21 May 2019 Community Leaders Embark Blue Ridge as 7th Fleet Flagship Returns to Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- A group of civic and government leaders embarked and toured USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), as the 7th Fleet flagship made a port call to Naval Base Guam May 20.Blue Ridge Sailors provided an overview tour of the ship to the 16 guests, giving them an idea of life and operations aboard...
21 May 2019 USS William P. Lawrence, JS Izumo, JS Murasame Conduct Cooperative Deployment STRAIT of MALACCA -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) and Murasame-class destroyer JS Murasame (DD 101) conducted a cooperative deployment in the Strait of...
21 May 2019 History in the making: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band Visits Japan for First Time IWAKUNI CITY, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN -- “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band traveled to Japan and delivered a once in a lifetime performance for Japanese locals and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Culture Hall Sinfonia Iwakuni, May 19, 2019.The lights...
21 May 2019 USS Spruance, USS Stockdale Return Home from Deployment SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106), including detachments from the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 “Raptors,” returned to their homeport of San Diego, May 20, following a deployment to the U.S. 7th...
21 May 2019 NAVFAC Marianas and 36th Civil Engineering Squadron Begin Construction on Medical Training Facility for Air Force Reserve in Guam YIGO, Guam -- The 36th Civil Engineering Squadron held a groundbreaking event, May 17, to begin the construction of a $4.14 million medical training facility at Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) in Guam.This one-story, 495-square-meter facility, is the first for the 624th Aerospace Medicine (AMDF)...
20 May 2019 Pacific Air Forces Commander Visit to Mongolia Affirms Growing Partnership ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, met with senior leaders from Mongolia and the United States here May 14, to seek opportunities to enhance cooperation and partnership with the Mongolian Air Force Command (MAFC).“It is a real honor for me to be here...
20 May 2019 USNS Fall River arrives in Thailand for Final Pacific Partnership 2019 Mission Stop SATTAHIP, Thailand -- USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4), a Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport ship, arrived in Sattahip for the final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2019, May 18.Pacific Partnership has evolved over the years from emphasis on direct care to an operation focused on...
20 May 2019 PP19 Concludes Vietnam Mission Stop TUY HOA, Vietnam -- Senior mission leadership, host nation and partner nation participants attended the closing ceremony of the sixth Pacific Partnership 2019 mission stop in Vietnam at April First Square, May 17.“Throughout our time here, we have strengthened existing friendships and created new...
20 May 2019 USS Chung-Hoon Visits Palau KOROR, Palau -– Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) conducted a multi-day port visit to Palau, beginning May 15, 2019.During the port visit, Chung-Hoon’s Sailors immersed themselves in the local culture and experience a place with very rich history...
20 May 2019 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Trains during Exercise Diamond Storm ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- A contingent from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) deployed from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress in support of the Australian Air Warfare Center-led exercise Diamond Storm May 6-26, 2019.A focal...