October 2, 2017 | History | Military | United States
On 9 December 1999 a United States Marine Corps H-46 helicopter crashed into Pecos and sank while participating in a training mission. USNS Pecos TAO197 As routine procedure following an accident, members of the crew were subjected to drug testing. Captain Mark LaRachelle, the ship’s Master, failed the initial and secondary drug tests and was Read More
September 30, 2017 | Military | National Government Units | Philippine Coast Guard | Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority | United States
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – In preparation for the military exercise named KAMANDAG 2017 (“Kaagapay ng Mandirigma ng Dagat, a rough translation of which is Partnership of the Warriors of the Sea), the US Marine Corps is currently organizing its equipment at the beach beside the Lighthouse Marina Resort along the Waterfront Road. The military exercise Read More
September 18, 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
September 11, 2017 | Military | Public Service Announcement
Three of the Philippine Navy’s multi-purpose attack craft (MPAC) are expected to be fitted with anti-ship missiles once the weapon system is delivered in December from Israel. Philippine Navy flag-officer-in-command Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado said the three MPACs are waiting to be fitted with their Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd’s Spike ER (extended range) Read More
September 5, 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
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