Category Archives: Foreign Forces

Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Returns From 8-Month Mediterranean Deployment

Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Returns From 8-Month Mediterranean Deployment

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), along with the staff of carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, returns to Naval Station Norfolk following an eight-month deployment, April 23, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) pulled into its homeport in Norfolk, Va., on Sunday, marking the end of an eight month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Read More

Biden Admin Could Do More to Reassure Seoul Against North Korean Threat, Expert Says

Biden Admin Could Do More to Reassure Seoul Against North Korean Threat, Expert Says

Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Sailors wave ROK and U.S. flags during a port visit of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in Busan, Republic of Korea, Sept. 23, 2022. US Navy Photo

A clear statement from President Joe Biden that the United States will respond to North Korean actions involving nuclear weapons would help reassure South Koreans of Washington’s commitment to their defense if attacked, a leading security expert said Thursday. Read More

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Back in South China Sea, Chinese Carrier Still on Pacific Patrol

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Back in South China Sea, Chinese Carrier Still on Pacific Patrol

Chinese carrier CNS Shandong (17) operates in the Philippine Sea. JSDF Photo

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is in the South China Sea and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is operating in the Sulu Sea, according to the USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army Navy Shandong Carrier Strike Group continues its training patrol in the Pacific. Read More

UPDATED: U.S. Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait

UPDATED: U.S. Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait

USS Milius (DDG-69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit April 16, 2023. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated with a statement from the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, according to a statement by U.S. 7th Fleet. Read More

France, Germany not Doing Enough to Support Ukraine, Says Poland’s PM

France, Germany not Doing Enough to Support Ukraine, Says Poland’s PM

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, maneuver in a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle-Dragoon during a live-fire gunnery training event in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group-Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland on May 13, 2020. US Army Photo

Poland’s prime minister raised concerns about France and Germany’s lack of a wholehearted commitment to helping Ukraine win the war against Russia and how it affects Warsaw’s ability to back Ukraine Thursday. Read More

Balikatan 23 Features New Marine Littoral Force in First Major Joint Exercise

Balikatan 23 Features New Marine Littoral Force in First Major Joint Exercise

PFC Nathaniel Jackson, a mortarman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, demonstrates how to adjust the alignment of an M252 81 mm mortar system to a member of the Philippine Marine Corps during bilateral weapons familiarization during Balikatan 2023 in Santa Juliana, Philippines, April 10, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps is ready to use its new formation developed for the island-to-island fight of the future in a major joint exercise in the Indo-Pacific for the first time.
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