17 September 2014 U.S., Canada, Japan to Conduct Exercise off Southern California Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy ships will participate in a task group exercise off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 20-31...
15 September 2014 NAACP Honors Military Leadership on Pearl Harbor Yeoman 1st Class Latoya Calvin received the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Inspirational Leadership Award Sept. 13...
15 September 2014 U.S. Joint Forces Sink Former USS Fresno During Valiant Shield Ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned former USS Fresno (LST 1182) as part of the exercise Valiant Shield 2014, Sept. 15...
15 September 2014 Valiant Shield Exercise Kicks Off in Pacific More than 18,000 joint force service members from 30 units, including 200 aircraft and 20 ships are taking part in the exercise which began Sept. 15 in and around Guam...
12 September 2014 Navy F/A-18 Hornets Crash in Pacific Ocean Two F/A-18 Hornets from Carrier Air Wing 17 embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) crashed at 5:40 p.m. local time, Friday, while operating at sea in the western Pacific Ocean...
10 September 2014 Future USS America to arrive in San Diego The Navy's newest amphibious assault ship, the future USS America (LHA 6), is scheduled to arrive at its new homeport of San Diego Sept. 15 to make preparations for formal commissioning...
08 September 2014 U.S. Pacific Command Forces Come Together for Valiant Shield 2014 Over 18,000 U.S. Pacific Command personnel will participate in the exercise, scheduled for September 15-23...
02 September 2014 George Washington Continues Patrol in Indo-Asia-Pacific The U.S. Navy's forward deployed aircraft carrier departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 2, for operations in U.S. 7th Fleet...
02 September 2014 Reserve Support Crucial to Exercise Success in Republic of Korea More than 100 U.S. Navy reservists from 120 from multiple commands in the U.S. and the Pacific region, provided key support during this year's Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise...
31 August 2014 Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group Begins 7th Fleet Patrol USS Peleliu (LHA 5) departed Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 29 to lead the Amphibious Ready Group on patrol in the Western Pacific...
28 August 2014 Pacific Fleet Master Chief Visits Diego Garcia U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez visited U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia Aug. 26-28 to tour facilities and speak to Sailors stationed on the island...
27 August 2014 USS Lake Erie to depart for new San Diego homeport The guided-missile cruiser is set to depart Hawaii Aug. 29 for a new homeport in San Diego...
26 August 2014 USS Greeneville Completes Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 25 following a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
25 August 2014 US Sailors Continue Legacy of Outreach, Friendships in Korea Active duty and reserve Sailors stationed across the Korean peninsula visited the Aikwangwon Social Welfare Foundation at Koje Island, Aug. 24, for a community outreach project with residents and staff...
25 August 2014 New Navy-Funded Blue and Fin Whale Tagging Study Begins A Navy-funded study to continue documenting blue and fin whale distribution, occurrence and movement patterns along the U.S. West Coast and throughout the Eastern Pacific began July 31...
20 August 2014 USS Makin Island Visits Hong Kong The amphibious assault ship, along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in Hong Kong Aug. 20 for a port visit...
20 August 2014 USS Hawaii visits Yokosuka during Western Pacific Deployment The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aug. 20 for a port visit...
19 August 2014 USS Pinckney, USS Kidd to Return from Deployment The guided-missile destroyers are scheduled to return to San Diego Aug. 21 following completion of separate deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans...
19 August 2014 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Set to Deploy The strike group will depart San Diego Aug. 22 for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command area of responsibility...
18 August 2014 U.S. Navy Works with Indonesian Partners in Protecting, Preserving Sunken Gravesite U.S. Navy underwater archeologists, in conjunction with Indonesian Navy divers, have assessed in an interim report that the wrecked vessel surveyed in the Java Sea in June is "consistent with the identification" of the World War II wreck of the cruiser USS Houston (CA 30)...