PACIFIC OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted two suspected drug smugglers, and seized approximately 3,439 pounds of cocaine in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, July 10...

The 31st iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand concluded July 16 in Sattahip, following a series of exercises and exchanges between the U.S. Navy (USN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The exercise, which began July 7, was designed to enhance maritime...

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025...

NIIGATA, Japan - The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) departed Niigata, July 16, following a four-day port visit...

SATTAHIP, Thailand — In the Indo-Pacific, effective and secure communication forms the bedrock of strong alliances. This critical principle is at the forefront of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2025, where U.S. Navy personnel and their Royal Thai Navy (RTN) counterparts...

Sydney, Australia — Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 formally commenced today from the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide in Sydney Harbor, launching military activities involving 19 nations and over 30,000 service members across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. This marks the largest bilateral military...

SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) arrived at its San Diego homeport July 11, following a 10-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

The 11th annual Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium marked a historic milestone this year, as the Philippine Marine Corps co-hosted the event for the first time alongside U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Held from July 8–10, 2025, in Manila, the symposium brought together senior amphibious and...

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) arrived at its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, from its previous homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia, July 12, 2025. The Toledo joined Submarine Squadron 7 as their fourth Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine...

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to the Republic of the Philippines alongside Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, July 9-11, 2025 to reaffirm the steadfast and enduring U.S.-Philippine alliance which is critical to advancing the two countries’ shared interests, signaling...

SUVA, Fiji (July 11, 2025) – Forward-deployed U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Fiji following a scheduled port visit on July 11. The Frank Cable is underway supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP 25) officially kicked off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, led by Rear Adm. Todd F. Cimicata, U.S. Pacific Fleet executive agent for...

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Guam July 8, where he met with U.S. senior leaders and service members to reiterate Guam’s importance as a critical nexus for command and control, logistics, and power projection...

MANILA, Philippines – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the flagship of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG), with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 embarked, departed Manila, following a scheduled port visit, July 7...

SATTAHIP, Thailand - The U.S. Navy (USN), Royal Thai Navy (RTN), and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) began the 31st exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2025 with an opening ceremony in Sattahip, July 7...

Military Sealift Command’s commercial charter oiler MT Allied Pacific conducted a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at sea (CONSOL), at Chinhae, June 16-19, 2025...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) departed Kagoshima, June 20, following in-port and at-sea engagements with Japan Coast Guard (JCG), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Japan government officials...

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga – Pacific Partnership 2025 concluded its mission stop in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, with a closing ceremony at the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel on June 27...

SEATTLE – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) departed Naval Base San Diego June 23 and arrived at its new homeport of Seattle June 28, following an 18-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...