Gang Divided Over Release of Indian Seafarers By JD Conflict over the MV Savina Caylyn ransom payment has fuelled a serious rift between factions in the pirate gang responsible. According to the hijackers, an $11.5 million ransom was paid via two bag drops to release the vessel, which had a crew made up of 17 […]
By Sam Bateman Synopsis The Southern Ocean and the South China Sea are very different marine environments but both face high risks of incidents at sea that endanger safety and damage international relations. Restraint is required for good order and amicable relations between parties involved. Commentary THE GOVERNMENTS of Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and […]
Adm. Samuel Locklear III, right, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and commander, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, talks with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on the way to a briefing at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, in October, 2011. Locklear has been nominated to be the next commander of U.S. Pacific Command. Daniel Viramontes/U.S. Navy […]
PACOM Headlines JDS Hyuga Leadership Gives “Kadomatsu” to GW By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin E. Yarborough 7th Fleet YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors from the Japan Maritime Self […]
PACOM Headlines 1st MAW invites Team Kadena to Iwo Jima By Tech Sgt Lakisha A.Croley 18 Wing/ Public Affairs KADEN AIR BASE, Japan – Darkness and cool winds surrounded the […]
BANGKOK, Dec 29 — Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Tovichakchaikul left Thailand for Cambodia Thursday morning to strengthen bilateral ties and prepare for the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting which will resume soon. Mr Surapong told reporters at Suvarnabhumi Airport that during his two-day visit, he will meet his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong […]
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose for photographs before their scheduled talks in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Noda is on a two-day state visit to India(AP Photo/Saurabh Das) NEW DELHI (Kyodo) — Japan and India agreed to bolster cooperation in the security and economic fields […]
Naval drills show Iran military might Iranian Navy’s hovercraft taking part in Velayat 90 naval drills A senior Iranian lawmaker says Velayat 90 naval drills demonstrate the might and capability of Iran’s Navy in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. One of the messages of the Velayat 90 naval drill is that the […]
SASEBO, Japan – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) senior leaders visited the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) Dec. 22. Capt. Mike Wettlaufer, Denver’s commanding officer, led Rear Adm. Hideaki Yuasa and Capt. Tsutomu Okawa, commanding officer of JS Chokai (DDG 176) and other officials on a tour through the bridge, well deck, […]
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday (December 28) signed a joint statement enhancing cooperation in maritime security activities in the Indian Ocean. Noda and Singh held talks at the Hyderabad House, an Indian government guesthouse, and agreed to boost the “Strategic and Global Partnership” between the two countries […]