CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka concludes, enhancing naval partnerships and disaster response

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A Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) contractor welds a fuel pipe during repairs at Halawa, Hawaii, March 23, 2023. Joint Task Force-Red Hill is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan where task force personnel are focused on completing repairs, quality control tasks, training and response preparation, the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (EA), regulatory approvals and operational planning for such things as dewatering, repacking, and defueling to ensure a safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Finney)

JTF-RH repair fuel pipes, March 23, 2023

Exercise Cope Tiger 23

U.S. Naval Ship Matthew Perry Returns to Indo-Pacific Waters After Voyage Repair in India

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A Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) contractor welds a support beam during repairs at Halawa, Hawaii, March 16, 2023. Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan, as contractors and Navy technical experts complete repairs to ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Stegall)

JTF-RH continue repairs, March 16, 2023

NIMCSG, JMSDF Conduct Bilateral Maritime Exercise

7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

1st MAW and ROK MAG execute Freedom Shield 2023 at ROK Marine Corps Base Pohang

Lightning IIs arrive at Kadena to maintain advanced fighter presence

U.S. Coast Guard serves partners in Commonwealth of Northern Marianas

A Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) contractor trims a support beam during repairs at Halawa, Hawaii, March 15, 2023. Joint Task Force-Red Hill is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan, as contractors and Navy technical experts complete repairs and upgrades to ensure a safe and expeditious defueling at the RHBFSF. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Finney)

JTF-RH conduct repairs, March 15, 2023

World Water Day Event

353 SOW from Kadena Visits Yokota for Isochronal Inspection

USS Asheville Welcomes Guests on Board in Western Australia

USS Springfield Returns from Deployment

Navy Vice Adm. John Wade, Commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) and senior leaders meet with Amy Miller, Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, Region 9 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director for Environmental Health of the Hawaii Department of Health, to provide a status update on the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) defueling process at JTF-RH Headquarters on Ford Island, Hawaii, March 17, 2023. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing repairs, quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (EA), regulatory approvals and operational planning for such things as dewatering, repacking, and defueling. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Mackintosh)

JTF-RH Leaders meet with DOH and EPA Representatives

Navy, Coast Guard Begin Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol

U.S.-India ties

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CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka concludes, enhancing naval partnerships and disaster response

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CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka Concludes, Enhancing Naval Partnerships and Disaster Response

MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka - U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sri Lankan marines brief the route plan during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, Jan. 23 in Mullikulam. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

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