Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) conducts flight operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) fires Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln supports Operation Epic Fury, March 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails and conducts flight operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026.
USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) fires Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, conduct a news conference at U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla., March 5, 2026.
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers taxi for takeoff in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Air Force Video)
U.S. forces conduct precision strikes in Iran, targeting the Iranian regime's command and control facilities, air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields. (U.S. Central Command Video)
U.S. forces conduct precision strikes in Iran, targeting the Iranian regime's command and control facilities, air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields. (U.S. Central Command Video)
U.S. forces conduct precision strikes in Iran, targeting the Iranian regime's command and control facilities, air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields. (U.S. Central Command Video)
U.S. forces conduct precision strikes in Iran, targeting the Iranian regime's command and control facilities, air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields. (U.S. Central Command Video)
USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) fires Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 3, 2026.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) during operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
B-Roll displaying CENTCOM operations in the Indian Ocean in support of Operation Epic Fury.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts flight operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy video)
U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) support Operation Epic Fury. (U.S. Central Command Video)
Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander, provides an update on Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 3, 2026. (U.S. Central Command Video)
U.S. B-1 bombers take off to support Operation Epic Fury, March 1, 2026, U.S. B-1 bombers, struck deep inside Iran to degrade Iranian ballistic missile capabilities. (Courtesy footage from U.S. Central Command)
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts flight operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy video)
U.S. forces strike Iranian regime's navy in support of Operation Epic Fury March 2, 2026.
U.S. Central Command strikes during Operation Epic Fury in Iran, March 2, 2026.
U.S. Central Command strikes during Operation Epic Fury in Iran, March 1, 2026.
U.S. Central Command strikes during Operation Epic Fury in Iran, March 1, 2026.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) during operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Mar. 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) during operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Mar. 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts routine flight operations in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 30. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cesar Zavala)

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15th MEU Conducts Live Fire Exercise on USS Lewis B. Puller
170909-N-ZQ712-024 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATION (Sept. 9, 2017) Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Raymond Cardenas, left, a native of Canoga Park, California, and Marine Corps Pfc. Javarious Little, a native of Jonesboro, Georgia, both assigned to the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) detachment of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard the expeditionary mobile base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) in support of Alligator Dagger 2017. Lewis B. Puller is the first afloat forward staging base (AFSB) variant of the mobile landing platform and is optimized to support a variety of maritime missions. Puller (ESB-3) is currently underway for routine operations. Continuously deployed since 2017, Puller supports TF 51/5 in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Alligator Dagger is a dedicated, unilateral combat rehearsal led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, in which combined Navy and Marine Corps units of the America Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 15th MEU are to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities that are available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Chad Swysgood / Released)