Capt. Andria Slough assumed command of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) from Capt. Tony Chavez during a ceremony held aboard Makin Island, April 28...

In coordination with the government of Japan, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) will return to U.S. 7th Fleet, replacing USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the forward-deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J) aircraft carrier, forward-deployed to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan in...

The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) completed Exercise Balikatan 2023 (BK23), April 28 with a closing ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines...

TAIWAN STRAIT - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on April 28, 2023 (local time)...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) Preservation Operation...

SAN DIEGO - The Operational Infectious Diseases (OID) Directorate, at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), conducts active, laboratory-based surveillance for infectious diseases that affect military personnel and their families. Febrile respiratory illness surveillance is done at various recruit and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment (EI&E) and Chief Sustainability Officer Meredith Berger announced a key commitment of $6 million to an historic Oahu community that the Navy long called home. Working with Hawaiian...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea - Naval leaders from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States convened for an exchange of ideas on operational topics aboard the helicopter training ship ROKS Hansando (ATH-81), April 20-21...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - After winning the 2023 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Food Service Award, the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), was announced as the 2022 Carl Scheufele Excellence Award and the 2022 Doris Miller Excellence Award April 13, by Commander,...

Paparo assured Pacific Fleet’s commitment to a strong defense relationship with the ROK Navy, and the importance of trilateral cooperation between Republic of Korea, Japan, and the United States to enhance interoperability between our collective forces to demonstrate the strength of the trilateral...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Japan, April 20-21, 2023, to reaffirm the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of security in the Indo-Pacific.Paparo met with senior Japanese officials to discuss the increasing security challenge in the...

CORONADO, Calif. - More than 100 U.S. Navy Reserve sailors from U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets executed MAKO SENTRY 23, the third SENTRY exercise to test the warfighting readiness of the Maritime Operational Center (MOC) Reserve Watch standing units, March 30-April 2 at...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing recently while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making...

SOUTH CHINA SEA - USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world, successfully completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing while sailing in the South China Sea, a milestone nearly 48 years in the making...

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan - Aircrews from the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in Sagami Bay, April 13...

PACIFIC OCEAN - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) completed Group Sail in the Hawaiian Islands operating area April 17, in preparation for an upcoming deployment...

SAN DIEGO - Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in San Diego April 20, after almost a decade of forward-deployed service operating out of Japan...

POINT MUGU, Calif. - A recent study, co-authored by Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), concludes resilience could be significantly increased at the coastal base by consolidating vulnerable infrastructure on higher ground and restoring wetlands, dunes, and beaches,...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) departed Subic Bay, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit, April 17...

WASHINGTON - Military leaders testified about partnerships, capabilities and national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region at a House Armed Services Committee hearing...