HONG KONG – A group of Sailors and Marines from USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) joined local volunteers to help deliver bags of food to residents of the Kwai-Chung Elderly Center in Hong Kong during a community service project May 26. A group of 35 Sailors and …
Read more »PACOM Headlines CARAT Exercise Underway in Indonesia From Cooperation Afloat Training and Readiness Public Affairs SURABAYA, Indonesia – The 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Indonesian Navy (IDN) began May 29 with the …
Read more »SURABAYA, Indonesia – The 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Indonesian Navy (IDN) begins May 29, with the arrival of a U.S. Navy Task Group and Marine landing force in Surabaya, Indonesia. The exercise is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. …
Read more »ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Pentagon chief said Tuesday building U.S. maritime strength across the Asia-Pacific region will be one of the main projects for the new generation of America’s naval officers. Speaking to graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. is returning to its maritime roots. “One of …
Read more »By Brian Witte and Pauline JelinekThe Associated Press© May 30, 2012 ANNAPOLIS, Md. The Pentagon chief said Tuesday that building U.S. maritime strength across the Asia-Pacific region will be one of the main projects for the new generation of America’s naval officers. Speaking to graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta …
Read more »06:34 GMT, May 22, 2012 WASHINGTON | Welcoming new Marine rotational deployments in Australia and Navy rotations planned for Singapore, the top U.S. Pacific Command officer said he’ll seek similar arrangements, possibly to include the Army, that expand U.S. presence in the region without the need for more permanently based forces. Navy Adm. Samuel J. …
Read more »ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Pentagon chief said Tuesday building U.S. maritime strength across the Asia-Pacific region will be one of the main projects for the new generation of America’s naval officers. Speaking to graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. is returning to its maritime roots. “One of …
Read more »ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Pentagon chief said Tuesday building U.S. maritime strength across the Asia-Pacific region will be one of the main projects for the new generation of America’s naval officers. Speaking to graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. is returning to its maritime roots. “One of the …
Read more »Enlarge Photo Midshipman Kevin Joseph Hillery, who was paralyzed from the waist down by a falling tree during his junior year, shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (third from right) as he takes the stage to receive his diploma during graduation ceremonies for the U.S. Naval Academy’s class of 2012 at the …
Read more »Patrick Semansky / AP A formation of U.S. Navy Blue Angel fighter jets perform a flyover above graduating midshipmen during the United States Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremonies in Annapolis, Md., on Tuesday. By NBC News and news services Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., that …
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