The U.S. Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard joined together to conduct bilateral operations in the South China Sea, July 16.The bilateral operations included the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) and the Philippine Coast Guard Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel...

 U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Operators, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians (Tech), and members of the Vietnamese Armed Forces conducted a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) on EOD capabilities and standard operating procedures (SOP), advancing military-to-military cooperation...

PORT KLANG, Malaysia — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit, July 17, 2024...

U.S. Navy Preventive Medicine professionals assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU-6) hosted a Singapore Armed Forces Expeditionary Public Health Team (SAF) to exchange knowledge about U.S. Navy Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit’s (FDPMU) and their...

U.S. Navy Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) visited the crash site of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, lost in the Bay of Nha Trang during the Vietnam War, while Blue Ridge was in Vietnam for a scheduled port visit, July 9, 2024.The site,...

Sasebo, Japan – Captain Aaron DeMeyer relieved Captain Severn Stevens as Commanding Officer of the forward-deployed Amphibious Transport Dock ship, USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a change of command ceremony held onboard the ship while in port in Sasebo, Japan, on July 10th...

CAM RANH, Vietnam — The United States Navy’s 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche departed Cam Ranh, Vietnam following a five-day joint Navy – Coast Guard port visit engagement July 12...

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) operated alongside forces from the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean, July 12, 2024.This joint maritime activity advanced interoperability between the two major defense partners and underscores their shared commitment to upholding a free and open...

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea traveled to Hawaii, July 10-12, 2024, to meet with Sailors and visit Allies and partners participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2024...

SAN DIEGO -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) held a change of command ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, July 12...

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii – Supply officers and logistic specialists from 29 countries came together at the Ford Island Conference Center, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of Pacific to coordinate the different phases of RIMPAC, June 29, 2024...

HAWAII — Planners and Liaison Officers (LNOs) from multiple partner nations met at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to stand up a Commander, Task Force (CTF) 174 theater undersea warfare integrated watch team, marking the beginning of the at-sea phase of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)...

HONOLULU – Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol visited U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith during his visit to Honolulu, July 8-9, 2024...

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) will move to Sasebo, Japan, to join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J), the U.S. Navy announced today. This will be executed as a permanent change of station for the crew and family members...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7,visited the crews of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USSMcCampbell (DDG 85), USS Dewey (DDG 105), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114),July 9, to congratulate them on their successful operations supporting...

The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche arrived in Cam Ranh, Vietnam for a five-day joint Navy – Coast Guard routine port visit on July 8. During the port visit, 7th Fleet, USS Blue Ridge and CGC Waesche leadership will meet with the Vietnam People’s...

International military medical teams from around the globe convened at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the 2024 Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium, July 1-2, 2024...

An International Chaplaincy Symposium was held at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 2...

Medical professionals from the U.S. Navy and partner nations attending Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, attended a multinational medical symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 30.The symposium featured presenters from various medical specialties and a panel of senior...

Military Sealift Command will support the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 maritime exercise though out the month of July in Hawaii...