BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) - Sailors from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) visited the Sung Ae Won Home for Children as part of a community service project in Busan, Republic of Korea, Jan. 13. The Sung Ae Won home provides shelter for...

KIRITIMATI, Kiribati - With dancing, a giant roast pig, and a tropical island as the backdrop, citizens of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island and U.S. service members celebrated the opening of a new facility to improve health care for pregnant women, newborns and sick babies Jan. 12. A ribbon cutting...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) - The Vice Commander of Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and the Deputy Commander of Commander Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers (COMFISCS) teamed up to talk logistics modernization at Fleet Industrial Supply Center (FISC) Yokosuka, Japan through Jan. 13th. "We at...

BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) - Navy League United States (NLUS) Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Council hosted an adoption ceremony for the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) at Norm Dicks Conference Center, Jan. 11. USS Bremerton was the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor...

SEA OF JAPAN (NNS) - Ships and aircraft from the Carl Vinson Strike Group participated in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) while underway in the Sea of Japan Jan. 10. The guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and...

PORT BLAIR, India (Jan. 11, 2011) - USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50), U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, Company 1-6 and Commander, Task Force 73 are strengthening established diving and salvage relationships with the Indian Navy as part of Salvage Exchange 2011 (SALVEX 11), the...

USS CARL VINSON, At Sea (NNS) - A handful of Korean-born Sailors assigned to USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) will be returning home for the first time in several years when the Nimitz-class carrier pulls into Busan Jan. 11. From the beach city of Busan to the streets of Seoul, several Korean-American...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Canadian Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence toured USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a visit to Naval Base San Diego Jan. 6. While aboard Makin Island, the Honourable Laurie Hawn toured a number of the ship's...

PACIFIC OCEAN - The Carl Vinson Strike Group will visit the Republic of Korea beginning Jan. 11. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) will visit Busan, while USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106) will visit Chinhae. The Strike Group is conducting a deployment to the...

MANAMA, Bahrain - Everett, Wash.-based USS Momsen (DDG 92), currently assigned to Combined Task Force 151, the counter-piracy mission of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), responded to a medical emergency aboard an Iranian fishing vessel some 400 nautical miles north of the Seychelles, off the coast...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) - Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) announced the recipients of the 2010 Battle Efficiency (Battle "E") award in an official message to the submarine force Jan. 1. The Battle "E" is an award of merit presented to the most proficient submarine...

BANGOR, Wash. (NNS) - Trident ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) and its Gold Crew returned to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor on Jan. 1 following an 88-day strategic deterrent patrol. Capt. Paul Skarpness, commander of Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 17, was among those on hand as Nebraska...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - With the upcoming arrival of 2011, San Diego area Sailors were prepared Dec. 30 for the implementation of a new Navy-wide smoking policy that bans smoking below decks aboard all U.S. Navy submarines. The smoking ban, announced by Vice Adm. John J. Donnelly, Commander, Submarine...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific region Dec. 2. Jacksonville originally left Pearl Harbor on June 2, with 135 Sailors onboard, many of which...

TOKYO, Dec. 9, 2010 - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here last night to discuss with Japanese leaders how to better leverage their military expertise and improve defense cooperation in light of North Korean aggression. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen,...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2010 - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here last night to discuss with Japanese leaders how to better leverage their military expertise and improve defense cooperation in light of North Korean aggression. Mullen, who flew here...

TOKYO, Dec. 9, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met here today with Japanese leaders to encourage closer bi and multilateral cooperation, not only to confront current threats like North Korea, but also to tap new opportunities to advance regional security. Meeting with Gen...

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. - Los Angeles-class submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) departs for its six-month Southwest Asia deployment Dec. 7. LA-class submarines are flexible platforms that can be called upon to conduct a multitude of missions including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface...

USS ESSEX, At sea (Dec. 8, 2010) - The Sailors of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, embarked with the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group (ESX ESG), are participating in exercise Keen Sword 2011 with their counterparts from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces (JMSDF). As members of an embarked...

USS ESSEX, At Sea - The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) conducted flight deck landing qualifications (DLQs) with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan Dec. 7 as part of exercise Keen Sword 2011. “The shipboard deck landing...