14 September 2012 Helicopter Upgrades at NAF Atsugi The Navy's newest helicopters will become part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces...
13 September 2012 Peleliu ARG and 15th MEU Depart for WESTPAC Deployment The ships have been trained to conduct a wide range of military and expeditionary operations...
12 September 2012 Underwater Construction Team Conducts Assessment Of USS Arizona Memorial Dock Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, from Port Hueneme, Calif., conducted an assessment of the chains holding the dock next to the USS Arizona Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Sept. 11...
12 September 2012 Chief of Naval Personnel Visits Pacific Northwest Sailors The visit is part of Vice Adm. Van Buskirk's fleet-wide tour to inform Sailors of key personnel policies...
11 September 2012 Navy Secretary Announces Energy And Water Management Awards Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the winners of the 2012 Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards Aug. 29...
10 September 2012 Bonhomme Richard ARG Initiates Certification Exercise The event focuses on the capability of the 31st MEU to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations with the ARG...
10 September 2012 USS Milius Returns From Deployment The guided-missile destroyer is returning after an eight-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility...
10 September 2012 Pacific Partnership 2012 Returns To San Diego Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12), embarked aboard Military Sealift Command's hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), will return to its home port of San Diego Sept. 14, after completing a nearly five-month deployment...
07 September 2012 USS Hawaii visits Subic during Western Pacific deployment The Virginia Class submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) arrived in Subic Bay Sept. 7 for a visit as part of her deployment in the Western Pacific...
07 September 2012 USS Louisville Holds Change of Command A time-honored change of command ceremony was held aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) at the submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 6...
06 September 2012 Pearl Harbor Submarine Commands Participate in Damage Control Olympics 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...
05 September 2012 Joint Forces to Conduct Valiant Shield Exercise 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...
04 September 2012 Blue Ridge Returns To Yokosuka 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)...
04 September 2012 Bonhomme Richard Tests Emergency Response Capabilities 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...
02 September 2012 USNS Mercy Arrives in Hawaii for Port Visit 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...
30 August 2012 USS Mobile Bay to Depart for Deployment 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...
30 August 2012 USS Sampson set for San Diego return from deployment 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...
29 August 2012 Army assists Pacific Partnership 2012 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...
29 August 2012 George Washington Welcomes Swedish Senior Member Of The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission 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...
29 August 2012 PACFLT Sailor Honored for Community Service by American Legion 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...