15 September 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Third Stop in Malaysia KUANTAN, Malaysia - Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Kuantan during a closing ceremony hosted aboard the Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor, Sept. 15...
13 September 2023 VP-16 Concludes 22nd Iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training with the Philippines MACTAN, Philippines - The War Eagles of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 completed exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training 2023 (SEACAT 23) in Mactan, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2023...
13 September 2023 US Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commence CARAT Brunei 2023 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - The United States Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces began the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei exercise Sep. 12, which will focus on advancing interoperability to address shared maritime security challenges and maintain peace and...
12 September 2023 U.S., Canadian naval forces participate in exercise Noble Wolverine SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is operating alongside the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) as part of the exercise Noble Wolverine in the South China Sea...
07 September 2023 USS Shiloh departs Yokosuka, Japan after 17 years of forward-deployed service YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) departed Yokosuka, Japan, on Sept. 5 to transit to its new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a planned rotation of forces in the Pacific...
07 September 2023 Destroyer USS Rafael Peralta completes first live missile on-load in Eden, Australia EDEN, Australia - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) completed the first-ever live ordnance reload for a U.S. warship in Eden, Australia, when it rearmed its Vertical Launch System (VLS) there, Aug. 22...
31 August 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Second Stop in Philippines LA UNION, Philippines - Pacific Partnership concludes its mission stop in San Fernando, August 30, during a closing ceremony hosted by provincial leadership at La Union High School...
29 August 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise AT SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on Aug. 29, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya class destroyer JS Haguro, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Sejong Daewang class destroyer ROKS Yulgok Yi I...
29 August 2023 Multinational defense leaders meet in Manila, talk ‘free, open’ Indo-Pacific MANILA, Philippines - Military leaders from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, an United States joined in Manila to further grow the cooperation that exists between the four nations, August 26-27. ...
25 August 2023 U.S. Maritime Forces Join Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for Exercise Noble Chinook PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces joined with allies from the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for exercise Noble Chinook in the Northwestern Pacific on Aug. 22...
24 August 2023 U.S. and Royal Australian Navies Work Underwater Together During Malabar 23 SYDNEY, Australia - In the late morning of August 14, onboard HMAS Kuttabul just off the pier aft of HMAS Supply (A195), two specialist teams prepared for the adrenaline rush of working together below sea level. ...
22 August 2023 Pacific Partnership Returns to the Philippines LA UNION, Philippines - Pacific Partnership has arrived in the Philippines to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, Aug. 22...
21 August 2023 Reserve Sailors Integrate, Bolster U.S. 7th Fleet Readiness During 2023 Summer Patrol SOUTH CHINA SEA – U.S. Navy Reserve Sailors joined the embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff aboard the flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for her 2023 patrol in the Indo-Pacific, July 8...
19 August 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes First Stop in Vietnam PHU YEN, Vietnam – Pacific Partnership has closed out its mission stop in Tuy Hoa, Phú Yên Province, Vietnam, August 18, at a closing ceremony hosted by leadership of the province...
17 August 2023 Blue Ridge Returns to Yokosuka, Concludes Summer Patrol YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 17, after a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region...
15 August 2023 20 Indo-Pacific Maritime Forces Commence 22nd SEACAT Exercise SINGAPORE -- Maritime forces from 20 Indo-Pacific partner nations, including the U.S. Navy, and non-governmental and international organizations, began the 22nd iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in the Republic of Singapore, Aug. 14, 2023...
15 August 2023 20 Indo-Pacific Maritime Forces Commence 22nd SEACAT Exercise SINGAPORE -- Maritime forces from 20 Indo-Pacific partner nations, including the U.S. Navy, and non-governmental and international organizations, began the 22nd iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) in the Republic of Singapore, Aug. 14, 2023. This year included India for the...
13 August 2023 Seventh Fleet, Blue Ridge conduct port call in Brunei BRUNEI - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) made a port visit to Muara, Brunei August 3-5...
03 August 2023 USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group joins Royal Australian Navy for Sea, Air and Intelligence Integration during Talisman Sabre 23 INDIAN OCEAN - Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted a team of Royal Australian Navy intelligence leaders aboard the flagship Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Talisman Sabre 23 off the northwestern coast of Australia...
27 July 2023 Naval Liaisons to Joint Air Operations: Sharp as A Nale PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - In 2012, near the height of the Global War on Terror, then-Lt. Carrie Mora accepted a temporary assignment supporting a little-known office known as the Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) at an Air Force base in the Central Command area of operations...