SNA 2024 ARLINGTON Va. (Jan. 09, 2024) Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet Vice Adm. Brendan McLane delivers remarks at the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 36th National Symposium. The Symposium brings together joint experts and decision-makers in the military, industry, and Congress to discuss how the Surface Force is a critical element of national defense and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 240109-N-N0831-0004 SWOBOSS Highlights The Fight, The Force, The Future at 2024 Surface Navy Association National Symposium ARLINGTON, Va.— Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander, Naval Surface Force, emphasized warfighting effectiveness during his keynote remarks at the 36th Annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) National Symposium in Arlington, Va., Jan. 9. CNSP TOP STORY SNA SNA 2024
Commander, Naval Surface Forces Change of Command 231221-N-UN585-1300 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Dec. 21, 2023) - Vice Adm. Blake L. Converse, Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, returns the salute of Vice Adm. Brendan R. McLane, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, right, as he relieves Rear Adm. Yvette Davids during a change of command ceremony Dec. 21. Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet’s mission is to man, train, and equip the surface force to provide fleet commanders with credible naval power to control the sea and project power ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Claire M. DuBois) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Claire DuBois VIRIN: 231221-N-N0831-0004 Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Holds Change of Command San Diego — Vice Adm. Brendan McLane relieved Rear Adm. Yvette Davids as commander of Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego with USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) in the background, Dec. 21, 2023. CNSP TOP STORY
240109-N-KL617-1098 ARLINGTON Va. (Jan. 09, 2024) Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet Vice Adm. Brendan McLane delivers remarks at the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 36th National Symposium. The Symposium brings together joint experts and decision-makers in the military, industry, and Congress to discuss how the Surface Force is a critical element of national defense and security. (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: 240109-N-KL617-1098 SWOBOSS Keynote Transcript from SNA National 2024 Thank you again to our awardees for being here and more importantly being leaders on the deck plates. Another round of applause for LCDR Alex Turner, LCDR Zane MacNaughton and LTJG Noah Spahr. SNA CNSP LATEST NEWS Keynote
USS John L. Canley to Commission in San Diego USS John L. Canley to Commission in San Diego SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: CNSP VIRIN: 231218-N-N0831-0001 USS John L. Canley to Commission in San Diego SAN DIEGO — The future USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) will join the active fleet Feb. 17, with a commissioning ceremony at Naval Base Coronado’s Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. CNSP LATEST NEWS ESB 6 LATEST NEWS USS JOHN L. CANLEY ESB 6 Commissioning Commissioning Ceremony SAN DIEGO
Navy Chaplain receives Surface Chaplain Officer warfare pin NAVAL BASE CORONADO (November 2, 2023) Lt. Ross Engel receives the Surface Chaplain Officer (SCO) warfare pin during a ceremony held at Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Surface Chaplain Officer pin is a newly introduced warfare pin for members of the surface chaplain corps. The qualification insignia was approved this year and made available in Navy Exchanges around the world last week after being approved by the Navy Uniform Board. Nearly 70 Chaplains fleet-wide have earned the qualification to-date. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mikal Chapman) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Mikal Chapman VIRIN: 231102-N-SL036-1017 New Chaplain Pin Making Waves Across The Surface Force SAN DIEGO — Chaplains have been working side by side with Sailors since 1775, keeping to their core principle "to promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy." CNSP LATEST NEWS Chaplain SAN DIEGO
SWOBOSS Visits San Diego Waterfront, Celebrates 30 Years of Women Serving on Combatant Ships NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Nov. 30, 2023) Capt. Andria Slough (left), Rear Adm. Yvette Davids (center) and Master Chief Jorrel Reich cut a decorated cake during a ceremony honoring 30 years of women serving on combatant ships onboard amphibious landing dock ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). On Nov. 30, 1993, Congress repealed Title 10 U.S.C. Section 6015, which had previously barred women from combatant ships, preventing mixed-sex crews and situations where women would be at risk of hostile fire, capture, or direct combat. This decision was made following the First Gulf War, in which females were subjected to the front lines. On March 7, 1994, the Navy issued the first orders for women to be assigned aboard a combatant ship. (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: 231130-N-KL617-1185 Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Honors Women Serving at Sea SAN DIEGO — Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, commander, Naval Surface Forces, hosted an all-hands call onboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of women serving aboard surface combatants at Naval Base San Diego, Nov. 30. CNSP LATEST NEWS LSD 45 LATEST NEWS SWOBOSS SAN DIEGO USS Comstock
Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Conduct Trilateral Maritime Exercise 231126-N-IW069-1072 AT SEA (Nov. 26, 2023) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer Sejong the Great (DDG-991) sail together during a trilateral maritime exercise. The exercise provided the JMSDF, ROKN and U.S. Navy an opportunity to sail together, conduct enhanced planning and advanced maritime communication operations to bolster their warfighting readiness and deterrence capabilities. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is 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 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaiah Williams VIRIN: 231126-N-IW069-1072 Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Conduct Trilateral Maritime Exercise AT SEA — The U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 conducted a trilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Nov. 26. CNSP LATEST NEWS DDG 100 LATEST NEWS DDG 104 LATEST NEWS Japan Republic of Korea Trilateral Maritime Exercise 7th Fleet Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Carrier Strike Group 1 CSG 1 DESTROYER SQUADRON 15 DESRON 15 CDS 15 LATEST NEWS
USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Blue Crew Conducts Change of Command Ceremony The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Blue crew conducts a change of command ceremony on the ship's flight deck, Nov. 22. 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: 231122-N-ZS023-1069 USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Conducts Change of Command SAN DIEGO — Cmdr. Adam Ochs relieved Cmdr. Brian Sparks as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, Nov. 22. CNSP LATEST NEWS LCS 32 LATEST NEWS LCSRON 1 LATEST NEWS Change of Command SAN DIEGO uss santa barbara LCS 32 Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE
Warfare Tactics Instructors Lead Dynamic Training Lt. j.g. Giovanni Guerrero, a native of El Paso, Texas, assigned to USS Somerset and Lt. John McFarland, a native of Everett, Pennsylvania, assigned to Surface Warfare Schools Command, supervise amphibious operations aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 7, 2023. The Boxer Amphibious Readiness Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Diaz VIRIN: 231107-N-JS660-1246 Warfare Tactics Instructors Lead Dynamic Training for Boxer Amphibious Ready Group PACIFIC OCEAN — Throughout the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, individuals, watch teams and unit commanders trained on advanced tactical skills through multi-warfare events—validating warfighting capability and tactical proficiency while underway in the Pacific Ocean. CNSP LATEST NEWS LHD 4 LATEST NEWS LSD 49 LATEST NEWS LPD 25 LATEST NEWS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group USS BOXER LHD 4 USS Harpers Ferry LSD 49 USS Somerset LPD 25 Warfare Tactics Instructor Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center NSMWDC Pacific Ocean
USS Shoup Conducts Saipan Port Visit GARAPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Nov. 13, 2023) Chief Culinary Specialist Angel Marte, right, from Chicago, spends time with students at Garapan Elementary School in Saipan during a port visit by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), Nov. 13. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Operations Specialist 2nd Class Marisol Bennett) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Operations Specialist 2nd Class Marisol Bennett VIRIN: 231113-N-HP061-1005 USS Shoup Conducts Saipan Port Visit PHILIPPINE SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) completed a five-day, scheduled port visit in Saipan, Nov. 14. CNSP LATEST NEWS DDG 86 LATEST NEWS port visit USS Shoup DDG 86 TASK FORCE 71 DESTROYER SQUADRON 15 DESRON 15 Philippine Sea Saipan
231109-N-CX511-6346 GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 9, 2023) A FlexRotor unmanned aerial vehicle hovers over the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) during UAV operations in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 9. USS Stethem is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Ensign Rory Cox VIRIN: 231109-N-CX511-6346 USS Stethem, Task Force 59 put more eyes in the sky, expanding maritime domain awareness MANAMA, Bahrain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) recently demonstrated expansive maritime domain awareness, utilizing Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicles during operations in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 8-9. CNSP LATEST NEWS DDG 63 LATEST NEWS uss stethem DDG 63 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Task Force 59 5th Fleet Bahrain Gulf of Oman UAV
Sailors aboard the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) conduct a Sea and Anchor detail in Donghae, South Korea 231109-N-CV021-1083 DONGHAE, SOUTH KOREA (Nov. 9, 2023) Sailors aboard the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) receive a welcome party during a port visit in Donghae, South Korea, Nov. 9. Rafael Peralta 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 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) SHARE IMAGE: Download Image Image Details Photo By: Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban VIRIN: 231109-N-CV021-1083 USS Rafael Peralta conducts port visit in Donghae, Republic of Korea DONGHAE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) departed Donghae, Republic of Korea following a scheduled port visit, Nov. 13. CNSP LATEST NEWS DDG 115 LATEST NEWS USS Rafael Peralta DDG 115 port visit Republic of Korea South Korea TASK FORCE 71 DESTROYER SQUADRON 15 DESRON 15