Navy establishes new task force
Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific held an establishment ceremony at Camp Covington.
January 9, 2015Updated: January 9, 2015
By KUAM News
By KUAM News by Isa Baza
Guam - The Navy established a new task force this morning marking its new pivot toward the Pacific Region. Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific held an establishment ceremony this morning at Camp Covington on US Naval Base Guam.
The ceremony established Commander Task Force 75, which will be led by Commodore Erich Diehl. "Our task force consists of three command task groups, and over 1,000 sailors postured forward throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Region, building partnership capacity and ready to respond in times of crisis," he told KUAM News. The new task force will be responsible for managing the three existing commands at Naval Base Guam, including the Seabees, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, and Coastal Riverine Force.
"Today's establishment ceremony marks our Navy's commitment to our allies and more importantly our pivot to the Pacific," the commodore continued.
Diehl hopes the new task force will utilize innovative strategies to give the US Navy access to areas in the region that had previously been inaccessible to forces on the ground. He also hopes to build partnerships throughout the Asia Pacific and supply the core battle staff for crisis response and major combat operations. "We're going to continue to operate forward with our Seabees across those 28 exercises and countries, providing that persistent presence and access to Admiral Thomas," he explained.
The ceremony was presided over by Vice Admiral Robert Thomas, commander of the US 7th Fleet, and Rear Admiral Frank Morneau, commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific.
Guam - The Navy established a new task force this morning marking its new pivot toward the Pacific Region. Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific held an establishment ceremony this morning at Camp Covington on US Naval Base Guam.
The ceremony established Commander Task Force 75, which will be led by Commodore Erich Diehl. "Our task force consists of three command task groups, and over 1,000 sailors postured forward throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Region, building partnership capacity and ready to respond in times of crisis," he told KUAM News. The new task force will be responsible for managing the three existing commands at Naval Base Guam, including the Seabees, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, and Coastal Riverine Force.
"Today's establishment ceremony marks our Navy's commitment to our allies and more importantly our pivot to the Pacific," the commodore continued.
Diehl hopes the new task force will utilize innovative strategies to give the US Navy access to areas in the region that had previously been inaccessible to forces on the ground. He also hopes to build partnerships throughout the Asia Pacific and supply the core battle staff for crisis response and major combat operations. "We're going to continue to operate forward with our Seabees across those 28 exercises and countries, providing that persistent presence and access to Admiral Thomas," he explained.
The ceremony was presided over by Vice Admiral Robert Thomas, commander of the US 7th Fleet, and Rear Admiral Frank Morneau, commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific.