About Seahawk-Umitaka

Since 1951, the Seahawk-Umitaka has been the official newspaper of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka produced by the command’s Public Affairs Office. Seahawk-Umitaka can be found in the U.S. Navy’s Social Media Directory and Guidance as an official command platform.

The Seahawk newspaper was first printed Jan. 14, 1951 and was in circulation for more than 60 years. By the 2010s, the publication shifted to a hybrid print and online format until finally in 2017 when the Seahawk moved entirely online and the My CFAY Weekly newsletter was born.

CFA Yokosuka is a forward-deployed U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan, which hosts more than 80 tenant commands, including 12 Navy ships of the U.S. 7th Fleet, and is home to more than 27,000 personnel and families making it the largest overseas U.S. Naval installation in the world. Our mission is to maintain and operate base facilities for the logistic, recreational, administrative support and service of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, U.S. 7th Fleet and other operating forces forward-deployed in the Western Pacific.

Military personnel moving to Yokosuka should visit our Welcome Aboard page and check out Sponsorship on Demand. Sponsorship on Demand is our newest program designed to allow military personnel, dependents and civilian employees an easy way to meet CFAY experts online every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. Japan Standard Time to get the right answer the first time.