24 June 2025 ‘The mission is the same’: Retired Marine F-35 pilot finds new way to serve at FRCE In his new role as a civilian F-35 maintenance test pilot, retired Marine Ross Fearon traded combat maneuvers for flight testing to ensure the nation’s warfighters receive flight-ready aircraft following modification or repair at the depot...
24 June 2025 U.S., Australia, and Japan Strengthen Ties During Southern Jackaroo 25 TOWNSVILLE, Australia — U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) arrived in Townsville to train alongside the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during Exercise...
23 June 2025 U.S. and Indonesian Navies Commence Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2025 The United States Navy and the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) and Marine Corps (KORMAR RI) commenced Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2025 with an opening ceremony June 23, 2025 at Madura Pier onboard the TNI-AL...
23 June 2025 FRCE Innovation Lab manufactures quick win for F-35 fleet At the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Innovation Lab, a team of two fulfilled a request from the F-35 Joint Program Office to use additive manufacturing – commonly referred to as 3D printing – to produce an O-ring installation tool used for all three variants of the...
23 June 2025 Tripoli Arrives in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, June 23, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Indo-Pacific...
23 June 2025 BALTOPS 25 concludes in Kiel, Germany BALTIC SEA - Sixteen NATO Allies concluded the 54th iteration of exercise Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25), in Kiel, Germany, June 20, 2025...
23 June 2025 Blue Ridge Returns to Japan After Summer Patrol YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, June 23, marking the completion of the scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region...
20 June 2025 USS Mount Whitney Hosts DV Day during BALTOPS 25 GDANSK, Poland – U.S. and NATO flag and general officers gathered for a Distinguished Visitor (DV) Day as part of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 25 aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) on June 17...
20 June 2025 Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill Submits Tank Closure Plan to Regulators JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill (NCTF-RH) submitted Supplement 4 of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) Closure Plan to the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), marking a significant...
17 June 2025 Task Force 66 Applies Lessons Learned from the Black Sea Battle Lab to Exercise BALTOPS 25 Alongside NATO Partners UTSKA, Poland – Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66, U.S. 6th Fleet’s purpose-built all-domain task force with the mission of integrating Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) into fleet operations, is participating in Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS) June 5-20, 2025...