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Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked aboard the USS America (LHA 6), conducted visit board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) as part of Exercise Noble Fusion, Feb. 5, 2022. This was the first time 31st MEU Marines boarded an expeditionary staging base platform during VBSS training and the first time…
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August 6, 2021 – A drogue parachute slows the descent of a Mk54 lightweight torpedo seconds after it was dropped by the new guardians of the UK’s strategic deterrent. A Poseidon P8 from 120 Squadron dropped the practice weapon into the Moray Firth – the last act in a simulated attack on a submarine. It’s the first time the American-built…
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April 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Saturday April 03, 2021 at dawn, the High Seas Patroller (PHM) Chief Petty Officer (PM) l’Her carried out a visit operation on the Medkon Izmir , a commercial vessel flying the Panamanian flag, carrying containers between Turkey and Libya. From sunrise, the green light from the authorities acquired, the system was in place:…
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May 11, 2020 – The Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team aboard USS Stethem completed their VBSS certification at Naval Base San Diego April 22. The certification was conducted by the Afloat Training Group (ATG) and is a requirement for ships to be able to conduct real world VBSS missions on deployment, such as counter drug and maritime influence…
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