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  1. Bonhomme Richard ARG Supports Marine Training in Korea

    Posted March 31, 2015

    The three ships, with embarked Marines from the 31st MEU, are participating in the Korean Marine Exchange Program off the South Korea coast.

    Amphibious assault vehicles from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit depart the well deck of USS Ashland (LSD 48), March 30 off the east coast of the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Christian Senyk)

  2. Peleliu to Decommission After More Than 34 Years of Service

    Posted March 30, 2015

    The last general-purpose amphibious assault ship of the Tarawa class will be decommissioned during a ceremony on Naval Base San Diego, March 31.

    USS Peleliu (LHA 5) file photo. (U.S. Navy/MC2 Kenan O'Connor)

  3. 'America’s Secret Weapon' Honored at Luncheon

    Posted March 28, 2015

    The Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Veterans Club of Hawaii hosted a luncheon banquet in honor of the MIS Veterans National Reunion at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki, March 28.

    Military Intelligence Service (MIS) veterans and distinguished guests pose for a group photo before a luncheon honoring the veterans at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki as part of the MIS Veterans National Reunion. (U.S. Navy/MC2 Brian Wilbur)

  4. U.S. Pacific Fleet Announces 2014 Sea, Shore Sailors of the Year

    Posted March 27, 2015

    Logistics Specialist 1st Class Blanca Sanchez and Steelworker 1st Class Brenton Heisserer were announced as the 2014 Pacific Fleet Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year, March 27.

    Finalists await the announcement at a ceremony March 27 during which Logistics Specialist 1st Class Blanca A. Sanchez, fourth from left, was named U.S. Pacific Fleet Sea Sailor of the Year, and Steel Worker 1st Class Brenton Heisserer, second from right, the Shore Sailor of the Year. (U.S. Navy/MC2 Johans Chavarro)

  5. PACFLT Senior Enlisted Meet, Discuss Mission Readiness

    Posted March 26, 2015

    Senior enlisted leaders met at U.S. Pacific Fleet headquarters for the annual Senior Enlisted Leadership Training Symposium, March 23-25.

    U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Marco Ramirez speaks with senior enlisted leaders at PACFLT headquarters during the Senior Enlisted Leadership Training Symposium. (U.S. Navy/MC2 Brian M. Wilbur)

  6. USS Blue Ridge Rescues Fishermen in Philippine Sea

    Posted March 25, 2015

    Sailors aboard the 7th Fleet flagship rendered assistance to five Filipino nationals March 25 after their fishing vessel had suffered from mechanical difficulties.

    Sailors attached to USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) rescue five stranded Filipino nationals whose fishing vessel suffered from mechanical difficulties. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Cody R. Babin)

  7. DESRON 15, JMSDF Flex Combat Capability During Multi-Sail

    Posted March 25, 2015

    The annual exercise led by Destroyer Squadron 15 kicked off March 22 in Guam and for the first time includes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participation.

    USS Sampson (DDG 102), left, JS Atago (DDG 177), center, and USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) maneuver into position for a missile exercise March 24 during Multi-Sail. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Raymond D. Diaz III)

  8. Seoul-based Service Members Remember ROKS Cheonan

    Posted March 24, 2015

    Sailors and Marines from the U.S. and Republic of Korea participated in a remembrance service March 24 to honor the Korean Sailors lost during the sinking of ROKS Cheonan five years ago.

    Rear Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, burns incense in front of a memorial dedicated to the Korean sailors lost during the sinking of ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) as part of a memorial service at the CNFK headquarters in Seoul. (U.S. Navy/MC1 Abraham Essenmacher)

  9. USS Kidd Welcomes Philippine Ambassador

    Posted March 24, 2015

    Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. visited the guided-missile destroyer at Naval Base San Diego, March 20.

    Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. speaks with Destroyer Squadron 21 Sailors aboard USS Kidd (DDG 100). (U.S. Navy/MC1 Rosalie Chang)

  10. USS Preble to Depart on Western Pacific Deployment

    Posted March 23, 2015

    The guided-missile destroyer is scheduled to depart Pearl Harbor March 24 on an independent deployment to the Western Pacific.

    USS Preble (DDG 88) file photo. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Raul Moreno Jr.)

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