17 June 2024 Valiant Shield 2024 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise PEARL HARBOR — Valiant Shield (VS) 2024 conducted a sinking exercise (SINKEX) with the environmentally clean decommissioned hulk of the Austin-class amphibious transport dock, ex-USS Cleveland (LPD-7) more than 40 nautical miles from land in the North Pacific Ocean...
10 June 2024 24th MEU (SOC) Deploys Aviation Detachment to Sweden for BALTOPS 24 KALLINGE - The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) deployed a detachment of U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets, MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, and personnel to Ronneby Airport in Kallinge, Sweden to conduct expeditionary advanced base flight operations in...
29 May 2024 Tiger Strike 2024: USMC and Navy to Conduct Bilateral Training Exercise with Malaysia Armed Forces KUANTAN, Malaysia – Members of the Malaysian and United States armed forces are scheduled to participate in Tiger Strike 2024, a bilateral training exercise in Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, from May 29 to June 6, 2024...
01 May 2024 Navy Reduces Water Pumping Operations at Red Hill Shaft HALAWA, Hawaii — Navy reduces granular activated carbon water pumping system rates from 4.2 to 1.8 million gallons per day...
12 April 2024 Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill Operational Update Since the assumption of authority for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on March 28, 2024, Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill (NCTF-RH) began and accomplished several initiatives: ...
12 April 2024 Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Partner in Trilateral Maritime Exercise The U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), conducted a trilateral maritime exercise, reaffirming their commitment to bolstering regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, April 11-12. ...
12 April 2024 U. S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding, April 11...
11 April 2024 Shore Safety Award Winners Share Common Traits NORFOLK, Va. — Engaged leadership, adherence to the Navy’s Safety Management System and commitment to Get Real, Get Better principles were all commonalities among the Chief of Naval Operations’ fiscal 2023 Shore Safety award recipients...
29 February 2024 Meet One of the Navy’s Model Ship Builders SAN DIEGO — That large white arch you see looping over the horizon from downtown San Diego on a clear day sits high on Point Loma, as it has for 70 years. Down the hill and just around the corner, there’s a quiet place for builders, tinkerers, lovers of craftsmanship — less...
11 February 2024 U.S. Sixth Fleet Commander Visits Naval Station Rota NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain - Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, visited Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain and hosted a Commander Task Force (CTF) Commanders Conference onboard the base, Feb. 8-9, 2024...