05 February 2013 VAQ-132 Completes Deployment at Naval Air Facility Misawa Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132 completed a six-month deployment aboard Naval Air Facility Misawa, Feb. 2...
05 February 2013 Royal Thai Navy, Marines Embark USS Bonhomme Richard The ship is hosting four liaison officers from the Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps in preparation for the upcoming Cobra Gold exercise in Thailand and surrounding waters...
04 February 2013 Port Royal to take part in multi-national task group exercise USS Port Royal (CG 73), homeported at Pearl Harbor, will participate in the theater anti-submarine warfare phase of the Submarine Commander’s Course and a task group exercise alongside the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Feb. 11-17...
04 February 2013 USS Gridley to Return from Deployment The guided-missile destroyer will return to San Diego Feb. 5 following a six-month, independent deployment to the 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation...
04 February 2013 USS Higgins Visits Palau Arriving Feb. 4 for a port visit, the ship’s crew will conduct several community service projects, including assisting with repairs to two high schools damaged by Super Typhoon Bopha...
03 February 2013 Olympia visits Singapore during Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) arrived at Changi Naval Station, Singapore Feb. 2 for a visit as part of her deployment to the Western Pacific...
02 February 2013 Shiloh visits Republic of Korea for Aegis Interoperability Event Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capable Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) arrived in Busan Jan. 30 for a port visit to conduct military to military exchanges...
01 February 2013 Grounded USS Guardian To Be Dismantled After running aground on Tubbataha Reef near the Philippines, the Navy has determined that the 23-year old USS Guardian (MCM 5) will be dismantled and safely removed from the reef in sections...
31 January 2013 Pacific Fleet Commander Discusses Rebalance, Asia-Pacific Mission at AFCEA West Adm. Cecil Haney highlighted the U.S. Pacific Fleet mission and how the Navy is supporting the U.S. strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific during an AFCEA West conference keynote address, Jan. 30...
30 January 2013 USS Albuquerque Departs for Six-Month Deployment USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) departed from Naval Base Point Loma Jan. 29 for a six-month Western Pacific deployment...
29 January 2013 NMCB 5's CCAD Philippines renovates Palawan elementary school building The Seabees are renovating a building for the Aplaya Elementary School as part of a Construction Civic Activity Detail (CCAD) in Puerto Princesa City...
29 January 2013 USS Tortuga Sailors, 31st MEU Marines Complete AIT Sailors aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), along with Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), completed amphibious integration training (AIT), Jan. 30, while on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations...
27 January 2013 Navy Removes Harmful Material from Grounded USS Guardian A team of U.S. Navy salvage experts have been meticulously scouring the damaged USS Guardian (MCM 5), safely transferring anything deemed potentially harmful to prepare the grounded ship to be removed from Tubbataha Reef...
26 January 2013 NMCB 5 Builds School, Relationships in Exercise Cobra Gold 2013 Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand to begin construction of a schoolhouse at the Ban Piang Rat School Jan. 19. The Seabees are working alongside the Royal Thai Air Force to complete the project as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2013...
25 January 2013 U.S., Timor-Leste Build Maritime Partnerships with CARAT The U.S. Navy and Timorese Navy commenced the first Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste exercise Jan. 25, with an opening ceremony held at Port Hera Navy Base...
25 January 2013 Salvage Team Removes Fuel From Grounded USS Guardian To prevent potential environmental damage, a U.S. Navy-led salvage team on Jan. 25 completed removing all diesel fuel from the tanks of the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef one week earlier...
24 January 2013 USS Curts to Decommission after 29 Years of Service The guided-missile frigate is set to be decommissioned during a Jan. 25 ceremony in San Diego...
24 January 2013 Bonhomme Richard Departs for 7th Fleet Operations, Cobra Gold USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 24, for training and operations in 7th Fleet...
23 January 2013 Command of Task Force 70 Changes Hands Command of Task Force 70, responsible for the operations of aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and frigates in U.S. 7th Fleet, changed hands Jan. 23 aboard USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan...
20 January 2013 Navy Commander Expresses Regret Concerning USS Guardian Grounding The U.S. 7th Fleet commander on Saturday expressed regret over the grounding of USS Guardian on Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea...