17 April 2017 Pacific Partnership arrives in Kuching Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) and Malaysian partners embarked aboard expeditionary fast transport USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4) arrived in Kuching, Malaysia, Apr. 14...
17 April 2017 USS Bataan Honors 75th Anniversary of Battle of Bataan and Bataan Death March Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Bataan and ensuing Bataan Death March by hosting a number of events April 9 to 14, while deployed in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations in support of maritime security operations...
17 April 2017 From 500-feet Below the Surface to 10,000-feet Above - Pax River SAR Pilot Recounts Submarine Service Lt. Adam Patterson's Navy career hasn't followed what most people might call the "usual" path. Having experienced his own evolution of sorts, he emerged from the sea and eventually took to the air by first starting as a submariner and later transitioning to an aviator...
17 April 2017 US Marines, Sailors train with Papua New Guinea Defense Force in preparation for APEC 2018 U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard USS Comstock (LSD 45) arrived in Port Moresby, April 15, for a Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) engagement with the Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF)...
17 April 2017 See You on the Beach The crew of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) houses a diverse group of people, consisting of ship's company, Sailors and Marines embarked only for the duration of the deployment...
17 April 2017 EURAFASWA's Fleet and Family program strengthens operations through people Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia's (EURAFSWA) Fleet & Family Readiness (FFR) program strengthens operations in the theater by providing important services to EURAFSWA's people...
17 April 2017 Eyes on the Sky As a child meticulously gluing wings onto the bodies of model airplanes, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Hovies had no idea that one day he would sit behind the controls of a full-sized CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter...
17 April 2017 Keeping Aircraft in the Sky One Part at a Time If you ask most Sailors in the Fleet which platform is the most challenging, almost unanimously the response will be amphibious assault ships. Amphibious platforms are unique in that they are built to support land, sea and air operations...
17 April 2017 Hard Work Fuels Sailors Career "Hey! Where's Kerry at?" exclaimed a Sailor. "I thought he was on the flight deck," another Sailor replied. "No, no, he was doing some paperwork with chief," yelled another Sailor from across the room...
17 April 2017 NAVFAC Southwest Breaks Ground for MCIWEST G6 Communication Facility NAVFAC Southwest Marine Corps Integrated Product Team and Facilities Engineering Acquisition Division at Camp Pendleton attended a groundbreaking for the Communications Information System (CIS) Operations Complex project April 5 in Camp Pendleton...