18 February 2025 US, Japan Conduct Combined Operations SULU SEA – The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119) conducted combined operations in the Sulu Sea, Feb. 9-10...
16 February 2025 USS Harry S. Truman Conducts Emergent Repair Availability SOUDA BAY, Greece -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece, on Feb. 16 to conduct an Emergent Repair Availability (ERAV) on the ship’s starboard quarter following a recent collision...
11 February 2025 US, Australia, and UK forces conduct joint combined operations SOUTH CHINA SEA - The U.S. Navy (USN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and Royal Navy (RN) joined together to conduct a link exercise, a coordinated maneuvering exercise, and a variety of other combined operations in the South China Sea, Feb. 6-7...
10 February 2025 USS O’Kane returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), returned to their homeport, Naval Base San Diego, after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of...
07 February 2025 Truman Strike Group Units Arrive in Greece for Port Visit NSA SOUDA BAY, Crete -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and its embarked air wing and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay for a working port visit Feb. 6 following two...
06 February 2025 Australia, Japan, Philippines, and United States Conducted Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY -- The combined defense and armed forces of Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a multilateral...
06 February 2025 France, Japan, U.S. Partner in Multi-Large Deck Event in Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA – U.S. forces will participate in Exercise Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event (MLDE) hosted by the French Navy in the Philippine Sea beginning Feb. 8. The exercise will involve ships from the U.S. Navy’s Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG), the French Carrier...
31 January 2025 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Departs Thailand GULF OF THAILAND – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 31, after conducting a scheduled five-day port visit...
27 January 2025 U.S. and Allied Forces Conduct La Perouse 2025 The U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) participated in the French Navy-led multilateral training exercise La Perouse 2025 alongside other allied and partner nations, in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean, Jan. 16-23...
21 January 2025 Philippines, U.S. Partner in Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea The U.S. and Philippine navies Navy conducted a bilateral maritime cooperative activity in the South China Sea...