28 August 2016 USS Fort Worth arrives in Cebu for port visit The littoral combat ship arrived in Cebu, Philippines, Aug. 28, the second port call on the ship's transit back to its homeport in San Diego...
28 August 2016 Kiwi Sailor of the Year visits Pearl Harbor The Royal New Zealand Navy's 2015 Sailor of the Year visited Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Fleet headquarters during a trip to the United States, Aug. 22-24...
27 August 2016 Makin Island ARG ready after integrated training The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), Amphibious Squadron 5 and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit successfully completed a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California, Aug. 25...
26 August 2016 USS Coronado departs Hawaii for Western Pacific deployment The littoral combat ship departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 26 to continue its independent deployment to the Western Pacific after participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016...
26 August 2016 Multi-agency, international partners rescue 2 from uninhabited island in Pacific Two mariners who were stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, are safe after writing “SOS” in the sand...
25 August 2016 USS Port Royal and USS Hopper set to deploy The ships will depart their homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 25 for a deployment to the 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation...
24 August 2016 Boxer ARG, 13th MEU team returns to 3rd Fleet The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) team completed operations in U.S. 7th Fleet and entered the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Aug. 25...
24 August 2016 Japan’s defense minister visits USS Ronald Reagan Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada visited the forward-deployed aircraft carrier at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 23...
22 August 2016 SEACAT enhances cooperation between Southeast Asia navies The 15th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise got underway in Singapore, Aug 22...
22 August 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group departs Okinawa Ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) departed Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, beginning their fall 2016 patrol...
21 August 2016 USS Fort Worth departs Singapore for San Diego The littoral combat ship departed Changi Naval Base in Singapore Aug. 22, beginning a transit across the Pacific Ocean to her homeport in San Diego...
19 August 2016 Secretary of the Navy visits US, ROK leaders in Korea Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited the Republic of Korea Aug. 18-20 to support and highlight the longstanding partnership between both navies and Marine Corps...
19 August 2016 Pacific Partnership mission underway in Indonesia USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the multinational Pacific Partnership team arrived in Padang, Indonesia, Aug. 19 for the fifth and final mission stop of 2016...
17 August 2016 Pacific Fleet commander refreshes guidance to the fleet Adm. Scott H. Swift, recently issued updated guidance to the fleet that all Pacific Fleet Sailors, uniformed and civilian, should read and understand...
17 August 2016 Pacific Partnership, Malaysian Armed Forces team for search and rescue exercise The SAREX, part of Pacific Partnership 2016, ended with a casualty response drill aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Aug. 14...
16 August 2016 Pacific Partnership 2016 completes Palau mission JS Shimokita (LST 4002) departed Palau Aug. 15 after a multinational team aboard completed two weeks of medical and engineering initiatives designed to promote cooperation and knowledge exchange with local authorities...
16 August 2016 U.S., Chinese navies practice search and rescue, CUES USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducted coordinated maneuvering events, Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES), and search and rescue training with the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) frigate Daqing (FFG 576), Aug. 12...
15 August 2016 Cybersecurity internship pilot program promotes innovation U.S. Pacific Fleet has launched a pilot program that provides opportunities for junior officers and enlisted Sailors in the ever changing field of cybersecurity technology...
15 August 2016 John C. Stennis Sailors return home from deployment More than 3,000 Sailors aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) returned to their homeport of Bremerton, Wash., Aug. 14 following a seven-month Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment...
14 August 2016 USS Stethem visits Sydney to promote green energy initiatives The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 14 for a port visit that includes demonstrating Great Green Fleet energy conservation measures to senior U.S. and Australian officials...