EAST CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The forward-deployed Sailors of the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) joined Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to begin the biennial exercise Keen Sword Dec. 3 in the East China Sea. The joint, bilateral exercise is conducted in accordance with...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Command master chiefs (CMCs) and senior enlisted leaders (SELs) from Naval Surface Forces (SURFOR) gathered for the CMC/SEL Symposium hosted by SURFOR's force master chief at the Island Club on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. The enlisted leaders...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - Naval Submarine Support Command (NSSC) Pearl Harbor has been selected and on Dec. 2 announced as the recipient of the 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility in the at-large category. "This award is testament to the flexibility of the...

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- Commanded by a man who was born in the rice fields of Cambodia, the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia for a port call Dec. 3. It has been over 37 years since Mustin’s Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Michael V. Misiewicz has...

OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- The "Golden Eagles" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 concluded a six-month deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Nov. 24. The "Skinny Dragons" of VP 4 relieved VP 9 as Commander, Task Group (CTG) 72.2/72.4. While VP 9 was deployed to Kadena Air Base in...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. military personnel will partner with Japanese Self-Defense Forces in Japan Dec. 3 through 10 to conduct joint-bilateral training during Exercise Keen Sword 2011. The Commander of 13th Air Force, Lt. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, and Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, Chief of...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. military personnel will partner with Japanese Self-Defense Forces in Japan Dec. 3 through 10 to conduct joint-bilateral training during Exercise Keen Sword 2011. The Commander of 13th Air Force, Lt. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, and Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, Chief of...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec 2, 2010) - Following a highly successful exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy in the waters west of the Korean Peninsula, USS George Washington (CVN 73) traveled more than three hundred miles back to the Pacific Ocean in preparation for the Japanese led exercise Keen Sword...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific region Dec. 1. "Charlotte's material condition is outstanding, thanks largely in part to the crew's efforts and hard work over the...

WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy will christen littoral combat ship (LCS) Fort Worth Dec. 4, during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony at Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wis. The ship's name recognizes the city of Fort Worth, Texas. For more than 150 years, the patriotic citizens of Fort Worth have...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - Families and friends said goodbye as the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) departed from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Nov. 30 for an independent deployment to the Middle East and Western Pacific. "We should be okay," said Naomi...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2010 - As the United States and South Korean militaries wrapped up four days of joint naval exercises, the task force commander said he’s “exceptionally satisfied” with capabilities demonstrated during operations that sent a strong deterrent message to North Korea. “It...

CORONADO, Ca (NNS) - Sailors on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) said goodbye to family and friends Nov. 30 as the ship departed Naval Air Station North Island for a three-week composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) and Western Pacific deployment. COMPTUEX is an assessment of Carrier Strike...

USS MUSTIN, At Sea (NNS) - Twenty-two Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) were advanced to the next pay grade during a frocking ceremony held aboard the ship Nov. 29. Mustin's Commanding Officer Cmdr. Michael V. Misiewicz, who was prior...

CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) arrived in Chinhae, Republic of Korea, Nov. 23 for a scheduled port visit. While in port, Houston Sailors plan on strengthening ties between the United States and ROK Navy through community service...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - The amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) is receiving regularly scheduled maintenance and upkeep during the vessel's current continuous maintenance availability (CMAV), scheduled to continue through early December 2010. Cleveland's maintenance period follows a...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and crew members of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 will depart Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island Tuesday, Nov. 30, for a training exercise followed by a scheduled routine deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility. As the...

USS George Washington, At Sea (NNS) - USS George Washington (CVN 73) welcomed four Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) dignitaries aboard the ship on Nov. 29, during the second day of a naval exercise in the series announced at the 2-plus-2 meetings in July with Republic of Korea (ROK)...

HAI PHONG, Vietnam (NNS)- The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) concluded a seven-day trip to Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam Nov. 28. SECNAV Ray Mabus began his Southeast Asia tour with a two-day visit to Bangkok where he met with several defense officials, including Thailand's Minister of Defense...

CEBU, Philippines - Sailors and embarked Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Dubuque (LPD 8) wrapped up a three-day port visit to the Republic of the Philippines island of Cebu on Nov. 26. The visit by the amphibious transport dock ship allowed the ship’s crew to explore...