A helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as military vessels representing 20 different countries begin to gather for a photo exercise as part of Fleet Exercise 250 off the coast in the area of Virginia and North Carolina on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Photos: Naval Fleet Exercise 250 at sea
Military vessels representing 20 different countries gathered around the USS Nimitz off the coast this week.
Military vessels representing 20 different countries gathered around the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) off the coast in the area of Virginia and North Carolina as part of Fleet Exercise 250 on Thursday, June 25, 2026 for a photo exercise with a flyover consisting of aircraft from the U.S. and Spain.
Fleet Exercise 250 is a multinational maritime exercise intended to strengthen interoperability among allied and partner nations through professional exchange, coordinated maritime operations, communication training, information sharing and at-sea
maneuvers, according to the U.S. Navy.
Vice Admiral Doug Perry, Commander for U.S. Second Fleet and NATO’s Joint Force Command, also traveled out to the Nimitz from Norfolk for the day to meet with numerous sailors working in different areas aboard the ship.
Aircraft from the United States and Spain conduct a flyover as military vessels representing 20 different countries surround the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a photo exercise as part of Fleet Exercise 250 off the coast in the area of Virginia and North Carolina on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)Sailors work to hang a large American Flag from the USS Nimitz. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Vice Admiral Doug Perry fist-bumps Aviation Machinist Mate Daveron Jacobs while receiving a tour of the jet bay aboard the USS Nimitz on Thursday. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)Vessels from foreign countries begin to gather around the USS Nimitz on Thursday. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)Sailors partake in a game of basketball in the hangar bay aboard the USS Nimitz on Thursday. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Aircraft from the United States and Spain conduct a flyover as military vessels representing 20 different countries surround the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) on Thursday. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)Vice Admiral Doug Perry talks with sailors Andrea Hayes and Daniela Encinia on the bridge. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)Vice Admiral Doug Perry talks with Commanding Officer Captain Joseph Furco aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) before a photo exercise as part of Fleet Exercise 250. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
Military vessels representing 20 different countries surround the USS Nimitz. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)A jet sits on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68). (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)Vice Admiral Doug Perry walks through the hangar bay of the USS Nimitz with Steven Steinbach, an aviation boatswain's mate. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
