SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, will arrive in San Diego from a six-month scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AOR) March 19. "I could not be more...

USS BLUE RIDGE, At Sea (March 15, 2011) - The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group to include the cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), the destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), and the combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) along with the guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS John...

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 15, 2011) - The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard three ships of Amphibious Squadron 11, is heading towards the northeastern coast of mainland Japan and expects to arrive on March 16 in support of Operation Tomodachi. The posturing of forces to Japan is to...

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 15, 2011) - USS Preble (DDG 88) was one of the first U.S. Navy assets to respond with Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in Japan, providing over 700 pounds of supplies to earthquake and tsunami survivors. Preble along with embarked HSL-43 air detachment personnel...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (March 14, 2011) - In response to the earthquake and tsunami disasters in Northern Honshu, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, directed Commander, Task Force 76 to organize a Maritime Response cell on March 11, to coordinate U.S. Navy relief efforts out...

USS ESSEX, At Sea (March 14, 2011) - The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are preparing to provide humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR) support to Japan as directed after the country was hit by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami...

MISAWA, Japan (NNS) - Approximately 92 Sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa (NAFM) and its tenant commands, volunteered with a clean up-relief effort at the Misawa Fishing Port, March 14. The clean up comes only days following an 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which triggered a tsunami along Japan's...

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 14, 2011) - The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, to include the cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), the destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), and the combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10), along with the guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS John S...

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 14, 2011) - The U.S. 7th Fleet has temporarily repositioned its ships and aircraft away from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant after detecting low level contamination in the air and on its aircraft operating in the area. The source of this airborne radioactivity is a...

POHANG, Republic of Korea - The amphibious landing dock ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) embarked two MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron (HM) 14 off the coast of Pohang, Korea on March 12, in preparation to provide humanitarian assistance in support of earthquake...

PACIFIC OCEAN - The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) departed from Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka on March 12, to provide humanitarian assistance in support of earthquake and tsunami relief operations in Japan as directed. “We had just pulled into Yokosuka when I got the...

ATSUGI, Japan - Helicopters assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 14 at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, transported 1,500 pounds of rice and bread to survivors of the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami Japan on March 12. The supplies will help feed more than 2,000 people...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - Seventh Fleet command flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Sailors and embarked 7th Fleet staff members are preparing for humanitarian aid and disaster relief support operations while sailing toward the eastern coast of mainland Japan March 13. Blue Ridge Sailors loaded a...

ATSUGI, Japan - Sailors and family members from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, collected relief supplies on March 12, for victims affected by the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. Within a few hours of the collection’s kickoff, boxes outside of Atsugi’s commissary were overflowing with...

PEARL HARBOR (March 11, 2011) - U.S. Pacific Fleet ships in the Western Pacific were converging on Japan to be in the best position to help those in areas damaged by the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami. They include the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which departed...

SANTA RITA, Guam - At approximately 8:00 p.m. local time on March 11, 2011 USS Houston (SSN 713) and USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) mooring lines broke free from the pier at Alpha wharf at Naval Base Guam due to the tsunami wave. Tug boats from Naval Base Guam responded quickly to the...

PEARL HARBOR (March 11, 2011) - Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific reported no incidents at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands after the first wave passed shortly after 3 a.m. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam personnel are expected...

PEARL HARBOR - Sailors around the Pacific today were preparing for the tsunami to reach their homeports while at the same time joining a worldwide chorus in expressing their concern for those in Japan. Outside of Japan, the only notable effect to the Navy was in Guam, where wave action caused two...

SEPANGAR, Malaysia - The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) arrived in Sepangar, Malaysia, for a port visit March 11. During the visit, Essex will host a reception on board for senior officials from the U.S. and Malaysia, including the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia;...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (NNS) - Commander Naval Surface Forces announced the winners of the 2010 Unit Tactics Award and the Junior Officer Award for Excellence in Tactics for the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, March 3. The ships and officers were selected by their group or squadron, and certificates will...