30 June 2016 US, ROK navies coordinate on anti-submarine warfare Senior leaders met at the Republic of Korea Fleet base in Busan to discuss continued cooperation efforts regarding anti-submarine warfare (ASW)...
29 June 2016 Great Green Fleet arrives at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC The John C. Stennis Strike Group arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 28 and 29 to participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific...
28 June 2016 Trilateral Pacific Dragon ballistic missile defense exercise concludes Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet is wrapping up exercise Pacific Dragon, a trilateral BMD tracking event between the U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Navy, held June 20-28 off Kauai, Hawaii...
27 June 2016 RIMPAC 2016 opening press conference Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. Scott Swift will deliver opening remarks to announce the beginning of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 during a press conference July 5 at 10 a.m. on pier S-1A, located on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...
27 June 2016 USS Chung-Hoon to return from 7th Fleet deployment The guided-missile destroyer is scheduled to return home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 28 following a five-month deployment to the Western Pacific...
27 June 2016 Pacific Surface Action Group reunites in South China Sea The three ships of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group reunited June 27 after several months of dispersed theater security operations around the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
27 June 2016 Great Green Fleet instills culture of energy efficiency, flexibility Named to honor President Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, the Navy's Great Green Fleet is ushering in a new era of energy innovation...
25 June 2016 John C. Stennis Strike Group enters 3rd Fleet The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group crossed the International Date Line June 25, returning to the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations following more than four months in 7th Fleet...
24 June 2016 International ships sail to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific Four multinational groups of ships are transiting toward Hawaii from the eastern Pacific and western Pacific Ocean for exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, which begins June 30...
23 June 2016 RIMPAC exercise to bring 26 nations together in Pacific Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, June 30 to Aug. 4...
22 June 2016 US Navy, Marines increase complexity, enhance cooperation during CARAT Thailand The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand exercise concluded June 22...
21 June 2016 USS Spruance patrols South China Sea The guided-missile destroyer is on a routine patrol in the South China Sea as part of a Pacific Surface Action Group deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
21 June 2016 USS Coronado to depart on maiden deployment The littoral combat ship is scheduled to depart Naval Base San Diego June 22 on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific...
20 June 2016 Pacific Partnership concludes Timor-Leste mission stop USNS Mercy and the Pacific Partnership team departed Timor-Leste June 21 after two weeks of subject matter expert exchanges in civil-military disaster response preparedness, cooperative health engagements and engineering projects...
20 June 2016 USS Michael Murphy sorties to conduct MEDEVAC The guided-missile destroyer conducted an emergency medical evacuation June 19 to assist a Sailor in need of medical attention aboard USS Shoup (DDG 86)...
19 June 2016 PACFLT commander visits Korea, ‘confident US, ROK bond tighter than ever’ Adm. Scott Swift visited South Korea June 15-18 to meet with senior leaders and express his support for Sailors and the U.S. Navy mission in Korea...
19 June 2016 HSC-25 assists in recovery of distressed personnel off Tinian An MH-60S helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 assisted in the recovery of two persons in distress 13 miles northwest of the Northern Mariana island of Tinian, June 18...
17 June 2016 Two carrier strike groups double down in Western Pacific The USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) strike groups commenced dual carrier flight operations in the Philippine Sea June 18...
17 June 2016 Makin Island ARG completes group sail The three ships of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group completed a group sail off the coast of Southern California, June 17...
15 June 2016 VAQ-138 detachment arrives at Clark Air Base The first temporary detachment of U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft arrived at Clark Air Base, June 15, for training with Armed Forces of the Philippines FA-50 aircraft pilots...