06 April 2023 Canada, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multilateral Guam-Based Exercise Sea Dragon 2023 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - The U.S. Navy and four allied and partner nations concluded operations for the annual, multi-national exercise Sea Dragon 2023, March 29...
04 April 2023 Makin Island Concludes Ssang Yong 2023 with ROK Navy SOUTH KOREA – The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Republic of Korea (ROK) navy completed Exercise Ssang Yong 2023 (SY23), April 3...
04 April 2023 NIMCSG, JMSDF, ROKN Conduct Trilateral Maritime Exercise EAST CHINA SEA - The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) conducted a trilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), April 3-4...
02 April 2023 USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Commissions in Namesake State NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) commissioned at Port Hueneme aboard Naval Base Ventura County, April 1...
31 March 2023 Navy Announces Launch of Online Survey to Solicit Public Input on Non-Fuel Re-Purposing of Red Hill JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Navy is inviting the public to participate in two surveys as part of an outreach program to solicit public recommendations for non-fuel repurposing alternatives of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) after it is defueled and closed. The...
31 March 2023 MDA Test Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target PACIFIC OCEAN - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a)...
30 March 2023 Wanted: Industry Partners to ‘SCOUT’ for Solutions to U.S. Pacific Fleet Challenges WASHINGTON - From its inception, the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored SCOUT campaign has reached across government and private industry to rapidly source and incubate innovative solutions to warfighter problems — and deliver those solutions to the fleet to address the operational gaps of...
29 March 2023 Matthew Perry Returns to Indo-Pacific Waters After Routine Repairs in India CHENNAI, India -- The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9), successfully completed maintenance and repair work at Larsen & Toubro Ltd’s facility in Kattupalli near Chennai, commonly known as L&T shipyard, from March 11 to 27, 2023...
27 March 2023 NIMCSG, JMSDF Conduct Bilateral Maritime Exercise PHILIPPINE SEA - The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), March 23-26...
26 March 2023 Visit by Deputy Prime Minister Caps Busy Port Visit for USS Asheville in Australia HMAS STIRLING, Australia - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) departed Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, March 20...
24 March 2023 Navy, Coast Guard Begin Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol PACIFIC OCEAN - The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard began their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, March 20...
24 March 2023 7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea PARACEL ISLANDS, South China Sea - On March 24 (local time) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law...
22 March 2023 Ashland Completes Forward Deployment to Sasebo SASEBO, Japan -- The dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed Sasebo March 22, 2023 for its new homeport of San Diego, California...
18 March 2023 America, Makin Island and 13th MEU conduct integrated operations EAST CHINA SEA – Aircraft assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted forward arming and refueling ship (FARS) operations from amphibious assault ships USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and USS America (LHA 6) on March 16, 2023...
17 March 2023 Theodore Roosevelt completes maintenance, returns to San Diego BREMERTON, Wash. - The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departed Bremerton, Washington, March 17, after completing an 18-month docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The ship is...
16 March 2023 USS Charleston Participates in Exercise La Pérouse 2023 BAY OF BENGAL - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) participated in joint training exercise La Pérouse 2023 with six Allied and partner nation navies in the Bay of Bengal, March 13-14...
15 March 2023 Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 “Red Lancers” and VP-45 “Pelicans” join the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), India Navy (INN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to begin multinational...
15 March 2023 USS Makin Island Participates in Cobra Gold 2023 THAILAND - Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) finished operation Cobra Gold 2023 while ported in Thailand, March 10...
14 March 2023 America Amphibious Ready Group Completes Exercise Iron Fist OKINAWA, Japan - Sailors assigned to the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), along with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), celebrated the completion of the 17th iteration of...
13 March 2023 NAVFAC Pacific Awards $2.8-Billion Contract Task Order for Pearl Harbor Dry Dock Replacement JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hi. - Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $2.8-billion task order under a previously-awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract to Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV, based in Honolulu,...