02 October 2024 VP-10 Participates in Royal Australian Navy’s Largest International Exercise, Kakadu DARWIN, Australia – The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 participated in exercise Kakadu alongside the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and nine other partner and allied nations, Sept. 8-20...
30 September 2024 ROK, US Submarine Commands Hold Talks, Cinch Ties for 30th Year Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7 and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force, held the 59th iteration of the Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) at CSG-7 headquarters aboard Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 26-28...
30 September 2024 Hail to the chief: JBPHH holds chief pinning ceremony JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Nineteen chief selectees from Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) commands were pinned to chief petty officers (CPO) during a ceremony at Kilo Pier onboard JBPHH, Sept. 27...
30 September 2024 US, Australia, and Japan Naval Forces Conduct Multilateral Exercise Ships representing the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force joined in the Timor Sea to conduct a multilateral exercise in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Sept. 23-28...
30 September 2024 Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, and United States Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity The Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the United States Navy conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea,...
27 September 2024 C3F, MCMGRU 3, TTGP hold CPO Pinning Ceremony Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F), Mine Countermeasures Group (MCMGRU) 3 and Tactical Training Group Pacific (TTGP) held a chief petty officer (CPO) pinning ceremony at U.S. 3rd Fleet headquarters, Naval Base Point Loma, Sept. 27...
27 September 2024 USS Antietam Decommissions, While the Crew Remains Antietam HONOLULU (September 27, 2024) – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) was recognized for its more than 37 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on September 27...
27 September 2024 Navy Region Korea Continues on Path to Forge Culture of Excellence 2.0 In a focused and urgent effort to build the Navy Region Korea (CNRK) warfighting team ready to “Fight Tonight!” and win, program managers from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) convened on Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) naval installation in South Korea...
26 September 2024 Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Concludes Mission in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia A team representing Australia and the United States concluded the fifth and final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) in Kosrae, Sept. 23...
26 September 2024 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Departs Guam APRA HARBOR, Guam – Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) departed Guam following a scheduled visit to bring on stores and equipment, Sept. 26, 2024...
24 September 2024 Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center preps USS Antietam for decommissioning PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Members of the Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center (HRMC) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) completed an inactivation availability Sept. 13, 2024, to prepare USS Antietam (CG 54) for the end of its active Navy service...
20 September 2024 Carrier Air Wing 5 Completes Air Wing Fallon Training in Rare Full-Strength Participation NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, Nev. - Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 recently completed Air Wing Fallon (AWF) training as a fully integrated air wing, taking advantage of the scheduled hull swap between Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS George Washington (CVN 73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at Naval Air...
19 September 2024 USS San Diego Forward Deploys to Sasebo, Japan USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrives in Japan to replace USS Green Bay (LPD 20) as part of Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan...
19 September 2024 USS Omaha participates in Oceania Maritime Security Initiative USS Omaha (LCS 12), HSM-35 and U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific operations support Oceania Maritime Security Initiative...
18 September 2024 Chief of Naval Operations releases Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her Navigation Plan (NAVPLAN) for America’s Warfighting Navy at the Naval War College, Sept. 18...
18 September 2024 NAVFAC Hawaii collects new data for turtle tagging project The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center is collecting data from its turtle tagging project to support the recovery of threatened and endangered sea turtles...
18 September 2024 Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Commences Mission in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia A team representing Australia and the United States commenced the fifth and final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 in Kosrae, Sept. 17...
17 September 2024 PP24-2 Assists with the Preservation of WWII Memorials in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia A multinational team of service members supporting Pacific Partnership preserve World War II memorial markers at multiple crash sites on the Island of Yap...
17 September 2024 Minister of Defence of Finland Visits DESRON 15 and USS Benfold (DDG 65) YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Minister of Defence of Finland Antti Häkkänen visited the headquarters of Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and USS Benfold (DDG 65), September 13, 2024...
17 September 2024 7th Fleet Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Sept. 17 (local time). By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations. The aircraft’s transit of the Taiwan...