29 October 2021 Secretary of the Navy Awards Battle “E” to USS Barry YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) was awarded the Battle Effectiveness (“E”) Award during a visit from the Secretary of the Navy, Oct. 26...
27 October 2021 USS Frank Cable Begins Regional Indo-Pacific Patrol APRA HARBOR, Guam - The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Apra Harbor, Guam, as part of a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, Oct. 18...
25 September 2021 USS Kidd Returns Home from Deployment EVERETT, Wash. - The guided-missile destroyer returned to Everett, Wash., following a deployment to the U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet areas of operation...
17 September 2021 USS John S. McCain Departs U.S. 7th Fleet After 24-years Forward Deployed 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...
16 September 2021 USS The Sullivans Conducts Port Visit in Yokosuka, Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) made a scheduled port visit to Yokosuka, Japan as part of their deployment with the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG 21)...
15 September 2021 USS Germantown completes forward-deployment to Japan, sails for San Diego SASEBO, Japan - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) detached from Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 and departed U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo Sept. 15, after a decade of being forward-deployed to Japan...
13 September 2021 U.S., Thailand expand maritime partnership with CARAT Exercise GULF OF THAILAND - U.S. and Royal Thai navies conducted maritime training during the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise, Sep. 6-10...
08 September 2021 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters South China Sea, upholds Freedom of Seas, commitments to Allies and Partners SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during the group's 2021 deployment...
22 August 2021 United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group and USS America Expeditionary Strike Group Join Together for LSGE 21 Operations PHILIPPINE SEA - United Kingdom (U.K.) Carrier Strike Group (CSG 21) and USS America Expeditionary Strike Group (AMA ESG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, begin multinational advanced aviation operations in support of Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) 21, Aug. 20...
20 August 2021 20th SEACAT Concludes, Puts Cooperative Maritime Security First SINGAPORE - The 20th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise concluded Aug. 20, following 10 days of in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration among Indo-Pacific partners and focused on shared maritime security challenges of the region...