30 January 2015 USS Independence Departs San Diego for Florida The littoral combat ship departed San Diego Jan. 30 for Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., to conduct operational evaluation and testing of the mine countermeasures mission package...
29 January 2015 Mustin, John S. McCain Sailors Strengthen Partnerships in Korea The ships, currently visiting Busan, just concluded a series of bilateral training exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy off the Korean peninsula...
28 January 2015 Bonhomme Richard ARG Embarks 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Jan. 26 to participate in amphibious integration training and a certification exercise...
28 January 2015 Hawaii Chiefs, First Class Sailors Participate in Teambuilding Hike In the early morning hours of Jan. 27, on Oahu's Makapu'u Point, more than 300 chief petty officers and first class petty officers stationed across Hawaii gathered for a hike...
26 January 2015 USS Green Bay Departs for Forward Deployment to 7th Fleet The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship departed San Diego Jan. 26 for Sasebo, Japan, where it will join U.S. 7th Fleet's Forward Deployed Naval Forces...
24 January 2015 USS Rodney M. Davis Decommissions after 28 Years of Service Sailors and guests bade farewell to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Everett, Wash., Jan. 23...
23 January 2015 Nisei Veterans Honored with France’s Highest Award U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., was among a group of more than 300 who gathered in Honolulu for the awarding of the French Legion of Honor to 34 World War II veterans of the 100th Battalion 442nd Regiment, Jan. 23...
21 January 2015 USS Mustin Visits Pyeongtaek to Enhance Partnerships with Korean Navy The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, for a port visit Jan. 21...
20 January 2015 US 7th Fleet Promotes Maritime Security with 1,000 Professional, Military and Leadership Engagements in 2014 In 2014, U.S. 7th Fleet ships, squadrons, operational units and senior leaders promoted regional stability and maritime security through more than 1,000 theater security cooperation engagements...
16 January 2015 USS Makin Island Arrives in Singapore for Port Visit The amphibious assault ship, along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Singapore Jan. 16 for a port visit...
16 January 2015 U.S. Navy Forward Deploys Guided-Missile Cruiser to Japan to Underscore Commitment to Asia-Pacific Region The U.S. Navy announced today that the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) will join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Yokosuka, Japan...
15 January 2015 Secretary of Defense Visits USS America SECDEF Chuck Hagel flew aboard the amphibious assault ship in the Pacific by MV-22 Osprey, Jan. 14., and thanked the crew of their work...
15 January 2015 USS Sampson and USS Fort Worth Detach from AirAsia Search After contributing more than 650 search hours to the Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501, the ships concluded their assistance efforts Jan. 15, receiving praise from Indonesian authorities...
14 January 2015 USS Nimitz Completes Homeport Change The aircraft carrier arrived at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton Jan. 13 after successfully transiting from Everett to Bremerton, Wash...
14 January 2015 USS Cape St. George to Return from Western Pacific Deployment The guided-missile cruiser is scheduled to return home to San Diego, Jan. 16 following a deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet...
12 January 2015 U.S., Korean Navies Embrace Training Opportunities During Bilateral Exchange The guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) are participating in a bilateral training exercise Jan. 13-15 with Republic of Korea Navy counterparts...
12 January 2015 USNS Mercy Trains, Integrates Core Crew During MERCEX The Military Sealift Command hospital ship completed its quarterly Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) Jan. 12 at sea in the Pacific...
11 January 2015 Amphibious Squadron 5, 11th MEU Return to U.S. 7th Fleet Two of the three ships of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, returned to U.S. 7th Fleet Jan. 9 after operations in 5th Fleet...
11 January 2015 Army cuts in Hawaii seen as 'devastating' The military rebalance to the Pacific is "real," and Hawaii is at the crossroads of it, but a potential Army downsizing in Hawaii that would seem to run contrary to that effort is very much a concern, military, business and elected officials said Friday...
10 January 2015 USS Bonhomme Richard Departs on Deployment The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship departed Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 10, for training and operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility...