12 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group Departs Subic Bay after Completing PHIBLEX 33 SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, departed the Philippines as scheduled following Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 33, Oct. 12. Launched from ships of the BHR ESG, U.S. Marines trained...
05 October 2016 Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, Pacific Surface Action Group Link Up in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) joined two guided-missile destroyers from the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) for a series of interoperability drills in international waters, Oct. 3-4.The BHR ESG employed the capabilities of USS Spruance (DDG...
05 October 2016 USS Frank Cable Concludes Vietnam Engagement CAM RANH BAY, Vietnam (NNS) -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a successful technical and good will visit port visit to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, Oct. 4.Frank Cable, along with the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), were the first U.S. ships...
04 October 2016 USS Coronado Enters 7th Fleet Prepared to Operate with Allied, Partner Navies SINGAPORE (NNS) -- The littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Coronado (LCS 4) arrived in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Oct. 3, while on its maiden deployment to Southeast Asia. Coronado is the first Independence-variant LCS to deploy to 7th Fleet as part of an initiative to deploy multiple...
04 October 2016 U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces Repair Schools in Cagayan Valley MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB) have been working alongside their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts to repair portions of the Palawig and San Vicente Elementary Schools in Cagayan Valley. The construction work is part of...
04 October 2016 Marines Wrap Up Exercise Island Viper MARINE CORPS BASE, Hawaii -- Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducted patrols and room clearing through Military Operations in Urban Terrain facilities, part of Exercise Island Viper aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Sept. 29. Exercise Island Viper...
03 October 2016 Military Labs Continue to Create World-class Future Technology WASHINGTON -- World-class scientists and engineers at military laboratories have been creating cutting-edge technologies for warfighters for nearly 100 years.At a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee Wednesday, Sept. 28, laboratory directors...
03 October 2016 Wildcard Detachment Completes Deployment in 7th, 5th , 3rd Fleet Area of Responsibilites CORONADO, Calif. (NNS) -- The "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, Detachment 1, returned home to Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island, Sept. 11, after a seven-month deployment in the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific on board Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4)...
03 October 2016 Carter, Association of Southeast Asian Nations Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Regional WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2016 — The United States and its Asian-Pacific allies reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen defense cooperation in areas including maritime security and counterterrorism, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday in Hawaii.Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast...
21 July 2016 Military Sealift Command, USARPAC Voyage through Pacific Pathways SATTAHIP, Thailand (July 20, 2016) -- Despite continued conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, the U.S. remains committed to a refocus of strategic priorities to the Pacific region. While long-running conflicts and territorial disputes dominate regional issues in the Pacific, each military...