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  • USA: Toledo CG Station Accepts New Response Boat

    27 July 2012
    Industry

    The crew of Coast Guard Station Toledo, Ohio, took delivery Wednesday of the station’s new 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, built by Marinette Marine, of Manitowoc, Wis.  The RB-M can respond faster than previous boats of similar size with a top speed in excess of 40 knots, has advanced search capability with an installed forward-looking infrared search […]

  • Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Stockdale Returns from Maiden Deployment

    24 July 2011

    The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) return to its San Diego homeport July 22, after a six-month maiden deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command area of Responsibility (AOR). Throughout the deployment, Stockdale operated within three carrier strike groups to include USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (to which Stockdale is assigned), USS […]

  • USS Blue Ridge Returns to Yokosuka

    5 September 2012
    Training & Education

    U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 4 after concluding its participation in Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2012 (UFG12). As a part of UFG12, Blue Ridge visited Hakata, Japan as well as Busan, Pyeongtaek, and Chinhae, Republic of Korea (ROK), demonstrating combined interoperability and enhancing combat readiness between ROK […]

  • US, ROK Navy Diving Experts Complete Salvage Exercise

    17 March 2015
    Authorities, Research & Development, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) navy diving and salvage experts wrapped up two weeks of advanced training during Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2015, March 14. Building on thirty years of partnership since SALVEX Korea began in 1985, approximately 180 U.S. and ROK navy personnel conducted a series of advanced combined salvage operations, both […]

  • Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Welcomes Back USS Bremerton

    31 May 2013
    Training & Education

    The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific region, May 30.  “Bremerton completed a very successful deployment to the Western Pacific fully accomplishing all assigned tasking for a variety of missions,” said Cmdr. Caleb Kerr, Bremerton commanding officer. “The crew […]

  • US, ROK Navy conclude mine countermeasure exercise

    29 March 2017
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. Navy’s Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) concluded a mine countermeasure exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy on March 29. The exercise, designed to enhance the MCM warfare capabilities of both navies, was held March 19-29 off the coast of the southern city of Chinhae. “It’s important to have a strong […]

  • USS Stethem first US Navy ship to visit Korea’s new military base on Jeju-do island

    24 March 2017
    Authorities

    U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) is set to become the first U.S. Navy ship to visit the new ROK Joint Civil-Military Complex which opened on Jeju-do island February 26, 2016. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is scheduled to arrive on Saturday, March 25. Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces […]

  • USS San Francisco Calls at Changwon, South Korea

    1 February 2013
    Training & Education

    The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) arrived at U.S. Fleet Activities Chinhae, the Republic of Korea, Jan. 31 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 135 Sailors, San Francisco conducts a multitude of missions and showcases the latest capabilities of the submarine […]

  • Seoul hosts first Combined Mine Warfare Event

    11 October 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    U.S. naval forces in Korea and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) joined ten United Nations sending states in the first Combined Mine Warfare Event, hosted in Seoul, Republic of Korea between October 11-22. The event combines the third annual United Nations Command (UNC) naval component commander (NCC) mine countermeasures (MCM) symposium, a week-long exchange of […]

  • U.S., Republic of Korea navies team up for MCM portion of Foal Eagle

    4 April 2017
    Training & Education

    U.S. mine countermeasures, surface and expeditionary assets and counterparts from the Republic of Korea navy wrapped up the mine countermeasures portion of the bilateral exercise Foal Eagle March 29. Foal Eagle is a series of joint and combined field training exercises conducted by Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea components (ground, air, naval, and […]

  • Commander, Submarine Group 7, Republic of Korea Navy Conduct Bilateral Talks

    26 November 2014

    U.S. Commander, Submarine Group (COMSUBGRU) 7 conducted bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Nov. 24-26 at Chinhae, Republic of Korea (ROK). The 40th Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) brought together representatives from the U.S. and ROK navies. SWCM is a semi-annual flag conference between COMSUBGRU 7 and commander, Submarine Flotilla (COMSUBFLOT) 9. […]

  • Pacific Partnership 2016 now in Vietnam

    18 July 2016
    Authorities, Training & Education

    Pacific Partnership 2016 (PP16) kicked off in Da Nang, Vietnam on July 15, for the third consecutive year, with the arrival of the U.S. hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and the Japanese Navy ship JSDS Shimokita (LST-4002). This year, the Vietnam People’s Navy ship Khanh Hoa is also participating. This is the seventh time in […]

  • Change of Command at CFAC

    29 May 2014
    Authorities

    Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae (CFAC) held a change of command ceremony, May 27 with more than 300 Sailors, families, members of the local Korean community, and military leaders from the Republic of Korea navy in attendance.   Cmdr. Michael Weatherford relieved Cmdr. Quinn Skinner as commander. Weatherford first reported to CFAC in 2012 to serve […]

  • U.S. Coast Guard Receives High-Speed Response Boat

    16 May 2014
    Training & Education

    The U.S. Coast Guard crews at Station South Padre Island have completed the qualification and trial run process, Tuesday, for the new 45-foot-Response Boat-Medium that was delivered to the station in late February.   The training focused on acclimating the crews to the boat’s advanced response capabilities. With twin diesel engines using water-jet propulsion, the […]

  • International Submarine Rescue Course Kicks-Off in Singapore

    30 May 2012
    Industry, Training & Education

    As submarine capabilities gain prominence among navies, it has become critical that nations and submarine operators are assured of a robust rescue system, should mishaps or accidents occur. This was the point made by Head Naval Operations Rear Admiral (RADM) Jackson Chia in his opening address at the inaugural Submarine Rescue Course (SRC) on 28 […]

  • HMS Montrose Sailors Earn Libya Medal

    27 June 2013
    Training & Education

    Back in 2011, a total of 16 warships, submarines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels supported humanitarian, embargo and combat operations off the coast of Libya, either under NATO’s Operation Unified Protector or the UK’s Operation Ellamy. These included elements of the Royal Navy’s Response Force Task Group (or RFTG) – the UK’s military quick reaction […]

  • Robert Allan Completes Design of New Generation Lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard

    15 July 2013
    Industry

    Robert Allan Ltd. has completed the design of a new generation of more capable High Endurance Self-righting Search & Rescue Lifeboats for the Canadian Coast Guard. This new design was developed from the successful similar vessels known as the “Severn” Class operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) of the United Kingdom. The new […]

  • US Navy, Marine Corps Medicine, UCLA Discuss Advancements in Wounded Warrior Care

    2 May 2013
    Authorities, Training & Education

    University of California, Los Angeles’s (UCLA) Operation Mend, Navy Medicine and Marine Corps leadership and staff came together to discuss shared initiatives in advancements in research and development, clinical infrastructure, and wounded warrior care at the Defense Health Headquarters, April 30. Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, U.S. Navy surgeon general, and chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of […]