26 July 2024 U.S. Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Future USS Patrick Gallagher The Navy will christen the future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), during an 11:00 EST ceremony Saturday, July 27, in Bath, Maine.The Honorable Sean Fleming, Ireland’s Minister of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs (International Development and Diaspora), will deliver the principal
26 July 2024 Navy Focuses on Shipbuilding, Restoring Capacity to Build With maritime statecraft in mind and building on the Secretary of the Navy’s prioritization of shipbuilding, the Navy is establishing a Direct Reporting Program Manager for Maritime Industrial Base (DRPM-MIB) next month. This role will help to oversee investments in ship and submarine
24 July 2024 US-ROK IAMD Tabletop Academy 2024 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Pacific Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Center hosted the fifth United States-Republic of Korea (ROK) Tabletop Academy (KTTA), marking a significant step in strengthening ROK-U.S. defense cooperation. The event, held from July 8 to 19, brought
24 July 2024 Navy Demonstrates ‘Game-Changing’ System to Rearm Warships at Sea PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) successfully conducted the first land-based demonstration of the Transferrable Rearming Mechanism (TRAM), which will enable U.S. Navy surface combatants to reload missile canisters into their MK 41 Vertical
24 July 2024 U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Ships Qualification Training SASEBO, Japan - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial charter oiler MT Badlands Trader conducted ships qualification training (SQT) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) oiler JS Hamana (AO-424), in which the ships performed a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at
24 July 2024 U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Ships Qualification Training SASEBO, Japan - Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) commercial charter oiler MT Badlands Trader conducted ships qualification training (SQT) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) oiler JS Hamana (AO-424), in which the ships performed a simulated consolidated cargo replenishment at
23 July 2024 NCTF-RH Conducts Spill Drill Ahead of Tank Pressure Washing Operations JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill (NCTF-RH) conducted a spill drill exercise on July 22, in preparation for pressure washing operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF).
23 July 2024 U.S. Coast Guard, Peruvian, Mexican Partners Collaborate on First Urban Search and Rescue Operations in Exercise RIMPAC 2024 PEARL HARBOR - July 13 marked the completion of the first urban search and rescue exercises in RIMPAC history, illustrating the growing value of the world’s largest maritime exercise and the increased range and usefulness of the U.S. Coast Guard.
23 July 2024 Pakistan Assumes Command of Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 150 MANAMA, Bahrain – The Pakistan Navy assumed command of a multinational task force responsible for maritime security in the Middle East during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 22.
22 July 2024 USS Blue Ridge and Commander, 7th Fleet depart Malaysia PORT KLANG, Malaysia - U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed from Port Klang, Malaysia, after a six-day port visit, July 22, marking the vessel’s first return to the country since April 2019. The port visit reflects 67 years of U.S.-Malaysia