25 June 2019 USS Anchorage Demonstrates Amphibious Beach Landing SUNSET BEACH, Ore. (NNS) -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) demonstrated its emergency response capabilities by conducting an amphibious beach landing off the coast of Oregon, June 3. The launch was part of the second iteration of a Defense Support of...
25 June 2019 MSCPAC Reservists Complete Pacific Sentry Exercise Navy Reservists from the Military Sealift Command Pacific Headquarters Unit have completed the recent Pacific Sentry 19-3 exercise in San Diego. Eleven members of the unit participated in two weeks of simulated, contingency scenarios during the “Table Top” exercise. The exercise focused on a...
25 June 2019 Together in Peace: How international partnerships help global peace initiatives It’s hot, humid, almost sticky, and the early morning rain fall quickly evaporates into a cloud of steam lingering over an African city. The distant - and constant - zap of a mosquito trap hanging in the guard shack is drowned out by a throng of people approaching the international hotel where...
24 June 2019 RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 comes in for landing After two weeks, approximately 2,000 sorties, and more than 1,700 total flying hours, RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2 has officially come to a close. Approximately 2,000 personnel from more than five countries and multiple branches of military service worked tirelessly to ensure the success of the exercise,...
24 June 2019 U.S., Indonesian air forces execute COPE West 19 MANADO, Indonesia -- U.S. and Indonesian air forces officially began flying operations in support of COPE West 19, following an opening ceremony at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 17.“Today marks our nations' third fighter exercise over the past two decades and also the...
24 June 2019 USS Ronald Reagan, JMSDF Conduct Bilateral Exercises SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) -- The Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participated in bilateral exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JS Izumo (DDH-183), JS Murasame (DD-101) and JS Akebono (DD-108) June 20.Reagan, Akebono, Izumo and Murasame...
24 June 2019 Collaboration Between U.S. Navy, NOAA, and Global Space Agency Scientists Advances Monitoring and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclones PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- On the morning of October 7, 2018, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, began issuing advisories on the newly formed tropical depression Michael. Armed with an impressive observation network comprised of aircraft, radars, buoys, and...
24 June 2019 RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2: Indo-Pacific ‘one team’ mentality EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – In the early morning, the Alaskan skies are awakened to the sound of roaring jets soaring overhead. Languages from around the world are heard in the air, and though different, all of them come together as one team.Pilots, maintainers, joint terminal attack...
21 June 2019 USINDOPACOM Surgeon Speaks at Global Health Security Conference CAMP SMITH, Hawaii (June 20, 2019) – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Surgeon, Rear Adm. Louis C. Tripoli, spoke at the Global Health Security Conference in Sydney, Australia June 19, 2019. The Conference caps off a nearly month long trip in which Tripoli participated in the Health and...
21 June 2019 US Navy, Royal Thai Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct knowledge exchange during CARAT 2019 SATTAHIP NAVAL BASE, Thailand (NNS) -- Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Center conducted a knowledge exchange classroom seminar as part of...