NASSCO-Built USS John L. Canley Joins Pacific Partnership Exercise

NASSCO-built USS John L. Canley joins Pacific Partnership exercise

The USS John L. Canley off Palau. (Photo courtesy of the Navy) The NASSCO-built expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley arrived in the island country of Palau on Monday to join allied navies in the Pacific Partnership exercise, the Navy announced. The 785-foot-long ship built in Barrio Logan is a floating military base that can support combat operations, special forces and humanitarian assistance. Its flight deck can accommodate helicopters, t…

USS John L. Canley Arrives in Palau During Pacific Partnership 2025

KOROR, Palau (Sept. 22, 2025) The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), arrives in Koror, Palau in support of Pacific Partnership 2025, Sept. 22, 2025. Now, in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nat…