Adm. Cecil D. Haney, the 33rd commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, hosted the grandsons of the leader who defined that job seven decades ago, Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, on Aug. 30...

The annual exercise kicked off Sept. 2 with navy liaison officers from seven nations tracking vessels of interest in a multilateral maritime interdiction scenario...

The U.S. Navy and Australian Defense Force successfully recovered and disposed of the live ordnance emergency-jettisoned by two AV-8B Harrier aircraft on July 16 off the coast of Queensland, Australia...

The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived Aug. 28 and will take part in Exercise Koolendong with the Australian Defence Force...

Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 27...

The amphibious dock landing ship returned to San Diego Aug. 26 after more than three months in the Indo-Asia Pacific region for Pacific Partnership 2013...

The Boxer ARG, comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), along with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from San Diego, Aug. 23...

Rear Adm. Terry Kraft relieved Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd during a ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 23...

The hull swap, part of the Navy's long-range strategy to routinely forward deploy newer or more efficient ships, became official Aug. 23 in Sasebo, Japan...

USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to its forward-operating location of Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 23, after completing the first half of its 2013 patrol...

The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington's (CVN 73) embarked air wing flew off the ship Aug. 22 after two months at sea and flight operations across U.S. 7th Fleet...

USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is scheduled to return to its homeport of San Diego Aug. 26 following the completion of Pacific Partnership, U.S. Pacific Fleet's annual annual humanitarian and civic assistance mission, which this year visited the Oceania region...

The ARG, consisting of USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), is scheduled to depart San Diego Aug. 23 for a deployment to the 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet areas of operation...

USS Freedom's (LCS 1) LCS Crew 101 completed its first underway period since the mid-deployment crew swap in Singapore, Aug. 19...

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 completed turning over the Seabee's Pacific Naval Construction Force missions to NMCB 3 during a ceremony on Camp Shields, the Seabee camp in Okinawa, Aug. 18...

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine returned home to San Diego Aug. 21 following a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific...

The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted Japanese guests while at sea, Aug. 20...

U.S. Navy medical personnel are working alongside Vietnamese doctors Aug. 15- 28 in Hanoi to enhance rehabilitation for burn victims...

The dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrived for a visit at its namesake Aug. 16 after completing the annual Pacific Partnership mission, which this year visited six nations in the Oceania region beginning in May...

The sixth phase of Pacific Partnership concluded August 13 in the Solomon Islands, bringing the 2013 edition of the multinational mission to a close...