09 January 2015 CTF-75 Establishment Ceremony Celebrates Mission Ahead Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 was established in a ceremony at Camp Covington at Naval Base Guam Jan. 9. The event formalized CTF-75's command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as...
09 January 2015 Philippines to Purchase Two US C-130 Aircraft Yesterday, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led byMajor General Victor Bayani, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, conducted asecond inspection of two U.S. C-130 aircraft at the Joint Reserve Naval AirStation in Fort Worth Texas. Following this inspection, General...
09 January 2015 Pentagon to Request 20 Percent Less for War Funding, Officials say The Pentagon will request about $51 billion in war funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, a 20-percent reduction from the $64 billion Congress approved this year and the least since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials and congressional aides said. The Overseas Contingency Operations...
09 January 2015 U.S. Navy Divers Use Advanced Equipment in Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 An eight-member team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 onboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is supporting the ongoing Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501 with advanced Tow Fish side scan sonar systems capable of providing high-resolution images of the ocean floor.The Tow Fish...
08 January 2015 George Washington Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions Earns Large Afloat Chapter of the Year The USS George Washington (CVN 73) chapter of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) was selected as the Large Afloat Chapter of the Year (COY) for 2014 in an announcement by the chief of naval personnel Jan. 6. This is George Washington CSADD’s second afloat COY award in...