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Coast Guard Cutter Munro Joins RIMPAC Following 37-day Alaska Patrol

U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to the Legend-class cutter USCGC Munro (WMSL 755) conduct a helicopter in-flight refuel (HIFR) with an HM-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, August 18. Ten nations, 22 ships, 1 submarine, and more than 5,300 personnel are participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) from August 17 to 31 at sea around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships, critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The exercise is a unique training platform designed to enhance interoperability and strategic maritime partnerships. RIMPAC 2020 is the 27th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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USS Ronald Reagan returns to South China Sea, honors commitment to allies, partners

An F/A-18F assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 launches off the flight deck of America’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while conducting operations in the South China Sea. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Navy Updates Face Covering Rules: What You Need to Know

Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Giovannie A. Martes, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, mans the ships stores aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is underway in the western Pacific Ocean conducting routine maritime operations.

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Misawa Air Base Demonstrates Its Combat Readiness in First Joint, Bilateral Elephant Walk

U.S. Air Force Col Kristopher Struve, left, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahiro Kubota, 3rd Air Wing and JASDF Misawa Air Base commander, shake hands in front of aircraft participating in an "Elephant Walk" at Misawa Air Base, June 22, 2020. Twelve U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons, 12 Koku-Jieitai F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers, a USN C-12 Huron, two USAF MC-130J Commando II aircraft, and a USN P-8 Poseidon participated in the Elephant Walk, which showcased Misawa Air Base’s collective readiness and ability to generate combat airpower at a moment's notice to ensure regional stability throughout the Indo-Pacific. This is Misawa Air Base’s first time hosting a bilateral and joint Elephant Walk.

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Blue Ridge Conducts Submarine Familiarization with USS Asheville

Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine, USS Asheville (SSN 758), transits alongside U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a submarine familiarization (SUBFAM). The SUBFAM was conducted so Blue Ridge's crew and embarked 7th Fleet staff could observe the characteristics of a submarine and how it looks both digitally and visually at periscope depth. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and, as 7th Fleet flagship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Pacific Seabees demonstrate expeditionary expertise, support COVID-19 fight

Sailors assigned to Task Force 75.5 prepare to lift a tent during construction of a 150-bed expeditionary medical facility at Naval Base Guam. The EMF will provide expanded medical capabilities in support of DoD’s COVID-19 response and will enable forces to be postured to support Guam and the region if a Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission is requested.

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U.S. Must Prepare for Current, Future Pandemics

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Sudan Roache, from Severn, Md., stores N95 masks in casualty receiving aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) April 20. Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people.

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U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy Team Up in South China Sea

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), left, sails with Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and is operating with the America Expeditionary Strike Group in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Expeditionary Medical Facility Constructed at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam

Capt. Eric Correll, commander of Task Force 75, speaks with Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 during expeditionary medical facility (EMF) site preparation. The EMF will provide expanded medical capabilities in support of DoD’s COVID-19 response and will enable forces to be postured to support Guam and the region if a Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission is requested.

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COVID-19 Doesn't Stop Homeland Defense

Sailors aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) confer in the ship's intensive care unit. Comfort cares for critical and non-critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command’s Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Marines, Sailors Offload Field Hospital from USNS Dahl in Guam

Vehicles pre-stage prior to a line haul after the offload equipment of Emergency Medical Facility (EMF) from Watson-class vehicle cargo ship USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312) April 13, 2020. The EMF will provide expanded medical capabilities in support of DoD’s COVID-19 response and will enable forces to be postured to support Guam and the region if a Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission is requested.

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DOD Ramps Up COVID-19 Response Efforts from Coast to Coast

Sailors transport a patient across the brow to be admitted aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense's missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people.

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USNS Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles Amid COVID-19 Restrictions Skill Bridge Internships Continue

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrives in Los Angeles, March 27, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people.

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USS Mustin Remains Mission Ready During COVID-19

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) approaches the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), the Nimit-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and The Whidbey Island-class Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ships transit the Philippine Sea. Mustin is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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USNS Mercy Departs San Diego

Rear Adm. Timothy Weber, commander of Naval Medical Forces Pacific, speaks to members of the press before the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departs Naval Base San Diego, March 23, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DOD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people.

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The 39th iteration of Cobra Gold concludes with a combined arms-live fire exercise and closing ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Green, right, and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Flores, mortarmen with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an 81mm mortar as part of the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 6, 2020. Cobra Gold enhances military to military engagement efforts to maintain readiness and increase the capability, capacity, and interoperability of partner nations while simultaneously reinforcing our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Sign Logistics Interoperability Framework

Vice Adm. Rick Williamson, deputy chief of naval operations for fleet readiness and logistics, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Masatomi Dairiki, director general of logistics department, Maritime Support Office, sign an agreement to improve interoperability for maritime logistics between the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during a formal ceremony at the Pentagon.

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USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives in San Diego after Record-setting Deployment

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits San Diego Bay. Lincoln arrives at Naval Air Station North Island after a 10-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operations.

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U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begin Exercise Forest Light Western Army

Col. Robert Brodie, left, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kouki Watanabe, commanding officer of the JGSDF 12th Infantry Regiment after the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Oyanohara, Kyushu, Japan, Jan. 18, 2020. The exercise will consist of field training events including basic infantry skills, vertical assaults integrated with MV-22B Osprey flight operations, and combined–arms, and enhances the collective defense capabilities of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Commander US 7th Fleet and Commander Naval Forces Japan Speak to National Institute for Defense Studies Students.

Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) and Naval Region Japan (CNRJ), speaks to students attending a joint advanced course at Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies about the importance of the Japan and United States alliance. The students visited Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka to learn about their roles as future commanders in the Japan Self Defense Force.

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