Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Courtesy Photo VIRIN: 240520-N-N0831-0010 Navy Announces Commissioning Date for the Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) The U.S. Navy has approved the commissioning date for the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). CNSP TOP STORY
Standup Ceremony held for Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 240517-N-UN585-1001 NAVAL BASE CORONADO (May 17, 2024) - Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Vice Adm. Brendan McLane is rung in upon his arrival to the establishment ceremony for Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON 3) on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado May 17, 2024. The squadron is comprised of unmanned Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Crafts (GARCs). The 16-foot GARCs built by Maritime Applied Physics Corporation enable research, testing, and operations that will allow integration throughout the surface, expeditionary, and joint maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 240517-N-N0831-0005 SURFOR Establishes Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) Three SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) established Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) Three at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado during a ceremony, May 17. USVRON 3 LATEST NEWS CNSP TOP STORY
Naval Beach Group Amphibious Forces Commemorate D-Day’s 80th Anniversary. Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 240606-N-N0831-0021 Naval Beach Group Amphibious Forces Commemorate D-Day’s 80th Anniversary. Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. CNSP LATEST NEWS ACU 1 LATEST NEWS ACU 5 LATEST NEWS ACB 1 LATEST NEWS BMU 1 LATEST NEWS CNBG LATEST NEWS
USS Higgins (DDG 76) Participates in 85th Black Ship Festival 240517-N-ZS816-1027 SHIMODA, Japan (May 17, 2024) Cmdr. Ron Jenkins, (middle) the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), Lt. Miles Graham, (left) and Lt. Michael Sparrow (right) answer questions from local children at Gyokusenji Temple in Shimoda, Japan, May 17. The 85th Black Ship Festival commemorates the 171st anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853, a historical event that marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. Higgins 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 Hannah Fry) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Hannah Fry VIRIN: 240529-N-N0831-0001 USS Higgins Departs Shimoda, Black Ship Festival SHIMODA, Japan (May 20, 2023) – The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Shimoda, Japan after a port visit, May 20, during the city’s Black Ship Festival. DDG 76 LATEST NEWS CDS 15 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Warrior Visits Hakodate, Japan USS Warrior Visits Hakodate, Japan SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory Johnson VIRIN: 240520-N-N0831-0013 USS Warrior Departs Hakodate, Japan, Following Scheduled Port Visit HAKODATE, Japan (May 18, 2024) – The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) departed Hakodate, Japan, after a scheduled port visit, May 18. MCMRON 7 LATEST NEWS MCM 10 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS America (LHA 6) Awarded the ‘Battle E’ for Third Consecutive Year 240517-N-QR506-1124 SASEBO, Japan (May 17, 2024) – Capt. Patrick German (right), Commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11 and the America Amphibious Ready Group, presents the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award to Capt. Manuel Pardo (left), commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), during an all-hands call in the ship’s hangar bay, May 17, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jeadan Andre) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Seaman Apprentice Jeadan Andre VIRIN: 240521-N-N0831-0011 USS America (LHA 6) Awarded the ‘Battle E’ for Third Consecutive Year SASEBO, Japan – The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America received the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award, May 17. LHA 6 LATEST NEWS CPR 11 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Augusta (LCS 34) Hosts Friends and Family Cruise Day 240513-N-ZS023-1213 Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) host guests in the ship's hangar bay as part of a Friends and Family Day cruise, May 13. 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 Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand VIRIN: 240521-N-N0831-0010 USS Augusta (LCS 34) Hosts Friends and Family Day Cruise SAN DIEGO -- The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Augusta (LCS 34) hosted a Friends and Family Day Cruise off the coast of San Diego, May 13. LCSRON 1 LATEST NEWS LCS 34 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Chung-Hoon Awarded Navy Battle “E” Excellence Award during Change of Command Ceremony USS Chung-Hoon Awarded Navy Battle “E” Excellence Award during Change of Command Ceremony SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Courtesy Photo Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet VIRIN: 240514-N-N0831-0010 USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) Awarded Navy Battle “E” Excellence Award during Change of Command Ceremony SAN DIEGO – Cmdr. Peter C. Schunk relieved Cmdr. Kevin M. Schaeffer as commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during a change of command ceremony in San Diego beneath the destroyer’s bow on the deck of the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) floating dry-dock, April 26. DDG 93 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Essex In-Port Operations [240417-N-N0850-1001]Ensign Luke Reuschel, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conns during an underway replenishment-at-sea simulation evolution while participating in Navigation, Seamanship, and Ship Handling Trainers at Mariner Skills Training Center, Pacific, in San Diego, April 17, 2024. Essex is homeported in San Diego, conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard. (U.S. Navy photo by USS Essex Public Affairs) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: USS Essex Public Affairs VIRIN: 240426-N-N0831-0002 USS Essex Sailors Test New Navigation, Seamanship, and Ship-Handling Trainers SAN DIEGO (April 17, 2024)- Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), participated in the testing of Mariner Skills Training Center, Pacific’s (MSTCPAC) new Bridge Team Trainers and Integrated Navigation Team Trainers. LHD 2 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Higgins Man Overboard Drill 240220-N-ZS816-3001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 20, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) set up lines during a shipboard recovery man overboard drill, Feb. 20. Higgins is forward deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/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 Hannah Fry) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Hannah Fry VIRIN: 240428-N-N0831-0003 USS Higgins (DDG 76) 25th Anniversary YOKOSUKA, Japan – The waves toss and turn under me. Pushing and pulling. Neither of us content to stay in one place, we rush together into the unknown. Just the waves, the wind, me and my friends and family. DDG 76 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One Holds Change of Command Ceremony 240419-N-ZS023-1222 Capt. Marc Crawford, center, the outgoing commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One, is piped ashore for the final time following 27 years of faithful service, during a combined change of command and retirement ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, April 19. 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 Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Vance Hand VIRIN: 240422-N-N0831-0007 Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One Holds Change of Command Ceremony SAN DIEGO (April 19, 2024) – Capt. Douglas Meagher relieved Capt. Marc Crawford as Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron (LCSRON) One during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Base San Diego, April 19. COMLCSRON 1 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) Holds Change of Command PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Cmdr. Jonathan Greenwald relieved Cmdr. John E. Holthaus as commanding officer of USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) in a ceremony held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 18. Holthaus, a native of Glen Burnie, Maryland and the ship’s ninth commanding officer, assumed command of Michael Murphy in October 2022. CNSP LATEST NEWS DDG 112 LATEST NEWS