24 August 2012 USS Columbus Completes WESTPAC Deployment USS Columbus (SSN 762) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 23, after completing a six-month deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations...
24 August 2012 CVW 5 Conducts Carrier Qualifications to Maintain Proficiency, Mission Readiness USS George Washington (CVN 73) began the second half of its 2012 patrol by conducting carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Aug. 21-23...
23 August 2012 USS Cape St. George Concludes Journey Around the World The guided-missile cruiser returned to Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 22 after circumnavigating the globe...
22 August 2012 John C. Stennis to Depart for 8-Month Deployment The flagship of the John C. Stennis Strike Group, aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), will depart Aug. 27 to begin an eight-month deployment to the 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation...
22 August 2012 George Washington Welcomes Japanese Government Officials Japanese government officials visited the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Aug. 22...
21 August 2012 USS Cape St. George to Return to San Diego Following Deployment The guided-missile cruiser returns to San Diego Aug. 22 after a deployment that took them around the world as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group...
20 August 2012 Bonhomme Richard ARG Embarks 31st MEU More than 2,200 Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked ships of the Bonhomme Richard ARG in Okinawa, Aug. 20...
20 August 2012 Pacific Partnership 2012 Arrives in Guam Hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived in Apra Harbor Aug. 20 to detach personnel and unload equipment as the ship transits east to its San Diego homeport following outreach in four Southeast Asia nations...
20 August 2012 George Washington Continues 7th Fleet Patrol Forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington departed Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 20 to continue its 2012 patrol in 7th Fleet...
16 August 2012 USS Decatur Set to Depart for Deployment The guided-missile destroyer is scheduled to depart San Diego Aug. 17 for an eight-month independent deployment to 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operation...
16 August 2012 15th MEU, Peleliu ARG Set Sail for CERTEX The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit began their final certification exercise (CERTEX) Aug 15 in preparation for an upcoming deployment...
16 August 2012 Wayne E. Meyer Kicks off Navy Days L.A. The 16th annual Navy Days Los Angeles (L.A.) event series commenced with the arrival of the guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) to the Port of Los Angeles, Aug. 14...
13 August 2012 USS Tortuga Departs for Fall Patrol The dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) departed Sasebo Aug. 13 to join the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) amphibious ready group (ARG) on a patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations...
12 August 2012 Pacific Partnership Wraps Up Mission in Cambodia The Cambodia phase -- the fourth and final mission port of Pacific Partnership 2012 -- concluded Aug. 11, bringing an end to nearly three full months of cooperation in Southeast Asia...
12 August 2012 USS Bonhomme Richard Tests for Synthetic Drugs Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) conducted its first synthetic compound urinalysis Aug. 11...
11 August 2012 Bonhomme Richard Departs on Maiden Forward-Deployed Patrol USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Aug. 10 to begin its first patrol as the Navy’s only permanently forward deployed amphibious assault ship...
11 August 2012 Howes Turns Over Command of SUBDEVRON 5 To Jablon The commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Cecil Haney, was among the honored guests as Capt. Brian Howes turned over command of Submarine Development Squadron (SUBDEVRON) 5 to Capt. Jeffrey Jablon on Aug. 10 at the Naval Undersea Museum...
09 August 2012 PHIBRON 11 Deploys for Purposeful Forward Presence Amphibious Squadron 11, which is permanently embarked aboard USS Bonhomme Richard and forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, commenced a fall deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations Aug. 10...
09 August 2012 USS Louisville Completes WESTPAC Deployment USS Louisville (SSN 724) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 8 after completing a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific region...
08 August 2012 USS Olympia Begins Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 8 for a deployment to the Western Pacific...