Restoring North Carolina Oyster Beds

07/01/2020
A U.S. Fleet Forces Command-sponsored video production highlights the creation of an oyster reef habitat – 880 concrete reef ball structures placed in the Long Shoal Oyster Sanctuary in Pamlico Sound, N.C. Within a few months, young oysters (called spat) began to colonize the new reef, expanding the oyster sanctuary…

3rd Marine Division

06/29/2020
1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment completes a six-month deployment with 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan, under the Unit Deployment Program from Oct. 2019 to May 2020. 1/25 participated in exercises: Fuji Viper, Forest Light, Northern Viper, among others. The training the unit conducted in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility…

A Virtual Tour of the USS Gerald R. Ford: Episode 4

06/27/2020
In this episode of The House of Wolverine, Lt. Robert Repp and AD1 Steven Lazio, both assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, talk about their division’s responsibilities and the ship’s jet engine test instrument (JETI). 06.12.2020 Video by Seaman Apprentice Angel Jaskuloski USS Gerald…

Elephant Walk 2020

06/26/2020
F-22 Raptors assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, perform an elephant walk on the flight line to show readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Moose Walk,” more commonly referred to as an “Elephant Walk,” was so named to pay homage to both Alaska’s unique wildlife and to the C-17 Globemaster…

Indo Pacific Bomber Deployment

06/24/2020
Approximately 200 Airmen and four 9th Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on short notice to conduct missions in the Indo-Pacific theater to support Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces; and strategic deterrence missions…

HMAS Toowoomba Returns from the Middle East

06/20/2020
HMAS Toowoomba provided support to International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) coalition partners in the Middle East Region as part of the Ship’s six-month deployment on Operation MANITOU. Toowoomba’s Ship’s Company supported both the IMSC and the CMF as part of the Australian Defence Force’s contribution…