15 July 2013 George Washington CSG Kicks Off Talisman Saber 13 U.S. and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Sailors from the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) began their portion of Talisman Saber 2013 off the northeast coast of Australia, July 15...
15 July 2013 New Zealand Takes Phase Lead as Pacific Partnership Arrives in Kiribati The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) arrived in the Republic of Kiribati July 15 for Pacific Partnership...
15 July 2013 U.S., Republic of Singapore Navies Begin CARAT Exercise The 19th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Singapore, which will include 12 days of shore-based and at-sea training events, began July 15...
10 July 2013 27,000 troops prepare for Talisman Saber 2013 More than 27,000 U.S. and Australian personnel are converging in Australia and the Coral Sea in preparation for the amphibious exercise Talisman Saber 2013, to be held off the coast of Australia July 15 through Aug. 6, 2013...
09 July 2013 Pacific Partnership Preparing for Kiribati Preparations are underway for Pacific Partnership's mission in Kiribati, scheduled to begin July 13...
09 July 2013 USS Bonhomme Richard Visits Brisbane The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Brisbane, Australia, July 9 for a port visit...
09 July 2013 U.S., Australian Joint Forces to Conduct Talisman Saber Exercise More than 27,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the military training exercise Talisman Saber 2013 in Australia beginning July 15...
08 July 2013 Pacific Partnership Delivers Reverse Osmosis Water System The 15,000 residents of Ebeye rely on reverse osmosis for drinking water...
03 July 2013 Pacific Partnership 2013 Arrives in Marshall Islands The team is scheduled to take part in a variety of projects and training with the goal of improving the Marshall Islands' overall disaster preparedness...
03 July 2013 19th CARAT Philippines Closes On Board USS Fitzgerald During the six-day exercise, U.S. Sailors and Marines trained with their counterparts in the Philippine navy, coast guard and marine corps...
01 July 2013 Stennis Enters Dry Dock The dry dock provides Sailors and shipyard workers access to the ship below the waterline for maintenance, repairs and refurbishments...
28 June 2013 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Complete Successful Dawn Blitz The exercise provided a vigorous training environment for U.S. Sailors and Marines, and strengthened international partnerships...
27 June 2013 CARAT Philippines Supports Strong and Enduring Maritime Relationship The 19th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise in the Philippines began June 27 with an opening ceremony in Subic Bay...
26 June 2013 USS Blue Ridge Trains with Timor-Leste Military Marines and Sailors from U.S. 7th Fleet flagship met with members of the Timor-Leste Defence Force for a military-to-military engagement at Port Hera Navy Base, June 25...
26 June 2013 USS Bonhomme Richard Embarks 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship completed the embarkation of Marines from the 31st MEU, June 25, in support of joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility...
26 June 2013 George Washington Begins 7th Fleet Patrol The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier departed Yokosuka, Japan, June 26 for a patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region...
25 June 2013 USS Paul Hamilton Returns Home to Pearl Harbor The guided-missile destroyer returned to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 24 following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet areas of operation...
25 June 2013 Australian, U.S. Sailors Trade Places During Pacific Bond 2013 USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) swapped 10 crew members with the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) June 23 to enhance operability and foster camaraderie between the two ships during the exercise...
24 June 2013 Pacific Partnership Arrives in New Caledonia, Bids Farewell to French Engineers USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) along with embarked Pacific Partnership 2013 personnel arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia, June 25...
24 June 2013 Timor-Leste and Indonesian Sailors Partner with USS Blue Ridge U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) hosted two sailors from the Republic of Indonesia and five sailors from the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste while on patrol June 18 - 24...