12 September 2017 Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific Theater Engagement Engineering Team Completes Facility in Vietnam JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Theater Engagement Engineering celebrated the completion of a seven-story Vietnamese Peacekeeping Training Facility with a dedication ceremony held Aug. 28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.The ceremony was hosted by the...
01 June 2020 Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific Extends Strategic Partnership for Work in Australia JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded today a $10 million firm-fixed price contract to Icon SI (Aust) Pty Ltd of South Perth, WA Australia for the construction of Earth Covered Magazines (ECM) at Royal Australian Air Force Base,...
18 September 2018 Adametz Becomes New Commander at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (NNS) -- Rear Adm. John J. Adametz relieved Rear Adm. John W. Korka as commander of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific during a change of command ceremony held Sept. 13 at NAVFAC Pacific headquarters.NAVFAC Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers Rear...
24 March 2025 USS Warrior Visits Kobe YOKOSUKA, Japan — USS Warrior (MCM 10), forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, arrived at Kobe, Japan, March 24, 2025, for a scheduled port visit...
26 April 2019 USS America, USS New Orleans to Forward Deploy to Japan, Stethem and Wasp Return to U.S. YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. Navy announced today that the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and landing platform dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) will become part of the U.S. 7th Fleet forward-deployed naval forces (FDNF) in Sasebo, Japan.The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) will...
21 June 2016 PACFLT Commander Visits Korea, ‘Confident US, ROK Bond Tighter than Ever’ BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- The commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet visited South Korea June 15-18, to meet with senior U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) leaders, and express his support for Sailors and the U.S. Navy mission in Korea.During his visit Swift met with U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the...
09 November 2015 U.S., ROK Navies to Conduct Mine Countermeasures Exercise CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies will participate in Exercise Clear Horizon, Nov. 9-13, in waters south of the Korean Peninsula.Clear Horizon is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and ROK navies designed to enhance cooperation and improve...
27 June 2024 Naval Health Research Center to Participate in Experimentation Sector of RIMPAC 2024: Seeking Innovative at-Sea Solutions for Monitoring Sleep and Fatigue Among Sailors Scientists from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) operational readiness department studying sleep and fatigue performance among Sailors and Marines...
22 February 2023 Wreck Site Identified as World War Two Submarine USS Albacore (SS 218) HOKKAIDO, Japan -- Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, as USS Albacore (SS 218) Feb. 16.NHHC’s Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) used information and imagery provided by Dr. Tamaki Ura, from the University of Tokyo, to...
25 March 2016 What’s Next for USS Conestoga? (March 23, 2016) (left to right) Dr. James P. Delgado, director of Maritime History for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Dr. Robert V. Schwemmer, regional coordinator of Maritime History for the NOAA Office of National Marine...