03 October 2024 USS San Diego Holds Change of Command Ceremony in Sasebo, Japan Capt. Timothy R. Carter relieved Capt. David W. Walton as commanding officer of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a change of command ceremony held in the ship’s well deck, Oct. 03...
01 October 2024 Makin Island Takes Home 2024 SECDEF Maintenance Award SAN DIEGO – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) was recently announced as one of the recipients of the 2024 Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Maintenance Award for the field-level, large category...
27 September 2024 USS Antietam Decommissions, While the Crew Remains Antietam HONOLULU (September 27, 2024) – Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) was recognized for its more than 37 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on September 27...
24 September 2024 VMM-165 (Rein.) Conducts Flight Operations Aboard USS Miguel Keith An AH-1Z Viper attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies past the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea Sept. 24, 2024...
22 September 2024 USS Preble Departs San Diego for Japan The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) departed San Diego Sept. 22, 2024, shifting its homeport to Yokosuka, Japan. The move is part of a scheduled rotation of forward-deployed naval forces in the Pacific a permanent change of station move for for the crew and family...
22 September 2024 A Temporary Home: 15th MEU Aircraft Cross Deck to USS Miguel Keith U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Joshua Brown, assigned to the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), and a native of Florida, tows a UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, into a hangar bay...
20 September 2024 NECC Promotes Reserve Opportunities With New Recruiter For Navy Reserve Lt. Sarah Hanzes, from Clanton, Alabama, the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) offers one of the most thrilling and rewarding paths a Sailor can take, especially within the Reserve. “Who wouldn’t want to get paid to go on small boats and fire machine guns as training?” she...
19 September 2024 USS San Diego Forward Deploys to Sasebo, Japan YOKOSUKA,Japan -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) arrived to its new forward deployed location at Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 19, becoming the newest ship to join the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan (FDNF-J)...
16 September 2024 Midshipmen Visit Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron One Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) One welcomed four first class midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy for their summer cruises to focus on the development unmanned surface systems...
16 September 2024 USS Shiloh Holds Change of Command The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) held a change of command ceremony in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, August 29...
16 September 2024 Sailors from the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) to Visit Namesake City PIERRE, S.D. – Sailors from the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) will visit their ship’s namesake city, Pierre, Sept. 16...
11 September 2024 USS Manchester (LCS 14) Returns to San Diego Homeport SAN DIEGO – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) arrived at its San Diego homeport Sept. 11, following an 18-month deployment...
29 August 2024 Coast Guard, Navy rescue woman, child, pets from sailboat beset by weather 925 miles off Honolulu HONOLULU – The Coast Guard and Navy completed the rescue of a distressed woman, child and their pets from a sailboat beset by weather offshore Hawaii Wednesday...
27 August 2024 USS Cowpens Decommissioned after 33 years of Service Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) was recognized for more than 33 years of naval service during the decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on August 27...
24 August 2024 U.S., Allied Forces Join for Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2024 NAVAL BASE GUAM – Maritime forces from Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy and U.S. Navy are conducting cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard 2024 beginning on Aug. 24...
24 August 2024 USS Kingsville Commissions in Corpus Christi CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center, August 24...
22 August 2024 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is conducting a routine Taiwan Strait transit on August 22 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedom of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law...
21 August 2024 The Future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) Visits Namesake The Sailors of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, visited the ship’s namesake city on August 21 to engage with the community, talk about the Navy, and learn more about the historical connection to their vessel’s namesake...
21 August 2024 U.S. and Italian Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Operations PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 21, 2024) - The U.S. Navy and Italian Navy convened to conduct bilateral operations in the Philippine Sea in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Aug. 18-21...
19 August 2024 USS Ralph Johnson Departs Busan, Republic of Korea BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Aug. 19, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) departs Busan, Aug. 19, after a scheduled port visit...
16 August 2024 US, Allies Execute Pacific Dragon 2024 Exercise Allied navies joined the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to conduct the Pacific Dragon 2024 (PD24) ballistic missile defense exercise from July 29 - Aug. 13, 2024, in waters around the Hawaiian Islands...
16 August 2024 USS Halsey returns to Naval Base San Diego The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) returned to Naval Base San Diego Aug. 16, following a seven-month deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet...
16 August 2024 Makin Island SPA Team Recognized for Their Efforts The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) was formally recognized for its outstanding contributions to increasing suicide prevention awareness and engagement...
15 August 2024 Warriors and Warfighting: Surface Navy Association Waterfront Symposium 2024 SAN DIEGO – Leaders from across the Navy, business, and academia gathered to discuss the future of naval surface warfare at the fifth annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) West Coast Waterfront Symposium onboard Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 14-15...
14 August 2024 USS Blue Ridge and Commander, 7th Fleet Depart Koror, Palau U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Koror, Palau, after following a scheduled port visit, Aug. 10 - 14, 2024...