Armement
USS Gerald R. Ford Commissioned as Navy’s Newest Carrier
President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis took part in commissioning the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
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Pacific Partnership 2017 Visits Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa Province
This is the eighth time in eleven years that Pacific Partnership, the largest multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission, has taken place in Vietnam.
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U.S., U.K., France Complete Exercise Alligator Dagger 17
Forces from the U.S., U.K. and France completed Exercise Alligator Dagger 17, a multilateral amphibious exercise in international waters off Djibouti.
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Carl Vinson Strike Group Departs Singapore for Western Pacific
Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, yesterday directed the Carl Vinson Strike Group to sail north and report on station in the Western Pacific Ocean after departing Singapore April 8.
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Navy Announces Launch of Task Force Ocean
The Navy announced the establishment of Task Force Ocean. The task force is part of an effort to further assess the state of ocean science in the Navy, which encompasses its oceanographic infrastructure, technologies, technical […]
Air & Espace
U.S.-Japanese Forces Train Together During ‘Forest Light’ Exercise
American Marine Corps and Japanese Ground SDF conducted aerial integration training using the Marines’ MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and Japanese CH-47 Chinook helicopters in the Soumagahara training area.
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Trump Calls for 12-Carrier Navy, Promises Rebuilt Military
President Donald J. Trump today promised to rebuild the U.S. military and called for a 12-carrier Navy during a visit to the future USS Gerald R. Ford in Newport News, Virginia, the first of its class and the first new carrier design since the Nimitz-class began.
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Maritime Commanders Discuss Sea Service Priorities
The senior officers of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard discussed topics including “great power” competition, people and equipment and media relations yesterday at the West 2017 Naval Conference in San Diego.
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Southcom Commander Describes Complex Global Security Threats
A spectrum of state and nonstate actors across multiple regions and domains calls for a new way of harnessing the maritime domain, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said at the Surface Navy Association’s 29th National Symposium here today.
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Deployments Bolster U.S. Presence in Western Pacific, Europe
Operational deployments will boost U.S. presence in the western Pacific and in Europe. 7,500 sailors will deploy and focus on maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts and bilateral exercises.