26 January 2023 CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka Concludes, Enhancing Naval Partnerships and Disaster Response COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023 concluded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 26, following eight days of in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Sri Lanka and U.S. militaries...
26 January 2023 U.S. Navy visits Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Holds Bilateral Strategic Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, traveled to Japan to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Rear Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, Director General, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japanese Maritime Self Defense...
26 January 2023 Completion of Juniper Oak 23.2 Exercise TAMPA, Fla. – Today, U.S. Central Command and the Israel Defense Forces concluded Juniper Oak 23.2, the largest U.S.-Israel partnered exercise in history. Juniper Oak 23.2 integrated U.S. and Israeli 5th generation fighter assets, the USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, command and...
26 January 2023 Commander, Naval Forces Korea Begins Construction on New Headquarters Building BUSAN, South Korea - Commander, Naval Forces Korea (CNFK), commemorated the beginning of the construction of its new headquarters building with a groundbreaking ceremony on Republic of Korea (ROK) Busan Naval Base, Jan. 18, 2023...
26 January 2023 Combined Task Force 152 Conducts Exercise in Arabian Gulf with Unmanned Vessel MANAMA, Bahrain - A Bahrain-led multinational task force from Combined Maritime Forces practiced vessel boarding procedures during exercise Falcon Warrior, Jan. 24-25, while operating with an unmanned system in the Arabian Gulf...
26 January 2023 U.S. Sixth Fleet Commander, USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) Visit Togo to Further Maritime Security Relations LOMÉ, Togo - The Famous-class medium endurance USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) arrived in Lomé, Togo for a scheduled port visit, Jan. 25, 2023 marking the first U.S. ship visit to Togo since 2012...
25 January 2023 Meeting the Challenge: MAKO Challenge Increases Warfighting Readiness for Navy Reserve NORFOLK, Va. - Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet, and U.S. 10th Fleet conducted MAKO Challenge 23, an operational level of warfare (OLW) exercise within a Maritime Operations Center (MOC) scenario, from Jan. 19-22 at the Navy Warfare...
25 January 2023 Surface Combat Systems Training Command Showcases Training at SNA’s 35th National Symposium CRYSTAL CITY, Va. - For the eighth year, Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) educated the surface warfare community on how they mold Sailors into Combat Systems Warfighters who are prepared to fight, win and return home safely during the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 35th...
25 January 2023 USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) sails with Latvian Patrol Boat LV Viesīte (P 07) in the Baltic Sea BALTIC SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) conducted interoperability exercises with the Latvian Patrol Boat LV Viesīte (P 07) while sailing in the Baltic Sea, Jan. 23, 2023...
24 January 2023 FRCE Offers Internship Opportunities to Trade and Engineering Students, Separating Service Members MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Two new programs at Fleet Readiness Center East are adding to the opportunities available for potential employees who want to gain work experience at the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility while earning pay and benefits...