18 November 2014 USS Fort Worth Commences 16-Month Rotational Deployment to Western Pacific The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departed its homeport of San Diego Nov. 17 for a 16-month rotational deployment to Singapore in support of the Navy's strategic rebalance to the Pacific.Building on the achievements of USS Freedom's (LCS 1) inaugural 10-month deployment to Southeast...
18 November 2014 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Trains with 2nd Infantry Division Leaders from the 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group integrated with the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea Nov. 1 - 6.Part of the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives), the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 71st EOD Group conducted mission command training with...
17 November 2014 USS George Washington Hosts Visitors from Iwakuni, Japan Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) hosted guests from Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 17.Rear Adm. John Alexander, commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet and Capt. Greg Fenton, George Washington's commanding officer hosted 22 visitors who toured the ship and were provided a general...
17 November 2014 U.S. Welcomes G20 Plan to Stop Ebola, Strengthen Health Security We have consistently said that Ebola is an urgent global challenge requiring an urgent and commensurate global response. Earlier on November 15, leaders of the G20 — a collection of the world’s largest economies from their ongoing summit in Brisbane, Australia. They committed to continued and...
17 November 2014 Marine Squadrons Support of Exercise Max Thunder 14-2 Service members with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, currently part of the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrived at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 13, 2014, in...
17 November 2014 Germantown Participates in Exercise Keen Sword with Japanese Forces The amphibious dock landing ship, USS Germantown (LSD 42) and the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), operated with Japanese Self Defense Forces (JSDF) during exercise Keen Sword, Nov. 11-12.Keen Sword is a bilateral amphibious training exercise conducted with JSDF...
17 November 2014 The Sword, the Shield Throughout history nations have maintained their thorough control of the seas, from the Royal British navy that reigned for nearly 300 years, to the Imperial Japanese navy of the early 1900’s, and today the U.S. Navy. Not to be forgotten in the discussion of defense and freedom of the seas, is the...
14 November 2014 Germantown Completes Patrol, Returns to Sasebo The forward deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) returned to Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), Nov. 14, following a scheduled three-month patrol.While on patrol, the ship operated with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF),...
14 November 2014 US Embassy Honors US, PHL Service Members on Veterans Day 2014 On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 2014, U.S. Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, along with senior members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines paused to honor the military members of both nations at a Veterans Day ceremony at Manila’s American Cemetery.Gregorio Pio P...
14 November 2014 Navy Engineer Assigned as Science Advisor to U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Dr. Peter Cho, electrical engineer at Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station(NAVSSES) began a three-month assignment in early November as the U.S. Embassy Science Fellow, Power and Energy specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Cho, who received the Department of the Navy...