USS Benfold (DDG 65) Arrives at New Homeport EVERETT, Wash. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold (DDG 65), arrived at its new homeport of Naval Station Everett, Nov. 24, following 10 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region. SURFPAC LATEST NEWS DDG 65 LATEST NEWS USS Benfold USS Barry USS JOHN PAUL JONES USS JOHN S MCCAIN USS Kidd USS Gridley USS Sampson DESRON 15
USS Pierre (LCS 38) Commissions ‘Under the Bright Florida Sky’ PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2025) – The Navy commissioned its newest ship, the Independence- variant littoral combat ship USS Pierre (LCS 38) in a ceremony held in Panama City, Fla., Nov. 15. During the ceremony, the guest speaker, Honorable John Phelan, 79th Secretary of the Navy, recognized the innovation of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship and thanked the leadership and crew of USS Pierre as they brought the ship to life and began her commissioned service. USS PIERRE SURFPAC LATEST NEWS LCS 38 Latest News
USS Benfold (DDG 65) departs U.S. 7th Fleet after 10 years of forward-deployed service YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet. DDG 65 LATEST NEWS USS Benfold CDS 15 CDS 31 US 7th Fleet US 3RD FLEET SURFPAC LATEST NEWS
USS America to Return to United States America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) departed Sasebo, Japan for San Diego, California as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific. LHA 6 LATEST NEWS SURFPAC LATEST NEWS USS America INDO PACIFIC homeport change
Surface Force Delivers Leadership Coaching Program What It Is. Everyone has a different theory about what it means to be a good leader. Some leaders will say it is a natural ability, others believe it can be learned. Still others might say leadership is all about setting a good example. Whatever your perspective, one thing seems undeniably true: Good leaders build more leaders. Leadership means helping others become good leaders after you, wanting to set them up to succeed because you know that you must at some point pass on the mantle. SURFPAC LATEST NEWS
Chaplain Candidate Program Officers Embark Makin Island NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Five Navy Chaplain Candidate Program Officers (CCPOs) embarked the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 8-24, 2025. SURFPAC LATEST NEWS LHD 8 LATEST NEWS USS Makin Island
Midshipmen Get Taste of Fleet Life Aboard USS Boxer SAN DIEGO – Every summer, the United States Naval Academy and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Universities send their students, known as midshipmen, to submarines, aircraft carriers, and surface ships for professional training. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted 44 midshipmen from July 21 to August 13, 2025, where the crew provided hands on experience and knowledge that will stay with them throughout their careers as officers in the United States Navy. SURFPAC LATEST NEWS LHD 4 LATEST NEWS USS BOXER
Navy Announces Commissioning Date and Location for the Future USS Pierre SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2025) -- The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, in Panama City, Florida, Nov. 15. SURFPAC LATEST NEWS LCS 38 Latest News USS PIERRE
USS Michael Murphy Awarded 2024 Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 3, 2025 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) was awarded the 2024 Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 2, 2025. DDG 112 LATEST NEWS PEARL HARBOR JOINT BASE USS Michael Murphy SURFPAC LATEST NEWS
USVRON 3 Holds Change of Command SAN DIEGO (July 3, 2025) – Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron Three (USVRON 3) held a change of command at the Roncador Memorial on Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday, July 3, 2025 with Rear Admiral Justin Kubu, commander, Unmanned Task Force, as the guest speaker and Capt. Garrett Miller, Commodore, Surface Development Group One, as the presiding Officer. USVRON 3 LATEST NEWS SURFPAC LATEST NEWS