (DDG 111) Sailors and U.S. Coast Guardsmen Support Southern Border Mission 🛡️🇺🇸 Members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment and US Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) conduct small boat operations in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy assets are employed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. #southernborder U.S. Pacific Fleet | Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet