LUMUT, Malaysia – U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marine Corps Marines joined the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) for an opening ceremony in Lumut, commencing the 31st year of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia, Dec. 4...

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Steve Koehler hosted the 13th Multilateral Maritime Virtual Key Leadership Engagement from Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2025. Representatives from 19 nations participated in the engagement, including five heads of navy from countries...

The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA 2025 off the coast of Southern Japan near Aburatsu, Nov. 12-26...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - More than 350 service members and civilian mariners embarked aboard expeditionary mobile base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) arrived in Hawaii, concluding Pacific Partnership 25 (PP25), the five-month multinational civic assistance and disaster management...

CORONADO, Calif. – Over 140 Navy Reserve Sailors on staff at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), U.S. 7th Fleet, and U.S. 3rd Fleet participated in MAKO Sentry 2026 in Coronado and Norfolk, Va., Nov. 6-9...

The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy conducted a Maritime Counter Special Operations Forces Exercise (MCSOFEX) in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, and its surrounding waters and airspace, Nov. 17-20...

Australia, India, Japan and U.S. forces participated in Exercise Malabar 2025, in and around the island of Guam, Nov. 10-18...

MONTEREY, Calif. – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) led a team of military professionals, academics, and defense experts through a complex two-and-a-half-week wargaming event in Kanagawa, Japan, earlier this year, aimed at strengthening bilateral maritime operational effectiveness among...

The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) concluded the bilateral exercise Carrier Strike Group Exercise (CSGEX) 2025 on Nov. 14...

U.S. 7th Fleet held a change of command ceremony Nov. 13 at the Fleet Theater on board Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka...

LUGANVILLE, Vanuatu — Pacific Partnership 2025 arrived in Luganville aboard Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), Nov. 7...

BUSAN, South Korea — Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and...

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — At the request of the government of the Philippines, the U.S. military is working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to provide foreign disaster relief to communities affected by consecutive Typhoons Kalmaegi (Tino) and Fung-Wong (Uwan), which...

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Vanuatu, alongside Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, Nov. 7, 2025 to participate in Pacific Partnership 2025, the Indo-Pacific region’s largest annual multinational humanitarian and civic assistance mission, which fosters relationships,...

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Australia alongside Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, Nov. 1-6, 2025 to reaffirm and advance the strong alliance between Australia and the United States...

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Apia, Samoa alongside Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, Oct. 30-31, 2025 to participate in Pacific Partnership 2025, the Indo-Pacific region’s largest annual multinational humanitarian and civic assistance mission which fosters...

Naval forces from the U.S., South Korea, and 15 partner and allied nations began Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MNMIWEX) 25 near Busan, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2025...

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The combined armed forces of Australia, New Zealand, 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...

The U.S. Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces completed the 31st iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei, Oct. 30, after five days of shore-based engagements in Bandar Seri Begawan and two days of sea-phase exercises in the South China Sea.CARAT Brunei is a bilateral...

A multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) P-8A Poseidon from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 joined an Indian Navy MPRA P-8I for a bilateral combined detachment and training in vicinity of Diego Garcia and the Indian Ocean, Oct. 22-28, 2025.The combined detachment saw both...