Tag: US Navy
USS John S. McCain latest US Navy ship to conclude lengthy...
USS John S. McCain departed Yokosuka on September 17, after spending 24 years forward-deployed to Japan.
US amphib USS Germantown wraps up decade of Japan-based operations
US Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) has completed a decade-long deployment to Japan, detaching from Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON)...
Video: US Navy continues MQ-25 tests with first F-35 unmanned refueling
The first refueling flight with the F-35C precedes a modification period that will prepare the T1 test asset for a shipboard demonstration this winter.
US Navy awards Pearl Harbor, Puget Sound yards upgrade contract worth...
The US Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) has awarded a $500-million architecture-engineering contract for structural and waterfront-related projects at Pearl Harbor...
King Stallion aces challenging MH-60S recovery gig on first fleet mission
The US Marine Corps' new CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter demonstrated capabilities during its first-ever fleet mission, successfully recovering a crashed...
US Navy’s 5th Fleet sets up unmanned systems task force
The US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has established a one-of-a-kind task force that will be tasked with rapidly integrating unmanned systems...
Destroyer boasting new dazzler laser joins US Navy’s Japan-based fleet
The first US Navy guided-missile destroyer to receive a new laser weapon system has joined the service's Japan-based 7th Fleet in Yokosuka.
US carrier Carl Vinson enters South China Sea as USS Benfold...
The carrier's arrival in SCS coincides with a freedom of navigation operation carried out by destroyer Benfold.
US Navy identifies sailors killed in MH-60S helicopter crash
The US Navy has released the names of the five sailors who lost their lives in the crash of an MH-60S helicopter...
Crew of crashed USS Abraham Lincoln helicopter declared deceased
After over three days of search and rescue efforts for five crew of the crashed MH-60S, the US Navy transitioned to recovery operations.
