SAN DIEGO — The 39th Surface Line Week (SLW) Pacific 2023 came to an end with an award ceremony where Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) was announced as the overall winner, Oct. 13...

PACIFIC OCEAN - Chilean navy ships CNS Almirante Williams (FF-19), CNS Capitan Prat (FFG-11), CNS Almirante Lynch (FF-07) oiler Almirante Montt (AO-52), and the U.S. navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), sail in formation for a photo exercise during the at-sea phase of Teamwork...

TAMPA, FLORIDA — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125) commissioned at Tampa, Florida, Oct. 7...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) has welcomed HSM-51 Detachment 2 known as The Bandidos Gorditos onboard for Shoup’s third patrol in 7th fleet...

SAN DIEGO — Cmdr. Dirk Sonnenberg was relieved by Cmdr. Quinn Matt as commanding officer of amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a change of command ceremony aboard Ashland, Oct. 5, 2023...

SAN DIEGO — The Junior Enlisted Association (JEA) aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA7) was awarded the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award for the calendar year 2023...

SAN DIEGO — Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) kicked off the 40th Surface Line Week (SLW) Pacific competition at Naval Base San Diego, Oct. 2...

SAN FRANCISCO (NNS) — Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from several ships, squadrons and military units will be in San Francisco for the annual San Francisco Fleet Week, Oct. 2-9...

SAN FRANCISCO - The annual Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) exercise is a unique opportunity for Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Coast Guard units to train together with San Francisco emergency management and first responder agencies in response to local disasters such as earthquakes and...

EASTPORT, MAINE — Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) commissioned at Eastport, Maine, Sept. 30...

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO — Twenty-one Sailors were pinned to chief petty officer (CPO) during a ceremony on board Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Sept. 29...

SAN DIEGO — Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA7) earned the Admiral Flatley Memorial Award for aviation safety for the calendar year 2022, Sep. 28...

PACIFIC OCEAN — USS Boxer (LHD 4) welcomed 22 Sailors and Marines into their Chief Petty Officer Mess during an underway pinning ceremony on the flight deck, Sept. 29...

EASTPORT, MAINE — With heavy fog rolling in at dawn, the future USS Augusta’s (LCS 34) first four new chiefs pinned on anchors and donned covers for the first time Sept. 29 at the ship’s inaugural Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony at what is projected as this season’s first pinning in the...

SINGAPORE — Sailors and Marines assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) stepped into the world of mixed martial arts with six-time ONE World Champion, “Unstoppable” Angela Lee, at the Sembawang Naval Installation gym as part of a planned stop in Singapore during Pacific...

SAN DIEGO — USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), the 11th ship of the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser, recognized more than 37 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 22...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Cmdr. Matthew Hays was relieved by Cmdr. Earvin Taylor as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) during a ceremony onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 20...

PHILIPPINE SEA — A Union Grove, Wisconsin native and 2019 graduate of Union Grove High School is serving aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105)...

Menominee, Michigan — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Marinette (LCS 25) September 16, 2023, in Menominee, Michigan...

SAN DIEGO — Leaders from across the Navy and defense industry gathered to discuss the future of naval surface warfare at the fourth annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) West Coast Waterfront Symposium aboard Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 13-14...

KUANTAN, Malaysia — Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Kuantan during a closing ceremony hosted aboard the Harpers-Ferry class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor, Sept. 15...

UNITED STATES — Starting Aug. 15, the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command initiated Operation Noble Defender in Alaska to demonstrate the commands’ ability to advance integrated deterrence and layered defense for Canada and the U.S. Alaskan NORAD Region...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from various districts toured the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) and met with the crew in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 6...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Senior leadership from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States defense services assembled together aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), hosted by U.S. 7th Fleet, for the 2023 Information Warfare (IW) Waterfront Conference in Yokosuka, Japan,...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI — The United States Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces began the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei exercise Sep. 12, which will focus on advancing interoperability to address shared maritime security challenges and maintain peace and...