17 April 2018 Navy establishes command to ensure readiness of warships forward deployed in Japan Commander, Naval Surface Group Western Pacific was officially established in Japan, April 11, to oversee forward-deployed surface ship maintenance, training and certification...
17 April 2018 Stennis Carrier Strike Group cruiser-destroyer warships begin SWATT exercise Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercises improve warfighting proficiency, lethality and interoperability before integrating with the strike group...
15 April 2018 USNS Mercy arrives in Malaysia for Pacific Partnership U.S. and partner nation personnel supporting the Pacific Partnership mission aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship arrived in Port Kelang, April 16...
14 April 2018 Pacific Partnership mission concludes in Palau, heads to Malaysia The Palau phase of the 2018 Pacific Partnership mission concluded with a ceremony aboard USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6), April 14...
13 April 2018 USS Pearl Harbor visits Victoria, British Columbia The amphibious dock landing ship arrived in Victoria for a scheduled port visit, April 12...
12 April 2018 Carl Vinson completes Western Pacific deployment The aircraft carrier returned home to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, April 12, after a deployment to the Indo-Pacific region...
10 April 2018 USNS Mercy departs Indonesia after first Pacific Partnership mission stop The Military Sealift Command hospital ship departed Bengkulu, Indonesia, April 10...
10 April 2018 USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Manila for port visit The aircraft carrier with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrived in the Philippines for a scheduled port visit, April 11...
10 April 2018 USNS Washington Chambers replenishes Royal Malaysian Navy frigate The recent underway replenishment in the South China Sea supports the Royal Malaysian Navy's preparations for participation in exercise RIMPAC this year...
10 April 2018 US-Japan maritime forces conduct navigational maneuvers in East China Sea Ships of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group sailed with JS Shimokita (LST 4002), April 9...
07 April 2018 USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts PASSEX with Republic of Singapore Navy The passing exercise (PASSEX) in the South China Sea, April 6, followed a port visit to Singapore by the carrier strike group...
07 April 2018 USS Bremerton returns to Pearl Harbor for final time The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine returned home from a Western Pacific deployment, April 6, the boat's last before beginning deactivation...
06 April 2018 Navy chief charts course to develop 'world-class' leaders Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson released an updated version of the Navy Leader Development Framework, April 6...
05 April 2018 Essex ARG, 13th MEU complete integration training As the first fully integrated training period between the ARG and MEU this work-up cycle, the exercise honed the team’s abilities to plan and execute missions...
04 April 2018 Pacific Partnership 2018 mission begins in Palau After the arrival of the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) the previous day, Pacific Partnership officially kicked off in Palau, April 4...
03 April 2018 Navy observes Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Throughout April, the Navy joins the nation in observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM)...
03 April 2018 USS Topeka returns to Guam after regional patrol The Los Angeles-class attack submarine returned to its homeport in Guam, March 30, following a three-month forward-operating period in the Western Pacific...
03 April 2018 Pacific Partnership 2018 enhances interoperability with HADR seminar The mission team and local officials gathered in Bengkulu, Indonesia, April 3, to discuss disaster response...
02 April 2018 Pacific Partnership opens in Indonesia with ceremony The Pacific Partnership 2018 mission in Indonesia officially kicked off with a two-part opening ceremony ashore and aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in Bengkulu, April 2...
02 April 2018 Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Singapore for port visit Ships of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group arrived in Singapore for a port visit, April 2...