#ICYMI: The U.S. Navy recently accepted delivery of USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II configuration, from Austal USA. https://t.co/fOirnkiYrX

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#ICYMI: The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Colón, Panama as part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), June 25, 2025. https://t.co/g8JvhUtVI1

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Pacific Partnership 2025 concluded its mission stop in Nuku’alofa, Tonga with a closing ceremony at the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel on June 27. https://t.co/nWAbOjGjhW

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#ICYMI: “Low-cost. Attritable. No Regrets.” At Combined Naval Event 2025, U.S. Navy Leaders Agree that Autonomous is the Future.

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#ICYMI: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) recently departed Manila, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit.

"These visits are incredibly important engagements with our allies and partners, but what I think we take away from them is the friendships that you make there," said Capt. Tim Waits, commanding officer, George Washington. "These friendships help strengthen the bonds between our two countries and stress our commitment to shared goals for this region."

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#ICYMI: Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2, hosted at Portland Port, United Kingdom, is underway, showcasing strengthened collaboration in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and mine countermeasures (MCM) between NATO Allies and partners.

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#ICYMI: Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicked off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

“Pacific Partnership is a testament to what we can achieve together,” said Rear Admiral Todd F. Cimicata, U.S. Pacific Fleet Executive Agent for Pacific Partnership.

“By working alongside our allies and partners, we strengthen regional capacity and resilience and lay the foundation for a collective response to crises. It’s about preparing in calm to respond in crisis.”

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#ICYMI: Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 concluded following two weeks of multinational mine countermeasure operations in the waters off the United Kingdom’s southern coast July 11.

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#ICYMI: Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 formally commenced from the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide, launching military activities involving 19 nations and over 30,000 service members.

U.S service members will join the Australian Defence Force and like-minded partners from across the world to train together, enhancing interoperability and refining procedures to ensure continued regional stability.

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#ICYMI: Senior U.S., Australian and Japanese flag officers signed a trilateral naval logistics agreement in a ceremony aboard USS America (LHA 6).

“Sustainment in depth is a primary objective,” said Vice Adm. Jeff Jablon. “We have robust logistics partnerships with Japan and Australia to ensure we can provide the right material and services at the right place, at the right time to mutually support our maritime forces... This arrangement strengthens those commitments and allows us to more easily share information, technologies and processes for greater logistics resiliency.”

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#ICYMI: The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone.

"Every iteration of our Maritime Cooperative Activities further enhances the interoperability between the U.S. Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine Coast Guard," said Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. "Through these maritime efforts, we are building a stronger, more capable, and more unified force ready to address shared challenges in the region."

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#ICYMI: The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transited the Strait of Gibraltar alongside ESPS Canarias (F86).

“Our ship and crew has assumed the watch in U.S. 6th Fleet. Gerald R. Ford’s mission remains clear: maintain freedom of navigation in international waters for all nations,” said Capt. David Skarosi, commanding officer of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

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#ICYMI: The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12. 🇺🇸 🌊🇯🇵

"This submarine exercise is just one of dozens of operations our combined forces are planning or executing day in and day out. We take every opportunity to enhance the integration of our undersea forces, reaffirming our commitment to a shared vision of peace and prosperity for our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.” — Rear Adm. Lincoln Reifsteck, commander, Submarine Group 7

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#ICYMI ➡️ HMAS Sydney sailed alongside ESPS Méndez Núñez of the @Armada_esp, during Regional Presence Deployment 25-2.

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#ICYMI: Medal of Honor recipient Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (Ret.) recently embarked the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) for sea trials. Col. Barnum earned the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War.

“It’s a great honor and I was very humbled when I got the call that I was going to have a ship named after me and that it was a warfighter, a DDG Arleigh Burke Class, it made me very proud. I’m very honored to be here for this trial,” said Barnum.

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