25 March 2016 Carl Vinson Unveils New Carrier Air Traffic Control Simulator SAN DIEGO, California -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) unveiled a new air traffic control simulator, the first of its kind installed in a Navy aircraft carrier, in the ship's carrier air traffic control center, March 22.The new simulator program affords Carl Vinson air traffic controllers the capability...
25 March 2016 Air Force, Army Working Dog Handlers Improve Mission Effectiveness Through Joint Training JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen with the 673rd Security Forces Squadron and Soldiers with the 549th Military Working Dog Detachment participated in joint explosives-detection training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 17. While the training may be performed regularly by the...
25 March 2016 Behind the Scenes: Propulsion Flight at Yokota Air Base YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- On an average day, buzzing can be heard throughout Yokota Air Base, Japan and the surrounding community. Don’t worry, it’s not a massive bee infestation, rather, the sound of the C-130 Hercules as it takes off to complete a mission. However, unlike bees only needing their...
25 March 2016 Soldiers Train Near the Korean DMZ to Detect and Destroy Weapons of Mass Destruction CAMP STANLEY, Republic of Korea -- On a sunny, windy day, two Soldiers with the 501st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Company, 23rd Chemical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, conducted a CBRNE exploitation evaluation during quarterly training at Black Hawk Village near the...
25 March 2016 25th Infantry Division 'Raiders' Conduct Helo Training with Air Force, Marine Corps Counterparts MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- The Soldiers of Comanche Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment “Raiders,” 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducted fast rope insertion extraction system (FRIES) techniques with their Marine Corps and Air Force counterparts, here,...
25 March 2016 Coast Guard, Navy Complete Joint Fisheries Patrol in Oceania, Promote Regional Stability HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy completed a 33-day joint mission in the Central and South Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative to combat transnational crimes, enforce fisheries laws and enhance regional security March 11.A Coast Guard law enforcement detachment, from Coast...
25 March 2016 USS Chosin Departs for San Diego after 25 Years in Hawaii The U.S. Navy announced March 22 that USS Chosin (CG 65) will change its homeport from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego to begin the cruiser modernization program in San Diego. The move supports the Navy’s plan to modernize select cruisers to extend their service lives to 40 years, as well as...
25 March 2016 U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea Navy Reaffirm Strategic Alliance During Foal Eagle 16 WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA (NNS) -- U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy ships commenced the maritime portion of exercise Foal Eagle 16, March 22.Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and USS Benfold (DDG 65) operated with...
25 March 2016 USS Blue Ridge to Visit Colombo, Sri Lanka March 26-31, 2016 The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) will arrive in Colombo for a port call March 26, the first visit by a U.S. Navy ship since October 2011. The visit builds upon last month’s Partnership Dialogue in Washington D.C., where both nations pledged to strengthen maritime security...
25 March 2016 What’s Next for USS Conestoga? (March 23, 2016) (left to right) Dr. James P. Delgado, director of Maritime History for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Dr. Robert V. Schwemmer, regional coordinator of Maritime History for the NOAA Office of National Marine...
25 March 2016 Carl Vinson Unveils New Carrier Air Traffic Control Simulator SAN DIEGO, California -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) unveiled a new air traffic control simulator, the first of its kind installed in a Navy aircraft carrier, in the ship's carrier air traffic control center, March 22.The new simulator program affords Carl Vinson air traffic controllers the capability...
25 March 2016 Air Force, Army Working Dog Handlers Improve Mission Effectiveness Through Joint Training JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen with the 673rd Security Forces Squadron and Soldiers with the 549th Military Working Dog Detachment participated in joint explosives-detection training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson March 17. While the training may be performed regularly by the...
25 March 2016 Behind the Scenes: Propulsion Flight at Yokota Air Base YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- On an average day, buzzing can be heard throughout Yokota Air Base, Japan and the surrounding community. Don’t worry, it’s not a massive bee infestation, rather, the sound of the C-130 Hercules as it takes off to complete a mission. However, unlike bees only needing their...
25 March 2016 Soldiers Train Near the Korean DMZ to Detect and Destroy Weapons of Mass Destruction CAMP STANLEY, Republic of Korea -- On a sunny, windy day, two Soldiers with the 501st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Company, 23rd Chemical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, conducted a CBRNE exploitation evaluation during quarterly training at Black Hawk Village near the...
25 March 2016 25th Infantry Division 'Raiders' Conduct Helo Training with Air Force, Marine Corps Counterparts MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- The Soldiers of Comanche Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment “Raiders,” 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducted fast rope insertion extraction system (FRIES) techniques with their Marine Corps and Air Force counterparts, here,...
25 March 2016 Coast Guard, Navy Complete Joint Fisheries Patrol in Oceania, Promote Regional Stability HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy completed a 33-day joint mission in the Central and South Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative to combat transnational crimes, enforce fisheries laws and enhance regional security March 11.A Coast Guard law enforcement detachment, from Coast...
25 March 2016 USS Chosin Departs for San Diego after 25 Years in Hawaii The U.S. Navy announced March 22 that USS Chosin (CG 65) will change its homeport from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego to begin the cruiser modernization program in San Diego. The move supports the Navy’s plan to modernize select cruisers to extend their service lives to 40 years, as well as...
25 March 2016 U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea Navy Reaffirm Strategic Alliance During Foal Eagle 16 WATERS SURROUNDING THE KOREAN PENINSULA (NNS) -- U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy ships commenced the maritime portion of exercise Foal Eagle 16, March 22.Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and USS Benfold (DDG 65) operated with...
25 March 2016 USS Blue Ridge to Visit Colombo, Sri Lanka March 26-31, 2016 The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) will arrive in Colombo for a port call March 26, the first visit by a U.S. Navy ship since October 2011. The visit builds upon last month’s Partnership Dialogue in Washington D.C., where both nations pledged to strengthen maritime security...
25 March 2016 What’s Next for USS Conestoga? (March 23, 2016) (left to right) Dr. James P. Delgado, director of Maritime History for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Dr. Robert V. Schwemmer, regional coordinator of Maritime History for the NOAA Office of National Marine...