Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Natalia Murillo | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 08.26.2020
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Camp Lemonnier’s Morale, Wellness and Recreation (MWR) Fitness Center reopens its doors at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Camp residents are able to access the fitness center’s cardio and weightlifting equipment as part of the Camp Lemonnier Phase II reopening plan. “The MWR team is excited to reopen the new gym,” said Brittany R.......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasen MorenoGarcia | Commander Task Force 75 | 07.03.2019
COLONIA, Yap – Two Mark VI patrol boats, attached to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, along with the Island-class Patrol Boat USCGC Kiska arrived in Colonia, Yap July 3 for a port visit. This visit allows CRS-2, assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1, Det. Guam, a chance to train with our Coast Guard partners and build upon existing training conducted in Guam and Commonwealth of......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelsey Adams | Commander Task Force 75 | 04.05.2019
SANTA RITA, Guam – Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, Detachment Guam, conducted a proof of concept lift on/lift off (LOLO) of a Mark VI patrol boat with Military Sealift Command (MSC) Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS 2nd LT John P. Bobo (T-AK 3008) in Apra Harbor, Guam, April 4. During the evolution, NCHB 1 Sailors completed the first successful lift of a......
Story by Airman 1st Class Helena Owens | Joint Base Charleston | 03.08.2019
The Coastal Riverine Squadron 10 Bravo 2nd Platoon (Landward Security) conducted a deployment exercise Feb. 25 through March 15, 2019, at the Naval Weapons Station. The primary mission of the CRS is to conduct maritime security operations across all phases of military operations by defending high value assets, critical maritime infrastructure, ports and harbors, both inland and on coastal......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kory Alsberry | Commander Task Force 75 | 01.02.2019
SANTA RITA, Guam -- Two Mark VI Patrol Boats assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1, Detachment (Det.) Guam, completed a 500 nautical mile long-range transit, Dec. 28-29. The successful transit helped gauge the operational reach of the MK VI Patrol Boats to provide reliable planning factors and considerations to navigate MK VI Patrol Boats to Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Mark VI......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Ahearn | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 10.24.2018
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti—Five Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participated in maritime security operations (MSO) familiarization at the Port of Djibouti, Oct. 23....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charlotte Oliver | All Hands Magazine | 10.26.2016
White waves froth as a Navy submarine cuts through the water making its way toward the open ocean. Three small boats bob in the swells, over a dozen sets of eyes are on the surrounding area, weapons at the ready to protect this multi-billion dollar Navy asset and her crew....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Torrey Lee | Commander Task Force 56 | 11.03.2015
Coastal riverine units, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56.7, participated in a combined-joint bilateral exercise with Kuwaiti naval forces in the Arabian Gulf....
