Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Madailein Abbott | Military Sealift Command Far East | 03.18.2016
POHANG, South Korea - Several military officials, including Navy Vice Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, attended a tour of the offshore petroleum distribution system USNS Vadm K.R. Wheeler (T-AG 5001) during exercise Ssang Yong 16, here, March 17....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Madailein Abbott | Military Sealift Command Far East | 03.18.2016
With Ssang Yong 2016 (SY16) in full swing, it’s easy to forget some behind the scenes efforts, which went into making the exercise possible. One of those elements is the packing and transfer of required ammunition for the exercise. Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (CLR-35) put in round the clock force to ensure that SY16 continued without any delays....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Madailein Abbott | Military Sealift Command Far East | 03.15.2016
POHANG, South Korea – Military Sealift Command’s maritime prepositioning force ship USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017) and expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) performed a “skin-to-skin” (S2S) maneuver as part of exercise Ssang Yong 16, March 13. The operation enabled the two ships to test capabilities as well as practice transferring large cargo, such as......
Story by Lance Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.12.2016
Marines from the U.S. and Republic of Korea successfully practiced an amphibious assault alongside Republic of Korea Marines on beaches in the Southeast Coast of South Korea, today, for training exercise Ssang Yong 16....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Madailein Abbott | Military Sealift Command Far East | 03.08.2016
The commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (CLR-35) toured MSC’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) here, March 8, prior to his organizations upcoming embark in support of exercise Ssang Yong 2016 (SY16)....
Story by Grady Fontana | Military Sealift Command Far East | 03.07.2016
Four Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps equipment, containerized supplies and personnel in support of exercises Freedom Banner 2016 (FB16) and SSany Yong 2016 (SY16), Feb. 24-March 4....
Story by Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 03.04.2016
Fourth Marine Regiment’s Communications Platoon received the Lt. Col. Kevin M. Shea Memorial Unit of the Year Award, March 4....
