11 September 2025 Chaplain Candidate Program Officers Embark Makin Island NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Five Navy Chaplain Candidate Program Officers (CCPOs) embarked the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 8-24, 2025...
07 September 2025 Midshipmen Get Taste of Fleet Life Aboard USS Boxer SAN DIEGO – Every summer, the United States Naval Academy and Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Universities send their students, known as midshipmen, to submarines, aircraft carriers, and surface ships for professional training. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) hosted 44...
29 August 2025 Change of Command at Afloat Training Group Western Pacific Signals Continued Commitment to Maritime Readiness YOKOSUKA – Capt. Matthew Hays took command of Afloat Training Group Western Pacific (ATGWP) from Capt. Jonathan Hopkins during a ceremony held August 29, onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. The change signifies the ongoing commitment to maintaining a highly trained and combat-ready naval...
20 August 2025 Navy Announces Commissioning Date and Location for the Future USS Pierre SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2025) -- The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, in Panama City, Florida, Nov. 15...
19 August 2025 CRTS Teams Conduct Amphibious Familiarization Training Aboard USS Boxer SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2025) – Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego (NMRTC SD) Sailors assigned to Casualty Receiving and Treatment Ship (CRTS) Teams 2, 8, and 9 participated in an amphibious familiarization training evolution aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer...
02 August 2025 Destroyer Squadron 1 Holds Change of Command Ceremony PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Capt. Thomas P. Abbott relieved Capt. Craig M. Trent as Commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, during a ceremony at the Pearl Harbor Memorial, Aug. 1...
01 August 2025 Midshipmen Earn Elite ‘Blue Chip’ Assignments After Immersive USVRON One Unmanned Systems Training Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) One welcomed twenty-five midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy and various Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Units for their summer training cruises, focusing on familiarization and exposure to the development and operation of unmanned surface...
25 July 2025 USS John L. Canley and Royal New Zealand Navy Conduct Talisman Sabre AUV Operations GLADSTONE, Australia — Sailors from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy and the U.S. Navy embarked the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) to conduct integrated mine countermeasures operations during exercise Talisman Sabre, July 13-19, 2025...
10 July 2025 Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron One Holds Change of Command Ceremony PORT HUENEME, Calif. (June 27, 2025) — Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron One (USVRON-1) held a change of command ceremony June 27 at Naval Base Ventura County, marking a significant transition in leadership...
03 July 2025 USS Michael Murphy Awarded 2024 Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, July 3, 2025 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) was awarded the 2024 Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 2, 2025...
03 July 2025 USVRON 3 Holds Change of Command SAN DIEGO (July 3, 2025) – Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron Three (USVRON 3) held a change of command at the Roncador Memorial on Naval Base Point Loma on Thursday, July 3, 2025 with Rear Admiral Justin Kubu, commander, Unmanned Task Force, as the guest speaker and Capt. Garrett Miller, Commodore,...
02 July 2025 Amphibious Assault Ship USS Essex (LHD 2) holds Change of Command Ceremony SAN DIEGO (Jul 2, 2025) The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) held a change of command ceremony on the flight deck of Essex at Naval Base San Diego, Jul. 2...
28 June 2025 USS Gabrielle Giffords arrives in Seattle SEATTLE – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) departed Naval Base San Diego June 23 and arrived at its new homeport of Seattle June 28, following an 18-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations...
23 June 2025 Tripoli Arrives in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, June 23, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Indo-Pacific...
18 June 2025 USS Germantown Changes Command The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, June 18, 2025. Cmdr. Benjamin Pearlswig relieved Cmdr. Kenneth Zilka as Commanding Officer...
17 June 2025 Blue Ridge Departs Guam Following Port Visit APRA HARBOR, Guam – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Guam following a scheduled port visit, June 14-17. This port visit marked the first time Blue Ridge has visited Guam since 2020...
14 June 2025 Blue Ridge Arrives in Guam APRA HARBOR, Guam – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Guam for a routine port visit, June 14. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the island since 2020...
12 June 2025 USS Comstock Change of Command The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, Jun. 12...
09 June 2025 SMWDC 10 Year Anniversary Short documentary celebrating 10 years since the founding of Naval Surface Mine and Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC)...
09 June 2025 M/T Empire State, USS Tripoli Conduct first CONSOL At-Sea Off the coast of Southern Calif., Military Sealift Command’s chartered Motor Tanker Ship Empire State and U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7 ) conducted the first Consolidated Replenishment at Sea (CONSOL) between Tripoli and a tanker ship...
09 June 2025 Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) celebrated its 10 year anniversary at Naval Base San Diego, June 9th...
09 June 2025 America ARG and 31st MEU Marines Conduct Integrated Operations in Solomon Sea SOLOMON SEA (June 9, 2025) Elements of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting integrated operations in the Solomon Sea, June 9...
06 June 2025 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, USS Harpers Ferry Enhance Amphibious Combat Readiness Near Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) completed Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 at Camp Pendleton, California, and in its coastal waters May 28 to June 6, 2025...
06 June 2025 USS Comstock returns to homeport following operations in U.S. 7th Fleet SAN DIEGO – Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) returned to Naval Base San Diego following a three-month mission to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, June 5, 2025...
03 June 2025 Assault Craft Unit Five Holds Change of Command Capt. Scott A. Carroll was relieved by Capt. Janice A. Pollard as Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU 5) Commanding Officer during a change of command ceremony at the ACU 5 compound on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif...