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After a deliberate, five-day search, the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded their search and rescue operation for a missing Marine, Aug. 13.

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (NNS) -- The U.S. and Royal Malaysian Navy commenced the 24th iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, August 10.

In early 2016, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) was designated as the executive agent for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S.

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) and guided-mission destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrived in Seattle, July 31, for Seafair as part of the annual festival's Fleet Week.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with the Indonesian Navy commenced the 24th Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia exercise with the arrival of the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) with elements from 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Jakarta, Aug. 10.

Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) won the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) basketball tournament finals with a score of 54 to 43 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Injuries and fatalities from motorcycle crashes needlessly degrade operational readiness by taking trained, ready Sailors away from their units.

HAKODATE, Japan – USS Chief (MCM 14) pulled into Hakodate, Japan, July 14, for a goodwill port visit and training.

Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) observed a moment of silence in honor of USS Johnston (DD 557) and her crew, holding a remembrance ceremony on Mustin’s flight deck, July 19.

Nineteen Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy joined Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), for their summer training on June 22.

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Vice Adm. Rich Brown, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP), met with waterfront Sailors in Sasebo, Japan, in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 1 to discuss his command philosophy and vision for the Surface Force.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SURFPAC) kicked off the 37th annual Surface Line Week (SLW) competition at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 6.

Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) handle the phone and distance line during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Australian Navy multi-product replenishment oiler HMAS Success (OR 304)

SASEBO (Aug. 4, 2018) The amphibious assault ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) was given a score of above average during a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment July 26.

Mineman 3rd Class Nowell Kenner, a Sailor stationed aboard the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), speaks with Vice Adm. Rich Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) aboard Patriot.

SAN DIEGO (July 27, 2018) Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14 conducted airborne mine countermeasure (MCM) operations during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 177.

Mark 7 Marine Mammal System (MMS) bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program (MMSP) supported dynamic mine countermeasure (MCM) training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations.

Naval and merchant maritime experts partnered together to deliver enhanced maritime domain awareness (MDA) for the first time in a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in 2018.

In a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise first, Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Martin, commander, HMNZS Matataua, based in Auckland, New Zealand, served as the undersea mine countermeasures commander (UMCMC) in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) started fabrication of the 13th LPD-17 San Antonio class ship, LPD-29, July 30, at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel have been cut.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) became Basic Phase complete July 30.

180801-N-VK310-0101 SASEBO, Japan (Aug.1, 2018) Mineman 3rd Class Nowell Kenner, a Sailor stationed aboard the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), speaks with Vice Adm. Rich Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) aboard Patriot. Brown's first visit to Sasebo as CNSP provided him the opportunity to engage the waterfront and discuss the future of the surface warfare community, the importance of command, and achieving success in the Surface Force by focusing on the following guiding principles of good stewardship, professional development and safety. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Molina/Released)

The tactical free play phase of Mine Warfare operations in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise finished here today.

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) held a change of command ceremony on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, July 27.

Six midshipmen embarked the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 56) as part of their summer training program to prepare them to become officers.

The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) welcomed Israeli Navy Rear Adm. Ido Ben-Moshe, head of naval operations, for a ship’s tour, July 18, during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise.

Mine Countermeasures Squadron Three and Mine Countermeasures Division Three One, based at Naval Base Point Loma, are leading a coalition of international maritime forces throughout the month of July conducting Mine Countermeasure (MCM) operations as part of the Southern California component of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) – The Ronald Reagan Strike Group returned to Yokosuka, Japan, July 24, following a patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Live fire from a ship and an aircraft participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the decommissioned frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) July 19 in waters 15,000 feet deep, 55 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii.

Afloat Training Group Western Pacific (ATGWP) team member, Senior Chief Gas Turbine System Technician Eustaquio Mauhay Jr., from Batangas, Pi., provides maintenance training to Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19),

Lt. j.g. Michael Farris oversees the helmsman as Avenger class Mine Countermeasure Ship USS Chief (MCM 14) departs Hakodate, Japan.

U.S. Navy mine countermeasure (MCM) units, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) MCM units, and Indian Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units commenced 2JA mine countermeasure exercise 2018 near Ominato, Japan, on July 18.

Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 held a change of command ceremony aboard the Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG 5) flagship, the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while the ship was underway, July 18.

EVERETT, Wash.--USS Gridley (DDG 101) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Everett on July 20.

A pair of Pacific mine countermeasures exercises are increasing the U.S. Navy’s ability to incorporate new laser technology and international naval units into mine hunting avoidance activities.

The U.S. Navy held a wreath-laying ceremony honoring the 100th anniversary of the loss of the World War I cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6), on which six American Sailors lost their lives off the coast of New York, July 19.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Task Force 177, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), visited the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) led undersea mine countermeasures commander (UMCMC), a subordinate command of CTF 177, July 18. Welch is the mine warfare commander for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California.

SAN DIEGO – Commander, Naval Surface Forces/Commander of Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet announced a revision to the requirements for qualification and designation as a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO), July 23.

U.S. Navy mine countermeasure (MCM) units, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) MCM units, and Indian Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) units commenced 2JA mine countermeasure exercise 2018 near Ominato, Japan, on July 18.

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT), July 1.

Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) announced the successful completion of two Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Mission Package testing milestones, July 16.

The U.S. and Philippine navies concluded Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama 2018 at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar, July 17.

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) -- The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) was launched on July 13 at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard.

NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) graduated 65 new surface warfare department heads, during a ceremony held onboard Naval Station Newport at the Admiral Michael G. Mullen Auditorium July 12.

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FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer inducted U.S. Sen. John S. McCain III into the official namesake of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) in a ceremony on board, July 12.

More than 35 members of the Naval Information Forces Deploying Group System Integration Testing (DGSIT) team embarks aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and additional units of the Ronald Reagan Strike Group July 5-13.

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer met with leadership and spoke to service-members aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a ship visit as part of a tour July 12.