30 October 2017 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Sailors bring smiles to children at Sri Lanka hospital Sailors from the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and members of the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka visited children at Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo, Oct. 29...
29 October 2017 After rescuing mariners, Ashland arrives in Okinawa for Blue Chromite preps The amphibious dock landing ship arrived in Okinawa, Oct. 30, to prepare for exercise Blue Chromite and disembark two rescued mariners and their dogs...
29 October 2017 Marines, Sailors reflect on heritage at Wake Island Navy and Marine Corps aviators deployed aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducted flight operations over Wake Island during a heritage event, Oct. 26...
28 October 2017 USS Nimitz first carrier to visit Sri Lanka in 32 years The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a port visit, Oct. 28, marking the first U.S. carrier visit since 1985...
26 October 2017 USS Nimitz holds Cancer Awareness 5k on flight deck Sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier participated in a cancer awareness five kilometer run on the ship's flight deck, Oct. 26...
26 October 2017 USS Ashland assists distressed mariners in Pacific The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship rendered assistance to two distressed mariners, Oct. 25, whose sailboat had strayed well off its original course...
24 October 2017 Multinational mine warfare exercise concludes in ROK The weeklong exercise included a multitude of training drills designed to improve cooperation and proficiencies in mine countermeasures operations...
24 October 2017 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returns to 7th Fleet USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Oct. 25, after concluding operations in U.S. 5th Fleet...
24 October 2017 Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group arrives in 7th Fleet USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Oct. 23...
23 October 2017 Future USS Ralph Johnson to be commissioned in Charleston The Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer will be commissioned March 24, 2018 in Charleston, S.C., and homeported in Everett, Wash...
23 October 2017 US, Japan, Korea navies conduct exercise to improve ballistic missile defense A trilateral link exercise (LINKEX), Oct. 24-25, will employ tactical data link systems to exchange track data among all the participating ships...
23 October 2017 USS Anchorage conducts HIMARS shoot during Dawn Blitz exercise The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System was fired from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship during Dawn Blitz 2017, Oct. 22...
21 October 2017 Dawn Blitz brings realistic, relevant training to Navy-Marine Corps team Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade kicked off amphibious exercise Dawn Blitz 2017, Oct. 20...
21 October 2017 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group visits South Korea The strike group arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 21 for a port visit after participating in a Maritime Counter Special Operations Force exercise with Republic of Korea forces...
20 October 2017 USS Fitzgerald Sailors honored for damage control efforts following collision Thirty-six Sailors were recognized at a ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 20...
19 October 2017 USS Carl Vinson conducts F-35C flight operations A Navy variant of the Joint Strike Fighter conducted flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier during training off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 18...
18 October 2017 Naval Surface Forces assessing if ships ready for sea Ready For Sea Assessments ordered by Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Forces, began last month with ships forward deployed to Japan being assessed first...
16 October 2017 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 assumes charge in Western Pacific NMCB 4 assumed charge of Western Pacific Naval Construction Force operations during a ceremony on Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 14...
16 October 2017 Multinational mine warfare exercise begins off South Korea coast The exercise, which began Oct. 15, will focus on procedures and tactics for detecting and neutralizing sea mines in order to create safe navigation routes...
16 October 2017 USS Preble, USS Halsey to depart for deployment The two guided-missile destroyers will depart Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a regularly-scheduled deployment, Oct. 16...