ANGELES CITY, Republic of the Philippines - Twenty-four Sailors from the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ride (LCC 19) and 24 marines from the Philippine Marine Corps cleaned up a small cemetery, as part of a community service project on Feb. 14. Blue Ridge’s and embarked 7th Fleet staff...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - A "Parade of Flight" including more than 180 vintage and modern era aircraft took to the skies above San Diego Feb. 12 as the highlight of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA) celebration at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), Calif. The Parade of Flight, featuring...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), the "Birthplace of Naval Aviation," served as the location for the official kick off of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA) celebration, Feb. 12, as thousands of visitors attended a special Open House and Parade of Flight. The first...

USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, At Sea (NNS) - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft flew their last flights in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) for the ship's current deployment, Feb. 3. Since Lincoln's first flight of the deployment in support of OEF, Oct. 20, 2010, Lincoln's air wing (CVW-2)...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) - Fleet Master Chief John T. Minyard, U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief, visited Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) Feb. 10. During Minyard's visit, he went on a tour of the ship where he talked to Sailors about various topics, and what they...

PACIFIC OCEAN - During its transit from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii through the Central and Western Pacific Ocean, USS Reuben James (FFG 57) conducted a fisheries patrol in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of various Pacific Island nations Feb. 1-14. The patrol focused on detecting and reporting...

PACIFIC OCEAN - The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise Feb. 12 off the coast of the Kingdom of Thailand. Conducted as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2011, the NEO was designed to demonstrate...

MANILA, Philippines - Sailors aboard 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) brought sailors from the Philippine navy into the command ship's engineering department for a professional development exchange. Engineers from Blue Ridge demonstrated the use of damage control equipment, U.S...

MANILA, Philippines - The 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Manila Feb. 13 for the ship's first port visit to the Philippines since August 2010. Blue Ridge and embarked 7th Fleet staff Sailors will strengthen ties between the two countries through community service events,...

CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) - Commander, Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Fleet and Family Town Center (FFTC) aboard the facility, Feb. 8. "The town center will combine lots of the support functions under one roof,...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2011 - A Navy-Marine Corps unit completed a wide range of missions across the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean in the past year, ranging from reclaiming a container ship that had been taken over by pirates to providing relief in the aftermath of flooding in Pakistan...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii- The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a port call Feb. 10 while conducting an inter-fleet transfer. Oklahoma City completed an engineered overhaul in Nov. 2010 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. About midway...

USS ESSEX, At sea - Navy doctors, nurses, and a hospital corpsmen assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 7 performed critical surgery on a Sailor’s leg aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) Feb. 7. A Sailor endured a serious infection in his right leg from rare...

EBEYE, Republic of the Marshall Islands - USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Sailors took part in a parade commemorating Kwajalein Liberation Day after the guided-missile frigate arrived here for a port visit Feb. 9. In 1944, American troops swept through Kwajalein Atoll, liberating the Marshallese from...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (NNS) - Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) announced the winners of the 2010 Squadron Battle Efficiency (Battle "E") competition awards, Feb. 2. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), were the Battle "E" winners in the aircraft carrier category for the...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - USS O'Kane (DDG 77) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 8, following a scheduled seven-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command and western Pacific regions. O'Kane was deployed as a part of Commander, Task Force-Iraqi Maritime, supporting maritime security...

HONOLULU (NNS) - A DoD employee at Commander Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) received recognition for his dedicated community service from the Hawaii House of Representatives, at the State Capitol, Feb. 4. Stanford Yuen, CNRH special assistant for intergovernmental affairs, appeared at the State...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine JS Uzushio (SS 592) arrived at Naval Station Pearl Harbor to begin its annual training exercises with U.S. Navy submarine forces Feb.7. "It is a pleasure to extend a heartfelt Submarine Force 'Aloha' to our friends from...

GULF OF THAILAND - The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) began its part in the U.S-Thai sponsored joint, multinational exercise Cobra Gold 2011 (CG 11) Feb. 7 in the Gulf of Thailand. The militaries of the Kingdom of Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and Malaysia will...

HONG KONG - The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrived in Hong Kong for a port visit during the Chinese New Year celebrations on Feb. 4. “We on Stethem are excited to be back in Hong Kong, and are pleased to not only enjoy liberty in Hong Kong, but also to be here to witness the...