14 October 2020 USS Paul Hamilton Returns Home from 9-month Deployment SAN DIEGO - The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) crew had extra cause to celebrate the Navy’s birthday this year, as the ship returned to San Diego, Oct. 13, from a successful nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.Paul Hamilton departed Naval Base...
14 October 2020 The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Revolutionizing Motor Transportation in the Marine Corps OKINAWA, Japan -- The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is integrated into training on Okinawa, and it is already changing the way the Marines envision motor transportation.The JLTV will cut down thousands of hours of annual maintenance and allow Marines to drive to remote locations with minimal...
14 October 2020 DOD Kicks Off World’s Largest Dual-Use 5G Testing Effort WASHINGTON -- Defense Department officials announced yesterday the awarding of $600 million in contracts to 15 prime contractors to perform testing and evaluation of 5G technologies at five military installations across the United States, said the acting undersecretary of defense for research and...
13 October 2020 U.S. Navy joins Japan’s Kaga, Ikazuchi for Integrated Operations SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) joined Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 2 during integrated operations in the South China Sea beginning Oct. 12.U.S. Naval forces routinely operate alongside regional allies and...
13 October 2020 Eielson Names First F-35A Dedicated Crew Chiefs, First F-16 DCCs in 4 Years EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Maintenance Group awarded the title of Dedicated Crew Chief to 29 maintainers in a ceremony Oct. 9, 2020, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.354th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronIn the aircraft maintenance world the Dedicated Crew Chief, or DCC, is a title...
13 October 2020 USS Comstock Embarks Mark VI Patrol Boats and ExMCM for Maritime Security Operations PHILIPPINE SEA -- USS Comstock (LSD 45) is underway after loading Mark VI patrol boats and expeditionary mine countermeasure (ExMCM) elements in Guam to integrate Navy expeditionary forces aboard the amphibious dock landing ship for a security patrol in the Philippine Sea.“This level of integration...
13 October 2020 U.S. Government Provides Food Assistance for Conflict-Affected Families in Mindanao MANILA, Philippines -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided an additional Php73 million ($1.5 million) in food assistance to support displaced families in Lanao del Sur province. This brings the total U.S. commitment to...
13 October 2020 Ronald Reagan CSG Conducts Maritime Security Operations in Indian Ocean INDIAN OCEAN -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group began maritime security and stability operations in the Indian Ocean, Oct. 9.The carrier strike group, including the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5,...
09 October 2020 Navy EOD technicians conduct virtual exchange with Brunei counterparts SANTA RITA, Guam -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Task Force 75 and troop commanders from the Royal Brunei Land Force participated in a real-time, virtual EOD subject matter expert exchange (SMEE), Oct. 6, as part of the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)...
08 October 2020 Coast Guard Rescues 6 Mariners from Disabled Vessel Off Lanai HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard rescued six mariners from a disabled 24-foot recreational vessel 1.5 miles off Manele Harbor, Wednesday.A Station Maui 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew towed the vessel to Station Maui. No injuries were reported.“We are grateful to the good Samaritan who notified...