Building the USS Gerald R. Ford
07/21/2017
07/21/2017: A five-minute package showing the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) from creation to commissioning. 07.13.2017 Video by Seaman Ryan Carter USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
LHD 6 in the Talisman Saber 17 Exercise
07/21/2017
07/21/2017: CORAL SEA (July 16, 2017) MH-60R Sea Hawks, assigned to the "Saberhawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, land on and take off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Talisman Saber 17. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise…
USCGC Healy Prepares for Arctic Deployment
07/20/2017
2017-07-20 The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot Medium Icebreaker homeported in Seattle, conducts a shakedown cruise around the Puget Sound, May 22, 2017. As part of Healy's preparations for their Arctic West Summer 2017 deployment, they conducted flight operations with an aircrew from Coast Guard Sector Field…
Saber Strike 17
07/19/2017
2017-07-19 About 11,000 U.S. and NATO service members from 20 countries took part in the 2017 Saber Strike exercise. The exercise took place in various regions in the Baltics and Poland from May 28-June 24. Saber Strike 17 is a long-standing Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. European Command-scheduled, U.S. Army…
US Growler Operating at RAAF Base Amberley
07/18/2017
2017-07-18 The U.S. Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron 132 are operating out of RAAF Base Amberley for Exercise Talisman Saber 2017. QLD, AUSTRALIA 07.08.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. Tom Conning 122nd Public Affairs Operations Center
Of course I got the Hell Shot Out of Me. But it Didn’t Kill Me: Naming a new US Navy Destroyer
07/17/2017
2017-07-17: Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, speaks to an audience attending the commissioning of the newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS John Finn, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 15, 2017. The ship is named for Navy Lt. John W. Finn, the first Medal of Honor…
Talisman Saber 2017 PACOM
07/17/2017
2017-07-17 In it's 7th iteration, Talisman Saber 2017 is a great opportunity to for U.S. PACOM forces to exercise combined combat capabilities and enhance their interagecy and joint warfighting skills using multi-domain battle concepts. TS 17 increases interoperability, flexibility, and readiness all of which are force multipliers in maintaining security…
Largest Amphibious Landing of Australian Since the Second World War
07/17/2017
2017-07-17 The land battle phase of Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 was launched on Thursday, 13 July 2017, with the largest amphibious landing Australian troops had been involved in since the Second World War, with troops transported ashore from an Amphibious Readiness Element including HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules and HMNZS Canterbury.…