20 March 2018 Navy, Coast Guard Divers Recover Torpedoes in Freezing Arctic ARCTIC CIRCLE -- Divers from U.S. Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) Two, Underwater Construction Team (UCT) One and the U.S. Coast Guard braved harsh Arctic waters to play a critical role during a torpedo exercise as part of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018.ICEX 2018 is a five-week biennial...
20 March 2018 Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Sails from Okinawa for Indo-Pacific Patrol OKINAWA, Japan - Ships of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) departed Okinawa, Japan March 19 after embarking more than 2,300 Marines and equipment of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).The ESG and the MEU are now deployed together for a routine patrol in the Indo-Pacific region meant...
20 March 2018 U.S., South Korean Defense Chiefs Agree to Resume Combined Exercises WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo have agreed to resume their annual combined exercises, including Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, which were deconflicted with the schedule of the Olympic Games.Resumption Planned April 1The exercises are...
20 March 2018 Arctic Conditions Provide Valuable Lessons in Alaska Exercise JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Alaskan Command has easily proven that Summer Soldiers or Sunshine Patriots do not exist in the U.S. military.More Than 1,500 U.S. military personnel braved the snowy and icy conditions, and temperatures that dipped well below zero to participate in...
19 March 2018 U.S. Navy Ship Brunswick Begins Pacific Partnership Mission APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Sailors participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) departed Guam aboard Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship U.S. Navy Ship (USNS) Brunswick (T-EPF 6) March 19, bound for the mission’s first stop in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.Pacific...
19 March 2018 1/3 Conducts Combined Anti-armor Team Mounted Patrol during Exercise Bougainville I MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment conducted combined anti-armor team (CAAT) mounted patrols during Exercise Bougainville I at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB), Hawaii, March 15, 2018.The Marines dealt with simulated improvised...
19 March 2018 U.S. Navy Ship Mercy Stops in Guam En Route for Pacific Partnership APRA HARBOR, Guam -- Sailors participating in Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrived at Apra Harbor March 17, while en route for PP18.During the visit personnel will conduct mission preparations, routine maintenance, load additional...
19 March 2018 Green Bay Joins Rest of Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group in Okinawa to Bring on 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit OKINAWA, Japan -- The forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrived at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, March 16, to onload elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).The 31st MEU, made up of 2,300 Marines across air, ground and logistics units,...
16 March 2018 USS Oklahoma City Visits Singapore SINGAPORE -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) arrived in Singapore March 16 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Pacific.With a crew of approximately 150, Oklahoma City will conduct a multitude of missions and maintain proficiency of the latest...
16 March 2018 Special Operations Forces Exercise in Arctic Conditions FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The U.S. military conducts mission-based training events year-round, but Arctic Edge 2018 is a unique opportunity that has brought more than 1,500 U.S. military personnel from 20-plus units together to train in arctic conditions throughout the Alaska range.For Special Operations...