Video by Chief Petty Officer Corinne Zilnicki | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania | 08.23.2024
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903), a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu Aug. 23, 2024. During their 68-day patrol in the South Pacific, the crew traveled more than 13,400 nautical miles, made port calls in Tonga, American Samoa, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia, worked alongside......
Video by Staff Sgt. odinger mitchell | Task Force Oceania | 07.11.2021
On her recent visit to Palau, Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of the Army Reserve and commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, talks about her visit to the Oceania region and how Task Force Oceania contributes to positive relationships between the United States and our partners in the region....
Video by Staff Sgt. odinger mitchell | Task Force Oceania | 06.22.2021
Capt. Naomi Lee, part of Task Force Oceania, talks about a recent medical site assessment visit with partners in Palau and what they hope to accomplish in the future....
Video by Staff Sgt. odinger mitchell and Staff Sgt. Solomon Navarro | Task Force Oceania | 02.26.2021
The Civic Action Team in Palau consists of U.S. Army engineers and medical personnel who are deployed to conduct community construction projects in cooperation with local craftsmen and women. In addition to the projects they undertake, the CAT operates an apprenticeship program for local Palauans, designed to build and maintain the local work force. The CAT also conducts a key community......
Video by Staff Sgt. odinger mitchell and Staff Sgt. Solomon Navarro | Task Force Oceania | 02.15.2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was recently in the Republic of Palau assisting the nation’s Ministry of Health to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the local population. The ROP remains one of the few countries in the world with zero COVID-19 infections. For the HHS team, this mission is a welcome departure from the missions they have been executing this past year....
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 08.20.2020
Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Cintron, a maritime enforcement specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), fires on a 6-8' shark that surfaced and swam toward Kimball crewmembers in the water while the cutter was deployed to Oceania, August 21, 2020. Cintron was standing shark watch during the cutter's swim call when the shark surfaced and got close to the nearly 40......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Jetta Disco | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 07.30.2019
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz visits the Mariana Islands to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Guam’s liberation. The U.S. Coast Guard served as a vital component of the Pacific Campaign during World War II. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Jetta Disco....
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Wyrick and Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania | 12.12.2017
Two fishermen were rescued by good Samaritans Dec. 12, 2017, following a coordinated search effort in the South Pacific. Lebeta Tiem, 27, and Erikite Teanaki, 28, were rescued by the crew of the cargo vessel Cape Odyssey at 4:14 p.m. They rendezvoused with the motor vessel Aratobwa night and be transferred to Christmas Island, Republic of Kiribati. The fishermen were initially located by a......
