30 September 2025 USS Benfold (DDG 65) departs U.S. 7th Fleet after 10 years of forward-deployed service The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet...
30 September 2025 Blue Ridge visits Busan, South Korea BUSAN, South Korea — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Busan, South Korea for a port visit, Sept. 25, 2025, after completing the trilateral exercise Freedom Edge followed by a visit to Pyeongtaek and Republic of Korea 2nd Fleet. This arrival in Busan marks the first...
29 September 2025 CARAT Timor-Leste 2025 Concludes DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili...
25 September 2025 Ships Announced to Participate in Navy and Marine Corps 250th Birthday Celebration The cities of Philadelphia and Camden will host the Navy Marine Corps 250 celebration October 9-16, 2025, with four U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard cutters, and four U.S. Navy Academy Yard Patrol boats (YPs) and sailboats. These vessels will participate in the Parade of Ships on Thursday, Oct 9...
25 September 2025 U.S. Navy Decommissions Avenger-class Mine Countermeasures Ships in Bahrain After nearly 40 years of active service, three recently decommissioned U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships and their crews were recognized in conjunction with a final decommissioning ceremony for USS Devastator (MCM 6) on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Sept. 25...
22 September 2025 U.S. Navy, Timor-Leste Defense Forces Commence 14th CARAT DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy (USN) and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil- Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), marked the start of the 14th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Timor-Leste 2025, with an opening ceremony in Dili, Sept. 22...
22 September 2025 USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) arrives in Koror, Palau, Sept. 22, during Pacific Partnership 2025 KOROR, Palau– The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6) arrived in Koror, Palau Sept. 22, 2025...
18 September 2025 Blue Ridge visits Pyeongtaek, South Korea U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Pyeongtaek, South Korea for a port visit, Sept. 18, 2025, after completing the trilateral exercise Freedom Edge...
17 September 2025 Connecticut River Valley to Host Inaugural Navy Week, September 22-28 Navy Week will set its “anchor” along the Connecticut River for the first time since the inception of the program in 2005, with a variety of outreach events scheduled Sept. 22-28 across the Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts region...
16 September 2025 USS America Enhances Joint Readiness with Army and Marine Corps Rotary-Wing Operations Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) concluded joint aviation training with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, boosting interoperability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. On Sept. 7 and 11, 2025, off the coast of Pearl Harbor, America served as a floating airfield for rotary-wing...