03 November 2016 USS Sampson departs Hawaii for New Zealand Fleet Review USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Hawaii Nov. 3 to participate in the Royal New Zealand Navy International Naval Review in Auckland, New Zealand...
03 November 2016 Amphibious Squadron 11 winds down regional patrol Ships of Amphibious Squadron 11 are returning to Sasebo, Japan, following a three-month Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol as part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Readiness Group...
02 November 2016 Suicide survivor speaks to Sailors in Hawaii Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Kelsey shared his story of overcoming depression and attempted suicide during a recent Resilient Workforce summit at Pearl Harbor...
01 November 2016 USS Ronald Reagan begins exercise Keen Sword 2017 Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral field training exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force, and is designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability of the U.S.-Japan alliance...
31 October 2016 U.S., Japan to conduct amphibious operations in Keen Sword exercise U.S. forces are set to partner with the Japan Self-Defense Force in amphibious operations off of Guam and Tinian as part of Keen Sword 17, Nov. 1-11...
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...