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Shoulder-to-Shoulder: Building on partnerships at Cobra Gold
March 6, 2018 — As the Commanding Officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), my days are usually filled with myriad operations from launching or recovering amphibious craft to launching and landing helicopters on the flight deck... MORE

Historic First: F35B Lands on Wasp, Launching Era of Increased Navy-Marine Corps Sea-based Capabilities in Indo-Pacific
March 5, 2018 — A detachment of F-35B Lightning II's with Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) March 5, marking the first time the aircraft has deployed aboard a U.S. Navy ship and with a Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Indo-Pacific... MORE

VFMFA-121, assigned under the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, will remain embarked aboard Wasp for a regional patrol meant to strengthen regional alliances, provide rapid-response capability, and advance the Up-Gunned ESG concept.

Sterett Crosses into 7th Fleet
March 5, 2018 — San Diego-based Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on March 3... MORE

Bonhomme Richard Arrives in Manila for Port Visit
March 4, 2018 — MANILA, Philippines – The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), with embarked 3d Marine Division Marines, arrived in Manila, Philippines, for a scheduled port visit, Mar. 4... MORE

Wasp Departs Sasebo for Readiness Assessment, Regional Patrol
March 3, 2018 — SASEBO, Japan - The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo to complete a pre-deployment readiness assessment before transitioning to conduct operations as part of a routine patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, March 3. ... MORE

Wasp, an F-35B Lightning II-capable ship, is deploying as a rapid-response capable asset to support security and stability in the region.

Navy’s Flagship Completes 1st Certification Since Returning Pierside
March 1, 2018 — U.S. Seventh Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) recently took another step toward a full return to sea capability with the completion of their Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) certification February 16... MORE

Bonhomme Richard Concludes Participation in Cobra Gold 18
March 1, 2018 — The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) concluded its participation in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018, Feb. 23, on the final day of the Indo-Pacific region’s largest multinational exercise... MORE

Dewey arrives in Sasebo for Up-Gunned ESG Planning with Amphibious Force
February 28, 2018 — The San Diego-based Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), with embarked Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 “Magicians” arrived in Sasebo, Japan for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 28... MORE

Sailors on Guam Hold Joint Search and Rescue Exercise with U.S. Coast Guard
February 26, 2018 — The exercise integrated CRG-1 and CRS-4 into the SAR efforts that HSC-25 and USCG Sector Guam routinely support. A week prior to the event stakeholders from each command came to discuss the actions during a tabletop exercise. “Thank you to everyone here for providing the Coast Guard with your assistance,” said USCG Capt. Christopher Chase,... MORE

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Spencer Kachele, assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, is lowered by an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter to a Mark VI patrol boat manned by Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, Det. Guam, during a joint search and rescue exercise with U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam, Feb. 23, 2018.

Thai-ROK-US amphibious force conducts beach assault during Cobra Gold 2018
February 19, 2018 — Ships, landing craft, and aircraft from the Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of Korea, and the U.S. conducted a combined amphibious assault during Cobra Gold 2018 on Feb. 17... MORE