USS Blue Ridge Returns From Summer Patrol
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 20, after completing a scheduled patrol around the Indo-Pacific region. Blue Ridge departed…
USS Preble to Forward Deploy to Japan
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) will move to Yokosuka, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy announced August 3.…
Japan Bids Farewell to USS Ronald Reagan
The U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Japanese Government officials and leaders from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) bid farewell to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)…
USS America Arrives in Osaka
The forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier, USS America (LHA 6) with embarked Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Osaka, Japan, Feb. 27. The purpose of the…
USS Antietam Departs Yokosuka After Nearly 11 Years
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) departed Yokosuka, Japan, on Jan. 26 to transit to its new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a planned rotation…
USS Benfold Returns to Yokosuka
USS Benfold (DDG 65) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, from patrol on Aug. 31. During the patrol, USS Benfold conducted a wide range of operations, including maritime patrols and joint exercises…
USS George Washington Completes Six Year RCOH
USS George Washington (CVN 73), the nation’s sixth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, ushered in the second half of its service life on May 25, when it completed its refueling complex…
USS Shoup Completes First Forward-Deployed Naval Patrol
USS SHOUP (DDG 86) returned to Combined Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan , following the completion of its first Forward-Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area…
Japan Approves Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan Landing Exercise (FCLP)
This is to inform you that the Headquarters of the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) is planning to conduct a Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) for aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan…