The Navy announced Cmdr. Adam J. Thomas, from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Cmdr. John Keefe, from U.S. Pacific Fleet, as the 2022 recipients of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for inspirational leadership...

Military personnel from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom kicked off exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas in Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2022...

Cmdr. Jenna Van Zeyl became the first Gold crew commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) during an assumption of command ceremony aboard the ship, Oct. 7...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) conducted a burial at sea ceremony while underway in the Pacific Ocean, October 1...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed Japan after a scheduled port call, Oct. 8. Zumwalt’s visit to the country is a reflection of the longstanding partnership between the United States and Japan, as well as their combined willingness to protect a free and open Indo-Pacific...

Waters Between Japan and the Republic of Korea - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group concluded several days of bilateral and trilateral operations with the maritime forces of Japan and Republic of Korea in the waters between both countries Oct. 8. ...

AFLOAT IN THE SEA OF JAPAN - Capt. Fred Goldhammer, a native of New York, passed command of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), to Capt. Daryle Cardone during a change of command ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay while underway in the Sea of Japan,...

SAN FRANCISCO – A peer-to-peer medical exchange seminar was hosted to increase interoperability between allied nations in terms of medical response during mass casualty situations, as part of the 41st annual San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW), Oct. 5...

SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy is scheduled to demonstrate re-arming the vertical launch system (VLS) aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) at Naval Air Station North Island and in the San Diego Harbor from Oct. 4 - 7...

Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) ballistic missile launch over Japan on Oct. 4 (local time), which was part of a larger series of launches over the past two weeks, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile...

PHILIPPINE SEA – The Sailors of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, Detachment 1, provide amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli with an important multi-role air asset...

Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea, Oct. 1, demonstrating a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific...

SAN FRANCISCO - Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from several ships, squadrons and military units will be in San Francisco for the annual San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 3-10...

SAN DIEGO- Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) returned to its  homeport Sept. 30 following completion of the 17th annual Pacific Partnership mission...

KIMBE, Papua New Guinea - Seabees supporting Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) completed construction of a new multifunctional two-room classroom at the Buluma Primary School in Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian...

Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) was in the spotlight earlier this month as the first west Pacific super typhoon of the year, 12W (Hinnamnor) brought wide ranging impacts to the Department of Defense and other U.S. Government agencies operating throughout the region, September 1st...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – USS Port Royal (CG 73), the 27th ship of the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser, recognized more than 28 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony Sept. 29 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...

Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) while moored at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 28...

WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA – The U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will conduct a trilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise in seas in the vicinity of Korea and Japan on Sept. 30.Exercises such as this forge a trilateral relationship...

WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, Republic of Korea (NNS) – The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) began a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, Sept. 26-29 to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and procedures...