05 March 2014 USS La Jolla Deploys to Western Pacific The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine departed Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam March 4 for a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
04 March 2014 Sailors, Marines Integrate During 7th Fleet Amphibious Training Sailors assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed the first evolution of Amphibious Integration Training (AIT) March 1...
03 March 2014 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Busan The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship and embarked 7th Fleet staff personnel arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea, March 3 for a port visit...
28 February 2014 USS Blue Ridge Departs for 7th Fleet Patrol The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship departed Yokosuka, Japan, Feb. 28 for its first patrol of the year, where it will take part in exercises and other events with allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific...
26 February 2014 Bonhomme Richard ARG Embarks 31st MEU Ships of the Amphibious Ready Group completed embarkation of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines Feb. 26 in Okinawa for amphibious integration training and a certification exercise at sea...
24 February 2014 U.S. Navy, Timor-Leste Forces Convene 2nd CARAT Exercise The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Force kicked off exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in Timor-Leste Feb. 24., with USS Kidd (DDG 100) and Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 taking part...
22 February 2014 7th Fleet Tops 80 Exercises, 192 Port Visits for 2013 Each event of the the U.S. Navy's largest numbered fleet supported security and stability across 124 million square kilometers between Hawaii and India...
21 February 2014 US, Republic of Korea Navies Strengthen Alliance Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70; Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15; and Republic of Korea navy (ROKN) Maritime Task Flotilla (MTF) 7 held a Composite Warfare Committee (CWC) to improve combined warfighting skills and strengthen the U.S. and ROKN alliance, Feb. 17-20...
20 February 2014 Famed Nimitz WWII 'Diary' to be Unveiled Online Monday Monday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, the Naval War College Library will publicly unveil online the 4,000-page "Gray Book" collection of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz communications that started in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack and ran right up until the closing days of the war...
19 February 2014 USS San Diego Underway for NASA Capsule Recovery Test The amphibious transport dock ship departed Naval Base San Diego Feb. 18 for an Underway Recovery Test (URT), a multi-agency mission in support of NASA's Orion program...
17 February 2014 USS Bonhomme Richard Departs Sasebo for Patrol The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship departed Sasebo, Japan, Feb. 17 for a patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct joint operations and training with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit...
16 February 2014 USS Lake Erie to Deploy to Western Pacific The Hawaii-based guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) will depart Feb. 18 for a Western Pacific deployment, the ship's last while being homeported in Pearl Harbor...
14 February 2014 Motorcycle Safety - Staying Alive to Enjoy the Ride Motorcycle safety has increased in recent years thanks to improvements to safety gear and training. But there is still room for improvement, says the Pacific Fleet’s safety officer...
12 February 2014 Regional Leaders Gather in Hawaii for Annual CFMCC Course The Naval War College's 8th annual Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Officer Course was conducted at U.S. Pacific Fleet headquarters Feb. 6-12...
11 February 2014 Fourth Attack Sub to be Homeported in Guam The U.S. Navy announced today that the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) will change homeports and move to Naval Base Guam...
10 February 2014 USS Carl Vinson Completes TSTA/FEP The 26-day Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) brought the ship's crew and air wing together and qualified them for further training and integration with Carrier Strike Group 1...
07 February 2014 Curtis Wilbur Sailor Named Independent Duty Corpsman of Year Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andres Santamaria has been recognized with the Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) of the Year Award...
05 February 2014 USS Green Bay to Replace USS Denver in Japan The Navy announced today that the amphibious transport dock ship, one of its newest, will forward-deploy to Sasebo, Japan, in February 2015, demonstrating the United States' commitment to the defense of Japan and the security and stability of the vital Asia-Pacific...
05 February 2014 Navy to Replace Forward-Deployed Mine Countermeasures Ships in Japan The Navy announced today that mine countermeasures ships USS Pioneer (MCM 9) and USS Chief (MCM 14) will report to Sasebo, Japan, in May 2014 to replace USS Avenger (MCM 1) and USS Defender (MCM 2) as part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) in 7th Fleet...
05 February 2014 USS Denver Loads Up in Okinawa for Cobra Gold The amphibious transport dock ship completed an onload of Marines and equipment at White Beach Naval Facility Feb. 5 ahead of exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand...