Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Shimoda Harbor, May 19 after the completion of a port visit for the 74th annual Black Ship Festival.
The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) was awarded the 2012 Battle Effectiveness ("E") Award for Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, May 21.
USS Shiloh (CG 67) arrived at the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) South Sea Fleet headquarters in Zhanjiang, China, for a port visit, May 30.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) was awarded the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award as the Pacific Fleet representative, May 29.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) held a ceremony to honor to fallen service-members from the Battle of Midway, June 4.
A new commanding officer took command of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during a ceremony at Fleet Activities Yokosuka's Fleet Theater, June 12.
Sailors and midshipmen from the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) visited approximately 35 students at the Center for Special Education at the Columbine College during a port visit to Subic Bay, June 13.
Arleigh burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) honored the ship's namesake, Robert Dean Stethem's death in Beirut, Lebannon, 28 years ago, with an observance while underway in the Western Pacific Ocean, June 15.
U.S. Navy joined forces with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to participate in a tri-lateral exercise Pacific Bond 2013, June 22-26.
Australia, Japan and U.S. Naval forces flexed the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) aspects of exercise Pacific Bond 2013 near the Marianas Island chain, June 23.
The Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) swapped 10 crewmembers with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) guided-missile frigate HMAS Sydney's (FFG 03), in support of Pacific Bond 2013, June 23 to enhance inter-ship operability and foster camaraderie.