23 September 2022 USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in Busan for First Time Since 2017 BUSAN, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG 5), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), along with USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and USS Barry (DDG 52), arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) for a regularly scheduled port...
23 September 2022 U.S. Coast Guard Conducts Port Visit in Federated States of Micronesia POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia -- The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crew conducted a port visit in Kolonia on Sept. 14 - 16, following a patrol across Oceania encompassing the Coral Sea and the exclusive economic zones of Papua New Guinea and Federated...
23 August 2022 Puerto Princesa Police Officer Says U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Changed His Life PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- In 1987, the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) pulled into Puerto Princesa, Philippines, on her maiden voyage as part of a humanitarian mission.Now, 30 years later, the ship is back as part of Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22).Lt. Douglas...
22 August 2022 USS Tripoli Embarks 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit PHILIPPINE SEA -- The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) for tasking in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, July 25, 2022.MEUs regularly embark, train and deploy on Navy vessels to prepare and respond to crises throughout the world, and...
19 August 2022 36 Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant Fuels the Forward Edge ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- "Fuels are a big part of the mission here," said Senior Airman Jacob Thompson, 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels equipment maintenance technician. "This is a big landing spot for heavy aircraft and training exercises for the Air Force; without fuel they...
11 August 2022 Responders Complete Successful Joint Interagency Search and Rescue Exercise in Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard, Guam Fire Rescue, Guam Police, and the U.S. Navy conducted a successful search and rescue exercise (SAREX) in Guam, Aug. 10 – 11.“This is one of the first operational exercises we’ve done since COVID, and the purpose is to work through our procedures. We...
11 August 2022 A Peek behind the Curtain: USS Spruance (DDG 111) Tomahawk Strike Team PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Rear Adm. J.T. Anderson, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, awarded the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance’s (DDG 111) tomahawk strike team as the winners of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group’s (ABECSG) deployment strike warfare competition, Aug...
10 August 2022 Carrier Air Wing 9 Returns from Indo-Pacific Deployment SAN DIEGO -- Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, embarked aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), returned from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Aug. 9.VW-9 is the first carrier strike group to deploy with a U.S. Marine Corps F-35C...
09 August 2022 Soldiers Build Roads and Community Relations OLD HARBOR, Alaska -- Army Reserve Soldiers from units around the Pacific have assembled in a very rural location in Alaska to help with the development of a community, testing their mettle while strengthening bonds among the local residents.“Six, seven, eight,” Sgt. Robert Laux, a construction...
05 August 2022 RIMPAC 2022: Building Relationships and Warfighting Readiness PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The old saying goes that ‘practice makes perfect,’ but at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, practice makes capable, adaptive partners of Sailors and service members from around the world.The largest international maritime exercise in the world, RIMPAC gives participants a...