SAN DIEGO - Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) returned to Naval Base San Diego Dec. 12 after leading a manned-unmanned team and integrating with Marine Corps aviation assets during exercise Steel Knight 23.

SAN DIEGO - Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), and U.S. Marine Corps I Marine Expeditionary Force vehicles arrived at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego to participate in San Diego Fleet Week Foundation STEM Days, Nov. 2.

SAN DIEGO - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) hosted a family and friends day cruise off the coast of San Diego, October 28.

PEARL HARBOR – The U.S. Navy rescued a stranded mariner July 5 after his sailboat became disabled during a trans-Pacific voyage.

SAN DIEGO - Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific (EWTGPAC) hosted a graduation of six Senior Amphibious Warfare Officer Course (SAWOC) students, July 1.

SAN DIEGO - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returned to San Diego, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation, Feb. 14.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation, Feb. 3.

EVERETT, Wash. - The guided-missile destroyer returned to Everett, Wash., following a deployment to the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operation.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) departed Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 17 as part of a scheduled homeport shift to Naval Station Everett, Washington.

SAN DIEGO - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Base San Diego after 25 years as a forward-deployed ship in Yokosuka Japan, Sept. 16.