12 July 2016 USS Freedom Departs for Rim of the Pacific Southern California 2016 SAN DIEGO – The Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departed Naval Base San Diego July 9 to participate in the world’s largest international maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016.Freedom will operate off the coast of Southern California and participate in mine interdiction...
12 July 2016 Lancer Brigade: Mission Success in Hanuman Guardian FORT ADISORN, Thailand -- The combined U.S.-Thai formation learned from each other during the exercise, facing training challenges such as mountain rescue operations, casualty care and security operations tailored to prepare the Royal Thai Army to respond to natural disasters- all while contending...
12 July 2016 Key West Visits Yokosuka during Western Pacific Deployment FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a routine visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, July 12.This visit strengthens the already positive alliance between the U.S. and Japan...
12 July 2016 Eighth Army Welcomes First Female Deputy Commanding General YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea -- Eighth Army welcomed Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, the first female general officer to serve in an Eighth Army headquarters-level position, during a Patch Ceremony July 7 at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul. Smith takes over as the Deputy Commanding...