The Port of Djibouti is a vital resupply location for both the U.S. Navy's Sixth and Fifth Fleet. Vessels transiting in and around the port rely on Coastal Riverine Squadron 8 to protect their passage. CRS8, comprised of a diverse team of U.S. Navy Reserve sailors deployed to Djibouti in…
The Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group return home after completing a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Horn of Africa, Middle East and Mediterranean, this is their deployment video. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Hannah Perkins) PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 2, 2018)…
12/15/2016: NATO’s last counter-piracy surveillance aircraft is flying her final mission, as part of Operation Ocean Shield. The Royal Danish Air Force crew of a Challenger surveillance aircraft tells us how much the coast of Somalia has changed since the height of pirate activity in the Horn of Africa. The mission…