PEARL HARBOR — Valiant Shield (VS) 2024 conducted a sinking exercise (SINKEX) with the environmentally clean decommissioned hulk of the Austin-class amphibious transport dock, ex-USS Cleveland (LPD-7) more than 40 nautical miles from land in the North Pacific Ocean...

U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, reaffirming the four nations’ commitment to...

PHILIPPINE SEA — Sailors assigned to both U.S. 7th Fleet and the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a maneuvering exercise with the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655), during Valiant Shield 2024, June 14...

SKAGEN, DENMARK – Skagen, Denmark, is a small town of less than 15,000 people and is the most northern town in the country. It’s a quiet summer town built around fishing and tourism; a city not used to hosting U.S. Navy warships. ...

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — Twenty NATO Allies, more than 50 ships, more than 85 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 personnel kicked off the 53rd iteration of annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 24) today during the pre-sail conference kick-off event...

PEARL HARBOR – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS) 2024, June 7-18, on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and at sea around the Mariana Island Range Complex...

NAVAL STRIKING AND SUPPORT FORCES NATO, Portugal – The 53rd iteration of Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 2024) NATO’s premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, is set to begin with a pre-sail conference in Klaipėda, Lithuania, June 4, and will take place June 7-20...

SAN DIEGO – Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled June 26 to Aug. 2, in and around the Hawaiian Islands...

GULF OF GUINEA — One of the key drivers of the development and implementation of unique scenario events in the ongoing Obangame Express exercise in West and Central Africa is the exercise’s role in bolstering awareness of, and adherence to, the Yaoundé Code of Conduct...

ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), May 7. The ship completed much of their integrated naval training with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who...