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USS Emory S. Land Conducts Bilateral Training with Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service
September 21, 2019 — FREMANTLE, Australia (NNS) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) participated in a bilateral training evolution with the Australian Collins-class submarine HMAS Sheean (SSG 77), Sept. 13, as part of the ship’s fall deployment to foster positive relations with regional partners.This bilateral training involved inert training ordnance... MORE

USS Antietam Holds Change of Command Ceremony
September 17, 2019 — PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) held a change of command ceremony Sept. 17 while operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Capt. Russell Caldwell relieved Capt. Jim L. Storm as the Commanding Officer aboard Antietam. Storm assumed command of Antietam in August 2019 and will return... MORE

New 7th Fleet Admiral Visits USS Ronald Reagan
September 15, 2019 — PHILIPPINE SEA (September 14, 2019) - The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) welcomed aboard the new operational commander of the Navy's largest overseas fleet Sept. 14. Vice Adm. William R. Merz, who took command of the Navy's 7th Fleet from Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer during a change of command ceremony Thursday, visited Carrier Strike... MORE

7th Fleet P-8A Poseidon Finds Missing Vessel in South Pacific, All Passengers Safe
September 14, 2019 — CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia (NNS) - A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the “Mad Foxes" located a vessel Sep. 14 that had been missing nearly a week.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam received a report of an overdue vessel Sep. 10 after a vessel carrying four adults and three children went missing from Lukunor Atoll... MORE

USS Emory S. Land Arrives in Fremantle, Australia
September 12, 2019 — FREMANTLE, Australia (NNS) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Fremantle, Australia, Sept. 11 as part of the ship’s fall deployment to foster positive relations with regional partners.This is Land’s second port visit during its Indo-Pacific winter patrol. The ship departed its homeport at Apra Harbor, Guam, Aug. 19.The... MORE

7th Fleet Conducts Change of Command, Welcomes New Leadership
September 12, 2019 — YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) - U.S. 7th Fleet held a change of command ceremony Sept. 12 at the Fleet Activities Yokosuka Fleet Theater.Vice Adm. William R. Merz became the 52nd commander of 7th Fleet, the world's largest forward-deployed naval force, after relieving Vice Adm. Phillip Sawyer.During his farewell speech, Sawyer thanked the 7th Fleet team... MORE

First ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise Successfully Concludes
September 6, 2019 — CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (NNS) - The U.S. Navy and maritime forces from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) successfully completed the first ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX), Sept. 6.The task force headquarters, located on board the Royal Thai Navy vessel HTMS Krabi (OPV 551), featured a multinational staff and included... MORE

USS WASP (LHD 1) departs 7th Fleet
September 4, 2019 — OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 4, 2019) – The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a scheduled homeport shift Sept. 4.Wasp, which replaced USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in January 2018, operated with U.S. Marine Corps forces from the III Marine Expeditionary... MORE

ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise Begins in Thailand
September 1, 2019 — SATTAHIP, Thailand (NNS) - The U.S. Navy and maritime forces from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will begin the first ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX) with opening ceremonies at Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand Sept. 2.Co-led by the U.S. and Royal Thai navies, AUMX will consist of pre-sail activities in Thailand, Singapore and... MORE

U.S., Allied Forces Complete EOD Exercise HYDRACRAB 2019
August 31, 2019 — SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) – Expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States completed Exercise HYDRACRAB 2019, Aug. 31. HYDRACRAB was a first-of-its-kind quadrilateral exercise with key partner nations, which began Aug. 19 and spanned two weeks. The exercise aimed to prepare allied Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)... MORE