ABOARD HMCS MONTRÉAL SAILING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA – As the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter prepared to take off, the Chinese warship was in view off the starboard side of the Canadian frigate.
The PLAN Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette CNS Wuzhou (626) would...
USS Green Bay (LPD-20) and USS Lake Erie (CG-70)
THE PENTAGON – Chinese officials are denying two U.S. warships port visits to Hong Kong amidst ongoing protests against the government in Beijing.
USS Green Bay (LPD-20) and USS Lake Erie (CG-70) were denied requests to visit Hong Kong, U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Nate Christensen told USNI News on Tuesday.
“The U.S. Navy has a long track record of successful port visits to Hong Kong, and we expect them to continue,” he said. “We refer you to...
The following names are those of Marines and sailors who died in 2018 while at sea, in combat or during training accidents, according to USNI News records and Navy and Marine Corps reports.
Cpl. Alejandro Romero, USMC
Bravo Company, 3rd RECON, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
Jan. 22
Marine Corps Cpl. Alejandro Romero.
Romero, 22, was training at the Multi-Mission Parachute Course in Arizona when his main canopy failed to fully deploy on his the exit from the aircraft.
He was unable to completely cut away the...
https://news.usni.org/2018/12/28/2018-navy-marine-corps-on-duty-deaths