22 August 2016 Secretary of the Navy Visits US, Republic of Korea Leaders in Korea SEOUL, Republic of Korea -- The Secretary of the Navy visited U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) civilian and military leaders during a visit to Seoul, Aug. 18-20...
22 August 2016 B-52s Enhance Australian Partnership through Vietnam Remembrance Day Flyover JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- In conjunction with a routine mission, two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft performed a flyover Aug. 18 in Canberra, Australia, during a ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan and Vietnam Remembrance Day. At the...
22 August 2016 On Board and Underway, Marines and Sailors Set Sail WHITE BEACH , OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) have embarked onto the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, beginning their annual fall patrol from White Beach, Okinawa, Japan Aug. 21, 2016. This...
22 August 2016 USS Fort Worth Departs Singapore for San Diego SINGAPORE - The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departed Changi Naval Base in Singapore Aug. 22, beginning a transit across the Pacific Ocean to her homeport in San Diego.In the last month the “Iron Warriors” of LCS Crew 111 successfully completed a damage control material assessment...
22 August 2016 US, Japan Prepare for Largest Land Return Since '72 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Forces, Japan officials are preparing for the largest land return on Okinawa since the 1972 reversion of the island to Japanese control.The return of more than half of the Northern Training Area, nearly 4,000 hectares of single and double-canopy rainforest, will reduce...