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...

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...

SASEBO, Japan -- The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA 2026 off the coast of northern Japan in Mutsu Bay, July 9–24...

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) arrived at its new homeport of Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, July 21, 2026...

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Ships and aircraft participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 conducted a planned, live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) and sank decommissioned USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), July 12, 2026, and decommissioned USS Peleliu (LHA 5), July 17. Mobile Bay and Peleliu were sunk in...

OKINAWA, Japan -- The Navy-Marine Corps team of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a dynamic six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, as the 31st MEU offloaded in Okinawa, July 22, 2026...

SIBOLGA, Indonesia – Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) mission personnel arrived in Sibolga aboard Royal Australian Navy Bay-class landing ship dock HMAS Choules (LSD 100), July 20, 2026, marking the second mission stop of the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian...

SAN DIEGO -- Vice Adm. Marc Miguez assumed command of U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) from Rear Adm. Richard Meyer during an assumption of command ceremony held at C3F headquarters in San Diego, July 21...

SATTAHIP, Thailand -- The United States concluded a landmark 32nd iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand, July 15, 2026, in Sattahip, reinforcing America's enduring commitment to a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- Military Sealift Command John Lewis-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207) conducted a consolidated cargo replenishment-at-sea (CONSOL) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force replenishment ship JS Mashū (AOE 425) as part of exercise Valiant Shield 2026 in...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 6, 2026) - Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following deployment, July 6, 2026. During the deployment, Mississippi’s crew performed a wide range of submarine operations to...

NAVAL BASE GUAM – Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrived at its new homeport of Naval Base Guam, July 10, 2026, as part of the U.S. Navy’s strategic laydown of forces in the Pacific...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) arrived at its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 9. Jefferson City joined Submarine Squadron 7 as its seventh fast-attack submarine...

NORFOLK, Va. – Nearly 3,000 Sailors of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk following a historic and successful four-month deployment to the U.S. Southern Command areas of operations, and participation in Fleet Exercise (FLEETEX) 250 and the...

QUANG TRI, Vietnam — After two weeks of disaster management, medical, engineering, and outreach activities designed to build multilateral cooperation and collective capacity to respond to disasters, U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) and U.S. Army-led Pacific Friendship 2026 (PF26)...

MONTEREY, Calif. — The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) is preparing to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exercise with what organizers describe as the largest advanced manufacturing demonstration ever conducted by the U.S...

SATTAHIP, Thailand -- The United States deepened its commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific this week as U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Marine Corps forces joined maritime partners from Thailand and Canada in Sattahip to open the 32nd iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kurt Mole assumed command of the Fleet Information Warfare Command - Pacific (FIWCPAC) during a change of command ceremony at the Battleship Missouri Memorial, July 2. He relieved U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, becoming the third commander of FIWCPAC since its establishment...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam -- Staff from Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7; Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, 73, 75 and 76; Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet; and U.S. Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan joined representatives of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, July 1, to conduct the final planning...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Maritime forces from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) conducted Pacific Atlas 26-1 off the coast of Japan, June 15-19...