31 October 2016 Ballistic missile submarine Pennsylvania visits Guam USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) arrived at Apra Harbor Oct. 31 for a scheduled port visit...
31 October 2016 USS Carl Vinson crew tests skills during COMPTUEX The aircraft carrier is in the midst of an at-sea period that includes a Composite Training Unit Exercise to certify the crew and strike group as deployment ready...
31 October 2016 U.S., Cambodian forces combine for CARAT exercise The 7th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Cambodia kicked off at Ream Navy Base, Oct. 31...
31 October 2016 F-35 Lightning II testing begins aboard USS America The first of seven F-35B Lightning II aircraft slated for operational and developmental testing aboard USS America (LHA 6) embarked the amphibious assault ship Oct. 28...
29 October 2016 Makin Island ARG, 11th MEU enter 7th Fleet The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Oct. 29...
28 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard ESG returns to Okinawa for Marines offload The last two ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group arrived in Okinawa, Japan, to offload the the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Oct. 28...
25 October 2016 USS Key West returns to Guam from national tasking The Los Angeles-class attack submarine returned to its homeport of Guam, Oct. 25, following a 4 1/2-month, forward-operating period in the Western Pacific...
24 October 2016 USS Nimitz welcomes VAW-121's Advanced Hawkeye Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 completed the first west coast aircraft carrier underway period with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Oct. 21...
24 October 2016 USS Wasp to relieve USS Bonhomme Richard in Japan The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) will become part of the U.S. 7th Fleet Forward Deployed Naval Forces in the fall of 2017...
21 October 2016 USS Nimitz completes flight deck certification Following a 20-month planned maintenance period, the aircraft carrier earned its flight deck certification while underway in the Pacific, Oct. 20...
19 October 2016 USS Essex receives upgrades for Joint Strike Fighter The amphibious assault ship is currently undergoing upgrades that will allow it to field the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter...
17 October 2016 U.S. MCM units join ROK Navy, regional partners for Clear Horizon U.S. mine countermeasures units began the first multilateral iteration of exercise Clear Horizon, Oct. 16...
17 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard ESG visits Southeast Asia ports The three ships of the Expeditionary Strike Group arrived in Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia for their respective port visits, Oct. 15-16...
17 October 2016 USS Coronado arrives in Singapore as historic deployment continues The littoral combat ship arrived in Singapore Oct. 16 to begin a rotational deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
15 October 2016 Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, 11th MEU deploy Nearly 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Makin Island ARG and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit departed Naval Station San Diego for a scheduled deployment, Oct. 14...
15 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard ESG, PAC SAG conduct drills in South China Sea The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group conducted a second iteration of drills with two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group in international waters, Oct. 13-15...
14 October 2016 Navy to Commission Destroyer Zumwalt The Navy will commission the destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000), Saturday, Oct. 15, during a 5 p.m. EDT ceremony in Baltimore...
14 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard ESG completes amphibious exercise in Philippines The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit departed Subic Bay Oct. 12 following Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 33...
14 October 2016 U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander stresses innovation Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet’s “The Bridge” and DoD’s MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator partnered to host an Innovation Summit Afloat aboard USS San Diego (LPD 22) during San Francisco Fleet Week...
03 October 2016 USS Coronado enters 7th Fleet, prepared to operate with allied and partner navies The littoral combat ship arrived in the 7th Fleet area of operations Oct. 3 while on its maiden deployment to Southeast Asia...