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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS...

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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George...

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USS George Washington raises the battle ensign in Philippine Sea

Quartermaster 3rd Class Enrique Rubio, from Texas, assigned to navigation department, raises the battle ensign aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier...

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USS Illinois undocks at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) leaves Dry Dock 2 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility...

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USS Essex conducts live-fire range in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Nicholas Green, command master chief of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), fires an M27 infantry...

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USS Boxer conducts replenishment-at-sea in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, delivers cargo to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD...

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USS Frank Cable conducts live-fire exercise in Pacific Ocean

Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Kevin Smith, assigned to Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), shoots a .50-caliber machine gun...

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EODMU-11, HSC-23 conduct jump training in Kaneohe Bay during RIMPAC 2026

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, prepare to jump out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk,...

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USCGS Midgett arrives in Yokohama during Pacific Atlas

Crew members, assigned to Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757), prepare the forecastle for mooring operations in Yokohama, Japan, during...

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16th CAB, USS Essex conduct flight ops in Pacific Ocean ahead of RIMPAC 2026

Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters, background, assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command -...


 
U.S. Pacific Fleet News
  • Crew members assigned to Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) prepare the forecastle for mooring operations in Yokohama, Japan, during Pacific Atlas, June 18, 2026.

    U.S., Japanese forces conduct Pacific Atlas 26-1

    YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Maritime forces from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) conducted Pacific Atlas 26-1 off the coast of Japan, June 15-19.

  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026.

    Multilateral, Joint Forces execute sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 2026

    PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — U.S. Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, successfully carried out a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 (VS26), targeting the thoroughly cleaned and decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD 10) more than 200 nautical miles off the coast in the Mariana Islands Range Complex.

  • Philippine Coast Guard Teresa Magbanua-class multi-role response vessel BRP Melchora Aquino (MMRV 9702) and U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) sail in formation during part of the Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, June 27, 2026.

    Philippine, U.S. forces conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity

    SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Coast Guard conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, June 27-28, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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    RIMPAC 2026 kicks off in Hawaii

    HONOLULU -- On June 24, the opening ceremony and press conference marked the start of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, the 30th iteration of the world's largest international maritime exercise.

  • QUANG TRI, Vietnam (June 22, 2026) – Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, center, Mr. Le Hong Vinh, chairman of Quang Tri People’s Committee, center right, Mr. Hoang Nam, vice chairman of Quang Tri Province People’s Committee, center left, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. E. Darrin Cox, commander of the 18th Theater Medical Command and Army Forces assigned to Pacific Friendship 2026, front left, and U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Reyes, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26), front right, and distinguished visitors pose for a photo during the PP26 Vietnam mission stop opening ceremony in Quang Tri, Vietnam, June 22, 2026.

    Pacific Partnership, Pacific Friendship unite to advance disaster response preparedness in Vietnam

    QUANG TRI, Vietnam — The U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) and the U.S. Army-led Pacific Friendship 2026 (PF26) marked the beginning of their joint humanitarian assistance and disaster response mission alongside leaders from Vietnam with an opening ceremony at the Melia Vinpearl, Quang Tri Province, June 22.

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