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Marines Perfect Maritime Domain Awareness, Coastal Defense in Joint Philippines Exercise

Marines Perfect Maritime Domain Awareness, Coastal Defense in Joint Philippines Exercise

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, set up a SIMRAD radar system for a coastal defense training activity during KAMANDAG 7 on Kamuning Beach, Palawan, Philippines, Nov. 16, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

After 11 days of drills, U.S. Marines and Philippine forces wrapped up the seventh iteration of the KAMANDAG Marine exercise in Manila over the weekend. Read More

U.S., Philippines Begin Three Days of Joint Patrols in the South China Sea 

U.S., Philippines Begin Three Days of Joint Patrols in the South China Sea 

USS Dewey (DDG-105), bottom, steams in formation with the Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessel BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS 15) while conducting a bilateral sail in the South China Sea, Oct. 21, 2023. US Navy Photo

On Nov. 21, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, began joint maritime and aerial patrols in the South China Sea. Read More

USS Carl Vinson Makes South Korea Port Call, China Pushes Back Against Aussie Accusations

USS Carl Vinson Makes South Korea Port Call, China Pushes Back Against Aussie Accusations

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) pulls into Busan, Republic of Korea for a port visit on Nov. 21, 2023. US Navy Photo

- Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) docked in Busan, Republic of Korea on Tuesday after wrapping its participation in the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) while on Sunday, carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) returned to its homeport in Yokosuka, marking its last scheduled deployment as the forwarded deployed carrier in Japan. Read More

Navy Still Evaluating Effectiveness of Quality of Life Improvements

Navy Still Evaluating Effectiveness of Quality of Life Improvements

Sailors assigned to air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), man the hose team during a general quarters drill, in Newport News, Virginia April 7, 2023. US Navy Photo

THE PENTAGON – It is too early for the Navy to determine if measures put in place after a Navy report found an overwhelmed mental health system and quality of life lapses for crews in extended repair and overhaul periods will have a positive effect, service leaders told reporters Monday. Read More