Pacific Partnership 2023 Humanitarian Mission Expanding in the Western Pacific
Territorial tensions in the South China Sea, as well as strategic competition between the United States and China in the…
Stocked with Eyeglasses and Excitement, Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Begins Pacific Partnership Deployment
Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) left its San Diego, Calif., berth this week on a mission to Oceania, where embarked…
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Now in South China Sea
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is now operating in the South China Sea, according to a 7th Fleet release…
Pacific Partnership 2019 Puts Expeditionary Fast Transports in the Role of Command Ships
A pair of expeditionary fast transport ships (EPFs) are playing a key role in this year’s multi-national Pacific Partnership 2019 exercise…
Navy Considering Command Ship Mission for EPFs In Western Pacific
KUALA LUMPUR — The U.S. Navy’s Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 is looking at new ways of using the Expeditionary…
Carrier USS Carl Vinson, Destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer Return Home After 3-Month WESTPAC Deployment
More than 5,000 members of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) reunited with family and friends Thursday morning as…
Vinson Strike Group Makes Historic Port Call in Vietnam Amid Growing Navy Ties, South China Sea Tensions
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)’s historic port visit in Da Nang, Vietnam, this week is meant to continue building…
Navy Begins High-End Exercise With Japan, HADR Drill With Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force began their annual bilateral training Multisail exercise today, which will this year…