SINGAPORE - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) ammunition ship USNS Kiska (T-AE 35) will cross the international date line Nov. 18, leaving the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility for the last time as the ship heads to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to begin preparations for deactivation. Kiska has served...

PEARL HARBOR, (NNS) - One of the Navy's newest and most technologically sophisticated Virginia-class submarines, USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrived at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Monday, Nov. 15, after the completion of a four month inner-fleet transfer from Groton, Conn...

OKINAWA, Japan - Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) cleaned Heshikeya Beach in White Beach, Okinawa, by picking up trash and other debris during a port visit. Three dozen Sailors scoured the beach, filling nearly 50 trash bags with garbage in support of the White Beach...

USS RONALD REAGAN, At Sea (NNS) - USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 completed a successful Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 14, following three weeks of drills and exercises in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX is...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - The historic Battleship Missouri Memorial aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam was the setting for a Veterans Day Sunset Ceremony in which hundreds of active and retired service members attended Nov. 11. During the ceremony, Army Maj. Gen. Robert G. Lee, the adjutant general...

OKINAWA, Japan - USS Stethem (DDG 63) arrived in Okinawa, Japan to participate in the 2010 White Beach Festival Nov, 12, 2010. Her arrival in White Beach marks the first US Navy ship visit during the festival in a decade. As part of the festival, Stethem will provide open ship tours to community...

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Emergency Management organized a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) exercise, Nov. 9. The purpose of the exercise is to assess the ability of JBPHH, Navy Health Clinic Hawaii, Federal Fire...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) - Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet pinned 21 officers, awarding them the new Information Dominance Warfare Officer (IDWO) pin Nov. 10. Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk pinned the who were from the information warfare, naval intelligence, meteorological and oceanography communities. "I...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) - Veterans and service members from around the San Diego area were honored for their service during a Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11. The 24th annual parade was dedicated to those who served during the Cold War. For one participant, the parade was an opportunity to say thank you to...

NUKU’ALOFO, Tonga, Nov. 9, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stopped at this island nation today to thank Tongans for their efforts to promote peace and stability in the world. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen became the first chairman to visit the kingdom, although he had visited the island...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 9, 2010 - Citing opportunities to expand a 25-year military partnership in ways that benefit both countries and the entire region, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Malaysia. Gates, paying his first visit to Malaysia, declared...

WASHINGTON (NNS) - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus released the following Veterans Day message to the fleet Nov. 8: "On Nov. 11 each year, the United States formally honors the service and sacrifice of more than 20 million living American veterans through their service, as well as all the men and...

USS Ronald Reagan, At Sea (NNS) - The Commandant of the Marine Corps, arrived aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to celebrate the 235th birthday of the Marine Corps with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 along with Sailors from Commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven and Carrier Air Wing One...

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...