SAN DIEGO (NNS) - At the request of U.S. Coast Guard District 11 in San Diego, 3rd Fleet has diverted USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Nov. 9 from its current training maneuvers to a position south near the Carnival cruise ship C/V Splendor to facilitate the delivery of needed supplies. Early Nov. 8,...

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 8, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the establishment of a new bilateral working group to develop options for enhanced U.S.-Australian cooperation on Australian soil, and signed a new partnership agreement with his Australian counterpart that will...

ABOARD USS PELELIU, At Sea - San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) departed the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Nov. 1, after completing a regularly scheduled deployment supporting maritime security, regional stability and performing humanitarian aid/disaster...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Winners of Commander U.S. Naval Forces Japan’s (CNFJ) U.S-Japan alliance slogan contest got a chance to experience the U.S. Navy for a day Nov. 6 during a VIP tour of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-Japan alliance,...

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010 - Asia’s security environment presents a new and complex mix of challenges that make the U.S.-Australia alliance as critical today as any time in its history, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote in a jointly...

ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Nov. 6, 2010 - Enhanced military-to-military activities, closer cooperation in space and cybersecurity, and possibly a larger U.S. military presence in Australia are expected to be on the agenda as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...

PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 6, 2010) - For many years, Sailors stationed outside the continental U.S. have transferred from one overseas location to another under the Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT) program, but the high cost associated with COTs have forced the Navy Personnel Command to consider the number...

SINGAPORE - Sailors from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) visited the Catholic AIDS Response Effort (CARE) shelter for people with AIDS here, Nov. 2. The shelter supports a number of women and children that have been separated from their families because of this...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Fleet Weather Center San Diego (FWCSD) officially stood up following an establishment ceremony held at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Nov. 5. The new command combines three former commands, to include Strike Group Oceanography Team San Diego, Naval Maritime Forecast...

BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) - Leadership from Pacific Northwest commands held a Heroes' Welcome appreciation ceremony at Jackson Park Community Center in Bremerton, Wash., Nov. 4. The ceremony recognized both individual augmentee (IA) Sailors and their families for their continued sacrifice and...

POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) - USS Frank Cable (AS 40) was honored as one of the recipients for the 2010 Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award Oct. 5 in Washington D.C. The ceremony, which was held at the U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center Theater, recognized Navy and Marine Corps...

NAGOYA, Japan - The guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) pulled into Nagoya, Japan on Nov. 4, where Sailors will have the opportunity to tour the unique area and interact with the local community. The ship was met on the pier by the Japanese Self Defense Force band and Mr. Okouchi,...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will leave tomorrow night for a whirlwind trip to Australia and Malaysia, where he will reinforce the U.S. commitment to the region with a longstanding U.S. ally and an increasingly close partner, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell...

USS PELELIU, At Sea (NNS) - The last two CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (Reinforced) (HMM-165) landed, shut-down, and were chained to the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) on Oct. 31, after ten weeks of flying missions over the...

SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines - Military Sealift Command-chartered cargo ship MV Combi Dock III departed Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 30, carrying 460 pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment including Humvees, trucks, ambulances, firefighting vehicles, helicopters and supplies that were...

SHICHINOHE, Japan (NNS) - Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa Sailors brought a little Halloween fun to the children at the Bikoh-en Orphanage, Oct. 30. Sailors and family members organized a fun day for the kids that included games, costumes and a barbecue. Tatsuya Goto, Bikoh-en director, said the...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (NNS) - The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC) will establish Fleet Weather Center San Diego (FWC-SD) Nov. 5, relocating all maritime and aviation services to San Diego, and consolidating all weather services provided across the 3rd, 5th and 7th fleet areas of...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) - After more than 130 days at sea, the George Washington (GW) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is taking a break from its annual patrol to the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) by pulling into their forward-deployed homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, Nov 1. "We are thrilled to be...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Oct. 29 after completing a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific region. During the deployment, Louisville executed a wide range of operations in support of 7th Fleet and...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - The Navy's Deep Submergence Unit (DSU), along with members of the Chilean navy's diesel electric submarine CS Thomson (SS 20), successfully completed a Submarine Rescue System (SRS) exercise off the coast of San Diego during the bi-lateral exercise CHILEMAR II Oct. 27-28. The...