U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, March 13, for the ship’s first port visit to the Philippines in three years. As the talks aboard Blue Ridge will provide opportunity for professional exchanges, many Filipino-American Sailors will also have the …
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By Rear Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, Task Force 70 “Launch the alert 15, side 203, initial vector 240” crackles over the 1MC (the ship’s loudspeaker system) early in the morning. An unknown air contact has been detected and is closing the force. Sailors from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime …
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By Rear Adm. Cathal O’Connor Chief of staff, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa While a few days has passed since we observed the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, an event that indelibly changed our lives and the future of our nation and the world, it is important that we frequently pause and …
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By Rear Adm. John Fuller Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Commander, Task Force Energy and Environment, RIMPAC 2016 It has been just about a month since we concluded the 25th Rim of the Pacific Exercise as the key host site for Commander, U.S. Third Fleet …
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By Cmdr. Greg Adams N7 Theater Security Cooperation, U.S. 7th Fleet, Task Force 73 Amidst recent calls for more multilateralism in our traditionally bilateral exercises, Southeast Asia Cooperation And Training (SEACAT) stands tall as the only multilateral information sharing exercise of its kind in Southeast Asia. A relatively small exercise …
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By Saw Dun California Maritime Academy cadet On the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), I am part of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) civilian mariners (CIVMAR). You might be surprised to know that MSC is part of the Department of the Navy. The CIVMARs are responsible for the day-to-day operation …
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By Capt. Brian Delamont, Royal Australian Navy Pacific Partnership 2015, Deputy Mission Commander Our Pacific Partnership schedule of events is based on requests by the host nations, and Arawa, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea was assessed as having the greatest need due to a generation of conflict …
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By Lt. Jessica Koningisor Staff Judge Advocate, Pacific Partnership 2015 The engagement was another event on the Fiji schedule, a schedule already jam-packed with subject matter expert exchanges, community health engagements and opportunities for Pacific Partnership leadership to meet with Fijian Government and Republic of Fiji Military Forces leadership. But …
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By VADM James G. Foggo Commander, 6th Fleet Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO “A good Navy is not a provocation of war. It is the surest guarantee of peace.” -Theodore Roosevelt On 8 June I reported in this media forum on the launch of 49 ships from the …
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By the Honorable Ray Mabus 75th Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recently surpassed one million miles of travel during his time in office. Since taking office in 2009, he has been to more than 130 countries and territories visiting with forward-deployed Sailors and Marines, enhancing …
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