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USS Mustin conducts line-handling training in Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Sailors heave on a line during a line-handling training on the quarterdeck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG...

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USS Mustin conducts replenishment-at-sea with USNS Alan Shepard in Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) breaks away from Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship...

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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, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George...

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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George...

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USS Paul Hamilton conducts live-fire exercise in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2026) U.S. Navy Sailors, all assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), watch...

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USS Mustin conducts GQ drill in Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Sailors set I-type shoring onto a simulated structural casualty in a passageway during an evening general quarters drill aboard Arleigh...

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USS Minnesota arrives at White Beach Naval Facility

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan (May 15, 2026) Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) transits Nakagusuku Bay during a...

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USS Paul Hamilton conducts flight ops in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 30, 2026) U.S. Navy Sailors, all assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), conduct...

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USS Paul Hamilton conducts small boat ops in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 10, 2026) U.S. Navy Sailors, all assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), conduct...

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USS George Washington conducts fueling-at-sea with USNS Earl Warren in Philippine Sea

USNS Earl Warren (T-AO-207) sails alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea evolution in the...


 
U.S. Pacific Fleet News
  • U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, receives a tour of the future site of the U.S. Navy Exchange on the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling during his visit to Perth, Australia, May 25, 2026. Koehler’s visit to Australia reaffirmed the U.S. – Australia alliance remains a cornerstone for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. Pacific Fleet delivers combat-ready naval forces to defend the homeland and U.S. interests throughout the region, provide credible deterrence, and strengthen U.S. alliances and partnerships to ensure a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan)

    READOUT: Pacific Fleet Commander’s travel to Perth, Australia, May 25-27

    U.S. Navy Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Perth, Australia, May 25-27, 2026, to attend the Indian Ocean Defence & Security (IODS) 2026 Conference & Exhibition, Australia’s premier forum on defense and security in the Indian Ocean region designed to facilitate high-level engagement on shared regional challenges, capability development, and sovereign industry growth.

  • Pacific Partnership Returns for 20th Anniversary

    Two Decades of Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Pacific Partnership 2026 mission begins

    SAN DIEGO -- Pacific Partnership, the U.S. Navy’s largest annual maritime humanitarian and civic assistance effort conducted in the Indo-Pacific, officially began with the departure of U.S. personnel from San Diego to the mission coordinating hub in the Philippines, May 27, 2026.

  • U.S., Republic of Korea conduct Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise for 2026

    The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy conducted a Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise (MCSOFEX) in the surrounding waters of the Republic of Korea, May 11-14.

  • U.S. Navy Diver 3rd Class Mark Obymachow assigned to Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 participates in an integrated multinational dive to recover a simulated sunken vessel during Salvage Exercise Korea 2026 at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 8, 2026. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

    CTF-73 participates in SALVEX Korea 2026

    JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Navy divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, concluded Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2026 alongside Australian maritime forces and Republic of Korea (ROK) forces at Jinhae Naval Base, April 6–10, 2026. The exercise marked the 42nd iteration of the long-standing multilateral training event, reinforcing decades of cooperation between the U.S. Navy and ROK Navy since its inception in 1985.

  • A local “black ship”-themed scenic tour boat transits as U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), right, arrives at Shimoda, Japan for the 87th annual Black Ship Festival, May 14, 2026. The festival commemorates the 1854 arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry and his “black ships” to Shimoda, and the subsequent signing of the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Peace and Amity marking the start of diplomacy and trade between both countries. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino)

    USS Howard departs Shimoda, following Black Ship Festival

    SHIMODA, Japan -- Forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) departed Shimoda after a port visit, May 17, following participation in the city’s Black Ship Festival.

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