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...
02 October 2024 U.S. Navy Leads Multinational Team in Pacific Partnership Mission PACIFIC OCEAN -- The 20th iteration of Pacific Partnership, the U.S. Navy’s largest maritime humanitarian and civic assistance mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, concluded Sept. 23, 2024. ...
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...
06 August 2024 USNS Burlington Arrives in Cartagena, Colombia for Continuing Promise 2024 Mission Stop CARTAGENA, Colombia – (Aug. 5, 2024) – Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Cartagena, Colombia on Aug. 5, 2024 as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2024 (CP24)...
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...
29 July 2024 USNS Burlington arrives in Puerto Cortes, Honduras for Continuing Promise 2024 PUERTO CORTES, Honduras – Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, July 27, 2024 as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2024...