12 June 2024 RIMPAC to begin June 27 Planning and preparations are being finalized for the 29th biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a multinational exercise involving 29 nations and more than 25,000 personnel, set to run June 27 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands...
09 June 2024 Carrier Strike Group 5 joins USS Blue Ridge, allies to begin Exercise Valiant Shield 2024 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) joined with surface vessels and aircraft from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) joint forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to conduct a...
07 June 2024 C3F Holds Change of Command Ceremony Vice Adm. John Wade assumed command of U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F) during a change of command ceremony on Naval Base Point Loma, June 7. He relieved Vice Adm. Michael “Fonz” Boyle, who took command of C3F in June 2022...
06 June 2024 Naval Beach Group Amphibious Forces Commemorate D-Day’s 80th Anniversary. Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule...
04 June 2024 Allies Come Together in the Indo-Pacific: Valiant Shield 24 PEARL HARBOR – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2024, June 7-18, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex...
30 May 2024 Readout: Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to Republic of Singapore May 21-24 Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to the Republic of Singapore, May 21-24, 2024 to affirm the partnership and strong relationship between Singapore and the United States...
29 May 2024 Tender Touchdown: Emory S. Land Arrives in Darwin Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, for a regularly scheduled port call, May 28. Darwin is the first port call of Emory S. Land’s current deployment, which began May 17.“We’re thrilled to...
29 May 2024 Tiger Strike 2024: USMC and Navy to Conduct Bilateral Training Exercise with Malaysia Armed Forces KUANTAN, Malaysia – Members of the Malaysian and United States armed forces are scheduled to participate in Tiger Strike 2024, a bilateral training exercise in Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, from May 29 to June 6, 2024...
28 May 2024 Readout: Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to Republic of the Philippines May 19-21 Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to the Republic of the Philippines, May 19-21, 2024 to reaffirm the steadfast and enduring U.S.-Philippine alliance which is vital to a free and open Indo-Pacific region...
23 May 2024 USS Shoup Changes Command from Commander to Captain YOKOSUKA, Japan – Capt. Holman Agard relieved Cmdr. Dale Tourtelotte as commanding officer of the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) May 23, during a change of command ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan...
22 May 2024 Netherlands, U.S. naval forces conduct South China Sea operations SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Netherlands and United States’ navies conducted bilateral operations in the South China Sea, May 22...
22 May 2024 USS Higgins Departs Shimoda, Black Ship Festival SHIMODA, Japan — The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Shimoda, Japan after a port visit, May 20, during the city’s Black Ship Festival...
21 May 2024 U.S. Pacific Fleet Announces 29th RIMPAC Exercise SAN DIEGO – Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 2, in and around the Hawaiian Islands...
20 May 2024 USS Greeneville Arrives at New Homeport of Naval Base Point Loma The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) and its crew of approximately 155 Sailors arrived at its new homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, May 20, 2024...
10 May 2024 U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - On May 10, USS Halsey (DDG 97) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law...
08 May 2024 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on May 8 through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law...
01 May 2024 USS Sterett (DDG 104) Wins 2023 Battle ‘E’ Award SAN DIEGO - Cdre. Craig Trent, Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) One, presented the Battle Effectiveness Award to the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), May 1 during a ceremony on the ship’s flight deck...
26 April 2024 Readout: Pacific Fleet commander’s travel to Republic of Korea, April 17-19 Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to the Republic of Korea (ROK), April 17-19, 2024 to affirm the ironclad U.S.-ROK alliance, which has bolstered peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific for more than 70 years...
26 April 2024 Fleet Information Warfare Command Pacific Needs the Warfighters of the Future Today Are you a hard-charging Reserve Sailor looking for your next duty assignment? Do you have space qualifications or education, training, and/or experience in cyber, intelligence, information technology, information operations, electromagnetic spectrum operations, or targeting support? If so, the...
25 April 2024 USS Essex Sailors Test New Navigation, Seamanship, and Ship-Handling Trainers SAN DIEGO (April 17, 2024)- Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), participated in the testing of Mariner Skills Training Center, Pacific’s (MSTCPAC) new Bridge Team Trainers and Integrated Navigation Team Trainers...