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In 2004, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate was assigned to USS Stethem (DDG 63) while homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. This young officer, Kenji Igawa, served as the Communications Officer for nearly three years and was one of only a few Japanese-American commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy. He provided linguistics skills and cultural insight to […]

The Nimitz CSG’s presence in U.S. 7th Fleet reinforced the United States’ commitment to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

For 13 years, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Robby Canlas, has worked tirelessly to embody the Navy’s core values in winning the award.

Beachmaster Unit 1 held a change of command ceremony at the Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado on June 8.

Cmdr. Kyle Johnson was relieved by Cmdr. Nick Ryan as commanding officer of the “Firehawks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 in a ceremony in the squadron’s hangar on Naval Base Coronado last month.

Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 Sailors who are headquartered in San Diego constructed a life support area and channel crossing this spring in support of Exercise Balikatan 2023 in Casiguran, Philippines.

Galley cooks from the Navy, Army, Marines and Coast Guard engaged in a culinary competition judged by a panel of celebrity and executive level chefs during Los Angeles Fleet Week in late May.

Sailors and Marines toured the NFL RedZone Studio in Inglewood, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week on May 24.

There were 29 Navy Sailors and Marines who lost their lives last summer to preventable off-duty mishaps, according to the military warning.

Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to command an aircraft carrier, was relieved as commanding officer for the USS Abraham Lincoln in a Naval ceremony.

Deploying at sea is an arduous task. It tests your mental fortitude. With limited contact to family back home, long hours, and an ever-changing schedule, deployment can leave sailors feeling isolated and worn out. Chaplains’ help sailors strengthen their life skills that can help reduce stress and build resiliency. Chaplains provide care and counsel to […]

Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center San Diego on April 27, took part in the nationwide effort to honor the victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution by holding a virtual Days of Remembrance ceremony. The event coincides with the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust established by Congress and led by the United […]