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...

SAN DIEGO, CA (Jan. 21, 2020) – Each year the Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) Reserve Unit averages 25 Afloat Cultural Workshops (ACW) in support of the Pacific Fleet’s mission to sustain superior performance fleet wide...

SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 20, 2021) – Cmdr. Christopher Causee, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42), turned over command to Cmdr. Cullen Greenfield during a change of command ceremony onboard Jan. 20.Due to shipboard COVID-19 prevention...

CNSF: Status of the Force Speech, “Train, Maintain, Fight, and Win!”, Recorded 28 Dec 2020 (USS CINCINNATI), Broadcast 12 Jan 2021 (Virtual)...

PEARL HARBOR — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Jan. 11, following a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations...

Officers and crew from USS Spruance (DDG 111) welcomed the Brazilian naval training ship Navio-Escola (NE) Brasil (U-27) to San Diego for a weeklong goodwill visit that spanned the New Year holiday...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2020) – The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) completed their sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) and began a scheduled deployment December 23...

INDIAN OCEAN -- The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived off the coast of Somalia as part of the Joint Forces Maritime Component Command for Joint Task Force - Quartz, Dec. 21.JTF-Quartz is responsible for the repositioning of U.S. forces within...

The USS Makin Island (LHD 8) conducts maritime operation off the coast of Somalia under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz Dec. 22. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa.Amphibious...

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 18, 2020) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) joined the French Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for integrated exercises in the Philippine Sea throughout the week. Participants included John S. McCain, the French Navy’s...

USS Spruance (DDG 111) held a change of command ceremony on the ship’s forecastle while pier side at Naval Base San Diego...

Commander Michelle R. Fontenot, native of the Philippines, relieved Commander Adam J. Walker, native of Dallas, TX, as the commanding officer of USS O’KANE (DDG 77) during a change of command ceremony on 11 December 2020.A time-honored tradition, the ceremony was held on the ship’s flight deck with...

SAN DIEGO - The Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) conducted combined operations in the eastern Pacific, Dec. 8-9.Te Kaha is underway for the first time since her nearly three-year frigate...

Seven Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates completed the Amphibious Warfare (AMW) WTI qualification course on December 4, and joined the growing team of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) WTIs across the Surface Force.AMW WTIs are warfighting experts and one of the...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Cmdr. Jeffery Murawski relieved Cmdr. Chad Trubilla as commanding officer during a change of command ceremony aboard of the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), Nov. 17...

INDIAN OCEAN – Maritime forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States completed Phase II of the multi-lateral naval exercise, Malabar 2020, November 20.  The exercise improved integration between Australian, Indian, Japanese, and U.S. maritime forces and provide an opportunity to...

NICHINAN, Japan - The U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), began the at sea portion of Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA 2020 off the coast of southwestern Japan on Nov. 20.MINEX 3JA is part of an annual series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and allied navies designed to...

The U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), began the at sea portion of Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA 2020 off the coast of southwestern Japan on Nov. 20...

Cmdr. Keith Turner relieved Cmdr. Mark Lawrence as commanding officer of USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) during a change of command ceremony held aboard the ship at Naval Base San Diego, Nov. 12. Lawrence served as commanding officer since June 2019. During his command, his crew completed a record-length...

In the Electronic Warfare corner inside the Combat Information Center on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) sits two Sailors. One of them is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Byron Jack, the other is Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Ryan Aylward. With the...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) returned to Naval Station Yokosuka following a successful deployment. The return marked the end of a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. “Antietam’s success in this demanding...

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced Nov. 10 that a future U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base class ship will honor Medal of Honor Recipient Marine Corps Sergeant Major (Retired) John L. Canley...