PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), assigned to the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, marking the end of a successful seven-month deployment to the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of...

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...

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,...

SAN DIEGO (Jul 2, 2025) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) held a change of command ceremony on the flight deck of Essex at Naval Base San Diego, Jul. 2...

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA 242) also known as the “Bats”, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), have a long-standing history, ranging from taking part in the Battle of Iwo Jima, providing support in Operation Iraqi Freedom, to more recently winning the Robert M. Hanson award...

Embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO FIVE (HSC-25) Detachment 6 trains hard to carry out one of the Navy’s most demanding and essential missions: Search and Rescue (SAR). Whether someone is lost at sea, injured on land,...

SEATTLE – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) departed Naval Base San Diego June 23 and arrived at its new homeport of Seattle June 28, following an 18-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...

SASEBO, Japan – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, June 23, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Indo-Pacific...

The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, June 18, 2025. Cmdr. Benjamin Pearlswig relieved Cmdr. Kenneth Zilka as Commanding Officer...

APRA HARBOR, Guam – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Guam following a scheduled port visit, June 14-17. This port visit marked the first time Blue Ridge has visited Guam since 2020...

Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the flagship of the America Strike Group, arrived in Sydney, today, June 14, for a scheduled port visit. The ship carries embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and is currently conducting routine operations in the South Pacific...

APRA HARBOR, Guam – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Guam for a routine port visit, June 14. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the island since 2020...

SAN DIEGO (June 13, 2025) – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 held a change of command ceremony aboard the strike group flagship, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) onboard Naval Air Station North Island, June 13...

The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, Jun. 12...

Short documentary celebrating 10 years since the founding of Naval Surface Mine and Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC)...

Off the coast of Southern Calif., Military Sealift Command’s chartered Motor Tanker Ship Empire State and U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7 ) conducted the first Consolidated Replenishment at Sea (CONSOL) between Tripoli and a tanker ship...

Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) celebrated its 10 year anniversary at Naval Base San Diego, June 9th...

SOLOMON SEA (June 9, 2025) Elements of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting integrated operations in the Solomon Sea, June 9...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) completed Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 at Camp Pendleton, California, and in its coastal waters May 28 to June 6, 2025...

SAN DIEGO – Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) returned to Naval Base San Diego following a three-month mission to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, June 5, 2025...

Capt. Scott A. Carroll was relieved by Capt. Janice A. Pollard as Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU 5) Commanding Officer during a change of command ceremony at the ACU 5 compound on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif...

SYDNEY – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Sydney following a scheduled port visit, May 26-31, 2025...

BONDI, Australia – Sailors assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet and 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in a community relations project in Bondi, Australia, May 28...

SYDNEY, Australia – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Sydney, Australia for a routine port visit, May 26, 2025. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the coastal city since 2015...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Wellington, New Zealand following a scheduled port visit, May 16-21, 2025...