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Exercise Balikatan to Begin with Opening Ceremony
May 7, 2018 — CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S... MORE

First Robot-Assisted Surgery Onboard USNS Mercy: Multinational surgeons
May 6, 2018 — TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka – U.S and partner nation service members participating in Pacific Partnership... MORE

Surgical staff assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) and the Sri Lankan surgical team from Base Hospital Mutur perform the first robot-assisted surgery on a patient while aboard the Mercy using the Da Vinci XI Robot Surgical System. PP18's mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Seabees Increase Fresh Water Storage Capability in Marshall Islands
May 4, 2018 — CARLSON, Marshall Islands -- Fourteen Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB)... MORE

Columbia Visits Yokosuka During Routine Patrol
May 4, 2018 — YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) arrived in Yokosuka,... MORE

U.S. Navy joins 30-plus nations for Multinational Exercise Komodo
May 4, 2018 — LOMBOK, Indonesia -- The U.S. Navy will join more than 30 nations May 4-9, for the Multinational... MORE

The expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket is photographed as it arrives in Subic Bay, Philippines.

Oklahoma City Visits Singapore for 2nd Time During Current Deployment
May 3, 2018 — SINGAPORE -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City(SSN 723) arrived in Singapore... MORE

USNS Millinocket Marks First Visit to Makassar, Indonesia
May 3, 2018 — MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3) departed,... MORE

Pacific Partnership Leads Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Symposium in Sri Lanka
May 3, 2018 — TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- Soldiers and Coast Guardsmen participated in a Humanitarian Assistance and... MORE

Pacific Partnership Leads HA/DR Symposium in Sri Lanka

U.S. and Sri Lankan dentists exchange techniques onboard USNS Mercy
May 3, 2018 — TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka – U.S. and partner nation service members participating in Pacific... MORE

Lt. James Low (left), assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18), welcomes Sri Lankan oral surgeons and dentists to the dental SMEE aboard Mercy. PP18's mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. Pacific Partnership, now in its 13th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Navy Adjusts Incoming FDNF Sailors' First-Term Sea Duty Tour Lengths
May 2, 2018 — WASHINGTON -- To improve readiness and reduce turnover of Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) sea... MORE

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