12 September 2016 U.S. Navy joins multinational exercise Kakadu The 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Kakadu 2016 began with an opening ceremony Sept. 12 in Darwin, Australia...
11 September 2016 Boxer ARG set to return from deployment The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego Sept. 12 following a seven-month deployment...
09 September 2016 Fleet Week kicks off in downtown San Diego USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrived at B Street Pier in downtown San Diego yesterday and will be joined by USS Kidd (DDG 100) there as part of San Diego Fleet Week, which runs through Sept. 15...
09 September 2016 Pacific Partnership concludes 2016 mission The 11th annual Pacific Partnership mission departed the Western Pacific recently after completing mission stops throughout Southeast Asia...
08 September 2016 Navy adjusts LCS class crewing, readiness, employment The Navy announced today it will implement several key changes to the projected 28-ship littoral combat ship (LCS) Flight 0/0+ class over the next five years that will simplify crewing, stabilize testing, and increase overseas deployment presence availability...
07 September 2016 Future USS Zumwalt departs Maine for commissioning, San Diego homeport The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed Bath Iron Works, Sept. 7, marking the beginning of a 3-month journey to its new homeport in San Diego...
07 September 2016 Inaugural Los Angeles Fleet Week concludes USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS America (LHA 6) departed from the Port of Los Angeles, Sept. 6, bringing the first Los Angeles Fleet Week to a close...
06 September 2016 U.S. Pacific Command forces to come together for exercise Valiant Shield Forces from U.S. Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in Valiant Shield 2016, Sept. 12-23 on Guam and around the Marianas Island Range Complex...
06 September 2016 USS Fort Worth visits Guam during transit home The littoral combat ship arrived in Guam Sept. 6 for a routine port visit while en route to its homeport in San Diego...
06 September 2016 Nations talk helicopter safety, standards in Singapore Navy and Coast Guard representatives from 11 countries came together for dialogue and information sharing during a Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC) conference in Singapore, Aug. 29 - Sept. 2...
05 September 2016 Surface Force commander orders engineering stand down, retraining for LCS engineering departments Vice Adm. Tom Rowden recently ordered an engineering stand down for every LCS crew to review procedures and standards for their engineering departments...
05 September 2016 U.S. Navy staffs in Singapore test afloat watch stations Navy Reservists and staff from Logistics Group Western Pacific and Military Sealift Command Far East operated watch stations aboard USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) Aug. 22 - Sept. 2 as part of exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian...
02 September 2016 Navy, Marine Corps support Sasebo disaster drill An MV-22 Osprey operating from the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group at sea transported medical personnel and evacuated a simulated patient from a remote island during Sasebo, Japan's annual emergency drill, Sept. 1...
02 September 2016 USS Mississippi returns from maiden deployment The Virginia-class fast attack submarine returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 1 following her maiden deployment to the Western Pacific...
31 August 2016 PAC SAG hosts Royal Australian Navy exchange officer A Royal Australian Navy officer deployed with the inaugural U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group is helping enhance relations and build interoperability between the two navies...
30 August 2016 Los Angeles hosts inaugural Fleet Week USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS America (LHA 6) arrived at the Port of Los Angeles Aug. 30, kicking off the inaugural Los Angeles Fleet Week running through Sept. 5...
30 August 2016 Pacific Partnership departs Indonesia, final mission stop USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the embarked Pacific Partnership team departed their fifth and final mission stop, Padang, Indonesia, Aug. 30...
30 August 2016 Navy's 2016 Stockdale Award recipients announced Cmdr. Gary G. Montalvo, commanding officer of USS North Carolina (SSN 777), is the Pacific Fleet recipient of the 2016 Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award...
29 August 2016 Decatur, Spruance conduct anti-submarine warfare exercise with Japan The crews from the two guided-missile destroyers participated in a Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness Effectiveness Measuring (SHAREM) exercise with the JMSDF Aug. 22-26...
29 August 2016 Ships to visit Los Angeles for inaugural Fleet Week USS America (LHA 6) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) are set to arrive in Los Angeles Aug. 30 for Los Angeles Fleet Week, running through Sept. 5...