01 March 2019 Essex Amphibious Ready Group returns home from deployment Sailors and Marines aboard three ships returned to San Diego, March 1, following a deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Horn of Africa regions...
01 March 2019 U.S., Australian, Indonesian sailors commemorate WWII Battle of Sunda Strait USS Chief (MCM 14) Sailors were among attendees of a ceremony aboard Indonesian Navy corvette KRI Usman Harun (359), March 1...
28 February 2019 F-35C achieves Initial Operational Capability The aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C Lightning II, has met all requirements and achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC)...
26 February 2019 Future USS Charleston set for namesake city commissioning The Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship will be commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina, March 2...
26 February 2019 USS Chief visits Jakarta during operations in region The mine countermeasures ship arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 26, for a port visit and to work with Indonesian Navy counterparts...
26 February 2019 USS Santa Fe visits Western Australia following training The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine arrived at the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Stirling base for a scheduled port visit this week...
25 February 2019 VP-47 to participate in Avalon 2019 airshow, exhibition A P-8 Poseidon from Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 will take part in the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition, beginning Feb. 26...
25 February 2019 Wreckage of WWII destroyer USS Strong discovered in Solomon Sea The expedition crew of research vessel (R/V) Petrel found the USS Strong (DD 467) wreckage resting nearly 1,000 feet below the surface of Kula Gulf, in early February...
23 February 2019 USS Ashland visits Malaysia during 7th Fleet operations The amphibious dock landing ship arrived in Kota Kinabalu for a port visit, Feb. 23, as the crew continues working to strengthen regional partnerships...
22 February 2019 U.S. Navy returns to flying the union jack U.S. Navy ships and craft will return to flying the union jack instead of the first Navy jack effective June 4, 2019, the Battle of Midway anniversary...
21 February 2019 Pacific Submarine Force welcomes new commander Rear Adm. Blake L. Converse relieved Rear Adm. Daryl L. Caudle as the commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during a waterfront ceremony, Feb. 21...
20 February 2019 Essex Amphibious Ready Group visits Pearl Harbor USS Essex (LHD 2), other ships of the Essex ARG, and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit visited Pearl Harbor, Feb. 18-20...
20 February 2019 U.S., British navies conduct maritime security drills USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) and HMS Montrose (F236) conducted maritime security and logistics training in the South China Sea, Feb. 18...
19 February 2019 U.S. Navy aircraft join Aero India 2019 F/A-18E Super Hornets and P-8A Poseidon aircraft joined Aero India 2019 at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Feb. 20...
16 February 2019 USS Tulsa commissioned as Navy's newest surface combatant The littoral combat ship joined the fleet in San Francisco, Feb. 16...
15 February 2019 USS Chief visits Brunei during regional operations The mine countermeasures ship arrived in Muara, Feb. 15, for a port visit in the midst of operations in U.S. 7th Fleet...
14 February 2019 Multinational Cobra Gold exercise kicks off in Thailand The annual exercise focuses on planning and conducting combined and joint operations, building relationships and improving interoperability...
13 February 2019 Future USS Tulsa set for San Francisco commissioning The Navy’s newest Independence variant littoral combat ship will be commissioned Feb. 16 at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Pier...
12 February 2019 U.S. submarine participates in JMSDF submarine competition The competition evaluates and tests Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force crews on their ability to conduct various aspects of anti-submarine warfare...
12 February 2019 Final resting place of USS Hornet CV-8 located in South Pacific The aircraft carrier was best known for launching the important Doolittle Raid in April of 1942 and its role in winning the Battle of Midway...