20 July 2015 Bonhomme Richard ESG Completes Talisman Sabre 2015 After two weeks of dynamic maneuvering schemes and elevated command and control, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 commanded by Rear Adm. Hugh D. Wetherald, completed Exercise Talisman Sabre July 18...
20 July 2015 Arlington Begins COMPTUEX The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) departed Norfolk to begin composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) July 15 as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)...
20 July 2015 Preble, Fitzgerald Enjoy Australian Culture In Darwin The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived in Darwin, Australia, for a port visit, July 20 after successfully completing Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS15)...
20 July 2015 USS Mustin Joins Forces with New Zealand During Talisman Sabre The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) participated in a surface-action-group versus surface-action-group (SAG vs SAG) exercise with the Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac-class Frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77) during exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS 15), July 12-17...
20 July 2015 Sailors Receive Invaluable Training During Talisman Sabre 2015 A large part of Sailor's career is training, learning the skills necessary to operate the Navy's vast array of equipment safely and correctly. Depending on rate, this process could take anywhere from one month to three years...
20 July 2015 Fitzgerald's ADEX Improves Readiness During Talisman Sabre 2015 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) participated in an air defense exercise (ADEX) July 16 during exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 (TS 15)...
20 July 2015 Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group Begins COMPTUEX Sailors from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) departed Norfolk, to participate in composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States, July 16...
20 July 2015 USNS Impeccable Rescues Distressed Fishermen The Military Sealift Command Impeccable-class ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23) rescued 11 fishermen while in route to Subic Bay, Philippines, July 19...
17 July 2015 'Two Gun Zum' Sailors Conduct CPO 365 with MCPON Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens spoke with first class petty officers and chief petty officers assigned to the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Zumwalt (DDG 1000) during a CPO 365 training event...
17 July 2015 Translators, Continuing Promise 2015 Personnel Serve Together to Bridge Communication Gap Colombian translators aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) are serving a critical role in facilitating open communication between patients and medical personnel during the Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15) mission stop in Colombia...