Posted on December 14, 2012 by c7fwebmaster By Lieutenant Andrew Orchard, Commander, Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Seventh Fleet Aircrews assigned to Commander Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Seventh Fleet from Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 have been directed to support U.S. military assistance to ongoing Philippine-led disaster relief operations. The “Pelicans” of VP 45 will reposition 2 […]
Posted on December 13, 2012 by c7fwebmaster By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Karsten YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. 7th Fleet Band performed their annual combined holiday concert with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Yokosuka Band at the Yokosuka Arts Theatre on Dec. 11, 2012. This was the second time the two bands […]
Posted on December 13, 2012 by c7fwebmaster By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Karsten YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. 7th Fleet Band performed their annual combined holiday concert with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Yokosuka Band at the Yokosuka Arts Theatre on Dec. 11, 2012. This was the second time the two bands […]
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephanie Smith YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 11, 2012) – The U.S. Navy’s USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to its forward-operating location of Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 20 after a six-month patrol of the 7th Fleet area of operations, and the ship accumulated a list of much needed repairs during […]
Story by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devon Dow WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – Guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) and the “Warlords” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 detachment six, frocked 46 new petty officers on the mess decks Dec 7. “Today the Mustin is exponentially stronger and tougher with all of our new […]
Story by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devon Dow YOKOSUKA, Japan – Guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) Sailors returned to greetings from family and friends in Yokosuka, Japan on Dec. 10 following their 3-month patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations. During the patrol, Mustin traveled more than 28,000 nautical miles and visited […]
YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) celebrated Thanksgiving with a special feast Nov. 22.George Washington Sailors, who live across the world from their families and friends, had the opportunity to spend this Thanksgiving with a different type of family, each other. “All of the […]
By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Recruit Spencer Rhoades PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2012) The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier returned from the second half of its 2012 patrol to its homeport of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan Nov. 20. USS George Washington (CVN 73) and its embarked air wing Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 participated in […]
YOKOSUKA, Japan – Cmdr. Christopher W. Adams assumed command of the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) during a change of command ceremony, Nov. 20. Adams, who had served as Stethem’s executive officer for 18 months, relieved Cmdr. Michael B. Devore. Devore paid tribute to the crew and officers on a job […]
OZU, Japan– Commander, Naval Forces Japan, Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd and more than 70 citizens of Ozu took part in a memorial ceremony to honor the memory of 14 U.S. Navy PBM-5 Mariner crewmembers from Patrol Squadron Eight Nine Two (VP-892) who died in a crash on Aug. 8, 1952. The event marked the 60th […]