25 August 2021 Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. kick off exercise MALABAR 2021 MALABAR is an annual maritime exercise that enhances planning, training, and employment of advanced warfare tactics...
25 August 2021 USS Charleston and USS America conduct fueling at sea The amphibious assault ship and littoral combat ship conducted a fueling-at-sea during operations in the Philippine Sea...
25 August 2021 Indian, U.S. navies strengthen partnership, joint capabilities Representatives and ships of the Indian Navy are visiting Guam in the midst of a deployment to participate in exercise Malabar 2021...
25 August 2021 USS America conducts cyclic flight operations with HMS Queen Elizabeth PHILIPPINE SEA - USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, participated in cyclic flight operations with HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 22-24.The two ships conducted continuous flight operations for 48 hours, flexing dual-carrier – and...
25 August 2021 PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU partner with Dutch, U.K. navies on fire support training A two-day FSC exercise (FSCEX), Aug. 13 to 14, kicked off two weeks of interoperability between the Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, 31st MEU team and CSG-21 as part of the U.K.-led joint strike group’s summer presence in the region...
23 August 2021 Vice President Harris visits USS Tulsa in Singapore The vice president toured the littoral combat ship and spoke to the crew, who had recently finished participation in the 20th annual SEACAT exercise...
22 August 2021 USS America fuels HMS Defender at sea in first with British warship This was the first time in history a U.S. amphibious ship has conducted a fueling-at-sea with a British warship...
22 August 2021 United Kingdom CSG, USS America ESG join for LSGE 21 operations United Kingdom (U.K.) Carrier Strike Group (CSG 21) and USS America Expeditionary Strike Group (AMA ESG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, begin multinational advanced aviation operations in support of Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) 21, Aug. 20...
20 August 2021 20th SEACAT concludes, puts cooperative maritime security first The exercise brought together 21 partner nations, interagencies, international and non-government organizations...
19 August 2021 Command of USS Abraham Lincoln changes hands After a successful 26 months in command, Capt. Walt Slaughter was relieved by Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt...
18 August 2021 U.S. forces conduct sinking exercise in Pacific U.S. joint forces conducted coordinated multi-domain, multi-axis, long-range maritime strikes to sink decommissioned guided-missile frigate ex-USS Ingraham...
18 August 2021 USS Curtis Wilbur departs Japan after 25 years in U.S. 7th Fleet The ship conducted countless exercises and operations and forged lasting relationships across the region...
17 August 2021 7th Fleet ship visits the Philippines The visit of USS Charleston (LCS 18) marks the first by a commissioned U.S. Navy warship in the Philippines since 2019...
16 August 2021 USS Higgins and USS Howard arrive in Japan, join DESRON 15 The pair of guided-missile destroyers are the newest additions to U.S. 7th Fleet's Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Yokosuka...
16 August 2021 Indo-Pacific commander visits USS Carl Vinson Adm. John Aquilino visited at sea in the Pacific as the aircraft carrier was participating in Large-Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021...
16 August 2021 U.S. 3rd Fleet concludes Large-Scale Exercise 2021 LSE 2021, which included live, virtual and constructive global integration, was designed to refine synchronized maritime operations across multiple fleets...
14 August 2021 Coast Guard Cutter Monroe arrives in Western Pacific on deployment The Legend-class cutter is operating under the tactical control of the U.S. 7th Fleet commander on a months-long deployment to the region...
13 August 2021 Pacific Partnership 2021 mission concludes in Palau U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance co-hosted an HADR workshop to close the mission...
11 August 2021 Cindy McCain visits with Sailors aboard Abraham Lincoln The businesswoman, philanthropist, author, and wife of the late Sen. John McCain, visited the aircraft carrier, Aug. 8-9, along with a group of business executives as part of the Commander, Naval Air Force’s Distinguished Visitor Program...
11 August 2021 JS Makinami directs force during Combined and Joint Battle Problem The JMSDF destroyer served as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during the operation, part of Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) 21...