October 8, 2017 | History | Military | United States
USNS Rappahannock is a Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy. USNS Rappahannock Rappahannock, the eighteenth ship and final ship of the Henry J. Kaiser class and the second U.S. Navy ship named for the Rappahannock River in Virginia, was laid down Read More
October 8, 2017 | History | Military | United States
USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3), (formerly JHSV-3), (ex-Fortitude) is the third Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, which is part of the United States Military Sealift Command and was built in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3) The most modern naval vessel of the United States military apparently sailed past the watchful eye of Chinese ships patrolling wide areas of Read More
October 5, 2017 | Military | National Government Units | Philippine Coast Guard | Ships | United States
Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) from Amphibious Assault Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps have conducted amphibious maneuvers with Philippine Navy’s Tarlac-class landing platform dock BRP Tarlac (LD 601), the Philippines’ largest warship, in Subic Bay. The maneuvers were conducted as part of US-Philippines KAMANDAG exercise which stands for Read More
October 2, 2017 | History | Military | United States
John Ericsson, the eighth ship of the Henry J. Kaiser class, was laid down at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Chester, Pennsylvania, on 15 March 1989 and launched on 21 April 1990. USNS JOHN ERICSSON (T-AO-194) She entered non-commissioned United States Navy service under the control of the Military Sealift Command with a primarily Read More
October 2, 2017 | Military | Philippine Coast Guard | Ships | United States
Marines, sailors and Filipino troops began counterterrorism and disaster-response drills Monday in the Philippines, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said.The Kamandag “Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea” exercise is being held for the first time this year, the embassy said in a statement. Kamandag was established after firebrand Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte — at odds Read More
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