11 August 2023 Seventh Fleet, Blue Ridge Conduct Port Call in Brunei BRUNEI (NNS) - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) made a port visit to Muara, Brunei August 3-5...
10 August 2023 PMRF Establishes Collection Points to Help Those Impacted by Maui Wildfires Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii – In response to the deadly wildfires in Maui, the Pacific Missile Range Facility has established collection points on base for donations to help those impacted by the devastation...
10 August 2023 Successful USS Normandy MDVR Keeps Ship Mission-Ready RIJEKA, Croatia - Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center (FDRMC) completed a successful mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) aboard USS Normandy (CG 60) Aug. 3, 2023. MDVRs are planned in-port maintenance periods that allow deployed U.S. ships to complete corrective and preventative maintenance...
09 August 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Assets Provide Firefighting Support to Maui and Hawaii Islands Camp Smith, HAWAII - Active-duty military components under U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing support to firefighting efforts on Maui and Hawaii islands...
09 August 2023 Global Exercise Tests 25,000 Sailors and Marines in a Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training Environment Norfolk, Va. - The Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023 is underway. LSE 2023 is a massive exercise conducted by U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF), U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), and U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR/ NAVAF), integrated with respective Marine, numbered fleet forces and staffs,...
09 August 2023 Vietnam Marks First Stop for Pacific Partnership 2023 PHU YEN, Vietnam - Pacific Partnership has returned to Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam, August 9, to commence the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. ...
08 August 2023 End of an Era: The Navy’s Last Special Warfare-Dedicated Helicopter Squadron Holds Deactivation Ceremony NAVAL BASE CORONADO, Calif. - The Navy’s last special warfare-dedicated helicopter squadron, the Navy Reserve’s “Firehawks'' of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, held a deactivation ceremony in the squadron’s hangar, June 30...
08 August 2023 Keel Authenticated for Future USNS Lucy Stone SAN DIEGO – The keel for the future USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), the Navy’s 5th John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, was laid at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego, August 8...
08 August 2023 Great Navy Campout Celebrates June and July Events with Outdoor Fun and Connection with Nature WASHINGTON -- The Great Navy Campout is back with its 8th annual celebration of outdoor recreation and camping. Hosted by the Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) HQ Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Community Recreation and Liberty-Single Sailor programs, this year’s Great...
08 August 2023 USS Porter, USNS William McLean Perform Vertical Launch System Re-Arm Demonstration NORFOLK, Va —The crews of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) dry cargo ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) performed a MK 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) re-arm, pier-side, at Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 3...