The United States and Royal Brunei Navies are conducting the 28th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) October 24 to 31 in Brunei, with the participation of U.S. Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) and a P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance...

The international rules-based order that served the world well, is under attack and the United States and Japan need to work even closer together to defend, maintain and strengthen the order, Ely Ratner, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs said...

NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan – “The Pelicans” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 participated in exercise Resolute Dragon Oct. 10-13 in the Aomori Prefecture, Japan.Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral training exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S. and Japan alliance...

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Japan Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Gen. Koji Yamazaki at the Pentagon for an office call, Oct. 19.The leaders discussed maritime security, deterrence, budget priorities and ongoing efforts to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.“The U.S.-Japanese...

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), departed Manila following a routine port visit, Oct, 18...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), assisted the Commercial Fishing Vessel Sea Diamond in towing operation back to Honolulu following casualty to Sea Diamond’s engine, in the vicinity of Hawaii Operating Area, (JBPHH), October 18...

Combined Philippine-U.S. and Philippine-Australian exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022 concluded Oct. 18 following eight days of in-person and at-sea engagements with military personnel from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom in Cebu City, Philippines and the...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) departed Manila, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit, Oct. 18...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), supported U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22, Oct. 10-13...

Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea in support of Royal Australian Navy forces, Oct. 17...

BUSAN, South Korea - Operational readiness and mine countermeasure proficiency at sea was the focus of an international conference hosted by the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, October, 13, 2022...

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrived in Manila for a routine port visit while on patrol in U.S. 7th Fleet, Oct. 14...

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...