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...
19 April 2019 30 NCR, III MEF Tighten Naval Engineering Relationship OKINAWA, Japan – The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30NCR) and III Marine Expeditionary Forces (III MEF) established the Engineers Functional Working Group (EFWG) for the Indo-Pacific Theater, April 18.The EFWG brings synchronization across logistical and operational objectives between the Naval...
21 October 2019 Seabees Explore Construction Opportunities with Thai Partners SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 arrived in U-Tapao, Thailand, Oct. 15, to survey potential construction project opportunities to support the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and existing U.S. Air Force initiatives.The Seabees are coordinating with...
31 October 2016 US, Royal Cambodian Forces Combine for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Cambodia 2016 SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (NNS) -- U.S. and Royal Cambodian navy (RCN) service members kicked off the 7th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Cambodia with an opening ceremony at Ream Navy Base, Oct. 31. Held consecutively since 2010, CARAT Cambodia is a bilateral...
23 October 2014 US and Philippine Seabees Further Cooperation The 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30th NCR) hosted Navy Seabees from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during a bilateral exchange between the two naval construction forces Oct. 13-22. Key Philippine Seabee leaders in attendance included AFP's Naval Construction Brigade commander,...
15 February 2019 Civil Action Team Palau Holds Change of Charge Ceremony KOROR, Republic of Palau -- Dignitaries, high chiefs, the Bilung-Gloria Salii of Koror, and dozens of Palauan well-wishers filled the confines of the Ngarachamayong Cultural Center to bid farewell to the U.S. Air Force 36th Civil Engineer Squadron airmen of Civic Action Team (CAT) Palau 36-03, Feb...
28 September 2018 Underwater Construction Team 2 Renders Assistance following Plane Crash in Chuuk SANTA RITA, Guam -- U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 rendered immediate assistance to the passengers and crew of Air Nuigini flight PX56, after it crashed into the lagoon near Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, International Airport, Sept. 28.Flight PX56 crashed...
21 August 2017 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Completes Certification Exercise, Certified as Fully Capable SHOALWATER BAY, QLD, AUSTRALIA -- Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed the twice annual Certification Exercise (CERTEX), Aug. 18, 2017, planning and accomplishing a rigorous series of missions at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia.CERTEX is the last...
13 April 2020 Chaplain Corps Provides Spiritual Service to 31st MEU, USS America at Sea Philippine Sea -- “The hope of this day is that the darkness of life has been overcome,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Weatherwax, command chaplain of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, in front of a congregation of Marines and Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Easter Sunday April...
09 April 2020 31st MEU Cyber Operations Section Attaches, Deploys for First Time, Increasing Active Defense in Cyberspace PHILIPPINE SEA -- In the same way that the ships of the USS America Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) patrol the seas to provide safety and maritime security against any threat, so too do the Marines of Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Internal Defensive Measures (DCO-IDM) in the cyber realm,...