22 June 2022 PCU Canberra (LCS 30) Arrives at San Diego Homeport for First Time Independence-variant littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Canberra (LCS 30) arrived at Naval Base San Diego, June 22, after completing the ship’s maiden voyage from the Austal USA shipyards in Mobile, Alabama...
21 June 2022 RP1 KEITH HARPER WINS USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAILOR OF THE DAY! RP1 KEITH HARPER WINS USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAILOR OF THE DAY!...
17 June 2022 USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Marks Solemn Remembrance, Loss of Sailors following 2017 Collision PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ceremony for the fallen while on deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet...
17 June 2022 USS Manchester Gold Crew Holds Change of Command Ceremony Cmdr. Colleen Moore relieved Cmdr. Robert Burke as commanding officer of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) Gold Crew during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, June 17...
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...
13 June 2022 USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. Arrives at Pearl Harbor Homeport JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii– The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), arrived at its homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 13, after completing its maiden voyage from Charleston, South Carolina where the ship was...
10 June 2022 USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Marks Solemn Remembrance, Loss of Sailors following 2017 Collision PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ceremony for the fallen while on deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet...
08 June 2022 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship hosts JMSDF admirals The crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) hosted Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) admirals, who toured the ship while moored at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, June 1...
06 June 2022 USS Spruance commemorates namesake's role in Battle of Midway's 80th anniversary Aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Battle of Midway carries special meaning for the 353 “Quiet Warriors” who are forward-deployed with, and sail alongside, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group...
03 June 2022 MIDPAC Changes Command, Transitions to Operational Role HI, UNITED STATES — Capt. Joe Ring relieved Rear Adm. Tim Kott as Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific (MIDPAC) during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, June 3...
31 May 2022 U.S. Navy Announces 28th RIMPAC Exercise Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 170 aircraft and approximately 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 29 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California...
26 May 2022 USS Charleston Delivers, displays LCS versatility The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) conducted a vertical replenishment-at-sea of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) in the Philippine Sea, May 21...
24 May 2022 Los Angeles Fleet Week 2022 launches off with DSCA exercise. Sailors and Marines worked in collaboration with first responders from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and with the city and county of Los Angeles during a Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) exercise held in conjunction with Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW), May 24...
24 May 2022 USS Makin Island (LHD 8),USS Anchorage (LPD 23) Connect with Local High School Sailors of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) visited Lincoln High School, May 24...
23 May 2022 LA Fleet Week Returns for Fifth Iteration Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and Coast Guardsmen from several ships, squadrons and military units will be in Los Angeles for the fifth Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 24-30...
22 May 2022 Expanding Maritime Partnership: Thailand, U.S. 2022 CARAT Exercise Royal Thai and U.S. navies begin maritime training during the 28th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, May 23...
20 May 2022 Mobile Bay holds Change of Command Ceremony The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) held a change of command ceremony while steaming in the Philippine Sea, May 20...
19 May 2022 USS Curtis Wilbur 2021 Bloodhound Winners Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet awarded Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) the 2021 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Bloodhound Award for the Pacific Fleet, May 12...
18 May 2022 USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Promotes New Senior Chiefs, Master Chiefs Senior chiefs and master chiefs of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) were promoted to the next pay grade during a ceremony on the flight deck, May 18...
17 May 2022 USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and Federal Fire Complete Chapter 12 Fire Drill Sailors of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and Federal Fire San Diego collaborated during a simulated fire drill aboard the ship, May 17...
16 May 2022 Makin Island Sailors Read to Students Sailors of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) read to kindergarten, first, second and fourth grade students at St. Mary Elementary School as part of a command-sponsored community relationship program, May 16...
14 May 2022 USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Commissions CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121), May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina...
13 May 2022 Senior Chief Petty Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer advancement results This past week the Navy announced Senior Chief Petty Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer advancement results across the fleet...
13 May 2022 Navy Increases Unmanned Capabilities with Newly Established Unmanned Surface Division SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) established Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USVDIV) One during a ceremony, May 13, which also included a change of command ceremony for Surface Development Squadron (SURFDEVRON) One...
12 May 2022 Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam vet SgtMaj John Canley passes away The Marine Corps announces the passing of Medal of Honor recipient retired Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley on May 11 after a decades long battle with cancer. Sgt. Maj. Canley passed away in Bend, Oregon, with his family at his bedside...