23 January 2018 Frank Cable Returns to Guam POLARIS POINT, Guam -- Sailors and civilian mariners of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), returned to their homeport of Naval Base Guam, Jan. 23.Frank Cable, which departed Guam March 6, 2017, completed maintenance, renewal and repairs which returned the 40 year-old ship to its designed...
23 January 2018 Amphibious Force 7th Fleet Welcomes New Commander OKINAWA, Japan -- Rear Adm. Brad Cooper assumed command of Amphibious Force of 7th Fleet from Capt. Ed Thompson on Jan. 22nd.Cooper, who was the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea from September 2016 to January 2018, now leads the entire Task Force 76 (CTF), comprised of nearly 5,500 personnel and...
23 January 2018 U.S. Marine, U.S. Army artillery units work side by side in Okinawa CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Okinawa-based Marines and North Carolina-based Soldiers rehearsed a simulated fire support exercise at the III Marine Expeditionary Force Combined Arms Staff Trainer building on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8-19, 2018.Service members with 12th Marine Regiment and...
22 January 2018 Pacific Partnership 2018 Planning Conference Concludes Pacific Partnership staff and partner nation representatives met onboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Jan. 16-19, for the final planning conference leading to Pacific Partnership 2018. The four-day conference provided a forum for discussion to ensure the host nations and mission staff is aligned in all...
22 January 2018 Maintenance Airmen Pull Duty in Frigid Antarctica With 24 hours of daily sunlight in their favor, a team of seismic technicians traveled to Antarctica at the southernmost point on Earth to conduct annual maintenance of the equipment they use to monitor global nuclear treaties.Six members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center based here...
22 January 2018 ‘Wayfinder’ Medics Conduct MEDEVAC Training on Black Hawk Combat medics, led by a flight medic, rushed to a UH-60 Black Hawk carrying a litter to medically evacuate a Soldier, here, Jan. 10.However, the Soldier wrapped up on the litter was only a simulated casualty for the combat medics assigned to the 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, “Wayfinders,” 3rd...
22 January 2018 Boxer Completes Light Off Assessment All U.S. Navy ships are required to conduct an LOA prior to going to sea at the conclusion of a CNO Phased-Maintenance Availability (PMA) or any significant maintenance period that is 120 days or greater in length.Boxer’s LOA was scheduled at the end of a 14-month PMA, and is one of several...
22 January 2018 Omaha Completes Maiden Voyage, Arrives in San Diego The newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship and future USS Omaha (LCS 12) arrived Jan. 19 after successfully completing her maiden voyage from Mobile, Alabama.Following construction and acceptance trials at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, the ship completed a rigorous schedule that...
19 January 2018 7th Fleet Hosts Annual U.S.-India Executive Steering Group PEARL HARBOR -- U.S. and Indian navy leadership met in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 17-19, to discuss engagements between the two nations throughout the year.Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer co-chaired the executive steering group with Indian Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Vice Adm. G...
19 January 2018 Carl Vinson Aviators Complete 1000th Trap PACIFIC OCEAN -- Two naval aviators aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) joined an elite group after achieving a major career milestone when they completed their 1,000th arrested landing on the aircraft carrier, Jan. 18.Capt. Tom Barber, the commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, and Cmdr. Jason...