11 July 2016 USS Gridley arrives at new Everett homeport The guided-missile destroyer arrived at Naval Station Everett, Wash., July 9, completing a homeport shift from San Diego...
09 July 2016 Legendary ace flies his 100th aircraft above the "birthplace of naval aviation" A 95-year-old, 29 1/2-year veteran famous for being the single-known ace to achieve victories against both German and Japanese aircraft during WWII, flew his 100th aircraft July 9...
08 July 2016 Philippine Air Contingent wraps up activity, cooperation A detachment of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 recently completed training alongside the Armed Forces of the Philippines for routine operational missions that enhance regional maritime domain awareness...
07 July 2016 USS Ashland returns to Sasebo after CARAT exercises The dock landing ship returned to Sasebo, Japan, July 8, after completing several phases of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series...
07 July 2016 Symposium addresses disaster topics in Philippines A joint disaster symposium at a hospital in Legazpi, Philippines, gave the Pacific Partnership mission team and local medical personnel the chance to have an open dialogue about disaster management relief, in a medical context...
06 July 2016 USS Patriot visits Osaka The mine countermeasures ship arrived in Osaka, Japan, July 6 for a port visit as part of a summer patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
06 July 2016 Exercise leadership talks RIMPAC at press conference Adm. Scott Swift and Vice Adm. Nora Tyson emphasized the the importance of exercise Rim of the Pacific during an opening press conference at Pearl Harbor, July 5...
02 July 2016 Mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot begins patrol USS Patriot (MCM 7) departed Sasebo, Japan, July 2 for a routine patrol in U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
01 July 2016 Pacific Surface Action Group visits Singapore The guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Momsen (DDG 92) and USS Spruance (DDG 111) arrived in Singapore July 2 for a port visit...
01 July 2016 USS Ashland transits South China Sea The amphibious dock landing ship completed a multi-day transit of the South China Sea July 1 as the ship continues to operate in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
30 June 2016 Carrier Strike Group 5 conducts South China Sea patrol Carrier Strike Group 5, which includes USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and several guided-missile cruisers and destroyers, along with aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 5, is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea...
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...