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USS Antietam Commander Relieved Amidst Grounding Investigation
Capt. Joseph Carrigan, takes command of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) on May 20, 2016. US Navy Photo
The commander of a U.S. guided missile cruiser that ran around last month in Japan has been relieved of command, a service official told USNI News on Wednesday. Read More
USS Antietam Likely Headed to Dry Dock for Repairs, 1,100 Gallons of Hydraulic Oil Still Missing
USS Antietam (CG-54) in the South China Sea on March 6, 2016. US Navy Photo
As the Navy continues to tally up the damage to a U.S. cruiser that ran aground Tuesday in Tokyo Bay, early damage reports indicate USS Antietam (CG-54) will likely undergo an extensive dry dock period to repair the ship, USNI News understands. Read More
Cruiser USS Antietam Runs Aground in Tokyo Bay, Spills Oil
USS Antietam (CG-54) underway on March 6, 2016. US Navy Photo
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) ran aground on Tuesday in Tokyo Bay resulting in an oil spill, two Navy officials confirmed USNI News. Read More
Independent U.S. Rebalance to the Pacific Report Calls for Study of Second Carrier Based in 7th Fleet
USS Antietam (CG-54), right, steams alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An independent review on the U.S. rebalance to the Pacific concluded the U.S. should study forward deploying a second carrier to the Western Pacific, one of the authors said before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. Read More
USS Lassen Leaves for Last 7th Fleet Patrol, Ship Will Relocate to Mayport
USS Lassen (DDG-82) departs Yokosuka for the final time as part of the forward-deployed naval forces on Jan. 6, 2016. US Navy Photo
The guided missile destroyer that made international headlines in late October left for its final patrol as a forward deployed ship in U.S. 7th fleet on Wednesday, according to the Navy. Read More
McCain Taking ‘Hard Look’ at Forward Deploying Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier to Western Pacific
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 begins a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Dec. 3, 2015. US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said his committee is taking a “hard look” at the case to deploy a second U.S. aircraft carrier to the Western Pacific. Read More
Report: Navy and Marine Corps Strained to Breaking Point; Second Forward Carrier in the Pacific Could Help
The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) transits the Philippine Sea. US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faced with insatiable demand for resources for a fleet that is already overworked and under-maintained, the Navy and the Marine Corps need to ease the strain on the services or risk “breaking the force,” according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment released on Wednesday. Read More
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Chops Into 7th Fleet
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) transits the Pacific Ocean toward the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to serve as the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier on Sept. 19, 2015. US Navy Photo
The Navy’s Japan-bound carrier — part of an elaborate three nuclear carrier swap — has entered the Western Pacific, the service announced over the weekend. Read More
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Leaves for Japan Starting Second Phase of 3-Carrier Crew Swap
USS George Washington (CVN-73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) transit the Pacific Ocean prior to conducting a hull-swap on Aug, 7, 2015. US Navy Photo
Later today Nimitz-class carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) will depart San Diego, Calif. for its new home in Yokosuka, Japan. Read More
