Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 07.01.2020
The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived at its homeport in San Diego, July 02, following more than two years of restoration and modernization after the warship was damaged during a collision in 2017. Throughout the restoration period, the U.S. Navy made it a priority to ensure Fitzgerald returned to a peak state of warfighting readiness to contribute to an agile and......
Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 06.17.2019
On June 17, the crew of the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) unveiled a commemorative flag honoring the Sailors who died in a collision in the Sea of Japan two years ago. The flag, designed by current crewmembers, memorializes their seven fallen shipmates lost during the collision. The flag is blue with “DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP” emblazoned above the names of the seven......
Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 06.14.2019
Cmdr. Mark W. Lawrence relieved Cmdr. Edward P. Bertucci as commanding officer of USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) in a June 14 ceremony aboard the ship at Naval Base San Diego. Bertucci served as Paul Hamilton’s commanding officer since December 2017, bringing the ship out of dry dock and back to full operational capacity....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 06.13.2019
Vice Adm. Richard Brown, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet presented the Battle Effectiveness (Battle “E”) award to the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) as part of a visit to local Forward Deployed Naval Force- Japan (FDNF-J) ships and commands June 13. The Battle "E" competition is conducted to strengthen individual command performance, improve......
Story by Grady Fontana | Military Sealift Command Far East | 05.10.2019
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 8, 2019)—Military Sealift Command’s fleet ordnance and dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) conducted a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with guided missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) in the South China Sea, May 8....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hendricks | U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet | 06.19.2017
U.S. Navy Story by Lieutenant Tyler Barker BALBOA, Panama (June 19, 2017) – Two weeks into its maiden voyage across the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) has visited three nations and demonstrated proficiency in a variety of warfare areas as the crew sails to its homeport of San Diego, California....
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford | Naval Air Facility Misawa | 08.05.2013
As bright, colorful Nebuta dancers performed on the pier, USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) moored in Aomori, Japan, Aug. 5, and began a port visit in a northern Japan city that is in the midst of hosting its annual Nebuta Festival....
