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U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific...
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, takes off from the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl...
U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Alexander Ayala fires a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire training exercise on the fantail of...
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) returns to Sasebo, Japan, after concluding a dynamic four-month deployment to the U.S....
An EA-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, and an F/A-18 Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, sit...
A Royal Canadian Navy CH-147 Cyclone helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)...
U.S. Navy Sailors stand at parade rest as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) passes the USS Missouri memorial while...
A Peruvian SH-3, attached to BAP Pisco, prepares to depart from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Exercise Rim of the...
Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) transits Apra Harbor as Minnesota returns to its homeport at Naval Base Guam July 29,...
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) pulls into Da Nang, Vietnam for a scheduled port visit, July 30, 2026. George Washington...
CARAT Sri Lanka 2026 concludes, strengthening maritime partnerships in region
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka –The sixth iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka concluded July 31, 2026, in Trincomalee, following a series of exercises and exchanges between the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and the U.S. Navy. The exercise began on July 27 and was designed to enhance maritime interoperability, strengthen partnerships, and promote regional security cooperation. Training events took place both ashore in Colombo and Trincomalee and at sea in the Indian Ocean.
USS Minnesota returns to Guam, completes first deployment as Navy’s first forward-deployed Virginia-class submarine
NAVAL BASE GUAM (July 29, 2026) — Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) returned to its homeport at Naval Base Guam on July 29, 2026, completing its first deployment since becoming the Navy’s first forward-deployed Virginia-class submarine.
USS George Washington arrives in Da Nang, highlighting enduring U.S.-Vietnam partnership
DA NANG, Vietnam -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) arrived in Da Nang, July 30, 2026, for a scheduled port visit.
U.S., Sri Lanka Navy kick off 6th iteration of CARAT Sri Lanka
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (July 27, 2026) – Sailors and maritime forces from the United States and Sri Lanka convened in Trincomalee, July 27, for an opening ceremony to commence the sixth iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka.
Japan, Philippine, U.S. forces conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
PHILIPPINE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Navy conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, July 21-25, 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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