SAN DIEGO (Jan. 20, 2023) — Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visits with retired U.S. Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams following a ceremony awarding Williams with a Navy Cross Jan. 20. Del Toro was in San Diego for various fleet engagements, awards ceremonies and ship events. MARCH 25, 2023 - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro awarded the Navy Cross Jan. 20 to retired … [Read more...]
Navy, Coast Guard Begin Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol
MARCH 24, 2023 — The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard began their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing, combat transnational crimes, and enhance regional security, March 20. “OMSI is imperative to ensure that the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission … [Read more...]
Resolute Hunter Provides Real-World Opportunity
MARCH 24, 2023 - Exercise Resolute Hunter, a joint/combined exercise involving four participating nations and four joint services, concluded its execution phase on Nov. 17, 2022, aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, Nevada. Hosted by the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), the three-week event is the DOD’s only dedicated Battle Management, Command and … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Patroling Arabian Sea with EU Navy
230323-N-NH267-1256 ARABIAN SEA (March 23, 2023) Italian Navy frigate ITS Carlo Bergamini (F 590), right, and Spanish Navy frigate ESPS Reina Sofia (F 84), center, sail with guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), March 23, 2023, in the Arabian Sea during a combined patrol. Paul Hamilton is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime … [Read more...]
USS Ashland Moving to San Diego
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan (CFAS) March 22, 2023. Ashland’s new homeport will be San Diego after serving as a forward-deployed ship in U.S. 7th Fleet since August 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Graham) MARCH 23, 2023 - The dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD … [Read more...]