22 January 2015 USNS Kocak Grounded Near Okinawa, Japan The Military Sealift Command prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) ran aground off the East Coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 22, at approximately 11:30 a.m.The vessel is located approximately 6 nautical miles off the coast of Uruma, Okinawa, Japan.The U.S. Navy is working closely with...
22 January 2015 Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie work with US Marines U.S. Marines and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces begin Royal Preah Khan Jan. 12 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Royal Preah Khan is a simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise focused on enhancing response capabilities through staff training, crisis action planning, a command post...
21 January 2015 USS Mustin Visits Pyeongtaek to Enhance Partnerships with Korean Navy The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, for a port visit Jan. 21.The ship, which is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, is currently on a routine patrol and conducting bilateral training with the ROK Navy in waters around the...
21 January 2015 Bonhomme Richard Conducts Replenishment at Sea The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) conducted a replenishment at sea (RAS) with Military Sealift Command Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) Jan. 19. This is the first RAS Bonhomme Richard has conducted during 2015.“RAS is extremely...
21 January 2015 Aggressors Take Off for Joint, Coalition Training in Pacific Fourteen F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron took off Jan. 17in transit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and Andersen Air ForceBase, Guam.The group of fighters, along with more than 150 maintainersfrom the 354th Maintenance Group, is deploying to support the CENTURY...