16 October 2019 NMCB 4 completes Indo-Pacific deployment, relieved by NMCB 5 OKINAWA, Japan - Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 turned over command of naval construction operations in the Indo-Pacific-Command (INDOPACOM) area of operations to NMCB 5 during a relief in place/transfer of authority (RIP/TOA) ceremony on Camp Shields, Okinawa, Oct. 15.The RIP/TOA...
15 October 2019 U.S., Philippines, Japan Kick Off Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines -- The U.S. Navy, Philippine Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) began Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama with an opening ceremony in Puerto Princesa, Oct. 14.This is the third iteration of MTA Sama Sama, a maritime exercise designed to promote...
15 October 2019 Harpers Ferry and 11th MEU Arrive in Brunei for CARAT 2019 BRUNEI – The amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Brunei for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2019 exercise with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Oct. 10.During CARAT, Marines launched from USS...
15 October 2019 Japanese Service Members, Philippine and U.S. Marines Conduct Amphibious Landing KATUNGKULAN BEACH, MARINE BARRACKS GREGORIO LIM, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Armed Forces united to conduct an amphibious landing exercise at Katungkulan Beach, Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim during Exercise KAMANDAG 3 on Oct. 12, 2019.The...
15 October 2019 Army to Build Three Multi-Domain Task Forces Using Lessons from Pilot FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- As the Multi-Domain Task Force pilot program nears its end, the Army is now using lessons from it to establish three similar task forces.Assigned under U.S. Army Pacific Command in 2017, the pilot has participated in several exercises, including nine major joint training...
15 October 2019 Submarine Squadron 15 Sailors, Community Clean Inarajan Middle School INARAJAN, Guam -- Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen partnered with the command’s sister village of Inarajan during a middle school cleanup Oct. 12.The collaborative cleanup effort was an opportunity for the Sailors to engage with the residents and students of Inarajan and...
11 October 2019 U.S. 7th Fleet Holds Staff Talks and Reinforces Partnership with Indonesian Navy YOKOSUKA, Japan – The U.S. 7th Fleet hosted staff talks with their counterparts in the Indonesian Navy aboard the flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), in Yokosuka, Japan, on Oct 11.The U.S. Navy has had a robust relationship with the Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL) for decades and...
11 October 2019 Pacific Fleet Commander Visits Sydney for Pacific International Maritime Exposition SYDNEY, Australia -- Commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet spoke at an international conference in Sydney, Oct. 8, expressing support of the Royal Australian Navy’s focus on building a strong, capable navy.During the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference, Adm. John C. Aquilino spoke at a...
11 October 2019 JBER's Arctic Warriors Honed Skills and Experience in Multi-Domain Operations JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- During Phase II employment of deployed forces, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richadson's (JBER) Arctic Warriors honed skills and experience in Multi-Domain Operations.Camp Mad Bull is our training/exercise ‘deployed encampment’ where we are refining our contingency...
11 October 2019 13th AMU Panthers Improve Bilateral Relations at Komatsu ATR MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen with the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit conducted an aviation training relocation at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.Approximately 90 Team Misawa members and six U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons traveled to Komatsu AB in support of facilitating...