22 March 2016 Patrol Squadron Four Begins 'Aloha' Deployment MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (NNS) -- P-3C Orion planes from Patrol Squadron (VP) Four, departed Kaneohe from Marine Corps Base Hawaii for the last time, March 18. The Skinny Dragons of VP-4 began a challenging tri-site deployment to three different areas of responsibility (AORs). The theme, 'Aloha...
22 March 2016 Great Green Fleet Joins Exercise Foal Eagle WATERS OFF THE KOREAN PENINSULA - The John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) departed ports in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to participate in exercise Foal Eagle with the ROK Armed Forces, March 18.Foal Eagle is a regularly scheduled, annual exercise based on realistic training scenarios intended to...
22 March 2016 U.S. 7th Fleet, Indo-Asia-Pacific Navies Increase Multilateral Cooperation CHANGI, Singapore (NNS) -- Maritime leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet, Republic of Singapore Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, Philippine Navy and Indonesian Navy met for a professional exchange of ideas to discuss operational topics aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), March 19-20. The...
22 March 2016 SECDEF Praises Choice to Lead U.S. Forces in Korea WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered his congratulations to Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks following the announcement today that President Barack Obama intends to nominate Brooks to be commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command and United Nations Command.Brooks currently...
21 March 2016 Twin Dragons: 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Storms Beaches, Ranges During Ssang Yong 16 POHANG, South Korea -- “Attention landing force, standby for call aways,” comes over the 1MC. Upon hearing the call, Marines and sailors begin hastily throwing packs on their backs and grabbing their weapons from the armory. The loud clang of metal hatches rings through the spaces of the ship and...
21 March 2016 USS Boxer Arrives in Hong Kong HONG KONG (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) arrived in Hong Kong, March 21, for a scheduled port visit.The visit comes at the conclusion of Exercise Ssang Yong 16, and marks the first port call for Boxer since deploying 37 days ago. During the visit, crew members will be able to...
21 March 2016 Airmen, Cargo Ready for Operation Beverly Sunrise MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 35th Fighter Wing’s supporting agencies conducted mock personnel and cargo deployment functions during Phase I of Beverly Sunrise 16-03, an operational readiness exercise, here, March 15.Almost as quickly as operational readiness exercise Beverly Sunrise...
21 March 2016 The Fewer, the Proud: Female Marines CAMP FOSTER, Japan -- The month of March is designated as Women’s History Month where women are recognized for their accomplishments and progression in society nation-wide.According to Department of Defense statistics, of the approximately 183,000 active duty Marines, only about 14,100 are women...
21 March 2016 Underwater Construction Team 2 Wraps Up Foal Eagle 2016 JINHAE, South Korea -- U.S. Navy Seabees with Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 concluded their participation in exercise Foal Eagle 2016 on March 18 in Jinhae, Republic of Korea with an appreciation ceremony, a U.S. and ROK sports challenge and a victory party.“The Foal Eagle Exercise this year...
21 March 2016 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Wrap Up Exercise Ssang Yong 16 EAST SEA (NNS) -- The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit team wrapped up their participation in Exercise Ssang Yong 16 off the coast of the Republic of Korea, March 18.Approximately 9,200 U.S. Marines of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and 3,100 U.S Navy personnel of...