Philippine and U.S. armed forces members attached to the Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force (JCMOTF) have broken ground on a series of projects in advance of the official start of Exercise Balikatan 2013...

Command Master Chief Marco Ramirez was selected as the 16th Fleet Master Chief for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, March 22...

U.S. Pacific Fleet formally notified several Navy commands that the Secretary of Defense approved cancellations of their upcoming deployments...

U.S. forward-deployed naval ships from Destroyer Squadron 15 and the Republic of Korea navy concluded their participation in exercise Foal Eagle, March 21...

Submarine USS Ohio, destroyer USS Decatur, and submarine tender USS Frank Cable arrive in Subic, Manila, and Cebu, March 22, for routine port visits...

The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) arrived in White Beach, Okinawa, March 21, after completing a 10-day certification exercise (CERTEX) with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) in the East China Sea...

Ten CH-46E Sea Knight medium-lift tandem rotor transport helicopters, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, departed the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for the final time, March 20...

USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) arrived in Busan March 20 following its participation in exercise Foal Eagle...

The Navy's first littoral combat ship arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) March 20, marking a key milestone in USS Freedom's eight-month deployment to Southeast Asia...

The carrier departed Bremerton March 18 after completing a docking planned incremental availability that lasted more than a year...

U.S. Navy flag officers joined Japanese senior-level officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the Yokose Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) laydown Facility, March 15...

An officer assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) was recently recognized as the junior shiphandler of the year by Expeditionary Strike Group 7...

The U.S. Seventh Fleet marked the beginning of a yearlong celebration of its 70th anniversary March 15 aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), an initiative highlighting the Fleet's history and vital role in promoting peace and stability in a critically strategic region...

The U.S. Third Fleet is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Fleet's founding and the commander's staff gathered together March 13 to recognize its continuing historic role...

The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy are participating in the annual combined joint command post exercise Key Resolve from March 11 to 21...

The Los Angeles class fast attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) moored alongside USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Sattahip Bay, Thailand, March 10 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment...

The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 11 for a port visit as part of its maiden deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region...

Sailors and embarked Marines completed amphibious integration training (AIT) March 9 while on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) anchored off Sattahip, March 9, as part of its extended patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

Four forward-deployed guided-missile destroyers and their crews arrived in Donghae and Pyeongtaek, March 9, to support exercise Foal Eagle...