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USS Boxer, 11th MEU conduct flight ops in Indian Ocean

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land on...

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

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) approaches Military Sealift Command Supply-class fast combat support ship...

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VP-47 conducts flight ops at Kadena Air Base

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (May 7, 2026) A P-8A Poseidon, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, takes off from Kadena Air Base, Kadena, May 7. VP-47 is...

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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in U.S. 7th Fleet

Aviation Boatswains Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Andrew Floyd, from Pennsylvania, directs aircraft on the flightdeck of Nimitz-class aircraft...

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USS Minnesota arrives in Okinawa

WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan (May 15, 2026) -- Sailors, assigned to Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783), cast heaving...

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11th MEU conducts fast-rope training aboard USS Boxer in Indian Ocean

U.S. Marines, assigned to Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct fast rope training from an MH-60 Sea Hawk assigned to...

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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in Philippine Sea

An F-35C Lighting II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, prepares to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS...

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USS George Washington conducts flight ops in U.S. 7th Fleet

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, lands on Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) May 11,...

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

Sailors, assigned to deck department, man a fueling station during a fueling-at-sea evolution aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George...

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VP-47 conducts flight ops at Misawa Air Base

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (May 18, 2026) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, participate in a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown...


 
U.S. Pacific Fleet News
  • 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.

  • U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Swade Bowman, assigned to Navy Reserve, Navy Munitions Command Pacific, Mine Assembly Unit Guam, attaches an arming device to an MK62 mine during a mine building training event at Naval Munitions Command Atlantic (NMCLANT) at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, May 6, 2026. The high-intensity training evolution was designed to evaluate personnel on their ability to safely, accurately, and rapidly assemble complex mine systems under simulated combat conditions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matt Wright)

    Navy Reserve unit demonstrates rapid mine assembly readiness

    NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON, S.C.— U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos, vice commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Naval Munitions Command Atlantic (NMCLANT) at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, May 6, 2026, to observe a time-compressed rapid-assembly training event conducted by Navy Reserve, Navy Munitions Command Pacific (NR NMCPAC), Mine Assembly Unit (MAU) Guam.

  • USS Daniel Inouye Returns to Fleet Early After Successful Maintenance

    USS Daniel Inouye Returns to Fleet Early After Successful Maintenance

    Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) rejoined the Pacific Fleet in April after completing a complex maintenance period eight days ahead of schedule.

  • A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile System assigned to 1st Artillery Brigade, fires while positioned next to a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System and Marine Air-Defense Integrated System, both with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, at a joint task force maritime strike event during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Paoay Sand Dunes, Philippines, May 6, 2026.

    Multinational forces sink decommissioned ships in Maritime Strike during Balikatan 2026

    Philippine, U.S., Japanese, and Canadian forces integrated land, sea and air platforms to sense, strike and destroy two decommissioned ships off the western coast of Northern Luzon during Balikatan 2026, May 6-7.

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