The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has confirmed the designation of six new Marine Highway Projects and a new Marine Highway Rout ..
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Navy Commissions USS Miguel Keith in California
SAN DIEGO (May 8, 2021) – The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) sits pierside during the ship’s commissioning ceremony. US Navy Photo
The Navy’s latest Expeditionary Sea Base ship officially entered the fleet on Saturday.
The service commissioned USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) in a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., the service said in a statement.
The new ESB will be based out of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to the Navy.
“Capt....
https://news.usni.org/2021/05/10/navy-commissions-uss-miguel-keith-in-california
Davidson: Aegis Ashore on Guam Would ‘Free Up’ 3 Navy Destroyers
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03). MDA photo
Building an Aegis Ashore facility on Guam would relieve three guided-missile destroyers from missile defense work and make them available for Navy tasking, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Thursday.
Speaking at a virtual event hosted by the...
https://news.usni.org/2021/03/04/davidson-aegis-ashore-on-guam-would-free-up-3-navy-destroyers
Marines Folding F-35B into New Pacific Island-Hopping Concept
An F-35B Lightning II jet performs a vertical landing during a field carrier landing practice at Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan, on Dec. 5, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Marine Corps is learning how to incorporate its new F-35B Joint Strike Fighter jets into its island-hopping concept of Expeditionary Advance Base Operations, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit rehearsing this concept recently in the Pacific.
The Japan-based MEU was the first to operate with the new F-35B,...
https://news.usni.org/2019/04/23/marines-folding-f-35b-into-new-pacific-island-hopping-concept
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
Top Stories 2018: Marine Corps Operations
An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 sits on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) on March 7, 2018. US Navy Photo
The Marine Corps spent 2018 preparing the force for a new era of warfare, modernizing how it conducts its business in ways large and small.
Arguably the biggest headline for the service this year was the first deployment of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on a routine Amphibious Ready...
https://news.usni.org/2018/12/25/top-stories-2018-marine-corps-operations
U.S. Navy, Marines Clean Up Pacific Island Caught in Hurricane’s Eye
NOAA tweeted this satellite photo of Tinian Island, one of three main islands of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the eye of the tapestry. NOAA photo.
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are delivering supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) in the wake of category 5 Typhoon Yutu which devastated the island chain two weeks ago.
The more populated islands of Rota, Saipan and Tinian – as well as the sparsely populated or uninhabited islands in the Northern Islands...
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...
Wasp ESG Completes Typhoon Assistance to Northern Marianas, Guam
Marines with Marine Air Control Group 18 and Navy Seabees with 30th Naval Construction Regiment clear debris from Typhoon Mangkhut on Tinian. Marine Corps photo.
The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) has finished providing disaster relief to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) following Typhoon Mangkhut.
Mangkhut passed through the region late Monday and early Tuesday, buffeting the islands of Rota, Saipan, Tinian and Guam with steady rain and sustained winds of...
Wasp ESG Assessing Damage to Guam, Northern Marianas from Typhoon Mangkhut
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team rides on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.) Marine Corps photo.
The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is assisting in the assessment of typhoon damage to Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The islands of Rota, Saipan and Tinian, as well as nearby Guam, were in the path of Typhoon Mangkhut, which...