At the deckplates, in the field during a global Navy exercise [PHOTOS]
The Navy's Large Scale Exercise 2023 took place around the world from Aug. 9 to Aug. 18, but its central leadership was based in Norfolk, Va.
Inside the Navy’s largest exercise: In command and under pressure
To make Large Scale Exercise 2023 as realistic as possible, the Navy had nearly 1,000 personnel dynamically changing the battlefields to challenge the fleet.