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...

OKINAWA, Japan – Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) started Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 2JA 2020 off the coast of northern Japan, July 20.“Working with our JMSDF allies to keep our mine countermeasure skills sharp is absolutely essential,” said...

SAN DIEGO — At about 8:30 in the morning on July 12, a fire was called away aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. ...

SAN DIEGO (July 18, 2020) At about 8:30 in the morning on July 12, a fire was called away aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego.  Over the course of the four-day fire, 60 Sailors from San Antonio-class amphibious...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 17, 2020) - Cmdr. Rob Niemeyer relieved Cmdr. Jon Hopkins as Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), during a change of command ceremony at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, July 17. The ceremony marked the end of a successful...

SASEBO, Japan – Capt. P. Scott Miller relinquished command of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) to Capt. Brian Schrum during a ceremony in the ship’s well deck, July 14. Miller departed after leading New Orleans from the U.S. 3rd Fleet in San Diego to join the...

SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Derek Brady relieved Capt. Adrian Ragland as commodore of Commander Mine Countermeasures Squadron (COMCMRON) Seven during a change of command ceremony held on the morning of 10 July 2020 at the fleet fitness facility of Fleet Activities Sasebo.Capt. Marvin Thompson, deputy...

EVERETT, Wash -- USS Momsen (DDG 92) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Everett July 7.The ceremony marked the passage of command from Cmdr Robert M. Laird to Cmdr William S. Buford, the ship's 15th commanding officer.Laird assumed command of Momsen in December 2018.For the safety of...

EVERETT, Wash. — The Naval Station (NAVSTA) Everett Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) held its quarterly Domestic Violence Executive Leadership Training July 6 in Everett, Wash...

PEARL HARBOR– Cmdr. Scott P. Maloney relieved Cmdr. Christopher J. Forch as commanding officer of USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) in a ceremony held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 30...