The guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin (DDG 89) and USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) are participating in a bilateral training exercise Jan. 13-15 with Republic of Korea Navy counterparts.
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship completed its quarterly Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) Jan. 12 at sea in the Pacific.
Two of the three ships of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, returned to U.S. 7th Fleet Jan. 9 after operations in 5th Fleet.
The military rebalance to the Pacific is "real," and Hawaii is at the crossroads of it, but a potential Army downsizing in Hawaii that would seem to run contrary to that effort is very much a concern, military, business and elected officials said Friday.
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship departed Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 10, for training and operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
A ceremony formalizing Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 with command and control of Navy expeditionary forces in U.S. 7th Fleet took place Jan. 9 at Naval Base Guam's Camp Covington.
An eight-member team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 aboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is supporting the ongoing Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501 with advanced Tow Fish side scan sonar systems capable of providing high-resolution images of the ocean floor.
The Los Angeles class attack submarine arrived at White Beach Naval Facility Jan. 6 for a port visit as part its ongoing deployment to the Western Pacific.
U.S. Navy support of Indonesian-led search operations for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 continued Jan. 5, with USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) and USS Sampson (DDG 102) operating in the Java Sea.
From aboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) in the Java Sea, Cmdr. Kendall Bridgewater, the ship's commanding officer, provides an update on Fort Worth's role supporting Indonesian-led search operations for the downed AirAsia flight QZ8501.
