25 July 2022 Starlight Flights: USS Tripoli and its Embarked Aircraft Go Nocturnal PACIFIC OCEAN – As the sun dips behind the horizon, the blue sky gives way to reds and yellows until everything around is black, except for the tiny specks of light in the distance. Under the glow of the starlight, engines begin at first to hum then grow to a roar, signaling the start of flight...
25 July 2022 Sibling Rivalry SASEBO, Japan – Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) competed with her sister ship, amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in a series of sporting events during a scheduled port visit to Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, July 6...
25 July 2022 Center for Information Warfare Training Conducts Change of Command PENSACOLA, Fla. - Capt. Christopher G. Bryant relieved Capt. Marc W. Ratkus as commanding officer of the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) during a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum on Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, July 22. Rear Adm. Pete Garvin,...
25 July 2022 Capable, Adaptive Partners: Unmanned Surface Vessels Operate at RIMPAC PEARL HARBOR –Four prototype unmanned surface vessels are participating in the Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercise, known as RIMPAC, delivering warfighting capabilities and extending the reach of the manned U.S. fleet with fewer risks to the warfighter...
25 July 2022 New Coast Guard Cutters Visit Lebanon for 1st Middle East Stop MANAMA, Bahrain – Two U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters arrived in Beirut, Lebanon for a scheduled port visit July 25, marking their arrival to the Middle East after departing the United States and transiting the Mediterranean Sea...
25 July 2022 Tanker Ships Deliver Fuel to MSC Ships Via CONSOL in Support of RIMPAC 2022 PACIFIC OCEAN - Underway, in the waters off the coast of Hawaii, Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered tanker ships MT Maersk Peary and SLNC Goodwill are providing at-sea fuel deliveries to the MSC’s Combat Logistics Fleet (CLF) ships that are supporting the underway phase of the bi-annual...
22 July 2022 Naval Safety Command Gets Newest Commander NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana today where Rear Adm. Christopher M. Engdahl relieved Rear Adm. F.R. “Lucky” Luchtman as the 58th commander of the Navy’s top safety organization. Immediately following the change of...
22 July 2022 U.S. and Republic of Korea Chaplains Join Forces Aboard USS Essex During RIMPAC 2022 PACIFIC OCEAN – During the at-sea phases of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, the U.S. and its naval allies and partners embarked into the neighboring Hawaiian waters to commence the force integration training phase of the exercise, also known as the FIT phase...
22 July 2022 USS Ronald Reagan Visits Singapore REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE – The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in the Republic of Singapore for a scheduled port call July 22, marking the first time the carrier has visited the country since 2019...
22 July 2022 Amphibious Squadron SEVEN Changes Command SAN DIEGO - U.S. Navy Capt. Justin Kubu assumed command of Amphibious Squadron SEVEN (CPR 7) from Capt. Jennifer Ellinger during a ceremony held aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 21...