07 March 2016 US, Philippine Navy Staff Talk Increases Cooperation Between Both Nations MANILA, Philippines (NNS) -- U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin hosted bilateral staff talks with officials from the Philippine Navy, aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a scheduled port visit, March 5. The staff talks focused on growing and strengthening ties...
07 March 2016 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Warfare Training during Multi Sail 2016 GUAM – Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) participate in the annual bilateral training exercise Multi Sail 2016, March 6-11. Participants include six U.S. surface units, four Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
07 March 2016 Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation Enhances Interoperability for Defense of Japan KOMATSU, Japan - Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, and Marine Aircraft Group 12 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, traveled to Komatsu Air Base, Japan to participate in the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 7-18,...
07 March 2016 Stennis Strike Group Wraps Up Routine Operations in the South China Sea PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) has completed routine operations in the South China Sea, and transited into the Philippine Sea through the Luzon Strait. The JCSSG operated in the South China Sea, March 1 through March 6. It was the crew's first time operating...
04 March 2016 The Great Green Fleet Operates in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA – The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. The ships transited the Luzon Strait March 1 and have maintained a location in the eastern half of these international waters for four days.USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), USS Chung-Hoon...
04 March 2016 Hawaii Guardsman and Indonesian Soldiers Share Military Tactics Abroad BANDUNG, Indonesia, (March 2, 2016) Six members of the Hawaii Army National Guard visited the city of Bandung, Indonesia, to participate in Hawaii's State Partnership Program's seventh Noncommissioned Officer Subject Matter Expert Exchange, Feb. 22-26.The NCO exchange is designed for military...
04 March 2016 Safe Soaring for Sorties KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The air traffic control tower oversees the base's entire flight line and its height allows air traffic controllers to see aircraft flying within the base's immediate air space. The Air Force entrusts these 19 Airmen with the responsibility of ensuring that...
04 March 2016 Equipment Backload completes success of Exercise Cobra Gold LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (NNS) -- Civilian mariners, contractors and Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 began conducting a backload of equipment used in Exercise Cobra Gold 2016 (CG-16) from Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011), Feb. 29, bringing a successful...
04 March 2016 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to Continue Pacific Presence GUAM -- Airmen assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to Andersen AFB, Guam to replace their sister unit, the 23rd EBS, in support of the U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence.Since March 2004, Andersen AFB has hosted the CBP...
04 March 2016 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Manila, Strengthens Old Ties MANILA, Republic of the Philippines — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and the embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, Republic of the Philippines for a regularly scheduled port visit March 4.During the port visit, 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin will host bilateral...
07 March 2016 US, Philippine Navy Staff Talk Increases Cooperation Between Both Nations MANILA, Philippines (NNS) -- U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin hosted bilateral staff talks with officials from the Philippine Navy, aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a scheduled port visit, March 5. The staff talks focused on growing and strengthening ties...
07 March 2016 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Warfare Training during Multi Sail 2016 GUAM – Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) participate in the annual bilateral training exercise Multi Sail 2016, March 6-11. Participants include six U.S. surface units, four Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
07 March 2016 Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation Enhances Interoperability for Defense of Japan KOMATSU, Japan - Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, and Marine Aircraft Group 12 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, traveled to Komatsu Air Base, Japan to participate in the Komatsu Aviation Training Relocation exercise March 7-18,...
07 March 2016 Stennis Strike Group Wraps Up Routine Operations in the South China Sea PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) -- The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) has completed routine operations in the South China Sea, and transited into the Philippine Sea through the Luzon Strait. The JCSSG operated in the South China Sea, March 1 through March 6. It was the crew's first time operating...
04 March 2016 The Great Green Fleet Operates in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA – The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea. The ships transited the Luzon Strait March 1 and have maintained a location in the eastern half of these international waters for four days.USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), USS Chung-Hoon...
04 March 2016 Hawaii Guardsman and Indonesian Soldiers Share Military Tactics Abroad BANDUNG, Indonesia, (March 2, 2016) Six members of the Hawaii Army National Guard visited the city of Bandung, Indonesia, to participate in Hawaii's State Partnership Program's seventh Noncommissioned Officer Subject Matter Expert Exchange, Feb. 22-26.The NCO exchange is designed for military...
04 March 2016 Safe Soaring for Sorties KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The air traffic control tower oversees the base's entire flight line and its height allows air traffic controllers to see aircraft flying within the base's immediate air space. The Air Force entrusts these 19 Airmen with the responsibility of ensuring that...
04 March 2016 Equipment Backload completes success of Exercise Cobra Gold LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (NNS) -- Civilian mariners, contractors and Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 began conducting a backload of equipment used in Exercise Cobra Gold 2016 (CG-16) from Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011), Feb. 29, bringing a successful...
04 March 2016 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron to Continue Pacific Presence GUAM -- Airmen assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to Andersen AFB, Guam to replace their sister unit, the 23rd EBS, in support of the U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence.Since March 2004, Andersen AFB has hosted the CBP...
04 March 2016 USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Manila, Strengthens Old Ties MANILA, Republic of the Philippines — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and the embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, Republic of the Philippines for a regularly scheduled port visit March 4.During the port visit, 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin will host bilateral...