KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) arrived here for a port visit Oct. 21 during its deployment with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. “We value this brief stop in Kota Kinabalu first and foremost as...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2010 - The top U.S. commander in South Korea yesterday expressed confidence that the next in a series of U.S.-South Korean military exercises designed to improve readiness and send a deterrent message to North Korea will proceed soon. Army Gen. Walter L. “Skip” Sharp said he...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines - Sailors from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) donated a tri-wall (a large cardboard box) of clothes, toiletries and canned goods to the Olongapo City chapter of the Philippine Red Cross, Oct. 25. The donation was made to help victims of Typhoon...

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (NNS) - Approximately 600 U.S. Navy Sailors are joining hundreds of Royal Cambodian navy sailors for six days of maritime safety and security exercises for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2010. The exercise kicked off Oct. 25th during a ceremony...

ATSUGI, Japan (NNS) - Eight Republic of Korea (ROK) navy sailors, including Rear Adm. Sang-Suk Kim and U.S. Navy Sailors, held the 29th Maritime Patrol Aircraft Committee Meeting (MPACM) aboard Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi Oct. 20. The MPACM is a meeting held twice a year, and the location is...

OAK HARBOR, Wash. (NNS) - Sailors and Department of Defense (DOD) civilians gathered at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Navy Whidbey Recycle Center to kick off the start of Energy Awareness Week, Oct. 21. Held every year during energy awareness month, the event is a chance to remind...

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At Sea - Deputy Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Capt. Daniel S. Cave, made his 1,000th carrier-arrested landing Oct. 22, joining the ranks of a select group of naval aviators. The landing is commonly referred to as a “trap,” and after the landmark achievement on the...

PANAMA CANAL (NNS) - The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) successfully completed a northbound Panama Canal transit in the early morning of Oct. 21. Lake Champlain entered the Miraflores Lock near 10 p.m. Oct 21, and then proceeded north through the Pedro, Miguel and Gatun Locks...

USS ESSEX, off the coast of the Republic of the Philippines - Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 responded to the call of the government of the Philippines to help thousands of citizens affected by Super Typhoon Juan (international name Megi) Oct...

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Buffalo (SSN 715) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Oct. 21 for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of approximately 131, USS Buffalo will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines - Military Sealift Command (MSC) civil service-crewed rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) departed Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 20 wrapping up a dive exercise with the Philippine navy as part of the 16th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The 9th Annual Pacific Inspectors General (IG) Conference gathered together IGs from around the Pacific theater Oct. 13-15. With a theme of “Back to Basics,” this year’s three-day conference focused on the four core functions of Naval IG activities: assistance,...

SAN ANTONIO, Republic of the Philippines - Sailors assigned to Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Eleven along with sailors from the Armed Forces of the Philippines participated in a friendship building project at San Esteban Elementary School Oct. 14 in an effort to improve intercultural relations...

SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines - Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) visited Sergia Soriano Esteban Integrated School of Kalaklan during a scheduled port visit Oct. 14. While at the school, 63 Essex Sailors played games, sang songs, delivered...

SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines - The forward deployed Sailors of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) comprised of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9)...

BUSAN, Republic of Korea - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrived in Busan Oct. 11 for a scheduled port visit in conjunction with Eastern Endeavor 10, an international Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise hosted by the Republic of Korea. While in...

HONG KONG - Sailors from the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) and the Warlords of embarked Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51, Detachment 4, arrived in Hong Kong for a port visit from Oct. 7 - 11. The visit will provide the more than 350 Sailors on board Shiloh a chance...

NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 6, 2010) - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet today announced a realignment of the command structure for the respective fleets, enabling greater effectiveness and responsiveness to waterfront current and future readiness needs. The new structure...

USS ESSEX AT SEA - The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), embarked aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) is scheduled to hold a humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HADR) and non-evacuation operations (NEO) certification exercise in Okinawa, Japan Sept. 27 – Oct. 5. The...

RABAUL, Papua New Guinea - – Pacific Partnership 2010 came to a successful conclusion here on Sept. 13 after visiting six countries throughout Southeast Asia over a span of five months, strengthening relationships and improving disaster response skills while providing humanitarian and civic...