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CDS 1 LATEST NEWS

240722-N-PC065-3656 Multinational ships sail in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Share

SURFPAC LATEST NEWS

240922-N-NT811-1002 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) exits San Diego harbor as part of a homeport change in the Pacific, Sept. 22, 2024. Preble's forward presence supports the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan, enhances the national security of the United States, and improves its ability to protect strategic interests. Preble’s move directly supports the Defense Strategic Guidance to posture the most capable units forward in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

SURFPAC LATEST NEWS

240922-N-NT811-1003 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) exits San Diego harbor as part of a homeport change in the Pacific, Sept. 22, 2024. Preble's forward presence supports the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan, enhances the national security of the United States, and improves its ability to protect strategic interests. Preble’s move directly supports the Defense Strategic Guidance to posture the most capable units forward in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

SURFPAC LATEST NEWS

240922-N-NT811-1001 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) exits San Diego harbor as part of a homeport change in the Pacific, Sept. 22, 2024. Preble's forward presence supports the United States’ commitment to the defense of Japan, enhances the national security of the United States, and improves its ability to protect strategic interests. Preble’s move directly supports the Defense Strategic Guidance to posture the most capable units forward in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) Share

LPD 22

VIRIN: 240919-N-EI127-1094.JPG Sailors man the rails aboard USS San Diego (LPD 22) as it arrives at Fleet Activities Sasebo. (MC2 Joshua Martinez) Share

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240103-N-QI593-1038 Navy Reserve Lt. Sarah Hanzes, the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) Reserve recruiter served as a liaison officer during the escort of a U.S. Navy destroyer in to the Port of Djibouti, January 3, 2024. As part of NECC’s Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron, she participated in high-stakes missions that few Reservists get to experience, providing security for U.S. Navy destroyers in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations and working alongside the U.S. Army and Air Force and the Djiboutian Navy and Coast Guard in joint and combined exercises. Share

DDG 105; DESRON 15

240824-N-UA460-1085 ASAN, Guam (Aug. 24, 2024) – From left to right: Lt. Cmdr. Trevor Robinson of the Royal Canadian Navy exercise control staff; U.S. Navy Capt. David Huljack, deputy commander of Destroyer Squadron 15; Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, Commander, Joint Region Marianas; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm. Kazushi Yokota, commander of Escort Flotilla 3; Republic of Korea Navy Capt. Kibeom Kim, commanding officer of the first-in-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH 975); U.S. Navy Cmdr. Nicholas Maruca, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105); and JMSDF Cmdr. Akinao Umazume, commanding officer of the Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD 109) pose for a photo during a media engagement marking the beginning of exercise Pacific Vanguard 2024 at Joint Region Marianas headquarters, Aug. 24, 2024. Pacific Vanguard is an opportunity for like-minded forces to strengthen their skills in maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations, live-fire missile events, and advanced maneuvering scenarios in the Mariana Islands Range Complex. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

DDG 105

240818-N-UA460-1915 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 18, 2024) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) approaches the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), left, while the Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Alpino (F 594) steams ahead during a simulated underway replenishment in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 18, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

240822-N-NF288-093 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 22, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations. Ralph Johnson is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell) Share

USVRON 1 & SURFDEVGRU 1

240828-N-ZZ999-1001 Midshipman 1st Class Joseph Kapszukiewicz, Midshipman 1st Class Axel Fisher, Midshipman 1st Class Athena Dinh and Midshipman 1st Class Robert Montoya with Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) Ranger in Port Hueneme, CA. Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) One has established a summer training program with USNA for midshipmen interested in furthering the Navy’s integration of robotic and autonomous systems into the fleet. Share

CG 67

240910-N-ZZ999-1003 Captain Bryan Geisert (left), incoming commanding officer of Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, USS Shiloh (CG67), and Captain Adam Cheatham (right), the offgoing commanding officer, holds hands with Captain Joe Ring (middle), Commander, Naval Surface Group, Middle Pacific during Change of Command ceremony, August 29th 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Paula Hackbart). Share

LCS 14

240911-N-KF697-1186 Lt. j.g. Michael Root, assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Manchester (LCS 14), greets a loved one during a homecoming ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 11, 2024. Manchester returned to Naval Base San Diego following an 18-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 2nd Class Isaak Martinez) Share