SAN DIEGO (April 30, 2021) – A Pearl Harbor-based guided missile destroyer returned to her homeport following a deployment to 5th and 7th Fleets, April 30.Arleigh Burke-class guided missile cruiser USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and an embarked detachment from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6...

SAN DIEGO — Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, presents a coin to Engineman 1st Class Jose Dondonaye, a Sailor assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)...

SAN DIEGO (April 28, 2021) – A Pearl Harbor-based guided missile cruiser returned to her homeport following a deployment to 5th and 7th Fleets, April 27.Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) and an embarked detachment from Helicopter Maritime Strike squadron 37 conducted...

  SAN DIEGO (April 27, 2021) – An unmanned helicopter crashed into the side of USS Charleston (LCS 18) after taking off from the ship around 3:40 p.m., April 26. No one was injured, and the Littoral Combat Ship continued to safely operate after the incident involving the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical...

The Navy conducted its first Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) in which unmanned systems above, on, and below the sea were integrated by commanders at sea to enhance force lethality and act as a force multiplier for manned platforms, April 19-26. Destroyer Squadron 21 led the...

GUAM – U.S. Navy Capt. Henry Kim assumed command of Amphibious Squadron THREE (CPR 3) from Capt. Stewart Bateshansky during a ceremony held aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) April 20...

An MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft system flies over Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21...

The joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy team seized over 1,500 kilograms of cocaine while operating in U.S. Third Fleet waters, April 7. Littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), with embarked Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 107, conducted the seizure off the coast of Mexico in support of...

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 5, 2021) – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard joined forces to conduct joint training in the eastern Pacific Ocean, April 4.This evolution provides training and education to the Navy-Coast Guard all-domain naval force to maintain our nation’s advantage at sea. By conducting...

SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy began their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported (IUU) fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, April...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) – A robust training program combined with meticulous mishap prevention and reporting procedures earned Assault Craft Unit FIVE (ACU-5) the 2020 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award in the Fleet Operational Support Unit category for the second year in a row,...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 1, 2021) – The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy joined forces for a Group Sail exercise in the waters off the coast of Southern California, March 31 and April 1. Group Sail exercises provide an opportunity for like-minded nations to improve their collaborative partnerships,...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – In a socially distanced change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Robert J. Briggs relieved Cmdr. Todd Penrod as commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) March 19 while in port at Naval Base Yokosuka...

Capt. Daniel Cobian, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 21, and key members of his staff embarked hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts. The hospital ship arrived in Los Angeles March 27, 2020, bringing the first aboard March 29, 2020. The Mercy served...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF) announced USS Barry (DDG 52) as the winner of the 2020 Battle Effectiveness (Battle ‘E’) Award for Destroyer Squadron 15, Feb. 26. This marks the seventh Battle ‘E’ in Barry’s history and the first award since 2013.The Battle ‘E’ is presented...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Commander, Naval Surface Forces awarded forward-deployed, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) the 2020 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Bloodhound Award for the Pacific Fleet, Feb. 22...

BAHRAIN – The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), pulled into Manama, Bahrain for a scheduled port visit in support of logistics and maintenance, Feb. 15-21.While this was a working port visit, Sailors and Marines had a number...

SINGAPORE -- Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 held a change of command ceremony in Singapore, Feb. 11. Capt. Ann McCann relinquished command of the DESRON to Capt. Tom Ogden in a virtual ceremony with in-person attendance by immediate family, ceremony staff and key personnel. “Commodore Ann McCann’s...

ARABIAN GULF - The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) along with the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) and dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) transited the Strait of Hormuz, entering the Arabian Gulf Feb. 8.Makin Island is the flagship of the Makin Island...

The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), began Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 1JA 2021 off the coast of southwestern Japan, Jan. 28.MIWEX 1JA is part of an annual series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Defense Force (JMSDF) designed to increase...

COMMANDER FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan — Capt. Chase Sargeant relieved Capt. Steven H. DeMoss as Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 during a change of command ceremony, Feb. 5, held at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.DeMoss assumed command of DESRON 15 in September 2019, and...

The U.S. Navy Surface Force kicked off the New Year with a six-month pilot program designed to align and standardize Surface Warfare training from a knowledge-based to a skills-based approach. The Surface Warfare Combat Training Continuum (SWCTC), developed as the central Surface Warfare Tactical...

 Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, January 31, following a 17-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 4th Fleet areas of operation. "I am incredibly proud of the Gabrielle Giffords team and...

Amphibious dock landing shipUSS Comstock (LSD 45) returned to its homeport of NavalBase San Diego, January 28, following a deployment to theU.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 4th Fleet areas of operation."Our Comstock crew has demonstrated the utmost professionalism and flexibility conducting a range of...

USS Spruance (DDG 111) returned to homeport Jan. 22 after successfully completing Type Commander (TYCOM) Sea Trials and Mariner Skills Week...