31 October 2018 Ronald Reagan Strike Group, JMSDF conduct Keen Sword logistics exchange Repair parts were delivered between forces during the ongoing exercise as part of a bilateral Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA)...
30 October 2018 7th Fleet commander joins Royal New Zealand Navy’s Fleet Warfare Forum Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer had the opportunity to share viewpoints and experiences with regional naval leaders on a range of maritime security issues...
30 October 2018 USS John P. Murtha underway for NASA Orion mission testing The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship is at sea for Underway Recovery Test (URT) 7 in conjunction with NASA off the coast of Southern California...
29 October 2018 Sailors participate in Resilient Workforce Summit Navy Region Hawaii, along with the U.S. Pacific Fleet staff and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations hosted a Resilient Workforce Summit at Pearl Harbor, Oct. 24-25...
29 October 2018 U.S. and Japan kick off exercise Keen Sword Units from the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force began the biennial exercise Oct. 29, the latest in a series of joint/bilateral field training exercises to increase readiness...
29 October 2018 USS Shoup visits American Samoa during OMSI deployment The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Pago Pago, Oct. 27, as part of an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) deployment...
27 October 2018 U.S. successfully conducts SM-3 Block IIA intercept test The Missile Defense Agency and USS John Finn (DDG 113) intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target during a flight test, Oct. 26...
26 October 2018 Command of 7th Fleet expeditionary task force changes hands Capt. Eric C. Correll relieved Capt. Robert Baughman as Commander, Task Force 75 during a ceremony in Guam, Oct. 26...
24 October 2018 Sea services arrive for Fleet Week San Diego USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) arrived in downtown San Diego, Oct. 23, joining USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) and other commands for the week-long celebration...
23 October 2018 3rd Fleet hosts ROK Joint Chiefs chairman, strengthens partnership Vice Adm. John D. Alexander hosted Republic of Korea Army Gen. Park Han-ki during a visit to San Diego, Oct. 22-23...
23 October 2018 Submarine Group 7 commander attends Sri Lanka Navy’s Galle Dialogue Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts represented the U.S. Navy at the ninth annual “Galle Dialogue” international maritime conference in Sri Lanka Oct. 22-23...
22 October 2018 USS Princeton excels, earns distinguished Spokane Trophy The crew of the guided-missile cruiser received the 2017 Spokane Trophy during a recent ceremony aboard the ship in San Diego...
22 October 2018 NMCB-3 assumes authority for Indo-Pacific Naval Construction Force operations Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 relieved NMCB-5 during a ceremony in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 22...
22 October 2018 Submarine Group 7 commander embarks JMSDF submarine Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts got underway with JS Seiryū (SS-509) for a familiarity cruise and to reinforce the submarine group’s commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance...
19 October 2018 USS Ronald Reagan resumes flight operations following helicopter crash A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk crashed on the flight deck shortly after takeoff the morning of Oct. 19, and all injured personnel are in stable condition...
17 October 2018 USS Shoup departs Fiji following port visit The guided-missile destroyer departed Suva, Oct. 17, following a visit that celebrated decades of Fiji-American naval partnership...
17 October 2018 SMWDC Mine Warfare Division certified as Theater Mine Warfare Commander The deployable Mine Warfare Battle Staff is now certified to lead complex mine warfare missions...
16 October 2018 Navy, Gerard Butler collaborate to tell 21st century submarine yarn Hollywood came to the Pentagon, Oct. 15, as actor Gerard Butler spoke about his collaboration with the U.S. Navy in making “Hunter-Killer,” a submarine movie due out this week...
16 October 2018 USS Warrior Sailor awarded Mineman of the Year Mineman 1st Class Yves Dessources was recently named the Association of Minemen's 2018-2019 Mineman of the Year (Sea)...
15 October 2018 USS Shoup hosts dignitaries during Fiji shipboard reception The crew hosted more than 150 military and civilian officials and guests from the U.S., Fiji, Australia, United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand and Japan, Oct. 15...