24 October 2024 Commander, Naval Surface Group, Middle Pacific Change of Command PEARL HARBOR— Commander, Naval Surface Group, Middle Pacific (CNSGMP) held its Change of Command ceremony on Thursday, October 24th, 2024 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaiʻi where Capt. Adam Cheatham relieved Capt. Joe Ring as Commander...
21 October 2024 41st Surface Line Week Kicks Off in San Diego SAN DIEGO (Oct. 21, 2024) – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) kicked off the 41st Surface Line Week (SLW) Pacific competition at Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 21...
18 October 2024 USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) returns to homeport after Indo-Pacific deployment SAN DIEGO – Amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) returned to homeport in San Diego, following a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operations with embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Oct. 18, 2024...
17 October 2024 15th MEU H-1 Det Conducts Live-Fire Training from USS Miguel Keith in the Indo-Pacific PACIFIC OCEAN -- UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper aircrew assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a series of day and night close air support training missions with live ordnance Sept. 25 and Oct. 13, launching from the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) to a range...
16 October 2024 USS Makin Island Changes Command SAN DIEGO – U.S. Navy Capt. Jose Arana assumed command of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) from Capt. Andria Slough during a ceremony held aboard amphibious assault ship October 17...
15 October 2024 USS Russell Returns Home to San Diego SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to Naval Base San Diego Oct. 15, following an eight-month deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation...
15 October 2024 Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Navy achieved a breakthrough in combat readiness today as it successfully demonstrated the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) on an underway warship in open ocean for the first time...
15 October 2024 VMM165 Det. H-1 Embarks USS Miguel Keith for Kamandag 8 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 15, 2024) -- United States Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced) Det. H-1, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), concluded a 25-day embarkation period onboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base, USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) Oct...
12 October 2024 USS Preble (DDG 88) Arrives in Yokosuka to join Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 YOKOSUKA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) arrived at its forward-deployed location of Yokosuka, Japan, to join Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) October 12th, 2024...
12 October 2024 Boxer Celebrates Navy’s 249th Birthday PHILIPPINE SEA (October 13, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and embarked Marines, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), held a ceremony on the mess decks to celebrate the Navy’s 249th birthday, Oct. 13, 2024...