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USS America conducts joint aviation training in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2025) A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter, from the 2nd Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment assigned to the 25th CAB,...

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USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts ammo transfer in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2025) – U.S. Navy Sailors transport ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt...

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USS John Finn participates in multi-lateral MCA in South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 13, 2025) — Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) conduct a small boat...

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USS Curtis Wilbur conducts SRF training in South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 28, 2025) - Culinary Specialist 1st Class Mallory Clairmont conducts a mechanical advantage control hold (MACH) takedown after...

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USS Curtis Wilbur conducts RAS with USNS Rappahannock in South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 30, 2025) – Sailors slack line on the fo’c’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54)...

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USS Tripoli conducts flying squad drill in Sasebo

Sailors discuss firefighting tactics during a flying squad drill aboard the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Sep. 11, 2025. The...

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USS Tripoli conducts flying squad drill in Sasebo

Sailors simulate fighting a fire during a flying squad drill aboard the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Sep. 11, 2025. The Tripoli is...

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USS John Finn conducts sea & anchor detail in Singapore

CHANGI, Singapore (Sept. 6, 2025) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) move a line on the fo’c’sle...

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USS John Finn conducts sea & anchor detail in Singapore

CHANGI, Singapore (Sept. 6, 2025) – Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) handle line on the...

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Pacific Partnership team conducts medical outreach in Pohnpei

POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 12, 2025) U.S. Navy Lt. Sherry Sandri conducts an optometry examination on local child at Community...


 
U.S. Pacific Fleet News
  • SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Sep. 11, 2025)—Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) teach Sailors from the Philippine Navy and Cmdr. Noriyuki Kawahata, Assistant Defense Attaché of Japan to the Philippines, about flight operations on the fo’c’sle during a subject matter exchange as part of multi-lateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in Subic Bay, Philippines, Sep. 11. John Finn is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban)

    Japan, the Philippines and the U.S. Conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity

    The combined armed and defense forces of Japan, the Philippines and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Sept. 11-13, 2025.

  • OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 10, 2025) Rear Adm. Tom Shultz, commander, Task Force (CTF) 76, right, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, on command operations during Koehler’s visit to CTF 76 on White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Sept. 10. Koehler’s visit to Okinawa underscored the Pacific Fleet’s commitment to integrated maritime operations alongside the U.S. Marine Corps and highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen forward-deployed readiness, joint force interoperability, and regional partnerships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, CTF 76 is responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare operations with Navy and Marine Corps capabilities to support theater contingencies that range from crisis response to full combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso)

    Pacific Fleet Commander visits CTF-76

    OKINAWA, Japan – Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 Sailors and Marines, on White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Sept. 10.

  • Vice Adm. Katsushi Omachi, commander Self Defense Fleet, hosted Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander U.S. 7th Fleet and Japan and U.S. maritime commanders during an annual bilateral meeting known as “KONDANKAI” at the Maritime Operation Center on Yokosuka Naval Base, Sept. 4, 2025.

    Commander, Self Defense Fleet hosted Japan-U.S. Navy Commanders’ meeting KONDANKAI.

    Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Katsushi Omachi, commander, JMSDF Self Defense Fleet, hosted U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander U.S. 7th Fleet, and Japan and U.S. maritime commanders during an annual bilateral meeting known as “KONDANKAI” at the Maritime Operation Center on Yokosuka Naval Base, Sept. 4.

  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors stand watch in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting bilateral operations alongside the JMSDF in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5.

    U.S., Japan conduct bilateral operations

    Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 4-5.

  • Midshipmen meet Boxer CO

    Midshipmen Get Taste of Fleet Life Aboard USS Boxer

    SAN DIEGO – Every summer, the United States Naval Academy and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Universities send their students, known as midshipmen, to submarines, aircraft carriers, and surface ships for professional training. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted 44 midshipmen from July 21 to August 13, 2025, where the crew provided hands on experience and knowledge that will stay with them throughout their careers as officers in the United States Navy.

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