KAIKOURA, New Zealand (Nov. 17, 2016) Cmdr. Timothy LaBenz, middle, commanding officer of USS Sampson (DDG 102), speaks with the Hon. Ron Mark, a New Zealand parliament member, left before a humanitarian aid brief. Sampson, at the request of the government of New Zealand, remains off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island to offer assistance to…
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 17, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) returns to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka following its 2016 patrol with family members, picked up at FLEACT Sasebo, aboard for a Tiger Cruise. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet’s…
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 16, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and the Military Sealift Command Joint High-Speed Vessel USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3), back, steam in formation with Royal Brunei Navy ships KDB Darussalam and KDB Afiat during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2016. CARAT is a series of annual…
BRUNEI BAY (Nov. 16, 2016) U.S. Navy Divers attached to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1 and divers serving with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces gather for a group photo at the wreckage site of USS Salute (AM 294), which sank in Brunei waters on June 7, 1945. The divers are taking part in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)…
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 16, 2016) Seaman Alexander Gollihare inspects a sprinkler during a countermeasure wash down on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific…
WHENUAPAI, New Zealand (Nov. 15, 2016) Lt. j.g. Shane Lewis, with the Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, examines a chart of New Zealand with an airman from the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The VP-47 crew and their U.S. Navy P-3C Orion aircraft are assisting in life-saving efforts after the Nov. 13 earthquakes on the South Island of New…
PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 15, 2016) The Philippine Navy’s BRP Andres Bonifacio (FF 17), the former U.S. Coast Guard cutter Boutwell, arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a port visit en route to its homeport in the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corwin Colbert)
BRUNEI (Nov. 15, 2016) U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band, Orient Express, performs for local citizens at Times Square Mall during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei,…
SINGAPORE (Nov. 15, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Chat Rushing prepares to conduct a room clearing during visit, board, search and seizure training aboard USS Coronado (LCS 4) at Changi Naval Base. Currently on a rotational deployment in support of the Asia-Pacific Rebalance, Coronado is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region’s…
