20 September 2016 USS Jackson set for San Diego homeport arrival USS Jackson (LCS 6) is scheduled to arrive in San Diego Sept. 22, completing the littoral combat ship's maiden voyage to her new homeport...
19 September 2016 Fort Worth visits Kwajalein as transit home continues Following a brief logistical stop, the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departed Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Sept. 18, en route to its San Diego homeport...
16 September 2016 USNS Mercy returns to 3rd Fleet after Pacific Partnership The hospital ship and embarked Pacific Partnership 2016 team returned to the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations Sept. 15, after nearly four months in the Western Pacific for the annual disaster preparedness mission...
15 September 2016 Bonhomme Richard ESG begins Valiant Shield exercise The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit began operations in support of the joint U.S. military exercise Valiant Shield 2016, Sept 15...
13 September 2016 Ships, aircraft conduct exercise Valiant Shield SINKEX Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in Valiant Shield 2016 sank the decommissioned USS Rentz (FFG 46) in waters 30,000 feet deep and 117 nautical miles northeast of Guam Sept. 13...
13 September 2016 Ships, aircraft conduct exercise Valiant Shield SINKEX Live fire from ships and aircraft participating in Valiant Shield 2016 sank the decommissioned USS Rentz (FFG 46) in waters 30,000 feet deep and 220 nautical miles northeast of Guam Sept. 13...
12 September 2016 ROK Navy assists with USS Decatur Sailor MEDEVAC USS Decatur (DDG 73) was assisted by the Republic of Korean Navy in an emergency medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) to help a Sailor in need of medical attention Sept. 11...
12 September 2016 Expeditionary maintenance expanded with USS Shiloh work in Singapore Ship maintainers and crew from the guided-missile cruiser completed a successful continuous maintenance availability (CMAV) period in Singapore, Sept. 9...
12 September 2016 U.S. Navy joins multinational exercise Kakadu The 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Kakadu 2016 began with an opening ceremony Sept. 12 in Darwin, Australia...
11 September 2016 Boxer ARG set to return from deployment The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego Sept. 12 following a seven-month deployment...
09 September 2016 Fleet Week kicks off in downtown San Diego USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrived at B Street Pier in downtown San Diego yesterday and will be joined by USS Kidd (DDG 100) there as part of San Diego Fleet Week, which runs through Sept. 15...
09 September 2016 Pacific Partnership concludes 2016 mission The 11th annual Pacific Partnership mission departed the Western Pacific recently after completing mission stops throughout Southeast Asia...
08 September 2016 Navy adjusts LCS class crewing, readiness, employment The Navy announced today it will implement several key changes to the projected 28-ship littoral combat ship (LCS) Flight 0/0+ class over the next five years that will simplify crewing, stabilize testing, and increase overseas deployment presence availability...
07 September 2016 Future USS Zumwalt departs Maine for commissioning, San Diego homeport The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed Bath Iron Works, Sept. 7, marking the beginning of a 3-month journey to its new homeport in San Diego...
07 September 2016 Inaugural Los Angeles Fleet Week concludes USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS America (LHA 6) departed from the Port of Los Angeles, Sept. 6, bringing the first Los Angeles Fleet Week to a close...
06 September 2016 U.S. Pacific Command forces to come together for exercise Valiant Shield Forces from U.S. Pacific Command are scheduled to participate in Valiant Shield 2016, Sept. 12-23 on Guam and around the Marianas Island Range Complex...
06 September 2016 USS Fort Worth visits Guam during transit home The littoral combat ship arrived in Guam Sept. 6 for a routine port visit while en route to its homeport in San Diego...
06 September 2016 Nations talk helicopter safety, standards in Singapore Navy and Coast Guard representatives from 11 countries came together for dialogue and information sharing during a Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC) conference in Singapore, Aug. 29 - Sept. 2...
05 September 2016 Surface Force commander orders engineering stand down, retraining for LCS engineering departments Vice Adm. Tom Rowden recently ordered an engineering stand down for every LCS crew to review procedures and standards for their engineering departments...
05 September 2016 U.S. Navy staffs in Singapore test afloat watch stations Navy Reservists and staff from Logistics Group Western Pacific and Military Sealift Command Far East operated watch stations aboard USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) Aug. 22 - Sept. 2 as part of exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian...