17 October 2019 Guam Sailors Celebrate 244th Navy Birthday with Ball SANTA RITA, Guam -- Hundreds of Guam-based Sailors and guests celebrated the U.S. Navy’s 244th birthday during the annual Navy Birthday Ball Oct. 12, at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort in Tumon.Retired Fleet Master Chief JoAnn Ortloff took to the stand as the night’s guest speaker, where she reminded...
16 October 2019 Navy Satellite Communications System Successfully Completes Key Test and Evaluation Phase The Navy’s next-generation narrowband satellite communications system completed a critical test and evaluation phase and was assessed as operationally effective, operational suitable and cyber survivable. The successful completion of this testing demonstrates the system’s full operational capability...
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...