18 August 2015 Essex Amphibious Ready Group and 15th MEU Support Operation Inherent Resolve with Harrier Strikes AV-8B Harriers, which launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), the Essex Amphibious Ready Group's flag ship, conducted strike missions in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) Aug 17...
18 August 2015 Joint Mission Almost Complete on Saipan Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and federal officials announced that the Department of Defense disaster relief mission on Saipan is coming to a close...
17 August 2015 Corry Station CPO 365 Sailors Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Corry Station's Chiefs Mess and chief petty officer (CPO) selectees joined forces with Pensacola Habitat for Humanity for a landscaping project on three homes in south Santa Rosa County, Fla. Aug. 15...
17 August 2015 Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Visits USS Blue Ridge Swedish and Swiss major generals of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) visited the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), Aug. 17, as part of an observation tour...
17 August 2015 USNA Welcomes Family, Friends of the Class of 2019 Thousands of family members and friends arrived at the U. S. Navy Academy (USNA) to witness the culmination of the Class of 2019's Plebe Summer training during Plebe Parents' Weekend, Aug. 13-16...
17 August 2015 America Navigates through PSA Navigating Navy ships in and out of port can be tricky business. Junior officers (JO) assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) are learning to overcome the difficulties of navigating the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship...
17 August 2015 RFID Reduces Inventory Time Aboard Ship Sailors aboard USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully demonstrated a passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system's utility during Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP) container testing conducted off the coast of Florida, in early July...
17 August 2015 USS Santa Fe Visits Japan during Western Pacific Deployment FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) arrived at Yokosuka, Japan Aug. 17 for a visit as a part of its deployment to the Western Pacific...
17 August 2015 Sailors and Marines Help a School Back on its Feet Sailors from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) worked together during a community service project to clear debris from the grounds of William S. Reyes Elementary School Aug. 14, after Typhoon Soudelor...
17 August 2015 Happy Birthday BHR! Forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) celebrated its 17th birthday Aug 15. Bonhomme Richard is the third commissioned ship to bear the storied name USS Bonhomme Richard...