18 April 2019 USS Stockdale visits Darwin during 7th Fleet operations The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Darwin, Australia, April 17, for a scheduled port visit...
17 April 2019 U.S., Australian navies conduct helicopter deck landings in Philippine Sea MH-60S Sea Hawks from HSC-25 conducted deck landing qualifications with HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05), April 16...
16 April 2019 USS Fitzgerald leaves dry dock, continues repairs pierside in Pascagoula The guided-missile destroyer took another step toward returning to the fleet as a fully ready, combat-capable ship, April 16...
15 April 2019 Pacific Partnership continues mission in Micronesia After having arrived in the islands earlier, the multinational team officially kicked off the mission's fourth stop with an opening ceremony in Chuuk, April 13...
15 April 2019 Miller takes command of USS New Orleans Capt. Kenneth A. Strong turned over command of the amphibious transport dock ship to Capt. P. Scott Miller during a ceremony aboard the ship in San Diego...
15 April 2019 U.S., Indian navies practice submarine hunting in Indian Ocean P-8 aircraft from the U.S and Indian navies, along with USS Spruance (DDG 111), conducted cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean, April 15...
15 April 2019 Command of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp changes hands Capt. Christopher Herr relieved Capt. Colby Howard as commanding officer during a ceremony in Subic Bay, Philippines, following exercise Balikatan...
15 April 2019 Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf visits Hong Kong USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) arrived in Hong Kong, April 15, for the first visit by a Coast Guard cutter in 17 years...
12 April 2019 PACFLT commander talks winning the high-end fight with Hawaii-based Navy leadership Adm. John Aquilino met with leaders for a conversation about readiness and winning a high-end fight, if called to do so...
12 April 2019 Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. forces conclude annual Balikatan exercise This 35th iteration of Balikatan was the first to incorporate USS Wasp (LHD 1) paired with the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II aircraft...
12 April 2019 U.S. Navy submarine hosts Royal Thai Navy leaders during Guardian Sea exercise The visit to USS Louisville (SSN 724) off Phuket was in conjunction with the bilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise...
12 April 2019 HSC-25 rescues two Guam fishermen after watercraft sinks The men were able to battle the surf and traversed the jagged reef to shore, but were stranded on a cliff line with no avenue of rescue from shore or sea...
11 April 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 concludes mission stop in Malaysia During the two-week mission in Kuching, the Pacific Partnership team helped build relationships and improve disaster response capabilities...
11 April 2019 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge returns to Malaysia USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Kota Kinabalu for a port visit April 11, its second visit to Malaysia since joining the LIMA exhibition in Langkawi last month...
10 April 2019 U.S. Navy P-8A, destroyer join JSDF search for Japanese F-35A pilot P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 and VP-5, along with USS Stethem (DDG 63) are assisting with the Japanese-led search effort...
09 April 2019 Malaysia emergency response team conducts Pacific Partnership rescue exercise The Malaysian-led evolution simulated a natural disaster relevant to the local Kuching, Malaysia, area...
08 April 2019 Cargo handling battalion demonstrates new capability with Mark VI patrol boat lift Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 conducted a proof of concept lift on/lift off (LOLO) of a Mark VI patrol boat with USNS 2nd LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) in Guam...
06 April 2019 Malaysian Armed Forces, Pacific Partnership Seabees restore school water tanks The project benefits students and faculty, and the surrounding community as the facility serves as an evacuation center in the event of a natural disaster...
06 April 2019 U.S., Thailand conduct anti-submarine exercise in Andaman Sea The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy began the 8th iteration of exercise Guardian Sea with a ceremony aboard the frigate HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej, April 7...
05 April 2019 Mariner evacuated by HSC-25 for medical emergency The Guam-based squadron provided emergency medical lift for a Chinese mariner in distress aboard a Panamanian-flagged dry bulk cargo vessel, April 5...