Five Things to Know: Shared Pacific Umbilical of USS Missouri and USS Michael Monsoor
By Dave Werner U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs On Saturday, Jan. 26, the Navy will commission its newest Zumwalt-class destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), at 1 p.m. (EST) / 10 a.m. (PST) at Naval Air Station North Island. A little further west in the Pacific, organizers are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the January …
Five Things to Know: Shared Pacific Umbilical of USS Missouri and USS Michael Monsoor
By Dave Werner U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs On Saturday, Jan. 26, the Navy will commission its newest Zumwalt-class destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), at 1 p.m. (EST) / 10 a.m. (PST) at Naval Air Station North Island. A little further west in the Pacific, organizers are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the January …
USS McCampbell Welcomes 2019
At the time this blog is posted, most people in the United States are busy readying themselves for a well-deserved evening of revelry ringing in the New Year. They are free to do so, in large part, because of our Sailors who protecting the homeland and preserving America’s strategic influence around the world. Ens. Lauren …
2018: A year of increased U.S. Navy lethality and capacity, strengthened alliances and partnerships, reforms
By Jason Kelly Digital Media Engagement Manager, U.S. Navy Office of Information As 2019 gets underway, we’re looking back at 2018 across our fleet with our year in pictures — snapshots of our U.S. Navy Sailors protecting the homeland and preserving America’s strategic influence around the world. We couldn’t highlight everything that happened in 2018, …
SECNAV Spencer’s 243rd Marine Corps Birthday Message
By Richard V. Spencer Secretary of the Navy To our Marines, civilians, families, and friends: For 243 years, United States Marines have set the standard for military excellence, ready to respond at any time, in any place, whenever there is a need. One hundred years ago, the enemy called them the Devil Dogs for the …
Aegis Integration and Wayne E. Meyer
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific On Sept. 13, we welcomed USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) to her new homeport here at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. USS Wayne E. Meyer is named for Rear Adm. Meyer, considered the father of Aegis, our Navy’s centralized, …
We Serve. We Remember 9/11.
Never forget! Today and every day, we remember Sept. 11, 2001 – especially our shipmates who are serving aboard three U.S. Navy ships dedicated and named after the locations where the 9/11 attacks occurred: 🇺🇸 USS New York (LPD 21), named in honor of the City of New York where the attacks on the World …
We Serve. We Remember 9/11.
Never forget! Today and every day, we remember Sept. 11, 2001 – especially our shipmates who are serving aboard three U.S. Navy ships dedicated and named after the locations where the 9/11 attacks occurred: 🇺🇸 USS New York (LPD 21), named in honor of the City of New York where the attacks on the World …
Farewell to a Legend and Shipmate: Sen. John S. McCain III Passes Away
By Elizabeth M. Collins Defense Media Activity Senator and retired Capt. John S. McCain III, former prisoner of war, passed away Aug. 25, 2018, at the age of 81. McCain had been battling an aggressive type of brain tumor known as a glioblastoma since at least the summer of 2017. Born in the Panama Canal …
Forged and Ready: Chung-Hoon Legacy
By Rear Adm. Brian Fort Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Those who adapt can overcome. Consider the namesake of our Pearl Harbor-homeported USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), Rear Adm. Gordon Paiea Chung-Hoon. Forged from the sea and seasoned in war, Chung-Hoon was a lieutenant assigned to USS Arizona (BB 39), Dec. …