Yokosuka Naval Base’s MWR wrestling team, The Seahawks, hosted the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Academy’s team during a practice event at the Hawks Nest on base.
Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group conducted exercises with Turkish Naval Forces. USS Nitze sailor will be among the first enlisted women on submarines. Wasp Amphibious Ready Group departed on deployment.
Chief of Naval Personnel Robert Burke is making adjustments to bring PCS orders closer to three months. Exercise Pacific Dragon concluded off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson awarded the French Navy's Charles De Gaulle Strike Group the Prestigious Meritorious Unit Commendation for support during Operation Inherent Resolve.
Virginia Governor Terry Mcauliffe signed a bill extablishing the Virginia Mitilary Medics and Corpsmen Program. The P-8 Poseidon arrived at Cooperative Securtity Location Comalapa, El Salvador. Pacific Partnership 2016 arrived in Legazpi, Philippines.