28 March 2014 @USNPEOPLE Weekly Wire: March 28, 2014 Important news and information from the staff of the Chief of Naval Personnel for leaders to share with Sailors and their families...
27 March 2014 U.S. 7th Fleet Adds Second P-8 Poseidon to MH370 Search The P-8 will fly from Okinawa, Japan, to Perth March 28 to join an international coalition of search aircraft being coordinated by the Australian Defence Force...
25 March 2014 Pacific Fleet Commander Recognizes P-8 Squadron MH370 Search Efforts Adm. Harry Harris recognized the exceptional efforts of the P-8 Poseidon aircrew assisting in the MH370 search efforts during a visit to Perth, Australia, March 25...
25 March 2014 Bonhomme Richard ARG Departs for Ssang Yong Exercise Ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group departed White Beach, Okinawa, March 25 to participate in exercise Ssang Yong in the Republic of Korea...
25 March 2014 Naval Forces Korea Sailors Honor Fallen Korean Counterparts Sailors from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea and the Republic of Korea Navy honored the 47 sailors lost after the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) during an annual memorial service March 25...
24 March 2014 Navy Prepares Black Box Locator for MH370 Search As a precautionary measure in case a debris field is located during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a black box locator is being moved into the region...
23 March 2014 DESRON 15 Begins Multi-Sail Training Exercise The Destroyer Squadron 15-led exercise with ships assigned to the forward deployed naval forces (FDNF) in Japan includes surface, air, strike, and anti-submarine warfare training events...
21 March 2014 Senior Enlisted Leaders Attend Training Symposium Senior enlisted leaders from around the Pacific Fleet gathered at U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) headquarters in Pearl Harbor for the annual Senior Enlisted Leadership Training Symposium (SELTS) March 19-21...
20 March 2014 Seventh Fleet, Philippine Navy Leaders Share Ideas During Talks Senior leaders met for a professional exchange of ideas on a variety of technical and tactical topics March 19 in Manila aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)...
19 March 2014 P-8A Poseidon Arrives in Australia, Continues MH370 Search A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft completed its transition from Kuala Lumpur to Perth March 18 to continue the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean...
18 March 2014 USS Wayne E. Meyer to Depart for Western Pacific Deployment The guided-missile destroyer is scheduled to depart Naval Base San Diego March 20 on an independent deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
18 March 2014 USS Kidd Completes Andaman Sea Search; Detached from SAR Efforts Searching a combined 15,000 square miles since March 10, USS Kidd (DDG 100) and its MH-60R helicopters completed their search of the Andaman Sea and have been detached from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 search and rescue (SAR) effort as of March 18...
18 March 2014 USS Blue Ridge Strengthens Ties with Visit to Manila The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship arrived in Manila for a port visit March 18, highlighting the long-standing alliance between the U.S. and the Philippines...
17 March 2014 USS Frank Cable Underway from Guam for 7th Fleet Operations The submarine tender departed Naval Base Guam March 14 and will visit several countries in the Asia-Pacific region during an underway period in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility...
17 March 2014 Kidd Sailors Expand Roles for Round the Clock MH370 Search The crew is stepping up their search efforts for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean with round-the-clock coverage...
15 March 2014 USS Kidd Expands Flight MH370 Search into Indian Ocean The search continues March 16 for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight as USS Kidd expands its patrol area from the northwest entrance of the Strait of Malacca into the Indian Ocean and Andaman Sea...
13 March 2014 7th Fleet Adjusts Efforts in Support of MH370 Search USS Kidd (DDG 100) will proceed to the Strait of Malacca to continue its assistance with the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon will join the effort later this week, U.S. 7th Fleet announced March 13...
11 March 2014 McCampbell Joins JMSDF in Ishinomaki for Commemorative Visit USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Takanami (DD 110) are visiting Ishinomaki, Japan, in remembrance of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and to pay homage to those who lost their lives and the many more who were displaced on March 11, 2011...
11 March 2014 Seventh Fleet Continues Search for Malaysian Airlines MH370 The search effort continued for a third day March 11, with USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Pinckney (DDG 91) searching sections of the Gulf of Thailand, while a P-3C Orion flew missions there and over the Strait of Malacca...
10 March 2014 Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado Arrives in San Diego The ship arrived at its new homeport of San Diego March 10, a few weeks ahead of her commissioning ceremony scheduled for April 5 at Naval Air Station North Island...