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USNS Victorious (T-AGOS-19) – August 20, 2017

August 20, 2017 | History | Military | United States

USNS Victorious (T-AGOS-19) is a Victorious-class ocean surveillance ship which was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1991 and assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Special Missions Program. USNS Victorious (T-AGOS-19) Victorious was built by McDermott Shipyards, Morgan City, Louisiana. She was laid down on 12 April 1988 and launched on 3 May 1988 Read More


U.S. Transfers Custody of New Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center to PNP

August 12, 2017 | Business | National Government Units | United States

U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Michael Klecheski transferred custody of a brand new Joint Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center (JMLETC) valued at over Php 65.4 million to the Government of the Philippines in a ceremony in Magarwak, Barangay Santa Lourdes, Puerto Princesa City, on August 4, 2017. (front row L-R) PNP Director General Read More


U.S. and Filipino Divers Practice Diving and Salvage Techniques on Shipwreck

August 12, 2017 | Military | United States

This week, U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) and members of the Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Group (PCGSOG) participated in a combined information exchange and diving survey on the sunken vessel MV Captain Ufuk in Manila Bay’s South Harbor. This week, U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Read More


USNS Millinocket – August 6, 2017

August 6, 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


U.S. and PH Experts Training Course on Underwater Crime Scene Investigation

July 29, 2017 | Developments | United States

— The U.S. Embassy sponsored six Filipino maritime law enforcement experts to attend a curriculum development workshop on underwater crime scene investigation training in San Diego, California, from July 17 to 20, 2017. The workshop is part of a larger P25 million U.S. government initiative to strengthen underwater crime scene investigation training programs for Philippine Read More


 
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