02 July 2018 Mongolian Armed Forces host Khaan Quest 2018 peacekeeping field-training exercise The Mongolian Armed Forces hosted a United Nations peacekeeping field-training exercise June 14 to 28 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, as part of Khaan Quest 2018.The purpose of Khaan Quest is to gain U.N. training and certification for multi-national participants through the conduct of...
02 July 2018 Pacific Angel 18-1 Concludes in Timor-Leste More than 80 multilateral service members, health care providers, translators and volunteers from Timor-Leste, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and the United States joined forces in Suai, Timor-Leste, during Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL)18-1, June 5-18, 2018, building partnership capacity and...
02 July 2018 B-52 Bomber Crew Aids in Rescue Off Coast of Guam The B-52 Stratofortress bomber is world famous for its long-range capabilities, but during a routine June 25 flight near Guam, crew members with the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and deployed to Andersen Air Force Base here were tasked with a...
02 July 2018 USS Oklahoma City Returns to Guam Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) returned to its homeport of Apra Harbor, Guam, June 29. Oklahoma City conducted routine patrols throughout the Indo-Pacific region in support of maritime security operations that promote stability while maintaining key partnerships with...
29 June 2018 US Navy Kicks Off 26th RIMPAC Exercise Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. John C. Aquilino and Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, announced today the start of the world’s largest international maritime exercise, the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), scheduled through Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and...
29 June 2018 U.S. Navy, Australia sign agreement for Triton UAS The Australian government signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Navy June 25, to purchase up to six MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).The MOU outlines the cooperative agreement between the two countries which will allow Australia to influence future design and development of...
29 June 2018 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 Conducts Mount-Out Exercise Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 completed a 48- hour Mount-Out Exercise (MOX) onboard Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, June 19-20.This exercise simulates one of the core capabilities of a construction battalion to deploy an Air Detachment (Air Det.), along with construction equipment,...
29 June 2018 USS Nimitz: 50 Years of Teamwork and Tradition The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has completed 28 deployments, more than a quarter of a million catapult launches and arrested landings, five homeport changes, and countless operations and missions successfully executed. The decorated history of the oldest aircraft carrier in active U.S. Navy service...
29 June 2018 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group visits Manila The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrived in Manila for a regularly scheduled port visit, June 26."Manila is one of the favorite port visits for Sailors in the Pacific thanks to the beauty and welcoming...
29 June 2018 Remarks by Secretary Mattis with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo in South Korea Prior to Bilateral Meeting [Following remarks by South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo]SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JAMES N. MATTIS: Thank you Minister Song and it's a pleasure to see you again after meeting in Singapore earlier this month, of course in Hawaii as well, as we continue with what you accurately described as our...