05 August 2022 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Blue Crew Holds Change of Command SAN DIEGO — Cmdr. Drew Greenlees relieved Cmdr. Brandon Cornes as commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 10) Blue crew during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, August 5.
05 August 2022 Navy Demonstrates VLS Reload in San Diego Harbor The U.S. Navy is scheduled to demonstrate re-arming the vertical launch system aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) at Naval Air Station North Island and in the San Diego Harbor from Oct. 4 – 7.
02 August 2022 Sailors and Marines Talk Financial Literacy aboard USS Makin Island Sailors, along with Marines assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attended a personal finances and budgeting class aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Aug. 2.
01 August 2022 USS Anchorage Changes Command Capt. Daniel Keeler relieved Capt. Pete Riebe as commanding officer of USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a change of command ceremony, August 1.
30 July 2022 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Blue Crew Returns From Deployment SAN DIEGO (July 30, 2022) – Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Blue crew returned to Naval Base San Diego following deployment, July 30.
29 July 2022 USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Gold Crew Holds Change of Command Cmdr. Erin Connor relieved Cmdr. Travis Dvorak as commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) Gold Crew during a change of command ceremony held aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) at Naval Base San Diego, July 29.
28 July 2022 USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) Blue Crew Holds Change of Command SAN DIEGO (July 28, 2022) – Cmdr. Phil Herndl relieved Cmdr. Michael Piano as commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) Blue Crew during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, July 28.
15 July 2022 USS Stockdale Returns to Homeport The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to its homeport of San Diego after successfully completing a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operations, July 15.
14 June 2022 Surface Division ELEVEN Holds Change of Command Ceremony SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES — Capt. Douglas Meagher relieved Capt. Marc Crawford as Commander, Surface Division Eleven (SURFACEDIVELEVEN) during a change of command ceremony at Veterans Museum at Balboa Park San Diego, June 14.
03 April 2022 USS Spruance Holds Change of Command The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s forecastle while underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
06 February 2022 USS O’Kane Returns Home from Deployment The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) returned home to Naval Base San Diego, completing an eight-month independent deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation, Feb. 6.
05 February 2022 Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga.
05 February 2022 USS Savannah (LCS 28) Commissions The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga.
31 January 2022 Commander Task Force Seventy-Six (CTF-76), embarks USS Miguel Keith to Command and Control theater littoral warfare operations The Navy and Marine Corps “blue-green team” composed of Commander Task Force Seventy-Six (CTF 76)/Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 is underway with the embarked 31st and 11th Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), for training and operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
31 January 2022 USS Fitzgerald conducts Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise with Japan The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducted bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from Jan. 27 – Feb. 2.
17 December 2021 U.S. Navy Celebrates Commissioning of USS Kansas City The Navy celebrated the commissioning of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22), Friday, Dec. 17, at Naval Base San Diego.
23 September 2021 Royal Australian Navy Officer Joins the Cadre of Warfare Tactics Instructors Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Gaisford, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), graduated from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC's) Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) program.
16 September 2021 USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Homeport San Diego, California USS Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Homeport San Diego, California
29 July 2021 Best Preparation for SWO Career Success – Become a WTI Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center, along with several Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTIs), visited the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) July 15, 2021.
15 June 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group enters South China Sea, upholds Freedom of Seas and commitment to Allies and Partners The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2021 deployment, June 14.
23 July 2020 Makin Island Supports Bonhomme Richard Firefighting Efforts SAN DIEGO – Sailors from USS Makin Island (LHD 8) assisted firefighting efforts starting July 12 when a fire was reported aboard fellow amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base
20 May 2019 Community Leaders Embark Blue Ridge as 7th Fleet Flagship Returns to Guam SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) — A group of civic and government leaders embarked and toured USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), as the 7th Fleet flagship made a port call to Naval Base Guam May 20.
27 April 2018 Pilot Course Tests Damage Control Teams - Not Individuals SAN DIEGO, CA — The flying Squad from the USS Boxer squad participated in a pilot program of the Shipboard Firefighting/Damage Control Emergency Team Trainer at the Surface Warfare Officer’s School Learning Site San Diego on March 30.