09 February 2016 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th MEU Prepare to Deploy More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are scheduled to depart San Diego Feb. 12 for a deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation...
08 February 2016 Bonhomme Richard ARG Embarks 31st MEU The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) wrapped up its onload of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Feb. 5 as part of an ongoing patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
06 February 2016 USS Ashland Arrives in Thailand for Cobra Gold The amphibious dock landing ship, with embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb.5 for exercise Cobra Gold...
05 February 2016 USS John C. Stennis Strike Group Enters 7th Fleet The Carrier Strike Group, made up of about 7,000 Sailors and five ships, arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 4 as part of an ongoing deployment...
04 February 2016 U.S. Navy Builds International Relationships in India Fleet Review USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived in Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 4 to participate in the nation’s International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016...
01 February 2016 Navy Divers Support POW/MIA Mission at WWII Crash Sites Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 embarked USNS Safeguard (T-ARS-50) and began an 80-day mission Jan. 31 to document World War II aircraft crash sites in waters around Papua New Guinea...
01 February 2016 USS Ashland Embarks Marines for Patrol The amphibious dock landing ship embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa Jan. 28-29 for a patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
31 January 2016 USS Germantown Departs Sasebo for Training The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) departed Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 29, for training and certification exercises with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit...
29 January 2016 MSC Delivers Essentials, Rolls-out Exercise Cobra Gold The surge sealift, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS MAJ Stephen W. Pless (T-AK 3007) arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 27 to offload military equipment in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2016...
26 January 2016 USS Ashland Gets Underway for 7th Fleet Patrol The forward-deployed dock landing ship, assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, departed Sasebo Jan. 26 for a routine patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
26 January 2016 Chung-Hoon to Depart on Western Pacific Deployment The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is scheduled to depart Pearl Harbor Jan. 27 on a deployment to the Western Pacific as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group...
21 January 2016 John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Deploys Ships of the strike group departed San Diego Jan. 19 and 20 for a deployment to the Western Pacific...
21 January 2016 USS Fort Worth Experiences Engineering Problem in Port The littoral combat ship experienced a casualty to the ship’s combining gears during an in-port period in Singapore, Jan. 12...
21 January 2016 Pacific Submarine Force Announces Battle "E" Winners Winners of the Pacific Submarine Force 2015 Battle Efficiency competition were announced this month in a message to the Force from Rear Adm. Frederick J. Roegge, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet...
20 January 2016 Navy, Agriculture Secretaries Launch Great Green Fleet Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack kicked off the Great Green Fleet Jan. 20, with the deployment of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group during a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island...
20 January 2016 Bonhomme Richard Completes Ammunition On Load The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship conducted an ammunition on load Jan. 20 in preparation for its patrol of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
20 January 2016 US, Japanese Ships Start Tactical Exercise Near Guam Guam Exercise (GUAMEX), an annual bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, kicked off Jan. 20...
18 January 2016 USS Bonhomme Richard Kicks Off Patrol The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship departed Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 18 for a patrol of the 7th Fleet area of operations...
13 January 2016 USS John C. Stennis to Deploy to Western Pacific The aircraft carrier departs Bremerton, Wash., Jan. 15 for a deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet and will serve as the centerpiece of the Great Green Fleet, highlighting the Navy's efforts to transform its energy use to increase operational capability...
12 January 2016 Barry to Join Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Japan The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departed its Norfolk homeport of more than 20 years, Jan. 12, bound for Yokosuka, Japan, and the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) of U.S. 7th Fleet...