Posted:
March 24, 2014
Earlier this month, the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps rolling stock and containerized cargo at the Republic of Korea Port of Gwangyang as part of Freedom Banner 2014.
The USNS Bobo is operated for Military Sealift Command by Maersk Line, Limited and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
Freedom Banner is conducted annually in support of a major Pacific-based theater exercise, wrote Edward Baxter of MSC Far East Public Affairs. This year, Freedom Banner provided the military hardware for a III Marine Expeditionary Force exercise being conducted at various sites throughout the Republic of Korea through the middle of April.
The exercise involves 8,700 U.S. and ROK personnel, and is tied to several other exercises, including amphibious assault exercise Ssang Yong, and the ongoing Key Resolve exercise, MSC reported.
Freedom Banner demonstrates the capabilities of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, using combat equipment and supplies strategically prepositioned aboard the USNS Bobo. The complex training brings together Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One sailors and the merchant mariners working aboard the USNS Bobo, MSC reported.
Beginning March 10, tactical vehicles and amphibious assault vehicles thundered down the USNS Bobo's stern ramp. Simultaneously, heavy-lift cranes staged on the main deck offloaded scores of containers holding everything from medical supplies to meals ready to eat, MSC reported.
An advance team of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel arrived in February aboard the USNS Sacagawea, and a support element at Gwangyang was established for the exercise, MSC reported. The ship also delivered advance equipment, including wheeled vehicles.
Freedom Banner is scheduled to conclude in mid-April and cargo will be reconstituted aboard the USNS Bobo and USNS Sacagawea. Both ships are part of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three, a fleet of 11 government-owned ships operated under contract by commercial companies. The MPS program supports ongoing theater security cooperation and enables security and stability for all nations in the Asia-Pacific region, MSC reported.
USNS Bobo serves in Freedom Banner 2014
Earlier this month, the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo offloaded hundreds of pieces of U.S. Marine Corps rolling stock and containerized cargo at the Republic of Korea Port of Gwangyang as part of Freedom Banner 2014.
The USNS Bobo is operated for Military Sealift Command by Maersk Line, Limited and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
Freedom Banner is conducted annually in support of a major Pacific-based theater exercise, wrote Edward Baxter of MSC Far East Public Affairs. This year, Freedom Banner provided the military hardware for a III Marine Expeditionary Force exercise being conducted at various sites throughout the Republic of Korea through the middle of April.
The exercise involves 8,700 U.S. and ROK personnel, and is tied to several other exercises, including amphibious assault exercise Ssang Yong, and the ongoing Key Resolve exercise, MSC reported.
Freedom Banner demonstrates the capabilities of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, using combat equipment and supplies strategically prepositioned aboard the USNS Bobo. The complex training brings together Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One sailors and the merchant mariners working aboard the USNS Bobo, MSC reported.
Beginning March 10, tactical vehicles and amphibious assault vehicles thundered down the USNS Bobo's stern ramp. Simultaneously, heavy-lift cranes staged on the main deck offloaded scores of containers holding everything from medical supplies to meals ready to eat, MSC reported.
An advance team of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel arrived in February aboard the USNS Sacagawea, and a support element at Gwangyang was established for the exercise, MSC reported. The ship also delivered advance equipment, including wheeled vehicles.
Freedom Banner is scheduled to conclude in mid-April and cargo will be reconstituted aboard the USNS Bobo and USNS Sacagawea. Both ships are part of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three, a fleet of 11 government-owned ships operated under contract by commercial companies. The MPS program supports ongoing theater security cooperation and enables security and stability for all nations in the Asia-Pacific region, MSC reported.