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USS Blue Ridge may soon head to sea after nearly 2 years of maintenance
All “major” work has been finished on the USS Blue Ridge after an extended dry dock and upkeep period, the Navy announced Monday in a statement that said the command ship is now officially “safe-to-train and safe-to-operate.” → Read More
Air Force sends B-52 bombers over South China Sea during training
A pair of Air Force bombers flew over the South China Sea earlier this week, just days after Beijing showcased its military might in the region. → Read More
British warship arrives at Yokosuka to enforce N. Korea sanctions, support free trade
The frigate HMS Sutherland – the first of three warships England plans to deploy to northeast Asia – pulled into port Wednesday. The vessels will “safeguard free trade, partake in joint training and exercises, and support UN sanctions against [North Korea].” → Read More
Navy confirms plan to deploy F-35Cs to Japan after 2021
The F-35Cs will be assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 of the USS Ronald Reagan strike group. MCAS Iwakuni already hosts a squadron of Marine Corps F-35Bs flown by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121. → Read More
USS Theodore Roosevelt returns to Pacific after Middle East mission
The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is back in the Pacific after four months in the Arabian Gulf launching strikes against the Islamic State and the Taliban. → Read More
Navy offers new bonuses to keep pilots in uniform
The Navy is offering aviators as much as $175,000 to stay in uniform as it struggles with a pilot shortage. → Read More
7th Fleet rings in 75 years in the Pacific with celebration Down Under
The fleet’s history stretches back to March 15, 1943, a year and three months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. → Read More
US gives a half-dozen surveillance drones to the Philippines
The U.S. delivered six surveillance drones to the Philippines on Tuesday, bolstering the country’s ability to respond to a growing militant threat. → Read More
Navy appoints new commander for Japan-based Task Force 70
The Navy has nominated an E-2C Hawkeye pilot to lead a troubled task force that includes the aircraft-carrier USS Ronald Reagan, its carrier wing and an armada of forward-deployed cruisers and destroyers. → Read More
Japan-based sailors suspected of buying, selling, using illegal drugs
The sailors, some of whom are assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan, are suspected of buying, selling and using illegal drugs, including LSD and ecstasy. The Navy is also looking into whether the sailors were buying and selling drugs online or distributing them to Japanese citizens outside Yokosuka. → Read More
Navy awards $14M contract to renovate Okinawa Marine barracks
The work will upgrade the 35-year-old, four-story quarters for single, enlisted servicemembers at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Naval Facilities Engineering Command said in a statement. → Read More
Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious force gets new commander
Rear Adm. Brad Cooper assumed command of the Navy’s amphibious forces in the Pacific during a ceremony this week on Okinawa. → Read More
Navy looks at increasing tour lengths for sailors assigned to Japan
The Navy wants sailors to spend more time on their overseas assignments, the service’s personnel chief said. → Read More
Navy plans more promotions, bonuses for sailors as service expands
Sailors can expect more promotions and re-enlistment bonuses as the service starts growing again, according to the Navy’s personnel chief. → Read More
Yokosuka hospital stands by rule that limits access for civilians
Patients who are not active duty or dependents of servicemembers are restricted to making same-day medical appointments on a space-available basis, a change hospital officials say was required to meet access-to-care standards. → Read More
Many sailors unfazed by end of Navy’s ‘early out’ program
Sailors in Japan seem unfazed by the cancellation of a Navy program that allowed some to leave the service up to two years prior to their scheduled separation date. → Read More
Navy blames poor training, leadership for USS Lake Champlain collision
A U.S. ship assigned to protect an American aircraft carrier off the Korean Peninsula collided with a commercial fishing boat after losing track of it on radar and attempting "improper and untimely maneuvers" in an attempt to avoid a wreck, the Navy said in report released Thursday. → Read More
USS Fitzgerald returns to Yokosuka after suffering damage during loading process
The crippled USS Fitzgerald was forced to return to its homeport Monday after suffering further damage while being loaded onto a heavy lift vessel for its trip stateside. → Read More
Collision-damaged USS Fitzgerald departs Japan to receive repairs stateside
The Fitzgerald will be taken to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., for fixes and upgrades. A deadly collision on June 17 between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine-flagged merchant ship killed seven sailors. → Read More
Crews continue to search for 3 missing sailors after plane crash in Philippine Sea
Search-and-rescue efforts continued Thursday for three sailors missing after a Navy aircraft went down the previous afternoon in the Philippine Sea. → Read More