27 December 2024 USS Montana arrives to new homeport of Pearl Harbor JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change of homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 23, 2024...
23 December 2024 Navy Uses First-of-Their-Kind Simulators to Train Carrier Air Wings at Sea Aviators across USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) carrier air wing now train as a joint fighting force while deployed at sea in advanced simulators thanks to aviation pros across the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) enterprise. ...
20 December 2024 Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Returns to San Diego After 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to San Diego Dec. 20, 2024, after completing a five-month deployment that included combat operations in the Middle East...
20 December 2024 USS Spruance returns home after five-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a five-month deployment in time for the holidays, Dec. 19...
17 December 2024 For First Time, Australian Submariner Earns US Dolphins YOKOSUKA, Japan— The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7 awarded Royal Australian Navy Lt...
17 December 2024 MSC Far East Delivers Care to Children’s Centers in the Philippines Approximately 30 Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners (CIVMARs) partnered with Olongapo local organizations and visited two centers for children in order to interact with children and provide donations during a community outreach event in Olongapo, Philippines, Dec. 8, 2024...
16 December 2024 High Praise for Security Force Trainers at CENSECFOR Detachment Pearl Harbor Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) Adm. Stephen T. Koehler expressed his satisfaction in a letter of appreciation received in early December by Lt. Cmdr. Mantas Rysevas, Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Detachment Pearl Harbor officer in charge...
16 December 2024 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) Returns from Combat Deployment The “Black Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 returned to their home base with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar following a five-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation, Dec. 14, 2024...
16 December 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 Returns from Fifth Fleet Combat Deployment The “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA), attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to its home base at Naval Air Station Lemoore in time for the holidays following a 5-month deployment to U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of...
16 December 2024 Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 117 Returns from Deployment in Time for the Holidays The “Wallbangers” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 117 returned to their home base at Point Mugu in time for the holidays, following a five-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, Abraham Lincoln CSG (ABECSG), to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Dec. 14, 2024...
16 December 2024 VAQ-133 “Wizards” complete historic first Next Generation Jammer Deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet in Time for the Holidays VAQ-133 returns from a five-month deployment as the first Navy squadron to tactically employ the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer...
16 December 2024 USS Savannah Arrives in Sihanoukville, Cambodia After Eight Years The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia for a port visit, Dec. 16.Savannah’s visit to Cambodia demonstrates the growth of the U.S. and Cambodia relationship, rooted in strong historical and cultural linkages."Thank you to the people of...
14 December 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 Returns from Deployment in Time for the Holidays The “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Lemoore in time for the holidays following a successful five-month deployment as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), Dec. 14...
14 December 2024 HSM-71 Returns from Deployment in Time for the Holidays The “Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 returned to their home base at Naval Air Station North Island in time for the holidays, following a five month deployment with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation, Dec. 14...
14 December 2024 Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 Returns from Deployment in Time for the Holidays The nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW-9) Nine commenced return to their respective home bases in time for the holidays following a five-month deployment with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation, Dec. 14, 2024...
13 December 2024 USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. & USS Michael Murphy Return to Pearl Harbor after Deployment The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned to their homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Dec. 12, after a five-month deployment assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG)...
13 December 2024 U.S. Army Medics Train with Navy Corpsmen aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) PACIFIC OCEAN - Integration between military branches allows for greater strategic and tactical advantages which is why cooperation is key to military success. Four U.S. Army 68W combat medics and two 68C license practical nurses (LPN), from Joint Base Lewis-McChord 29th Hospital Center 28th...
12 December 2024 EMF 150-Bravo Sailors recognized for Keen Sword 25 excellence SAN DIEGO — Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, commander of Naval Medical Forces Pacific, honored Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150-Bravo Sailors for their exceptional contributions to Exercise Keen Sword 25 during a recognition ceremony at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Dec. 11. The event highlighted...
12 December 2024 MSC Recruiting Team Visits Guam, Holds Job Fair Military Sealift Command (MSC) met with the public during a job fair in the Top o’ the Mar reception center at the Nimitz Hill Annex, in Asan, Guam, Dec. 10-11. ...
10 December 2024 Sling Stone enhances warfighter capabilities, defense of Guam U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conducted a capabilities exercise named Sling Stone Dec. 4 to 10 to enhance warfighter capabilities and rehearse defense of the homeland operations parallel to the Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Experiment Mission-02 on Guam...