21 September 2023 Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One Makes Its First Port Visit in Yokosuka, Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan - The unmanned surface vessels (USVs) Ranger and Mariner from Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on September 18 as part of a scheduled port visit during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2...
19 September 2023 READOUT: Malabar Navies’ Leadership Meet in Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo hosted the Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Adm. Ryo Sakai, India’s Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. R. Hari Kumar, and Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond at...
13 September 2023 VP-16 Concludes 22nd Iteration of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training with the Philippines MACTAN, Philippines — The “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 completed exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training 2023 (SEACAT 23) in Mactan, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2023...
13 September 2023 US Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commence CARAT Brunei 2023 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei – The United States Navy and Royal Brunei Armed Forces began the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei exercise Sep. 12, which will focus on advancing interoperability to address shared maritime security challenges and maintain peace...
13 September 2023 USNS Burlington Arrives in St. George’s Grenada ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada- The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in St. George’s, Grenada on Sept. 12, 2023, marking the fourth and final stop of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission. The Burlington was previously in Port of Spain, Trinidad...
13 September 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Arrives in Samoa APIA, Samoa – USS Jackson (LCS 6) has arrived in Apia, Samoa in support of Pacific Partnership, the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Pacific, Sept. 13...
12 September 2023 U.S., Canadian Naval Forces Participate in Exercise Noble Wolverine SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is operating alongside the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) as part of the exercise Noble Wolverine in the South China Sea. ...
11 September 2023 USS Pioneer Visits Ishigaki ISHIGAKI, Japan - Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) departed Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, September 8, following a port call during routine operations and training in the region...
11 September 2023 U.S. 6th Fleet Kicks off Exercise Sea Breeze 2023-3 CONSTANTA, Romania - Exercise Sea Breeze 2023 commenced following an opening ceremony held in Constanta, Romania, Sept. 11, 2023...
08 September 2023 Naval Special Warfare Interoperates with USS John P. Murtha in Bering Sea BERING SEA - East Coast based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) seamlessly integrated with USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) during Operation Polar Dagger, in the Alaskan Arctic region, demonstrating special operations forces capability to operate in austere locations to defend critical...