US Pacific Fleet

Russia is Top Military Threat to U.S. Homeland, Air Force General Says

K-560 Severodvinsk in 2018. Russian MoD Photo

Russia, with its array of hard-to-detect cruise missiles and advanced submarines, poses the primary military threat to the American homeland today, the commander of U.S. Northern Command said Tuesday.

“They’ve developed capabilities that didn’t exist 20 years ago …very low radar cross-section cruise missiles [and] submarines on par with our submarines,” Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck said.

Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/18/russia-is-top-military-threat-to-u-s-homeland-air-force-general-says

Russian Navy Surveillance Ship Quietly Operating Off Hawaii

Surviellance ship Kareliya (SSV-535)

A Russian Navy surveillance ship has spent the last several days lingering off the coast of the western coast of Hawaii, USNI News has learned.

The Russian ship has operated just outside U.S. territorial waters, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News on Tuesday.

“U.S. Pacific Fleet is aware of the Russian vessel operating in international waters in the vicinity of Hawaii and will continue to track it through the duration of its time here,” U.S. Pacific Fleet...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/26/russian-navy-surveillance-ship-quietly-operating-off-hawaii

CO of Destroyer USS Hopper Removed from Command

USS Hopper (DDG-70). US Navy Photo

The commander of a Hawaii-based guided-missile destroyer was removed from her job, the Navy announced on Wednesday.

“The commanding officer of USS Hopper (DDG-70), Cmdr. Kathryn J. Dawley was relieved of her duties on 06 April 2021 due to a loss of confidence in her leadership,” reads a release from the service.

A Navy official told USNI News there was no misconduct associated with Dawley’s removal.

The deputy commander of Destroyer Squadron 31, Capt. Don Rauch,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/07/co-of-destroyer-uss-hopper-removed-from-command

Retired Navy Captain, CPO Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges in Latest ‘Fat Leonard’ Development

Undated photo of Leonard Francis

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A retired Navy captain who collected nearly $91,000 in favors for sharing classified U.S. 7th Fleet ship schedules and steering logistics contracts to a foreign defense firm will plead guilty, according to federal court records. The plea marks the latest conviction in the Glenn Defense Marine Asia corruption investigation.

Retired Capt. David Williams Haas, who served as 7th Fleet’s operations officer on its flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/10/retired-navy-captain-cpo-plead-guilty-to-bribery-charges-in-latest-fat-leonard-development

Carrier USS Nimitz Underway for Final Rounds of Training Ahead of Deployment

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) passes Mount Rainier while transiting Puget Sound on Feb. 22, 2020. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) departed Bremerton, Wash., on Monday for its final pre-deployment training event, in what is the Navy’s first real test of its plan to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among deploying crews.

Nimitz will likely remain at sea after completing its Composite Training UnitExercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego and not return to port ahead of its deployment...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/27/carrier-uss-nimitz-underway-for-final-rounds-of-training-ahead-of-deployment

Navy Secures Enough COVID-19 Tests for Nimitz Strike Group Ahead of Deployment; Makin Island Completes Drills During Pandemic

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Christian Smania cleans a cover plate for a wire supporter on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) on April 14, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy has secured enough COVID-19 testing kits to evaluate the almost 8,000 sailors set to deploy on the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group later this year, USNI News has learned.

“All sailors assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11 staffs and units are being tested for COVID-19 prior to follow-on...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/21/navy-secures-enough-covid-19-tests-for-nimitz-strike-group-ahead-of-deployment-makin-island-completes-drills-during-pandemic

Aquilino: Navy Working to Fight Carrier Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak on Guam

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), left, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) transit the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Nov. 27, 2019. US Navy Photo

Navy officials are working with the government of Guam to find space to house quarantined sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as a COVID-19 outbreak has spread through the crew, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/31/aquilino-navy-working-to-fight-carrier-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak-on-guam

Carrier Roosevelt CO Asks Navy to Quarantine Entire Crew Ashore as COVID-19 Outbreak Accelerates

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) sails in formation as part of an Expeditionary Strike Force. US NAvy Photo

The commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) asked U.S. Pacific Fleet leadership to take his crew off his carrier and send them all into quarantine ashore on Guam, as a COVID-19 outbreak on the carrier spreads at an accelerating rate, according to a Monday letter obtained by USNI News.

Capt. Brett Crozier wrote Pacific Fleet leadership asking for more resources to effectively isolate his...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/31/carrier-roosevelt-co-asks-navy-to-quarantine-entire-crew-ashore-as-covid-19-outbreak-accelerates

Pentagon Reports First DoD Death from Coronavirus; 15 Pacific Fleet Sailors Have Tested Positive

Lt. Cmdr. Danett Bishop, from Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, tests respiratory samples in the biological safety lab of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6). US Navy Photo

A civilian contractor has died after contracting the COVID-19 virus, the Pentagon announced on Sunday.

The contractor, who worked for Defense Security Cooperation Agency in Arlington, Va., had been treated for the virus at an area hospital.

“Our condolences go out to his family, friends and co-workers and we thank the medical...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/22/pentagon-reports-first-dod-death-from-coronavirus-15-pacific-fleet-sailors-have-tested-positive

First Coronavirus Case reported at the Naval Academy; Two More San Diego Sailors Test Positive

Midshipmen with the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) stand at parade rest during the Second Class Parents Weekend Formal Dress Parade at the USNA, Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 7, 2016. US Navy Photo

A civilian employee of the U.S. Naval Academy tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the Navy announced late Friday.

The employee is currently in isolation at their home while Maryland public health officials conduct a contact investigation to see if others at the service academy were exposed.

The Annapolis...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/21/first-coronavirus-case-reported-at-the-naval-academy-two-more-san-diego-sailors-test-positive

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