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CTF-72 Participates in Sea Dragon Exercise
January 22, 2020
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE (Jan. 21, 2020) Service members from the U.S Navy, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), the Republic of Korea navy (ROKN) and the Royal New Zealand navy (RNZN) for a photo during operation SEA DRAGON 2020, Jan. 21. SEA DRAGON is a multi-lateral Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise that improves the interoperability elements required to effectively and cohesively respond to the defense of a regional contingency in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, while continuing to build and strengthen relationships held between nations.
7th Fleet Hosts Commander’s Roundtable Aboard USS Blue Ridge
January 18, 2020
YOKOSUKA, Japan (January 17, 2019) - Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz (center left) hosts, Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan Dallas Mead (far right), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Hiroyuki Kasui (left), and Republic of Korea Navy Vice Adm. Lee Sung-Hwan (center right) aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for a Fleet Commanders Round Table. The meeting provided a forum to engage in professional dialogues on various maritime issues such as multilateral exercises, freedom of navigation operations and maritime law, rules and norms.
VP-45 Crew Locates Missing Mariner in Pacific
January 17, 2020
COAST OF GUAM (Jan. 17, 2020) Patrol Squadron 45 Sailors conduct a Search and Rescue (SAR) of the coast of Guam, dropping a search and rescue kit to a stranded fisherman of the coast of Guam 17JAN2020
Acting SECNAV’s Visit Reaffirms Strong Partnership with Singapore
January 15, 2020
SINGAPORE (Jan. 15, 2019) Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, presents a command ballcap to the Honorable Thomas B. Modly, acting Secretary of the Navy, who is visiting Singapore. Secretary Modly’s visit to Singapore is part of a multi-nation visit to the U.S. Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility focused on reinforcing existing partnerships and visiting Sailors and Marines providing forward presence.
America, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Operate in the East China Sea
January 14, 2020
EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 13, 2020) Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious transport dock ship JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) operate together in the East China Sea. The America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB 5’s Detail Iwakuni Start a Landfill Capping Project in Support of MCAS
January 12, 2020
IWAKUNI, Japan (Jan. 8, 2020) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Marco Padilla, from San Antonio, and Equipment Operator 3rd Class Micheal King, from St. Stephen, South Carolina, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Iwakuni, put logs into the bucket of backhoe to clean the project site. U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5’s Detail Iwakuni are constructing a landfill capping project in support of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection.
Sailors Utilize Every Inch of Space Aboard Key West
January 6, 2020
SANTA RITA, Guam (Jan. 3, 2020) Culinary Specialist (Submarine) Seaman William Minge, from Lebanon, Ohio, stores cans of food in the auxiliary tank during an onload of provisions aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722). Key West is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron Fifteen out of Polaris Point, Guam.
CFAY Celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2020
January 1, 2020
Capt. Rich Jarrett, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) commanding officer, unveiled a special command logo commemorating the command’s 75th year of promoting peace and partnership with Japan, CFAY’s host nation, Jan 1. In a year-long celebration that will last throughout 2020, CFAY will spotlight its past, present, and ongoing friendship with the City of Yokosuka and Japan.
American, Japanese Sailors Exchange Culture
December 26, 2019
Chief petty officers from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) exchange a Christmas wreath and kodomatsu, or pine gate, at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. Kodomatsu are traditional Japanese decorations placed in front of homes and offices in pairs around the New Year to welcome kami (spirits) that will bring bountiful harvests and ancestral blessings in the New Year.
U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with NMCB-5’s Detail Sasebo Conduct Critical Repair to Seawall
December 21, 2019
SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 28, 2019) Builder 1st Class Remie Acosta, from Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Utilitiesman 3rd Class Jaime Orobio, from Houston, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Sasebo, place riprap as part of the repairs underway for a section of the seawall on Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo to further improve the base’s military readiness and capability. Seabees at Detail Sasebo are currently repairing a typhoon damaged the seawall to mitigate further erosion and destabilization of the adjacent Pre-Engineered Building Foundation. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection.
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