01 July 2019 Cope West Open House joins U.S., Indonesia Communities Together MANADO, Indonesia -- More than 5,000 Indonesian citizens flooded the Sam Ratulangi International Airport flightline during the Cope West 19 open house and interacted with U.S. and Indonesian service members in Manado, Indonesia, June 22.The event, organized by the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and...
01 July 2019 USS Stethem Departs 7th Fleet After More Than Decade Forward Deployed SAN DIEGO, California -- USS Stethem (DDG 63) returned to the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, June 30, following 14 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region operating from Japan.The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is en route to San Diego, where she will be...
01 July 2019 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen Ensure F-16 Pilots Safety MANADO, Indonesia -- Six 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) technicians from Misawa Air Base, Japan, forward deployed the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) in support of Cope West 19 at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 17, 2019.The MAAS is a contingency airfield...
28 June 2019 Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu Welcomes New Commanding Officer HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Ensley relieved Cmdr. Todd Wimmer as the Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu commanding officer during a change of command ceremony at Base Honolulu, Thursday.Capt. T. Wade Gesele, commander, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, presided over the ceremony.The change...
28 June 2019 Combat Logistics Regiment-37 Marines Employ Machine Guns While Strengthening Communication Skills CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Heavy brush sways in the wind, leaves falling gently to the damp ground. Rain pours from the darkened sky, transforming into steam as droplets ricochet off of the barrels of lethal weapons, scorching from heat caused by the reaction of what happens inside.A U.S. Marine...
27 June 2019 30NCR and ROK Navy Seabees Enhance Cooperation and Understanding SANTA RITA, Guam -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Mobile Construction Squadron (NMCRON) 59 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for mutual exchange and cooperation, which will strengthen naval facilities and engineering capabilities between...
27 June 2019 Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Oakland WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Oakland (LCS 24), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, June 29, in Mobile, Alabama.U.S. Representative Ken Calvert of California will deliver the christening ceremony's...
26 June 2019 US Navy Remembers Beginning of Korean War BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- U.S. Navy Sailors serving in Korea honored the 69th anniversary of the start of the Korean War by participating in multiple commemorations honoring those who sacrificed their lives to defend the Republic of Korea, June 25 and 26.On the morning of June 25, Rear Adm...
26 June 2019 USS Pioneer arrives in Kota Kinabalu KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (NNS) -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, for a port visit, June 26.During the visit, Pioneer sailors will engage in community relations events with Madrasah Al-Hikmah School for Stateless and Marginalized...
26 June 2019 USS Patriot arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia (NNS) -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, for a port visit, June 25.Patriot is visiting Jakarta while operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to work with their Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) counterparts to strengthen regional security...
01 July 2019 Cope West Open House joins U.S., Indonesia Communities Together MANADO, Indonesia -- More than 5,000 Indonesian citizens flooded the Sam Ratulangi International Airport flightline during the Cope West 19 open house and interacted with U.S. and Indonesian service members in Manado, Indonesia, June 22.The event, organized by the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and...
01 July 2019 USS Stethem Departs 7th Fleet After More Than Decade Forward Deployed SAN DIEGO, California -- USS Stethem (DDG 63) returned to the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, June 30, following 14 years of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region operating from Japan.The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is en route to San Diego, where she will be...
01 July 2019 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen Ensure F-16 Pilots Safety MANADO, Indonesia -- Six 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) technicians from Misawa Air Base, Japan, forward deployed the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) in support of Cope West 19 at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 17, 2019.The MAAS is a contingency airfield...
28 June 2019 Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu Welcomes New Commanding Officer HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Ensley relieved Cmdr. Todd Wimmer as the Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu commanding officer during a change of command ceremony at Base Honolulu, Thursday.Capt. T. Wade Gesele, commander, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center, presided over the ceremony.The change...
28 June 2019 Combat Logistics Regiment-37 Marines Employ Machine Guns While Strengthening Communication Skills CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Heavy brush sways in the wind, leaves falling gently to the damp ground. Rain pours from the darkened sky, transforming into steam as droplets ricochet off of the barrels of lethal weapons, scorching from heat caused by the reaction of what happens inside.A U.S. Marine...
27 June 2019 30NCR and ROK Navy Seabees Enhance Cooperation and Understanding SANTA RITA, Guam -- The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Mobile Construction Squadron (NMCRON) 59 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for mutual exchange and cooperation, which will strengthen naval facilities and engineering capabilities between...
27 June 2019 Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Oakland WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Oakland (LCS 24), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, June 29, in Mobile, Alabama.U.S. Representative Ken Calvert of California will deliver the christening ceremony's...
26 June 2019 US Navy Remembers Beginning of Korean War BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- U.S. Navy Sailors serving in Korea honored the 69th anniversary of the start of the Korean War by participating in multiple commemorations honoring those who sacrificed their lives to defend the Republic of Korea, June 25 and 26.On the morning of June 25, Rear Adm...
26 June 2019 USS Pioneer arrives in Kota Kinabalu KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (NNS) -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9) arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, for a port visit, June 26.During the visit, Pioneer sailors will engage in community relations events with Madrasah Al-Hikmah School for Stateless and Marginalized...
26 June 2019 USS Patriot arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia (NNS) -- The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, for a port visit, June 25.Patriot is visiting Jakarta while operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to work with their Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) counterparts to strengthen regional security...