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...

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...

More than 2,200 Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked ships of the Bonhomme Richard ARG in Okinawa, Aug. 20...

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...

Forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington departed Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 20 to continue its 2012 patrol in 7th Fleet...

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...

The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit began their final certification exercise (CERTEX) Aug 15 in preparation for an upcoming deployment...

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...

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...

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...

Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) conducted its first synthetic compound urinalysis Aug. 11...