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Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training Enhances Cooperative Maritime Security between Navies in Southeast Asia
August 22, 2016
Liaison officers from participating countries of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2016 review a training brief to prepare for the exercise at Yankee Station, Aug. 19. SEACAT is multilateral exercise held annually with nine participating countries including the United States, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Singapore, and Thailand.

Secretary of the Navy Visits US, Republic of Korea Leaders in Korea
August 22, 2016
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Korea Minister of Defense Han Min-koo in Seoul, Aug. 19, 2016. Mabus is in the region to meet with Sailors and Marines, and civilian and military officials, as part of a multi-nation visit to the U.S. Pacific region.

On Board and Underway, Marines and Sailors Set Sail
August 22, 2016
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wait in line with packs before boarding the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) at White Beach, Aug. 20, 2016.  The 31st MEU is embarked aboard the ships of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group during a regularly scheduled patrol of the Pacific region.

USS Fort Worth Departs Singapore for San Diego
August 22, 2016
USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) departs Changi Naval Base for San Diego, Aug. 22, 2016. Fort Worth is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region's littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing the U.S. Navy with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future.

Pacific Partnership 2016 Arrives in Indonesia
August 19, 2016
Australian and New Zealand service members stand in formation to honor the wreckage of modified Leander-class light cruiser HMAS Perth (D29) and Northampton-class cruiser USS Houston (CA 30) as hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) passes, Aug. 17, 2016.  Both ships sank March 1, 1942, during the World War II Battle of Sunda Strait. Mercy is sailing to the final mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2016 in Padang, Indonesia. Upon arrival, partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events, subject matter expert exchanges and a SAR exercise to better prepare for a natural disaster or crisis.

Bonhomme Richard Visits White Beach, Embarks Marines
August 18, 2016
Navy sailors conduct flight operations with MH-60S Sea Hawks assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the East China Sea, Aug. 12, 2016. The Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax

Indo-Asia-Pacific TASW Commanders Hold Change of Command
August 17, 2016
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 17, 2016) Rear Adm. William R. Merz shakes hands with Rear Adm. Richard A. Correll during a change their command ceremony. Correll relieved Merz as the 45th commander of Submarine Group 7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds)

Crew of MV-OCEAN GLORY Rescues Distressed Fisherman
August 17, 2016

Pacific Partnership 2016 Completes Palau Mission
August 16, 2016
(July 21, 2016) Cmdr. John Cason (Left), an optomologist, and Capt. Sayjel Patel, an optomologist, both assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and local Vietnamese optomologists perform eye surgery on a Vietnamese man aboard Mercy. Pacific Partnership and local Vietnamese doctors worked side-by-side during four different surgeries exchanging best practices, ideas and methods of treatment. Mercy is joined in Da Nang by JS Shimokita (LST-4002) and Vietnam People's Navy ship Khánh Hóa for Pacific Partnership. Partner nations are working side-by-side with organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis.

Army Mariners Sail for Japan in Support of Pacific Pathways
August 16, 2016
Army mariners set sail for Japan in support of Pacific Pathways.

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