01 August 2024 USS Florida Returns to Kings Bay Following 727-Day Deployment KINGS BAY, Ga. — Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) returned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a 727- day deployment to 5th, 6th, and 7th fleet areas of operations, July 31.Assigned to Commander, Submarine Group Ten, USS Florida departed in...
29 July 2024 Commander, Task Force 68 trains with Allies in Romania, Bulgaria NAPLE, Italy — U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Eight, Platoon 801 participated in two exercises alongside multiple Allies in Romania and Bulgaria, June 10-14 and June 17-21, 2024, respectively...
25 July 2024 Eye on The Pacific: Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific Celebrates 60 Years of Supporting the Nation’s Nuclear Deterrence Mission SILVERDALE, Wash. - Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC) celebrated 60 years of service to its country and people by hosting a gala at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Plaza July 20, 2024...
24 July 2024 Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload missile canisters into their MK 41 Vertical...
24 July 2024 U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Ships Qualification Training SASEBO, Japan - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial charter oiler MT Badlands Trader conducted ships qualification training (SQT) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) oiler JS Hamana (AO-424), in which the ships performed a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at...
24 July 2024 U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Ships Qualification Training SASEBO, Japan - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial charter oiler MT Badlands Trader conducted ships qualification training (SQT) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) oiler JS Hamana (AO-424), in which the ships performed a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at...
23 July 2024 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Changi, Singapore CHANGI, Singapore — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Changi, Singapore for a routine port visit, July 23...
19 July 2024 Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Welcomes ASC Personnel PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Twenty-eight ASC Pty Ltd [formerly known as the Australian Submarine Corporation] personnel began training at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of the Australia, United Kingdom and United...
18 July 2024 Successful Conclusion of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief training at RIMPAC 2024 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) portion of the multinational joint exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 has come to a successful close, July 15. HADR is a military cooperation that aims to save lives, reduce suffering,...
18 July 2024 USS Bulkeley Aids in Rescue of Vessel in Distress NAPLES, Italy — Sailors from USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 79) provided life-saving assistance to an adrift vessel on July 16, during routine operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea...