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)...
18 August 2014 US, ROK Navies Sign Anti-Submarine Warfare Charter Senior leaders signed the charter Aug. 16 in Busan, Republic of Korea, pledging to increase cooperation in future ASW training...
15 August 2014 Blue Ridge Now 2nd Oldest Behind Constitution The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship now holds the honor of being the oldest ship in the U.S. Navy’s active duty fleet, next to USS Constitution, after the decommissioning of USS Denver (LPD 9) Aug. 14...
13 August 2014 Hawaii to Welcome USS Preble and USS John Paul Jones The two guided-missile destroyers, previously homeported in San Diego, are set to arrive at their new home of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam this week...
13 August 2014 USS Denver to Decommission after 46 Years of Service The Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship will hold its decommissioning ceremony Aug. 14 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...
12 August 2014 Seabees Take Charge of Palau Civic Action Team During a civic action team change-of-charge ceremony held Aug. 8 at Camp Katuu, Palau, Seabees from the 30th Naval Construction Regiment relieved airmen from Pacific Air Forces A4/7...
11 August 2014 USS Rodney M. Davis Enters 7th Fleet Area of Operations The ship, which arrived in 7th Fleet Aug. 9, will conduct operations with U.S. Coast Guard and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in support of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) in the region...
11 August 2014 Makin Island ARG, 11th MEU Arrive in 7th Fleet The more than 4,500 Sailors and Marines arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Aug. 11, after departing San Diego July 25...
11 August 2014 Multilateral Exercise SEACAT 2014 Begins in Singapore, Continues Throughout Southeast Asia The 13th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training exercise kicked off at the Republic of Singapore Navy's Multinational Operations and Exercises Center Aug. 11...
10 August 2014 Blue Ridge Partners with PLA(N) North Sea Fleet in Search and Rescue Exercise The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship and guided-missile frigate CNS Yancheng (FFG 546) trained together Aug. 8 off the coast of China...
09 August 2014 USS Blue Ridge Concludes Successful Navy-to-Navy Exchange with PLA(N) North Sea Fleet The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship departed Qingdao, China, Aug. 8...
08 August 2014 US, Singapore Navies Wrap Up 20th CARAT Singapore The two-week Singapore phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training concluded Aug. 8...
08 August 2014 George Washington Strike Group Concludes Regional Patrol GWCSG ships and Sailors returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 8 after a three-month patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
07 August 2014 Multinational GUAMEX Focuses on Anti-Submarine Warfare Military forces from Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the U.S. are partnering in a multinational anti-submarine warfare exercise Aug. 9-15 in waters around Guam...
06 August 2014 7th Fleet, China Navy Leaders Hold Constructive Talks More than 50 senior officers from U.S. 7th Fleet and the People's Liberation Army Navy North Sea Fleet met Aug. 6 in Quingdao to discuss increasing cooperation, future exercise opportunities and improved communication between the fleets...
05 August 2014 Blue Ridge Strengthens Cooperation with PLA(N) North Sea Fleet The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship arrived in Qingdao, China, Aug. 5 to promote maritime cooperation and reinforce a positive navy-to-navy relationship with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) North Sea Fleet...
05 August 2014 First Multinational Proliferation Security Exercise held in Hawaii The U.S. and its Asia-Pacific regional partners are hosting exercise Fortune Guard 2014, Aug. 4-7 in Honolulu...
01 August 2014 RIMPAC Concludes with Enhanced Cooperation among 22 Nations Rim of the Pacifc, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, concludes Aug. 1 after demonstrating the flexibility of maritime forces to meet regional and global challenges...
31 July 2014 SECNAV Visits Singapore during CARAT 2014 Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus spoke to Sailors taking part in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise with the Republic of Singapore Navy, July 30...