16 September 2013 U.S., Bangladesh Navies Begin 3rd CARAT Exercise The third annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh is underway following an opening ceremony at Naval Base Issa Khan, Sept. 16...
15 September 2013 Anniversary of Amphibious Landing Commemorated at Inchon U.S. Navy leaders and Korean War veterans joined the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps in commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the Inchon landing, Sept. 15...
13 September 2013 NAF Atsugi Pins 48 New Chief Petty Officers Commands at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, welcomed 48 new chief petty officers during a pinning ceremony attended by visiting Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez, Sept. 13...
12 September 2013 USS Germantown Completes Patrol, Offloads 31st MEU The dock landing ship arrived in Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 11 to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, wrapping up a three-month patrol with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group...
12 September 2013 Navy Hosts Singapore Staff College Students in Hawaii More than 50 Singapore Armed Forces officers visited the U.S. Pacific Fleet headquarters compound and historic Pearl Harbor sites Sept. 11 as part of a wider program with U.S. military counterparts in Hawaii...
11 September 2013 Wetherald Assumes Command of 7th Fleet Amphibious Force Rear Adm. Hugh D. Wetherald relieved Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley as Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. Seventh Fleet, Sept. 11 in Okinawa...
10 September 2013 Lake Erie, Chinese Ships Conduct Search and Rescue Training As part of a broader advancement in cooperation between the US and China, USS Lake Erie (CG 70) and the People's Liberation Army-Navy participated in training scenarios off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, Sept. 9...
10 September 2013 U.S. Naval Forces Korea Changes Command Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti relieved Rear Adm. William McQuilkin as Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Sept. 10, during a change of command ceremony in Seoul...
08 September 2013 USS Freedom VBSS Team Trains with Royal Brunei Navy during SEACAT Sailors assigned to USS Freedom's (LCS 1) visit, board, search and seizure team conducted a boarding exercise with the Brunei Navy Sept. 7 as part of exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training...
08 September 2013 Boxer ARG Enters 7th Fleet AOR USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 5...
08 September 2013 USS Bonhomme Richard Arrives in Darwin The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 8, for a port visit...
06 September 2013 Chinese Navy Ships Visit Hawaii Three People's Liberation Army-Navy ships arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 6 for a port visit that will be followed by a one-day search and rescue drill...
06 September 2013 Trained, Ready USS Hopper Departs Hawaii for Deployment The guided-missile destroyer departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 6 for an independent deployment to the 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet areas of operation...
06 September 2013 USS Tucson Departs for Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 5 for a deployment to the Western Pacific region...
05 September 2013 USS Freedom VBSS Team Trains with Malaysian Navy during SEACAT Sailors assigned to USS Freedom's (LCS 1) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team conducted a boarding exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy Sept. 4 as part of exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT)...
05 September 2013 Chinese Navy Ships to Visit Hawaii Three People's Liberation Army-Navy ships will stop at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as part of a routine port visit Sept. 6-9...
04 September 2013 USS Higgins Visits Nagoya, Japan The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Nagoya Sept. 4 for a port visit intended to build bonds with the local community...
04 September 2013 USS Blue Ridge Concludes Successful 7th Fleet Patrol The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship returned to Yokosuka Sept. 4 following a four-month regional patrol...
04 September 2013 Nimitz Statue Unveiled at End of World War II Ceremony at Battleship Missouri Memorial A nine-foot bronze statue on a black granite pedestal honoring Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, who directed the War of the Pacific, was unveiled at its permanent installation next to the Battleship Missouri Memorial Sept. 2...
03 September 2013 Freedom Underway to Participate in Multilateral SEACAT 2013 The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) got underway Sept. 2 to participate in the 11th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training exercise with several regional navies...