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...

32nd Street Naval Base, San Diego – The guided missile destroyer, USS Spruance (DDG 111) returned to Naval Base San Diego Sunday after completing a four-day sea trial event that concluded a nine-month drydock selected restricted availability (DSRA)...

​U.S., Bangladesh, Regional Organizations discuss shared Maritime Domain Awareness goals By: Lt. Lauren Chatmas, U.S. Navy, Destroyer Squadron SEVEN Public Affairs.INDO-PACIFIC REGION -- The U.S. and Bangladesh navies came together to improve cooperation when dealing with crises at sea through...

​The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) fires its mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise with ships from multiple nations as part of Malabar 2020. Malabar is an India-led multinational exercise designed to enhance cooperation between Indian Navy...

The USS CHOSIN (CG 65) has changed its homeport from San Diego, CA to Everett, WA...

Female sailors assigned to the Navy’s forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) executed their first all-female “Sea and Anchor” detail, while pulling into Sembawang, Singapore, Oct. 17.Historically, female manning on board Surface Navy ships averages less...

The U.S. Navy held a wreath-laying ceremony honoring the 100th anniversary of the loss of the World War I cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6), on which six American Sailors lost their lives off the coast of New York, July 19...

Capt. Elaine A. Collins, of Shoreline Wash., relieved Capt. Todd E. Whalen, a Virginia Beach, Va. native, as commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 during a change of command ceremony Oct. 27 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Arabian Gulf...

America conducted integrated air defense operations on Oct. 20 with F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the Japan Air Defense Command. The advanced training operations were designed to increase the tactical proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of the amphibious forces of the America...

PACIFIC OCEAN – USS Makin Island (LHD 8) opened the doors of a new coffee bar – the Ocho Café – during a grand opening ceremony Oct. 24.The café was open to give the crew a place to relax and enjoy a taste of home. Built into the mess decks, it is easily accessible to Sailors and Marines.“It is a...