APRA HARBOR, Guam (May 21, 2021) -- A Columbus, Ohio, native and 2018 Westland High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the deployed Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Charleston (LCS 18)...

USS Shiloh(CG-67) Anti-Terrorism Certification Event

CORONADO, Calif. (May 31, 2021) Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, gives remarks at the Coronado Memorial Day Ceremony...

SASEBO, Japan (May 28, 2021) – Cmdr. Wilbur Hines assumed command of Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 from Cmdr. Kirk Sowers during a change of command ceremony in Sasebo, Japan, May 28...

The crew of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) hosted Germany’s Defense Minister, who toured the ship while moored at Naval Base Guam, May 28...

SAN DIEGO — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, May 21...

SAN DIEGO—USS Makin Island (LHD 8), USS San Diego (LPD 22) and USS Somerset (LPD 25) returned to port at Naval Base San Diego, May 23, concluding a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) returned to San Diego, marking the successful completion of its deployment to U.S. 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operations, May 22.Bunker Hill, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG), departed on deployment...

More than 5,000 Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) return to their San Diego homeport this weekend, concluding a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked aboard...

SAN DIEGO (May 21, 2021) Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, arrives at the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) San Diego graduation ceremony...

USS Stockdale (DDG 106) “returned with honor” to Port Hueneme, California to celebrate its 12th commissioning anniversary, April 18. The ship was in Port Hueneme 12 years prior, on the same day, on the same pier, that Stockdale was commissioned...

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 17, 2021) Sailors conduct damage control drills aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), May 17...

SASEBO, Japan – The Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) aboard USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, presented a scholarship check to a student at E. J. King High School here, May 11.America’s Command Master Chief Randy Bell presented a check for $2,000...

SAN DIEGO (May 14, 2021) – Ships from Canada, Mexico and the United States conducted combined operations off the coast of Southern California, May 13, to enhance partnership and interoperability among the nations’ sea services...

SAN DIEGO (May 12, 2021) – The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps strengthen joint ties with the Army and Air Force during Northern Edge 21 (NE21).Northern Edge, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, provides high-end, realistic war fighter training; develops and improves...

SASEBO, Japan — San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) joins the Royal Australian Navy, French Armed Forces, Japan Self-Defense Forces and other U.S. Forces for exercise Jeanne D’Arc (ARC) 21, May 11.This exercise brings together service members from each nation’s...

SAN DIEGO (May 10, 2021) – The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy continue their joint mission...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Commander  Charles Harris relieved Commander  Walter Parker III as commanding officer during a socially distanced change of command ceremony aboard of the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), May 6. Parker, a Georgia native, has served as...

Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Conducts Enforcement Boardings Story by U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs SAN DIEGO (May 4, 2021) – A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment embarked aboard a U.S. Navy littoral combat ship conducted maritime law enforcement boardings in the Western...

USS Shiloh(CG-67) Anti-Terrorism Certification Event...

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...