13 March 2020 Commander Task Force 72 Concludes Exercise with Royal Australian Navy AUSTRALIAN COAST -- Commander Task Force (CTF) 72 wrapped up its participation in the Australian navy’s Fleet Certification Period 2020 (FCP20), March 7.CTF-72 dispatched a P8-A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 to assist with the Royal...
13 March 2020 Sailors Contribute During Vietnam Port Call Vietnam -- Visiting Vietnam is something not many Sailors will experience in their Navy career. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is only the second carrier to visit Vietnam in more than 40 years. This historic port visit comes 25 years after diplomatic relations began between the...
12 March 2020 Sixth Annual Bersama Warrior Exercise Kicks Off in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The sixth annual Bersama Warrior exercise commenced here March 11, 2020, with an opening ceremony officiated by Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Abd Malik bin Jiran and U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. James B...
12 March 2020 Army Guardsman’s First Alaska Exercise brings Him to the Top of the World in Support of Arctic Eagle 2020 JOINT BASE ELEMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Staring out the window of an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter onto a endless sheet of ice, Staff Sgt. Jeremy Maddox finds himself in unfamiliar territory, over the frozen Beaufort Sea, 3,000 miles north of his hometown of Baker City,...
12 March 2020 Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Completes Port Visit to Da Nang to Commemorate 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations DA NANG, Vietnam -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) successfully completed a scheduled five-day port visit to Da Nang, Vietnam on March 9. The visit, which commemorated 25 years of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic relations, followed the historic 2018 visit of USS Carl Vinson (CVN...
12 March 2020 Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, based in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson took part in arctic survival, helicopter-hoisting exercises, movement-to-contact and weapon familiarization training in support of Arctic Eagle 2020 at Eielson Air...
11 March 2020 USAF Stratotankers Provide Air Refueling Capabilities for Exercise Cold Response 20 ØRLAND AIR STATION, NORWAY -- The air refueling capabilities for exercise Cold Response 20 are fully operational at Ørland Air Station, Norway, with the arrival of KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, and Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.Cold Response...
11 March 2020 Center for Surface Combat Systems Leadership Visits Japan to Discuss CSCS' Impact to the Fleet YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Capt. Dave Stoner, Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) commanding officer, recently visited local leadership to discuss mission readiness and CSCS’ role in ensuring all Sailors receive the training required to become maritime warfighters.One of the key leadership engagements...
11 March 2020 Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety Rescue 4 Divers off Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services rescued four divers a half mile off Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Tuesday.“We often work closely with the Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services in cases such as this,” said Petty...
11 March 2020 US, Royal Thai Marine Corps Breach, Clear Obstacles Showcasing Combined Arms Firepower during Final Exercise BAN CHEN KHREM, Kingdom of Thailand -- Explosions and bullets rain past obstacles as the Royal Thai Marine Corps and U.S. Marines clear ground in a bilateral assault March 5, 2020, as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020. Over the course of an hour, a force of over 100 Marines and Thais demonstrated...