PACOM Commander Harris Wants the Army to Sink Ships, Expand Battle Networks
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The commander of U.S. military forces in the Pacific called for tighter integration of joint forces, to…
Carl Vinson Strike Group Departs this Week for Pacific Deployment
The Carl Vinson Carrier strike group will leave the West Coast this week for a Western Pacific deployment, the service…
PACFLT’s Swift: Amphib USS Wasp Will Deploy With Surface Action Group in 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) deploys the first time from its new homeport in Japan in…
Document: U.S. PACFLT Swift’s New Command Guidance
The following is Adm. Scott Swift’s, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, updated guidance to his command, issued on Aug 18, 2016.…
U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Swift Calls for Military Transparency in China Visit
The head of U.S. naval forces in the Pacific emphasized the importance of military-to-military transparency to his Chinese counterparts in…
First U.S. Destroyer Visits China Since South China Sea Ruling
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer pulled into port in Qingdao on Monday for the first Navy port call to China since…
Chinese RIMPAC Delegation Snubs Japanese Sailors
The Chinese naval delegation to the Rim of the Pacific exercises barred at least some Japanese sailors from touring their…
Outgoing 7th Fleet Commander Challenges Successor, Aucoin, to Continue Momentum
Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin assumed command of U.S. 7th Fleet on Monday, relieving Vice Adm. Robert Thomas of his duties.…
In Dual Ceremony, Harris Takes Over PACOM, Swift Assumes Command of PACFLT
In a double change-of-command ceremony in Pearl Harbor, Adm. Harry Harris was promoted from U.S. Pacific Fleet commander to U.S.…