04 January 2018 USS Hopper Returns to 7th Fleet on Deployment INDIAN OCEAN - The guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) entered the 7th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 4.Hopper will conduct evolutions involving theater security cooperation, building partner capacity, and performing routine operations within the area.Hopper is a multi-mission ship with...
04 January 2018 USS Wasp (LHD 1) Arrives in Pearl Harbor for Port Visit JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a final port call en route to her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, Dec. 28.Following its return from the Wasp's first deployment in more than a decade,...
04 January 2018 Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry Completes at-sea Fisheries Enforcement Patrol off Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Honolulu, recently completed a 10-day patrol of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Hawaiian Islands region. They conducted six boardings on Hawaii-based, U.S.-flagged...
04 January 2018 USS Pearl Harbor visits Singapore after 7th Fleet Return SINGAPORE - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Singapore, Jan. 2.Pearl Harbor’s visit to Singapore will not only allow the ship to conduct routine maintenance but it will give Sailors and Marines the...
03 January 2018 USS Frank Cable Arrives Hawaii PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 2.Frank Cable is currently in route to its homeport at Naval Base Guam, following more than eight months in a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability (DPMA) in...
03 January 2018 Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Assist Disoriented Australian Mariner off Maui HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard, and a good Samaritan assisted a 62-year old Australian mariner in his homemade sailing vessel three and a half miles west of the Keehi Harbor, Maui, Sunday.A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Maui safely towed the 30-foot sailing...
03 January 2018 Tripler's 2017 Year in Review HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Tripler Army Medical Center, or TAMC, has made significant developments throughout the 2017 year.THE BEST OF THE BEST AT TRIPLERTo begin, TAMC and the U.S. Army Health Clinic at Schofield Barracks were recognized in the Army patient satisfaction "Best of the Best" report, for...
29 December 2017 Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Misawa, Emphasizes Warfighter Mindset MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) senior enlisted leader (SEL), made his first visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20 and 21.To kick off his two-day visit, Spadaro experienced an interactive mission brief from 35th Fighter Wing,...
29 December 2017 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-262 Departs Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 departed from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to MCAS Futenma, Dec. 20, 2017.VMM-262 began training out of MCAS Iwakuni, Dec. 9, 2017, as the aviation combat element for exercise Forest Light.During their stay,...
29 December 2017 USS America Departs Singapore after Holiday Visit SINGAPORE -- The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a port visit to Singapore, Dec. 28.During the first port visit after their return to 7th Fleet, the crew had the opportunity to embark on tours and events organized by the...