​PHILIPPINE SEA - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group joined forces to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Sept. 25...

Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea,...

Friends and family gathered for a 25th commissioning anniversary ceremony and change of command at British Aerospace Engineering shipyard on Sep. 24...

Never forget. Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific remembers the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001...

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2020) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) is scheduled to join the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) during a multinational group sail from waters near Hawaii to Guam...

PORTLAND, OREGON – Cmdr. David Sandomir relieved Cmdr. Patrick Sullivan as commanding officer of  the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) during a change of command ceremony, September 9th. Sullivan assumed command of McCampbell on May 3rd, 2019, and will serve his...

​SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2020) – Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, walks aboard the littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) for a tour of the ship...

It’s a real pleasure to speak with you today to discuss warfighting and the future of our Surface Force. Thanks to Admiral Rick Hunt, Captain Bill Erickson, and the rest of the Surface Navy Association team for organizing this event online. I’d also like to take this opportunity to officially...

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2020) – Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, walks aboard the littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14) for a tour of the ship. During the tour, Kitchener evaluated Manchester’s current state of readiness and met with Sailors. (U.S. Navy...

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2020) - Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, delivered the keynote address at the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) Waterfront Symposium, Aug. 27...

SAN DIEGO – Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) watched the black smoke billowing into the sky to the south. What started as a quiet Sunday morning quickly turned into a week-long battle against a catastrophic fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)...

The Red Sea is a long way from Fiji, where Retail Services Specialist Seaman Peni Tovehi grew up in a small village with his grandparents and five first-cousins...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), visited amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) on Aug. 13. Kitchener toured the ship from top to bottom and met with some of the crew, expressing his appreciation for the work being done. “The...

On July 12, 310 Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) received nasal swab tests to determine whether or not they had contracted COVID-19.  Within the week, all test results came back negative...

Military Sealift Command Pacific (MSCPAC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) provided logistics services to three ships of the USS Makin Island Amphibious Readiness Group as they conducted routine, pre-deployment training operations in the Pacific area of operations.During...

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Cmdr. Nick Wissel, the commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) salute the ensign during colors. Kitchener evaluated Higgins’ readiness and met with junior...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) held a change of command ceremony at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 5, 2020.  During the ceremony, Capt. Paul Allgeier relieved Capt. Marc D. Boran as the ship’s Commanding Officer.“Chancellorsville – you are truly the best...

SAN DIEGO, CA -- USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station San Diego on August 4th. The ceremony marked the transfer of command from CAPT Andrew F. Carlson to CAPT Gary L. Cave, who became the ship's 4th commanding officer...

Admira​l Aquilino, Admiral Brown, family, friends and most importantly the Surface Force Pacific team; thank you all so much for being here today during these interesting times. Admiral Aquilino, it’s great to be back in the Pacific Theater and even better to be returning as Commander, Surface Force...

SAN DIEGO, CA -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) held a change of command ceremony in port San Diego July 29.Capt. Bob Bryans was relieved as Mobile Bay’s commanding officer by Capt. Jeremy Gray in a ceremony held in the ship’s pilot house.“I am honored to have worked alongside the...

SAN DIEGO, CA -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) held a change of command ceremony in port San Diego July 29...

 On July 12th, during a seemingly peaceful Sunday morning, one of a Sailor’s worst fears came to be. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) had caught fire. The fire spread quickly and Sailors assigned to the ship needed help. Sailors from USS Essex (LHD 2) answered that...

SAN DIEGO – Sailors from USS Makin Island (LHD 8) assisted firefighting efforts starting July 12 when a fire was reported aboard fellow amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base...

SAN DIEGO – Sailors from USS Makin Island (LHD 8) assisted firefighting efforts starting July 12 when a fire was reported aboard fellow amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base...

INDIAN OCEAN (NNS) – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG), conducted a cooperative deployment with ships and aircraft from the Indian Navy July 20 and 21.The two navies conducted multiple exercises while operating...