07 October 2016 LCS Crew 111 Returns USS Fort Worth to San Diego SAN DIEGO - The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) and LCS Crew 111 returned to their homeport of San Diego, Oct. 7, following a 23-month rotational deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific area of operation.Fort Worth’s deployment was part of an initiative to deploy up to four littoral combat...
10 April 2016 USS Port Royal, Coronado Complete IDCERTEX PACIFIC OCEAN - Guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) and littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) Crew 204 successfully completed an independent deployer certification exercise (IDCERTEX) along the coast of Southern California, April 10.IDCERTEX is a schedule of events and scenario driven...
07 December 2015 USS Jackson (LCS 6) Commissioned GULFPORT, Miss. (NNS) -- The crew of USS Jackson (LCS 6) ushered in a new era in naval warfare, Dec. 5, as the ship was brought to life before a crowd of nearly 10,000."I hereby place United States Ship Jackson in commission. May God bless and guide this warship and all who sail in it," said...
25 September 2015 USS Cowpens Holds Cruiser Modernization Induction, Change of Command SAN DIEGO — The guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) was inducted as the first ship to undergo a modernization effort that will significantly upgrade its capabilities in multiple mission areas, Sept. 25, at Naval Base San Diego...
20 May 2015 Foreign Military Leaders Observe U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Landing during U.S. Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium Representatives from 22 nations observed an amphibious landing by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit May 19, 2015. Amphibious Assault Vehicles launched from the USS Rushmore (LSD 47).The landing is part of U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Culebra Koa 15, an on-going joint sea-basing exercise taking place in...
11 April 2011 Operation Tomodachi- Helping Friends in Need Known for its breathtaking sunsets, Malaysia is a spectacular country with many shops, beaches, and even a Starbucks coffee shop. It was the first time that the USS Essex was pulling into the port of Seppangar in Kota Kinabalu and everyone onboard was excited.Liberty was called away and swarms of...
12 May 2010 Abraham Lincoln Completes TSTA and FEP The Afloat Training Team (ATG) Pacific evaluated Lincoln's crew during several complex unit level exercises, placing emphasis on the ship's Integrated Training Team (ITT)'s ability to conduct training and assess the ship's watch standing, warfighting and survival capabilities across all required...