17 October 2016 Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Takes Command of Joint Task Force Matthew Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle transferred command of Joint Task Force-Matthew (JTF-Matthew) to Rear Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, Oct. 16...
17 October 2016 USNHO Celebrates Navy's 241st Birthday Sailors assembled in the galley of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan to celebrate the Navy's 241st birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony Oct. 13...
17 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group Conducts Drills in South China Sea The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) conducted a second iteration of drills with two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) in international waters, Oct. 13-15...
17 October 2016 NAVCENT Sailors Celebrate 241st Navy Birthday Sailors assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) celebrated the 241st Navy birthday during a cake-cutting ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain Oct. 13...
17 October 2016 Team Rota Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week U.S. and Spanish sailors, assigned to various command located throughout Naval Station Rota, gathered at the Fire and Emergency Services headquarters to kick-off the 7th annual Fire Prevention Week Fire Muster, Oct. 6...
17 October 2016 USS Coronado Arrives in Singapore, Continues Historic Deployment Littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) arrived in Singapore Oct. 16 to begin a rotational deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region...
17 October 2016 Forward-Deployed Destroyers Demonstrate Skill as Premier Ships in C7F In the midst of a demanding U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 is maintaining a high level of excellence by participating in joint exercises and projecting power across multiple warfare areas, while operating with Korean and other U.S. forces...
17 October 2016 US MCM Units Join ROK Navy, Regional Partners for Clear Horizon U.S. mine countermeasures units commenced training with Republic of Korea (ROK) navy and regional partner counterparts for the first multilateral iteration of the mine countermeasure (MCM) exercise Clear Horizon 2016, Oct. 16...
15 October 2016 Navy's Most Advanced Warship, USS Zumwalt Commissions in Baltimore The Navy's newest and most technologically advanced warship, USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was commissioned into active service Saturday, Oct. 15, at North Locust Point in Baltimore...
15 October 2016 USS San Francisco Returns to San Diego The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) and her crew returned to Naval Base Point Loma after completing a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) region, where they were greeted on the pier by friends and family, Oct. 14...