10 January 2025 U.S. Navy and Japan conduct 17th Annual Joint Response Drill YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. Navy, the Japanese government, and Yokosuka City participated in the 17th annual Joint Response Drill onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Dec. 17...
24 October 2024 NAVIFOR Officer Provides Critical Relief to Asheville Following Hurricane Helene’s Impact ASHEVILLE, N.C. – When Hurricane Helene swept across North Carolina, it left communities like Asheville in ruins—roads blocked by debris, homes destroyed, and entire neighborhoods cut off from aid. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brock McQueen, an Information Warfare Officer with Naval Information...
16 September 2024 Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Concludes Mission in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia YAP, Federated States of Micronesia–A multinational team representing five Pacific nations concluded the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) with a closing ceremony at the Yap Living History Museum in Colonia, Yap, Sept. 10...
13 September 2024 VXS-1 Squadron Leads the Charge, Tracking Hurricane Francine in Real-Time U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS) 1 deployed observational buoys in front of Hurricane Francine’s projected path on Tuesday, Sept. 10...
13 September 2024 Continuing the Legacy For the first time in the Navy’s history a major humanitarian mission’s leadership are both MSC officers...
05 August 2024 Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Kicks Off in Legazpi, Philippines LEGAZPI, Philippines — The Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) humanitarian mission kicked off in Legazpi, Albay, with an opening ceremony at the Legazpi City Expo Center, Aug. 2, 2024...
30 July 2024 20th Pacific Partnership Mission Prepares to Enhance Disaster Response Capabilities, Strengthen Ties in Indo-Pacific SEMBAWANG, Singapore — The underway Pacific Partnership 2024.2 (PP-24.2) team embarked the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9), led by Rear Admiral Mark A. Melson, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Executive Agent for Pacific Partnership who will lead...
19 July 2024 Navy Provides Wastewater Treatment Plant Centrifuge to Maui County JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) working with the State of Hawaii, transferred two centrifuge units to the County of Maui this week to support their wastewater operations. Weighing nearly 7,300 pounds each, the centrifuge operates by separating...
18 July 2024 USS Bulkeley Aids in Rescue of Vessel in Distress NAPLES, Italy — Sailors from USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 79) provided life-saving assistance to an adrift vessel on July 16, during routine operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea...
13 June 2024 U.S. Navy Efforts Aid in Baltimore Channel Reopening BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) led critical efforts in support of the Unified Command in clearing the Port of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel, following the M/V Dali’s allision into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. ...