The U.S. Navy joined more than 20 navies for the opening ceremony of the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK), hosted by the Indonesian Navy in Bali, Indonesia, on Feb. 16...

SULU SEA – The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119) conducted combined operations in the Sulu Sea, Feb. 9-10...

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with Adm. Nicolas Vaujour, chief of staff of the French Navy, aboard the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle, Feb. 14, 2025...

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) will move to Sasebo, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy announced today...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - The U.S. Navy (USN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and Royal Navy (RN) joined together to conduct a link exercise, a coordinated maneuvering exercise, and a variety of other combined operations in the South China Sea, Feb. 6-7...

ASAN, Guam – Guam Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero and Commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Rear Adm. Greg Huffman convened the Civil-Military Coordination Council (CMCC) at the Governor’s Complex in Adelup, Feb. 5...

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of...

PHILIPPINE SEA – U.S. forces will participate in Exercise Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event (MLDE) hosted by the French Navy in the Philippine Sea beginning Feb. 8. The exercise will involve ships from the U.S. Navy’s Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), the French Carrier...

The combined armed and defense forces of Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, will conduct a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity within...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- At the 2025 WEST Conference in San Diego, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) reinforced its commitment to driving technological innovation and strengthening the Navy’s operational advantage. Through dynamic discussions, strategic engagements and live...

U.S. Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Hernan Hernandezrodriguez, a native of Wenatchee, Washington and a Navy Snow Team member works on a snow sculpture during the 75th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival...

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui, a native of Arcadia, California, the deputy public affairs officer of Commander, Task Force 70, sculpts an F-35C Lightning II fighter jet out of snow ahead of the 75th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 30, after completing a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations...

GULF OF THAILAND – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 31, after conducting a scheduled five-day port visit...

SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 30, 2025) – U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Enrico Dagsindal, a native of Skokie, Illinois and U.S. Navy Snow Team Lead holds a maquette of an F-35C Lighting II stealth fighter jet while Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline Lui works on the snow sculpture during...

SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 29, 2025) – U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline Lui, a native of Arcadia, California, assigned to Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70), the lead designer of the U.S. Navy Snow Team finishes a sketch as the team builds a snow sculpture during the 75th Annual...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Forty Sailors from six Navy public affairs reserve units supporting Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) attended a reserve public affairs summit Jan. 9 to 11, 2025, focused on rapidly developing and sustaining their warfighting readiness skills...

The Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa Snow Team has arrived in Sapporo, Japan, Jan. 28 to begin work on a Navy-themed snow sculpture for the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, marking the Navy’s 40th year of participation...

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s senior military official to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) met with local leaders in Majuro to discuss defense and security, Jan 23...

The U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) participated in the French Navy-led multilateral training exercise La Perouse 2025 alongside other allied and partner nations, in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean, Jan. 16-23.La Perouse is a biennial, multilateral...