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.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo)
An F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, launches from the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while operating in support of Operation Epic Fury in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)
U.S. Sailors conduct post-flight checks on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while operating in support of Operation Epic Fury in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)
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)
U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter pilots assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, pose for a group photo during exercise Spears of Victory at a base in the Middle East, Feb. 5, 2026. The Royal Saudi Air Force–led multinational training event brought together 10 nations to refine joint air operations and enhance interoperability across the coalition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyler A. P. Moody)
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 15, 2026. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman)
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 Marines from USS Pearl Harbor support VBSS exercise aboard Puller during Alligator Dagger
170908-N-UK248-821 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 8, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) perform visit, board, search, and seizure aboard the Lewis B. Puller in support of Alligator Dagger. 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 Marine Expeditionary Unit 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 2nd Class Kristina Young/Released)