04 February 2014 Curtis Wilbur, John S. McCain Visit Tomakomai for Snow Festival The guided-missile destroyers arrived in Tomakomai, Japan, Feb. 4, for a goodwill port visit during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival...
03 February 2014 USS Kidd Completes OMSI Mission with U.S. Coast Guard The guided-missile destroyer's crew supported the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) with the U.S. Coast Guard's 14th District, Jan. 7 to Feb. 2 in the Western Pacific...
03 February 2014 Curtis Wilbur, John S. McCain Depart Yokosuka for Training The guided-missile destroyers are conducting joint-ship training exercises off the coast of Japan aimed to test their tactical surface warfare capabilities and improve interoperability...
30 January 2014 USS Santa Fe Returns Home Following 7th Fleet Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 28 following a deployment to the Western Pacific region...
28 January 2014 7th Fleet Ballistic Missile Team Supports JMSDF in Exercise Keen Edge U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. Forces Japan and Japan Self Defense Force (JMSDF) operators will hone their Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) skills in exercise Keen Edge 2014 which runs through Jan. 31...
27 January 2014 Pacific Fleet Commander Gets Close Look at P-8 Advanced Capabilities Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, saw firsthand the advanced capabilities of the P-8A Poseidon on a flight with the War Eagles of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, Jan 24...
27 January 2014 USS Shiloh to Sharpen Proficiency, Skills on Independent Patrol The guided-missile cruiser departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 24 on an independent patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
27 January 2014 USS Denver Departs For 7th Fleet Patrol, Cobra Gold The amphibious transport dock ship got underway from Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 27, for operations in 7th Fleet, including exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand...
24 January 2014 Pacific Fleet Deputy Commander Praises Navy League in Hawaii Rear Adm. Robert Girrier praised and thanked the Navy League and its Honolulu Council leadership at the council's 2014 annual meeting and elections dinner Jan. 23...
23 January 2014 Multi-ship Exercise Koa Kai Gets Underway Near Hawaii Seven Hawaii-homeported surface ships and two San Diego-based surface ships will participate in the integrated maritime exercise Koa Kai 14-1 near Hawaii starting Jan. 24 and continuing through Jan. 31...
22 January 2014 Bonhomme Richard Completes Maintenance Availability The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) completed a three-month maintenance availability period, Jan. 21...
22 January 2014 Pacific Fleet Commander Thanks Sailors in Singapore Adm. Harry Harris visited Commander Logistics Group Western Pacific and Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) Jan. 22 in Singapore...
21 January 2014 Senator Rubio Visits 7th Fleet Commander Aboard Flagship U.S. Senator Marco Rubio met with U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Robert L. Thomas aboard the flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while visiting Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 21...
21 January 2014 USS McCampbell Visits Saipan during 7th Fleet Patrol The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived in Saipan for a port visit, Jan. 21, while on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations...
19 January 2014 USS Spruance Rescues Mariner in Singapore Strait Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance rescued a Filipino mariner, Jan. 18, who had fallen overboard from his vessel while transiting the Singapore Strait...
17 January 2014 Navy Investigates Fuel Leak at Underground Storage Facility The Navy, in close coordination with the Hawaii State Department of Health and other agencies, is investigating a fuel leak from one tank at the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility...
17 January 2014 Pacific Navies Focus on Disaster Relief at 7th Fleet Conference More than 100 medical experts from nine countries in the Pacific region gathered in Yokosuka, Japan at the annual Pacific Navies Senior Medical Leadership Seminar, January 15-16 to begin development of common Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR) procedures...
14 January 2014 Aircraft Carrier Moves Underscore Pacific Rebalance Strategy USS Ronald Reagan will relieve USS George Washington in Japan and USS Theodore Roosevelt will leave the East Coast for San Diego. Specific timelines will be announced separately, closer to the actual movement of the carriers...
13 January 2014 USS North Carolina, CTF-72 Participate in Snapdragon Exercise The Virginia-class attack submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft took part in the anti-submarine warfare training exercise in the Philippine Sea Dec. 30 to Jan. 1...
10 January 2014 U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Praises P-8 Squadron Vice Adm. Robert Thomas flew over Japan with VP-16 in the Navy's newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8 Poseidon, Jan. 9 and praised the crew for their hard work...