Sailors from USS Columbia (SSN 771), USS Texas (SSN 775), USS North Carolina (SSN 777) and USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) competed against each other in a damage control Olympics, Sept. 5...

A U.S. Navy carrier strike group will join a U.S. Air Force expeditionary wing and Marine Corps units for exercise Valiant Shield 2012, Sept. 11- 19, in the vicinity of Guam...

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 4 after concluding its participation in Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2012 (UFG12)...

Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a mass casualty drill to test emergency response capabilities, Sept. 3...

Pacific Partnership 2012, embarked aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), arrived in Pearl Harbor Sept. 2 as it nears completion of a nearly five-month deployment, the largest annual humanitarian and civic assistance mission in the Asia-Pacific...

The guided-missile cruiser is scheduled to depart San Diego Sept. 1 for an eight-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group...

The guided-missile destroyer returns to San Diego Aug. 31 following a six-month independent deployment to the 7th and 5th Fleet areas of operations...

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Alvin Balthazar, assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet staff, received The American Legion's Spirit of Service Award Aug. 28 in recognition of his extensive volunteer efforts...

A member of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) conducted an overnight embark aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) Aug. 28-29...

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Alvin Balthazar, assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet staff, received The American Legion's Spirit of Service Award Aug. 28 in recognition of his extensive volunteer efforts...

The guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) conducted her final mission off the coast of Oahu Aug. 27, returning for a final time to Pearl Harbor...

The 11th annual SEACAT exercise kicked off Aug. 27, with liaison officers from the United States, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand tracking contacts of interest in a maritime interdiction scenario...

The Los Angeles-class, fast attack submarine USS Buffalo (SSN 715) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 27 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific...

Forty-three chief petty officer (CPO) selectees from around the Pacific Fleet graduated from the USS Missouri CPO Legacy Academy in a ceremony held aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial Aug. 24...

Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force embarked aboard forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) to train alongside Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Aug 22...

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...

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...

The guided-missile cruiser returned to Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 22 after circumnavigating the globe...

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...

Japanese government officials visited the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Aug. 22...