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USS Makin Island Departs San Diego in Early Test of COVID-19 Fleet Countermeasures

SAN DIEGO (April 1, 2020) – The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island’s (LHD 8) Chiefs Mess poses for a photo on the flight deck in honor of the 127th Chief Petty Officer birthday. Makin Island personnel maintain mission-oriented social distancing as part of coronavirus mitigation measures to ensure the health of the crew. The crew is currently sequestered aboard the ship to ensure the health of the force while maintaining mission readiness. Navy photo

Eight days after 1,900 sailors boarded...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/03/uss-makin-island-departs-san-diego-in-early-test-of-covid-19-fleet-countermeasures

Carrier Roosevelt CO Relieved Over ‘Extremely Poor Judgement’ in Creating ‘Firestorm’ Over COVID-19 Outbreak

Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship’s flight deck on Nov. 15, 2019. US Navy Photo

The carrier commander who warned that his crew didn’t have enough resources to fight an accelerating COVID-19 infection aboard his ship had been relieved of command, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly told reporters on Thursday afternoon.
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) commander Capt....

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/02/carrier-roosevelt-co-relieved-over-extremely-poor-judgement-in-creating-firestorm-over-covid-19-outbreak

Aquilino: Navy Working to Fight Carrier Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak on Guam

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), left, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) transit the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Nov. 27, 2019. US Navy Photo

Navy officials are working with the government of Guam to find space to house quarantined sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as a COVID-19 outbreak has spread through the crew, the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/31/aquilino-navy-working-to-fight-carrier-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak-on-guam

Navy Plans to Put USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailors in Guam Hotel Rooms

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Reis McCarthy, from Novato, Calif., takes a sailor’s temperature aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on March 27, 2020. US Navy Photo

Navy leaders and Guam’s hospitality community are scrambling to match sailors from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) who test negative for COVID-19 with vacant hotel rooms.

Naval Base Guam does not have the capacity to sufficiently house the bulk of Theodore Roosevelt’s crew in a way that would follow current...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/01/navy-plans-to-put-uss-theodore-roosevelt-sailors-in-guam-hotel-rooms

Carrier Roosevelt CO Asks Navy to Quarantine Entire Crew Ashore as COVID-19 Outbreak Accelerates

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) sails in formation as part of an Expeditionary Strike Force. US NAvy Photo

The commander of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) asked U.S. Pacific Fleet leadership to take his crew off his carrier and send them all into quarantine ashore on Guam, as a COVID-19 outbreak on the carrier spreads at an accelerating rate, according to a Monday letter obtained by USNI News.

Capt. Brett Crozier wrote Pacific Fleet leadership asking for more resources to effectively isolate his...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/31/carrier-roosevelt-co-asks-navy-to-quarantine-entire-crew-ashore-as-covid-19-outbreak-accelerates

Coronavirus Outbreak Sidelines Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Maria F. Potts-Szoke, assigned to Naval Medical Research Center, prepares a sample for investigational analysis in Naval Medical Research Center’s mobile laboratory aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on March 19, 2020. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – A Navy aircraft carrier in the Pacific is being sidelined after three COVID-19 cases in the crew has turned into at least eight, forcing the ship to pull into Guam while the entire crew is tested to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/26/coronavirus-outbreak-sidelines-aircraft-carrier-uss-theodore-roosevelt

Mark VI Patrol Boats Sail 500 Nautical Miles in Record Transit

Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 3, Detachment Guam, conduct a 500 nautical mile transit aboard a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1, Detachment Guam. Navy photo

Two Navy Mark IV Patrol Boats recently completed a 500 nautical mile transit from Guam, showing Navy planners in the region that the boats could reach nearby island groups to conduct maritime security patrols and disaster relief efforts.

The Mark VI Patrol Boats are intended to be used to patrol...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/10/mark-vi-patrol-boats-conduct-long-pacific-transit

APL doubling office space on Guam

APL announced Tuesday (Nov. 20) it is doubling its office capacity on Guam as the ocean carrier ramps up for growth.

APL has entered into a lease agreement with CAM 5 Real Estate LLC to expand its current operation and relocate to the Camacho Landmark Center in Tamuning by the first quarter of 2019.

“Our investment in a larger workplace demonstrates APL’s commitment to Guam and intent to take our business even further,” stated Charlie Hermosa, APL general manager for Guam-Micronesia, in a press...

http://container-news.com/apl-doubling-office-space-guam/

Port of St. Helens to host international port confab

From The Chronicle:

Columbia County, with its small but rapidly growing population and economic base, will next July host a convention with an international context that will allow it to shine well above its perceived weight.

“We are hosting the 106th annual conference of the Association of Pacific Ports,” said Port of St. Helens Executive Director Doug Hayes. “It is a big deal and will allow us to show we are a highly
diversified driver of the economic engine in this region.”

The conference,...

http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2018/10/port-of-st-helens-to-host-international-port-confab/

High-End Exercise Valiant Shield 2018 Features Joint Strike Fighters, 15,000 Personnel

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a formation of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 ships as U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft and U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets pass overhead for a photo exercise during Valiant Shield 2018 on Sept. 17. US Navy photo.

This post has been updated to correct the hull number of the former USS St. Louis. It’s LKA-116, not LKA-117.

The high-end biennial Valiant Shield exercise kicked off in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday, with some of...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/18/high-end-exercise-valiant-shield-2018-features-f-35bs-12-ships-15000-personnel

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