Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet visited Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and Sasebo (CFAS) to engage with forward-deployed Sailors and their communities and connect with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) partners, Oct. 16-20.

Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/ Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 held a change of command ceremony Aug. 18, 2022, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) pierside at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka.

USS Higgins (DDG 76) moors alongside USS Howard (DDG 83) after arriving in Yokosuka, Aug. 16. (U.S. Navy/Roy Isobe)

Comprised of ships and personnel from three U.S. 7th Fleet task forces, Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), and a detachment from Commander, Task Group (CTG) 75.1/Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2021 deployment, June 14.

YOKOSUKA, Japan – In a socially distanced change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Robert J. Briggs relieved Cmdr. Todd Penrod as commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) March 19 while in port at Naval Base Yokosuka.

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF) announced USS Barry (DDG 52) as the winner of the 2020 Battle Effectiveness (Battle ‘E’) Award for Destroyer Squadron 15, Feb. 26. This marks the seventh Battle ‘E’ in Barry’s history and the first award since 2013.The Battle ‘E’ is presented

COMMANDER FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan — Capt. Chase Sargeant relieved Capt. Steven H. DeMoss as Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 during a change of command ceremony, Feb. 5, held at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.DeMoss assumed command of DESRON 15 in September 2019, and

​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

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, led the commencement of Exercise Malabar 2019, Sep. 25, in port Sasebo.