05 January 2024 Navy SEALs, Joint Force Conclude Training West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators recently concluded a joint training exercise focused on enhancing operational capabilities and partnerships, Dec.15...
05 January 2024 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Philippines Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Sterett (DDG 104) arrived...
04 January 2024 U.S. Navy Divers Complete Ship Removal Operation in Pohnpei Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-8, U.S. 7th Fleet's deployed salvage force, completed the at-sea disposal of a derelict cargo vessel in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 24-1 Dec. 15th, 2023...
04 January 2024 Philippines, U.S. Partner in Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Philippine Navy (PN) are conducting a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, reaffirming both nations’ commitment to bolstering regional security...
29 December 2023 IWTC San Diego Sailors Participate in Local Wreath Laying Ceremony Sailors assigned to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego participated in a community service event during the holiday season to celebrate Wreaths Across America on Dec. 16, 2023...
27 December 2023 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Maritime Operations in South China Sea Carrier Strike Group 1, led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, is operating in the South China Sea following a scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore...
21 December 2023 USNS Mercy arrives in the Republic of Palau for Pacific Partnership 24-1 Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific...
21 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Concludes Third Mission Stop in Pohnpei Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific...
19 December 2023 University of Hawaii Celebrates First Commissioning of Midshipman UH established its Naval ROTC program in fall 2021; Midshipman 1st Class Mahinalani Vongsy, a native of Hawaii, transferred to UH just as it was starting the program...
18 December 2023 U.S. NAVY ANNOUNCES INTENT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/OVERSEAS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR HAWAII-CALIFORNIA TRAINING AND TESTING; INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT ON UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The DoN, in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and U.S. Air Force, is preparing an EIS/OEIS to assess the potential environmental effects associated with the HCTT Study Area...
13 December 2023 Naval Health Research Center Scientists Join San Diego Unified School District for Health Career and College Symposium Research scientists from Naval Health Research Center’s (NHRC) Operational Readiness directorate joined forces with San Diego Unified School District’s Health Career and College Symposium on Thursday Dec 7th...
12 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Kicks off Third Mission Stop in Micronesia Pacific Partnership 24-1 has kicked off its third mission stop in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 12...
11 December 2023 Japan, U.S. Navies Conduct Bilateral Maritime Exercise The U.S. Navy conducted a maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the South China Sea demonstrating the combined capabilities to counter regional threats, Dec. 7...
08 December 2023 USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), JS Amagiri (DD 154) Participate in Sister Ship Tree Exchange The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) participated in the annual Sister Ship Tree Exchange with Asagiri-class destroyer JS Amagiri (DD 154) aboard Amagiri December 7th, 2023...
07 December 2023 Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise For the first time in the fourteen-year history of the Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, integrated forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada fought against a peer adversary in a virtual Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. To increase combat effectiveness, the combined...
07 December 2023 New Chaplain Pin Making Waves Across The Surface Force Chaplains have been working side by side with Sailors since 1775, keeping to their core principle "to promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy."...
06 December 2023 U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Transits Taiwan Strait A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on December 6 (local time). By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations. The aircraft's transit of the Taiwan
05 December 2023 USS Miguel Keith Members Strengthen Bonds Through Community Engagement in Thailand In a heartwarming display of camaraderie and goodwill, members of Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) and MSC Far East recently undertook a community relations event at the Learning Center of the Human Help Network in Pattaya, Thailand, Dec. 4...
05 December 2023 U.S. 3rd Fleet Hosts RIMPAC Mid-Planning Conference RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971 and was held annually until 1974, when it became a biennial exercise due to its increasing scale...
03 December 2023 Pacific Partnership 24-1 Departs Solomon Islands Pacific Partnership 24-1 (PP24-1) concluded 14 days of medical, humanitarian and disaster response, engineering, and host nation outreach efforts in the Solomon Islands closing out its second mission stop Dec. 3...