07 June 2019 Pearl Harbor Welcomes USS Hawaii Home from Deployment PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing its latest deployment June 6, 2019.The crew was greeted on the historic submarine piers of Pearl Harbor by a bustling crowd of well-wishers and...
20 February 2019 U.S., British Navies Conduct Maritime Security Drills SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) and Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose (F236) conducted maritime security and logistics training in the South China Sea, Feb. 18.The drills involved Royal Marine commandos, Royal Navy sailors and Guadalupe crew members...
24 July 2020 SEACAT 2020 Puts Regional Cooperation First on Agenda SINGAPORE - The 19th iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) concluded July 23 as 22 participating nations from throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America completed a three-day virtual symposium focused on improving maritime domain awareness (MDA).SEACAT is designed to...
28 May 2019 Pacific Partnership 2019 Completes Final Mission Stop in Thailand SATTAHIP, Thailand -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation participants attended the closing ceremony of the final Pacific Partnership 2019 (PP19) mission stop in Sattahip, May 25.“Pacific Partnership is a good project to provide participating countries with goodwill to help...
28 May 2019 Chief of Naval Operations Honors Service Members in Hawaii Memorial Day Ceremony HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson honored America’s fallen service members at the 70th Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, May 27.“Thank you for the honor of speaking on Memorial Day, a day dedicated to those...
19 November 2021 USS Shiloh returns to Japan following deployment in 5th, 7th Fleet YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) returned to Yokosuka, Nov. 19, following a six-month deployment across the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Shiloh, along with the embarked "Saberhawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, departed...
16 March 2020 USS America, Gabrielle Giffords, Integrate Operations SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), flagship of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, conducted operations with littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), March 13.America, the Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship and Gabrielle Giffords, the fifth...
11 August 2020 USS Germantown COVID-19 Rapid Response Team Fights Pandemic from the Deckplates EAST CHINA SEA - Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) received nasal swab tests to determine whether or not they had contracted COVID-19.Within the week, all test results came back negative.Much of the ship’s success at fighting the pandemic can be attributed to...
21 October 2020 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Leadership Visits Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Leadership from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) visited U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in port Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sep 30.During the visit, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Merz, 7th Fleet commander, held an office call with JMSDF Vice Adm. Hideki...
21 June 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Exercises with Republic of Singapore Navy SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG 5) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) conducted integrated bilateral training, June 17.CSG 5 sailed in international waters with RSN’s Formidable-class frigate RSS Intrepid (69) and the Victory-class...