11 July 2024 USINDOPACOM hosts Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol HONOLULU – Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith during his visit to Honolulu, July 8-9, 2024...
10 July 2024 USS San Diego to forward deploy to Japan The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) will move to Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J), the U.S. Navy announced today. This will be executed as a permanent change of station for the crew and family members...
09 July 2024 RADM Cavanaugh visits DESRON 15 Assets YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7,visited the crews of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USSMcCampbell (DDG 85), USS Dewey (DDG 105), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114),July 9, to congratulate them on their successful operations supporting...
08 July 2024 USS Blue Ridge and USCGC Waesche Arrive in Cam Ranh, Vietnam The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche arrived in Cam Ranh, Vietnam for a five-day joint Navy – Coast Guard routine port visit on July 8. During the port visit, 7th Fleet, USS Blue Ridge and CGC Waesche leadership will meet with the Vietnam People’s...
05 July 2024 RIMPAC 2024 Medical Symposium Focuses on "Tyranny of Distance: Closing the Gap" International military medical teams from around the globe convened at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the 2024 Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium, July 1-2, 2024...
03 July 2024 International Chaplaincy Symposium Held During RIMPAC 2024 An International Chaplaincy Symposium was held at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 2...
03 July 2024 Partner nation medical professionals attend multinational medical symposium at RIMPAC 2024 Medical professionals from the U.S. Navy and partner nations attending Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, attended a multinational medical symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 30.The symposium featured presenters from various medical specialties and a panel of senior...
03 July 2024 Military Sealift Command Supporting Biennial Rim of the Pacific Exercise Military Sealift Command will support the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 maritime exercise though out the month of July in Hawaii...
02 July 2024 USS Springfield Returns Home to Naval Station Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment NAVAL BASE GUAM — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) returned to its homeport June 29, after completing a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific, reaffirming its vital role in maintaining security and stability in the region...
28 June 2024 RIMPAC 2024 Kicks Off in Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii - The opening ceremony and press conference kicked off the 29th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the world's largest international maritime exercise, today...
28 June 2024 Naval Health Research Center to Participate in Experimentation Sector of RIMPAC 2024: Seeking Innovative at-Sea Solutions for Monitoring Sleep and Fatigue Among Sailors SAN DIEGO - Scientists from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) operational readiness department studying sleep and fatigue performance among Sailors and Marines have outfitted guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and its crew to participate in the study while at-sea...
28 June 2024 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Laem Chabang, Thailand U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand for a routine port visit, June 28.The port visit demonstrates the continuation of over 190 years of friendly relations between the U.S.-Thai government."Our friendship with Thailand is one...
27 June 2024 USS Blue Ridge Returns to Manila After Five Years MANILA, Philippines — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, Republic of the Philippines on June 18, 2024 for the ship’s first visit to the capital since March 2019...
27 June 2024 —TRILATERAL STATEMENT— First Execution of Multi-Domain Japan - ROK - U.S. Exercise FREEDOM EDGE Japan, the Republic of Korea, and United States began the inaugural execution of exercise Freedom Edge, a trilateral multi-domain exercise, June 27-29, 2024.The execution of the exercise was announced at the Camp David Summit in August 2023 and at the Japan, ROK, and U.S. defense ministerial...
26 June 2024 Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Hosts Staff Talks in Manila, Philippines Aboard USS Blue Ridge MANILA, Philippines — Sailors assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet hosted allied staff talks with members of the Philippines Armed Forces aboard U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Manila, Philippines, June 20-21...
25 June 2024 U.S. and Canadian Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Operations U.S. Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in the South China Sea, June 18-20.“Close coordination with our allies and partners is paramount to success in the region,” said Capt. Justin Harts, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15. “Demonstrating regional...
24 June 2024 READOUT: Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to Australia, June 15 – June 22 Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Australia, June 15-22, 2024, to affirm and advance the strong alliance between Australia and the United States...
24 June 2024 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Departs From Guam SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Naval Base Guam following a scheduled three-day port visit, June 22...
20 June 2024 Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit Six Welcomes New Officer In Charge Amidst Preparation for Rim Of The Pacific 2024 Pearl Harbor, HI. — Capt. Scott Dunn relieved Capt. (sel) R Joseph Stastny as Officer in Charge, Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU 6) during a Change of Charge ceremony held onboard the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial, June 10, 2024.“Commander Stastny was the right leader,...
19 June 2024 USS Germantown Conducts Joint Live-Fire Exercise with 15th MEU En Route to RIMPAC 2024 The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) conducted a successful joint live-fire exercise with Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the Pacific Ocean, June 19...