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February 24, 2020 – USS Texas (SSN 775) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 24. During their 7-month deployment, Texas completed a full spectrum of operations, including theater anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, in support of the high-priority tasking in the Indo-Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of operation. “The crew worked and trained tirelessly, preparing to execute any…
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February 25, 2020 – Rear-Admiral (RADM) Aaron Beng Yao Cheng, currently Chief of Staff – Naval Staff, will take over from RADM Lew Chuen Hong as the Chief of Navy on 23 March 2020. This change is part of the continuing process of leadership renewal in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). RADM Lew Chuen Hong, 43, has held the post…
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February 25, 2020 (Google Translation) – In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, Secretary of Defense Chung Kyung-du and Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper held a visit to the Korean War Memorial Park in Washington, DC on February 24 (local time). Minister Chung and Esper discussed the ROK-US defense minister’s cooperation on security issues and the…
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2020 – The sixth sea acceptance trial of the Philippine Navy (PN)’s first-ever missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), was generally satisfactory. “The 6th Sea Acceptance Trial (SAT) of BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) conducted in Ulsan, South Korea on 16-22 February 2020 was generally satisfactory according to the Frigate Acquisition Project, Technical Inspection and Acceptance Committee headed by…
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February 24, 2020 – NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA20) began today Feb. 24, off the coast of Sicily. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 9 Allied nations are converging in the Central Mediterranean Sea for advance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) training. Exercise Dynamic Manta is to provide all participants with complex and challenging warfare training, to enhance…
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