02 June 2023 U.S. Pacific Fleet Names Sailors of the Year Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), announced the 2023 Sailors of the Year (SOY) during a ceremony held June 1, 2023 aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Operations Specialist 1st Class Matthew Yeager was selected as the Sea Sailor of the Year and Logistics Specialist 1st Class Putra Nagara...
14 December 2022 Littoral Combat Ship Integrates with Marine and Unmanned Steel Knight 23 Assets 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...
18 November 2022 Naval Air Force Atlantic Commander Embarks George H.W. Bush on Deployment ADRIATIC SEA -- Rear Adm. John F. Meier, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 13-14, 2022...
21 September 2022 COMSUBPAC Visits JMSDF and U.S. Navy Leadership YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Japan Sept. 12 through Sept. 14, 2022 to meet with U.S. Navy leadership and strengthen existing ties with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...
12 August 2022 U.S. Pacific Fleet Hosts Commander’s Conference at NPS MONTEREY, Calif. - The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) 2022 Commander’s Conference in Monterey, Aug. 8-9...
15 July 2021 USS Roosevelt Inducts New Sailors into the “Order of the Blue Nose” ARCTIC CIRCLE - Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) participated in an “Order of the Blue Nose” ceremony on July 7, 2021, in a location above the Arctic Circle demarcation line of 66.30 degrees latitude...
27 April 2021 U.S. Sixth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Black Visits Croatia RIJEKA, Croatia - Vice Adm. Gene Black, commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet, visited Rijeka, Croatia, on April 27th to speak with Croatian military leadership and meet with crews of three U.S. Navy ships undergoing lifecycle maintenance at the Viktor Lenac shipyard...
19 November 2020 Air Defense Commander Integrates Into Ford Strike Group Off the Coast of Virginia, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting the first-ever fully integrated carrier strike group operations for a Ford-class carrier, under the leadership and operational control of Carrier Strike Group 12...
12 October 2020 Finding Meaning in Tragedy: What the attack on USS Cole means to Our Navy, Our Nation and Our Adversaries As we mark the solemn milestone of 20 years since the insidious attack on USS Cole, we should continue to reflect on where meaning is found in this tragedy...