04 March 2025 Military Sealift Command Completes Operation Deep Freeze 2025 Cargo Operations in Antarctic Military Sealift Command has completed its resupply mission in Antarctica with the departure of the MSC chartered ship MV Ocean Gladiator. The mission was in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025, the Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica mission to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S...
28 February 2025 Commander, Naval Air Forces Concludes Visit to Japan and Guam, Reinforcing Warfighting Readiness and Sailor Quality of Service FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES, Japan - Commander, Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever and Force Master Chief Dustin Kuers conducted a multi-stop visit to aviation commands across Japan and Guam from Feb. 17 – 26, reinforcing their commitment to high-end training in support of warfighting...
28 February 2025 USS San Diego Makes Port Visit to Ishigaki ISHIGAKI, Japan – USS San Diego (LPD 22), an Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) ship forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, arrived in Ishigaki, Japan, for a historic port visit, Feb. 26...
27 February 2025 Military Sealift Command Continues Support to Operation Deep Freeze 2025 The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Gladiator is conducting a cargo offload of supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2025...
26 February 2025 Joint Maritime Information Center Meets with Cruise Ship Industry Officials to Discuss Red Sea Security MANAMA, Bahrain – The director of the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) met with representatives of the cruise ship industry in both Bahrain and Dubai in February to discuss JMIC operations and purpose and to reassure industry officials of JMIC partner nations’ commitment to...
26 February 2025 JMIC’s Role Expands to Entire CMF Operating Area MANAMA, Bahrain – The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), an information sharing and coordination construct established under Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) to counter Houthi threats in the Red Sea region, recently expanded its responsibilities to include the entire CMF operating area...
25 February 2025 USS Minnesota (SSN 783) Advances AUKUS with Port Visit to HMAS Stirling USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived in Western Australia on February 25, 2025, kicking off the first of two planned U.S. fast-attack submarine visits to HMAS Stirling in 2025. Port visits support the first pillar of the Australia, United Kingdom, United States trilateral security agreement, known as...
25 February 2025 USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Completes Maiden Deployment to Fourth Fleet NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. -- USS St. Louis (LCS 19), a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), returned to Naval Station Mayport this week, concluding its maiden deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)...
25 February 2025 FRCE team saves millions for Marine Corps MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. -- The Fleet Readiness Center East Beyond Capable Maintenance Interdiction (BCMI) team at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is a small program that adds up to huge savings: In 2024 alone, the team supported a cost avoidance totaling more than $59...
24 February 2025 USS Stockdale returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) returned to homeport at Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Feb. 21...