10 August 2016 Bonhomme Richard ESG sails for 7th Fleet patrol All three forward-deployed ships of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) are now underway from Sasebo, Japan, for a routine patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
10 August 2016 John C. Stennis Strike Group returns to San Diego More than 7,000 John C. Stennis Strike Group Sailors returned to San Diego Aug. 10 following a seven-month deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
10 August 2016 5 nations conduct post-RIMPAC multilateral exercise Ships from Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. participated in a post-Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multilateral exercise in the Hawaii operating area, Aug. 5-9...
09 August 2016 USS Boxer arrives in Malaysia for port call The amphibious assault ship, along with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Aug. 9 for a port visit...
09 August 2016 Readout of Pacific Fleet commander's meeting with PLA Navy North Sea Fleet commander Adm. Scott Swift met with Vice Adm. Yuan Yubai in Qingdao, China, Aug. 8 and 9...
09 August 2016 USS Boxer conducts South China Sea patrol The amphibious assault ship completed a routine patrol in international waters of the South China Sea, Aug. 6...
08 August 2016 CVW-5, Japanese squadron continue milestone exercise The second Benkyoukai training event between the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW) 5 was conducted Aug. 1-4, led by the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195...
08 August 2016 USS Momsen makes mid-deployment visit to Subic Bay The guided-missile destroyer, part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group, arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines, Aug. 8 for a port visit...
08 August 2016 USS Benfold arrives in Qingdao, China, for port visit The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Qingdao, China, Aug. 8, for a port visit to advance maritime cooperation and build relationships with the People's Liberation Army (Navy) North Sea Fleet...
07 August 2016 USS Bonhomme Richard begins regional patrol The Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 flagship departed Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 6 for a scheduled patrol...
06 August 2016 JMSDF leads Pacific Partnership mission in Palau A multinational Pacific Partnership team arrived in Palau aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Shimokita (LST 4002), Aug. 4, as the mission continues simultaneously in Malaysia aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19)...
06 August 2016 USS Harpers Ferry completes South China Sea patrol The dock landing ship conducted a transit through the South China Sea, Aug. 4...
04 August 2016 Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016 concludes The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded Aug. 4, after more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California...
03 August 2016 Navy's most complex mine warfare exercise wraps up The U.S. Navy conducted multifaceted mine countermeasures training with six nations for over four weeks as part of the Southern California portion of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), June 30 through Aug. 4...
03 August 2016 3rd Fleet kicks off 67th Seattle Seafair Fleet Week A parade of ships featuring USS Somerset (LPD 25) and USS Gridley (DDG 101) kicked off the 67th annual Seattle Seafair Fleet Week, which runs from Aug. 2-7...
03 August 2016 South Korea's CNO visits San Diego military leadership Adm. Jung Ho-Sub met with senior military leaders in San Diego Aug. 2 to discuss maritime security issues and strengthen the relationship between both navies...
03 August 2016 Command of Amphibious Force 7th Fleet changes hands Rear Adm. Marc H. Dalton assumed command of Amphibious Force 7th Fleet from Rear Adm. John B. Nowell Jr. during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Aug. 3, in Sasebo, Japan...
02 August 2016 U.S., Timor-Leste begin 4th CARAT exercise U.S. Navy units from Task Force 75, U.S. Marines, and Timor-Leste defense force personnel kicked off the 4th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste exercise there, Aug. 1...
01 August 2016 USS Patriot returns to Sasebo after 2JA MCM exercise The mine countermeasures (MCM) ship returned to Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 1, after a routine patrol in U.S. 7th Fleet that included MCM training with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
01 August 2016 U.S., Indonesian navies set for CARAT maritime exercise The U.S. and Indonesian navies will come together for the 22nd Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia exercise and exchange, Aug 2-8...