21 May 2013 USS Tortuga Arrives in Indonesia for CARAT Exercise The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship arrived in Jakarta May 21 to take part in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013...
20 May 2013 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ships Visit Pearl Harbor Three JMSDF ships departed Pearl Harbor May 20 following a five-day port. All three JMSDF ships are en route to San Diego to participate in multilateral exercise Dawn Blitz...
20 May 2013 USS Freedom Makes Debut in Singapore USS Freedom (LCS 1) made its debut in Singapore May 14-19, participating in an international trade show and a maritime exercise with regional navies, and also hosting thousands of visitors...
18 May 2013 USS Fitzgerald Arrives in Shimoda for Black Ship Festival The guided-missile destroyer anchored in Shimoda, Japan, May 16 to participate in the city's 74th annual Black Ship Festival...
17 May 2013 Certification Prepares George Washington Crew for Return to Sea The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier conducted crew certification May 13-17 in preparation for its upcoming 2013 patrol...
15 May 2013 USS Pearl Harbor Sets Sail for Pacific Partnership The amphibious dock landing ship departed its homeport of Naval Station San Diego, May 14, as the command platform for Pacific Partnership 2013...
14 May 2013 Peleliu ARG Completes Deployment The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group returned to Naval Base San Diego May 14 following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility...
14 May 2013 CNO Visits USS Freedom Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert held an all-hands call in Singapore with Sailors stationed aboard littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), May 14...
13 May 2013 USS Lassen Sailors Join Victory Day Events in Russia Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) joined in Victory Day events during a port visit to Vladivostok, May 9...
13 May 2013 COMPACFLT Staff Members Recognized for Leadership Achievements Six members of the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet staff were recognized by the Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board for their excellence in leadership achievements during the 57th Annual Excellence in Federal Government Awards Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 10...
12 May 2013 SECNAV visits USS Freedom in Singapore Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) May 11, commemorating her recent arrival in Singapore and maiden overseas deployment to Southeast Asia...
12 May 2013 U.S. Navy to Conduct Operations off Korean Peninsula The U.S. Navy is conducting routine carrier operations in international waters east of the Korean Peninsula May 13-14...
11 May 2013 Nimitz Strike Group Visits Republic of Korea The Carrier Strike Group, which includes USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Princeton (CG 59) and USS Chosin (CG 65) arrived in Busan, May 11...
10 May 2013 U.S. Pacific Fleet Hosts Senior Enlisted Leadership Training Symposium Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) held the hosted a Senior Enlisted Leadership Training Symposium at COMPACFLT headquarters May 8-9 with senior representatives from Pacific Fleet regional and type commander staffs...
10 May 2013 U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Retires After 29 Years of Service Shipmates, family and friends gathered to honor and bid aloha to Fleet Master Chief John Minyard, who retired May 10...
09 May 2013 Navy's Pacific Partnership 2013 Mission to Assist in Oceania The eighth iteration of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's annual Pacific Partnership mission will take place in the Oceania region over a four-month period beginning in May. Host nations will include Samoa, Tonga, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands...
09 May 2013 Peleliu ARG to Return from Deployment The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group is scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego May 14 following a deployment to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation...
07 May 2013 USS Lassen Visits Vladivostok The guided-missile destroyer arrived May 7 for a visit that coincides with Victory Day, the Russian celebration of the end of WWII hositlities in Europe...
06 May 2013 HMAS Sydney Arrives in Japan to Integrate with U.S. Navy The Royal Australian Navy frigate arrived in Yokosuka May 6 and will embed with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group for training and operations...
05 May 2013 USS Chosin Arrives in 7th Fleet The guided-missile cruiser arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility May 4, where the crew will conduct exercises and port visits to enhance maritime partnerships and promote peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region...