Blue Ridge and C7F Host Local Media 240717-N-WM182-1035 PORT KLANG, Malaysia (July 17, 2024) Vice Adm. Fred Kacher (center), commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, is greeted by senior members of the Royal Malaysian Navy following the arrival of the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Port Klang, Malaysia, July 17, 2024. 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 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn VIRIN: 240717-N-N0831-0011 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Port Klang, Malaysia U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit, July 17, 2024. SURFPAC LATEST NEWS LCC 19 LATEST NEWS
VBSS Drill with Partner Nations during RIMPAC 2024 [240715-N-GZ228-1240]U.S Navy Quartermaster 1st Class Alexis Wighaman, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), left, and Mexican navy Ensign Adrian Riveroll, assigned to the Mexican Reformador-class frigate ARM Belito Juárez (POLA-101), await further instructions during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill aboard the Singaporean Formidable-class stealth frigate RSS Stalwart (72) as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 15. 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 Jesse Monford) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse Monford VIRIN: 240718-N-N0831-0003 USS Gridley, Partner Nations Hold VBSS Drill During RIMPAC 2024 The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) participated in a multinational visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill while underway July 15 during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a large-scale international maritime exercise. DDG 101 Latest News SURFPAC LATEST NEWS
RADM Cavanaugh Visits Japan Destroyers RADM Cavanaugh Visits Japan Destroyers SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Reynolds VIRIN: 240715-N-N0831-0004 RADM Cavanaugh visits DESRON 15 Assets YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7, visited the crews of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Dewey (DDG 105), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), July 9, to congratulate them on their successful operations supporting the undersea domain. CDS 15 LATEST NEWS DDG 85 LATEST NEWS DDG 105 LATEST NEWS DDG 114 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Fitzgerald Remembrance Ceremony 2024 240616-N-YV347-2098 Pacific Ocean (June 16, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) salute during a remembrance ceremony of the 7 year anniversary of a collision at sea that took place on June 17, 2017. Fitzgerald is underway in the 3rd Fleet area of operations as part of the basic phase to complete certifications and training events in preparation for future sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Jennings VIRIN: 240708-N-N0831-0015 USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Honors the Loss of Fallen Sailors Following 2017 Collision Chief Fire Controlman Gary Rehm, Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Noe Hernandez, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier A. Martin, Fire Controlman 1st Class Carlos V. Sibayan, Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo A. Douglass, Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Ngoc “Tan” Truong and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota K. Rigsby all lost their lives in the subsequent flooding that took place in their berthing. DDG 62 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
Naval Beach Group Amphibious Forces Commemorate D-Day’s 80th Anniversary. 240606-N-NT811-1004 NAVAL BASE CORONADO (Jun. 6, 2024) - A flowered wreath honors those lost during the D-Day in Normandy landings of June 6, 1944. The wreath was placed in the surf zone during a commemoration ceremony observing the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, on the shore of 240606-N-NT811-1004 Naval Base Coronado Jun. 6, 2024. Naval Beach Group One hosted the ceremony, which was attended by Sailors from Beachmaster Unit 1, Assault Craft Units 1 and 5, and Amphibious Seabee Battalion 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram) 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. ACU 1 LATEST NEWS ACU 5 LATEST NEWS ACB 1 LATEST NEWS BMU 1 LATEST NEWS CNBG 1 LATEST NEWS NBG 1 LATEST NEWS SURFPAC LATEST NEWS
USS Augusta (LCS 34) and USS Montgomery (LCS 8) will pull into Astoria, Oregon ASTORIA, Oregon – Sailors assigned to USS Augusta (LCS 34) and USS Montgomery (LCS 8) will pull into Astoria, Oregon on June 2, 2024. LCS 34 LATEST NEWS LCS 8 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
U.S. Navy Sailor: Feeding Sailors to Support Gaza Humanitarian Aid Mission 240527-N-KL617-1092 U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Sosa, from Kissimmee, Fl., assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, with her freshly-baked dessert off the coast of Israel, May 27, 2024. She is currently serving aboard the 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK-3010) supporting the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) Gaza humanitarian aid operation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Kelby Sanders VIRIN: 240607-N-N0831-0011 U.S. Navy Sailor: Feeding Sailors to Support Gaza Humanitarian Aid Mission Since age 13, Petty Officer 3rd Class Krystina Sosa, had the dream of joining the U.S. Navy to make her family proud and be able to further provide for them. A Kissimmee, Fl. ACB 1 LATEST NEWS CNSP LATEST NEWS
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Holds Change of Command Ceremony 240722-N-N0831-0001 USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Holds Change of Command Ceremony SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 240722-N-N0831-0001 USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Holds Change of Command Ceremony Cmdr. Yilei Liu relieved Cmdr. Joseph M. Foster as the commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a change of command ceremony on May 31. DDG 54 LATEST NEWS SURFPAC 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
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 LATEST NEWS