16 November 2015 KOA MOANA Completes Jungle Training in Fiji NAMOSI PROVINCE, Fiji -- The tropical rainforest of Namosi Province, Fiji, presented Marines of KOA MOANA 15-3 with a unique opportunity to train in unfamiliar terrain and climate during an exercise with the Republic of Fiji Military Force, Oct. 12-16. The exercise focused on re-engagement...
13 November 2015 Naval Officer Presented Presidential-level Award from Republic of Korea Consul General HONOLULU –The Consul General of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Mr. Walter K. Paik, presentedthe ROK President Order of National Security Merit Samil Medal to Navy Capt. PhilW. Yu during the Third ROK-U.S. Alliance Night Reception atHalekulani Hotel, Hawaii, Nov. 10. Yu served asthe U.S. Naval Attaché...
13 November 2015 U.S. and Republic of Korea Conclude Exercise Clear Horizon 2015 CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, Detachment 1, and Mine Countermeasure Squadron (MCMRON) 7, completed the bilateral mine countermeasures exercise Clear Horizon with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, Nov. 13.Exercise Clear Horizon is an annual...
13 November 2015 U.S. Navy and Royal Cambodian Navies kick off CARAT Cambodia 2015 SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - The U.S. Navy and RoyalCambodian Navy commenced the 6th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness andTraining (CARAT) Cambodia exercise Nov 16, with an opening ceremony held at theRoyal Cambodian Ream Navy Base. In its sixthconsecutive year, the bilateral CARAT Cambodia exercise...
13 November 2015 US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to Conduct Annual Exercise YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 2015 edition of Annual Exercise, a bilateral maritime field training exercise involving the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy (USN), will be conducted Nov. 16-25. The training will take place in the waters south of Japan. Annual Exercise, the premier...
13 November 2015 Yokota Enhances Capabilities through Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Airlift Wing participated in Exercise VIGILANT ACE 16 from Nov. 1 to Nov. 10, 2015, in conjunction with a Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Exercise VIGILANT ACE 16 is a large-scale exercise on the Korean peninsula designed to...
13 November 2015 Essex Amphibious Ready Group Operates in South China Sea Ahead of Exercises SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) transited the Strait of Malacca and conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10. The ARG's flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted the...
13 November 2015 USS Emory S. Land Arrives in Sepanggar, Malaysia SEPANGGAR, Malaysia (Nov. 12, 2015) (NNS) -- The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Sepanggar, Malaysia, for a port visit Nov. 12."I'm looking forward to a productive engagement with members of the Royal Malaysian Navy," said Capt. Mark A. Prokopius, commanding officer of Emory...
12 November 2015 Essex Amphibious Ready Group Operates in South China Sea Ahead of Amphibious Exercise SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) transited the Straits of Malacca and conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10.The ARG's flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted...
12 November 2015 U.S., Malaysia Partnership Brings Fallen Hero Home JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has one end goal; to find our fallen service members, bring them home and provide answers to their families. On Nov. 5, at Subang Air Base, Malaysia, a repatriation ceremony was held to honor one of our patriots...