23 July 2014 USS Halsey Makes Guam Port Call, Sailors Volunteer in Community Sailors from Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) volunteered at Inarajan Elementary School in Inarajan, Guam July 18. Halsey made a port call to the island after departing their homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet's area of...
23 July 2014 35th CSSB Hosts Bilateral "Friendship Luau" The "Bilateral Friendship Luau" hosted by the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion on July 19 at the Sagamihara Family Housing Area brought several Camp Zama and Japanese community member together, here.More than 50 guests, including community officials from Sagamihara City, the Japanese...
23 July 2014 Humphreys Soldiers Attend Battle of Cheonan Ceremony A contingent of Soldiers from here joined Cheonan city officials for a ceremony commemorating the 64th Anniversary of the Battle of Cheonan, July 6.Cheonan is a city located about 30 minutes south of here.The annual event, hosted by the Cheonan Chapter of the Korea Freedom Federation, honors the...
22 July 2014 Flagship Blue Ridge Honors Partnership during Visit to Otaru U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Otaru, Japan, after a four-day port visit devoted to boosting U.S.-Japanese ties July 22.During the visit, Blue Ridge crew members, embarked 7th Fleet Staff, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 and Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security...
22 July 2014 Rocket Battalion Lights up the Sky Soldiers from 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division conducted a Field Training Exercise June 6 -- 20 at Rocket Valley, near Cheolwon, South Korea. In order to learn what it really means to deter the enemy in combat situations and send...
22 July 2014 US, ROK Build Relationships to Increase Allied Interoperability The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), in cooperation with members of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, participated in a bilateral exercise with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, July 15-19."We are allies and close friends, and this exercise is absolutely...
22 July 2014 Royal New Zealand Navy Midshipman Experiences Carrier Operations Aboard USS George Washington The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted a Royal New Zealand navy Midshipman, July 19-20.Originally from Dannevirke, New Zealand, Midshipman Anna-Marie Garnett, 19, has served one year as a supply officer in the Royal New Zealand navy. After graduating...
22 July 2014 Marines Showcase Osprey in Sapporo Air Show Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, showcased two MV-22 Ospreys as static displays during the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20.The Marine pilots and crew members flew from Okinawa July 18 and made stops at Marine Corps...
22 July 2014 Sailors and Navy Families Build Relationships in the Republic of Korea Sailors and Navy families assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy 1st Fleet improved cultural relations and strengthened the U.S.-ROK alliance through a two day team building event hosted in Donghae, July 20-21. "This trip is a great opportunity for the...
22 July 2014 USS Gary Demonstrates Capabilities during RIMPAC 2014 Working alongside multinational naval forces during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, the Oliver Hazard Perry-Class guided-missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) demonstrated her proficiency in gunnery, maritime interdiction operations, helicopter operations, small boat operations, navigation,...
23 July 2014 USS Halsey Makes Guam Port Call, Sailors Volunteer in Community Sailors from Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) volunteered at Inarajan Elementary School in Inarajan, Guam July 18. Halsey made a port call to the island after departing their homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet's area of...
23 July 2014 35th CSSB Hosts Bilateral "Friendship Luau" The "Bilateral Friendship Luau" hosted by the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion on July 19 at the Sagamihara Family Housing Area brought several Camp Zama and Japanese community member together, here.More than 50 guests, including community officials from Sagamihara City, the Japanese...
23 July 2014 Humphreys Soldiers Attend Battle of Cheonan Ceremony A contingent of Soldiers from here joined Cheonan city officials for a ceremony commemorating the 64th Anniversary of the Battle of Cheonan, July 6.Cheonan is a city located about 30 minutes south of here.The annual event, hosted by the Cheonan Chapter of the Korea Freedom Federation, honors the...
22 July 2014 Flagship Blue Ridge Honors Partnership during Visit to Otaru U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Otaru, Japan, after a four-day port visit devoted to boosting U.S.-Japanese ties July 22.During the visit, Blue Ridge crew members, embarked 7th Fleet Staff, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 and Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security...
22 July 2014 Rocket Battalion Lights up the Sky Soldiers from 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division conducted a Field Training Exercise June 6 -- 20 at Rocket Valley, near Cheolwon, South Korea. In order to learn what it really means to deter the enemy in combat situations and send...
22 July 2014 US, ROK Build Relationships to Increase Allied Interoperability The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), in cooperation with members of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, participated in a bilateral exercise with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, July 15-19."We are allies and close friends, and this exercise is absolutely...
22 July 2014 Royal New Zealand Navy Midshipman Experiences Carrier Operations Aboard USS George Washington The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted a Royal New Zealand navy Midshipman, July 19-20.Originally from Dannevirke, New Zealand, Midshipman Anna-Marie Garnett, 19, has served one year as a supply officer in the Royal New Zealand navy. After graduating...
22 July 2014 Marines Showcase Osprey in Sapporo Air Show Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, showcased two MV-22 Ospreys as static displays during the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20.The Marine pilots and crew members flew from Okinawa July 18 and made stops at Marine Corps...
22 July 2014 Sailors and Navy Families Build Relationships in the Republic of Korea Sailors and Navy families assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy 1st Fleet improved cultural relations and strengthened the U.S.-ROK alliance through a two day team building event hosted in Donghae, July 20-21. "This trip is a great opportunity for the...
22 July 2014 USS Gary Demonstrates Capabilities during RIMPAC 2014 Working alongside multinational naval forces during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, the Oliver Hazard Perry-Class guided-missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) demonstrated her proficiency in gunnery, maritime interdiction operations, helicopter operations, small boat operations, navigation,...