24 August 2016 Two Combatant Craft Patrol Boats Report for Duty in Pacific AGUANA, Guam -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 took permanent ownership of two MK VI patrol boats at Naval Base Guam, Aug. 24. The MK VI patrol boats are now permanently assigned in two separate strategic areas of operations. In March, two MK VI patrol boats were delivered to CTF-56, based in...
05 January 2023 Excelling at “Remote” Leadership U.S. Navy -- Cmdr. John Keefe has spent the last couple of years commanding one of the Navy's most preeminent forward-deployed units in the Pacific, leading approximately 230 expeditionary Sailors in undertaking some of our Nation's most challenging and dynamic missions at Explosive Ordnance...
19 September 2019 Navy Cargo Handling Bataillon 1 Conducts Training in Saipan SAIPAN HARBOR, Saipan -- Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Bataillon (NCHB) 1 conduct training operation on the Military Sealift Command’s maritime prepositioning force container, roll-on/roll-off and mobile landing platform ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter H...
14 August 2019 U.S., Allied Forces Launch Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise Hydracrab SANTA RITA, Guam -- In a first-of-its-kind event, expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States arrived in Guam August 14 to conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training in exercise HYDRACRAB.HYDRACRAB brings together more than 100 Sailors from four...
24 November 2014 Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE Completes Support of Pacific Horizon 2015 Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB 1) returned from Camp Pendleton, California, Nov 8th, supporting Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) during joint exercise Pacific Horizon 2015(PH15).PH15 is a scenario driven, simulation supported crisis...
02 May 2019 NIOC Hawaii Commemorates 50th Anniversary of EC-121 Shoot down HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Navy Information Operations Command Hawaii (NIOC HI), held a remembrance ceremony in honor of the crew of the U.S. Navy EC-121M, call sign Deep Sea 129, April 15.This year marked the 50th anniversary of since North Korean fighter planes shot down Deep Sea 129 over the Sea of...
17 December 2019 Republic of Korea Navy Surgeon General Visits Navy Medicine West SAN DIEGO, Calf. -- Capt. Jung Tae Park, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy surgeon general visited Navy Medicine West (NMW) headquarters, Dec. 11, and met with Mark Boman, chief of staff, to discuss mutual medical interests.During the visit, Boman gave Park an overview of NMW that included discussion...
12 November 2014 Face of Defense: CARAT Exercises Continue in Brunei The Brunei portion of the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2014 exercises commenced Nov. 10 at Maura Naval Base here.Royal Brunei Armed Forces have participated in the CARAT exercise since it began in 1995. CARAT Brunei marks the final phase of this year’s series of exercises, which...
14 April 2025 U.S. Navy Week Sets Sail for American Samoa, April 14-17, 2025 For the first time ever, the U.S. Navy is bringing Navy Week to American Samoa, April 14-17. As part of a global outreach effort, American Samoa Navy Week will connect Sailors with the community through a variety of performances, educational events, and service projects...
03 December 2018 Navy Joins the Nation in Mourning Loss of Former President, Sailor George H.W. Bush WASHINGTON -- Among America’s few seafaring presidents, former President George H.W. Bush passed away Nov. 30 at his Houston, Texas home at the age of 94.“Today, I join the Navy-Marine Corps team, our Nation, and the world in mourning the loss of President George H. W. Bush. Navy Pilot. Congressman...