24 January 2019 US Pacific Fleet Commander Visits Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, conducted an all-hands call for service members at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Jan. 23.Aquilino, along with Fleet Master Chief James Honea, fleet master chief of U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke to more than 700 Sailors at...
21 January 2020 Yokosuka Holds Military Working Dog Joint Training YOKOSUKA, Japan -- For the first time ever, the Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Navy Security Forces Military Working Dog (MWD) division held a day of joint training with fellow MWD handlers from the U.S. Air Force and Army, Jan. 8.CFAY’s MWD Kennel Master, Master-at-Arms Petty Officer...
25 June 2021 Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021 Participants Adhere to COVID-19 Mitigations in Guam ASAN, Guam -- Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021, an annual bilateral maritime exercise, is hosting military participants from the U.S. Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy in Guam from June 22–July 7.This annual exercise, which will be conducted in phases both on-shore and at-sea, is the third...
16 December 2022 Littoral Combat Ship Integrates with Marine and Unmanned Steel Knight 23 Assets SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) returned to Naval Base San Diego Dec. 12 after leading a manned-unmanned team and integrating with Marine Corps aviation assets during exercise Steel Knight 23.Jackson’s participation in the 1st Marine Division-led...
18 July 2023 USS Canberra Arrives in Sydney Ahead of Commissioning Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) arrived in Sydney, Australia, July 18, ahead of the ship's ceremonial commissioning...
15 June 2023 USS Charleston (LCS 18) Returns From 26-Month Deployment SAN DIEGO, California -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) returned to her homeport of Naval Base San Diego, June 14, 2023, following a 26-month rotational deployment.On April 7, 2021, Charleston departed San Diego for her maiden deployment with an embarked detachment...
29 May 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 Mission Concludes SEMBAWANG PORT, Singapore - Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) participants, embarked aboard USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4), arrived in Singapore May 28, marking the conclusion of the 14th iteration.This was the first year to feature two expeditionary fast transport ships. Fall River and USNS Brunswick...
13 May 2019 ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Exercise Strengthens Maritime Security Singapore -- The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise 2019, finished in Singapore May 13, following multilateral training in the South China Sea.The Maritime Security Field Training Exercise, which included 18 participating countries, focused on enhanced...
26 April 2019 PP19 Partner Nations Participate in Ground-Breaking Ceremony DILI, Timor-Leste – Timorese leaders and Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) participants attended a ground-breaking ceremony at the Timor-Leste National Institute of Health (Instituto Nacional de Saude-INS) in Dili, April 24.The event marked new construction of a two-room lab and four-stall restroom...
23 May 2019 Thai Military Participants Attend PP19 Medical Workshop SATTAHIP, Thailand -- Thai military and civilian personnel joined Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief knowledge exchange during PP19’s final stop in Sattahip, May 20.During the seminar, medical professionals from partner nations focused on different...