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A crew member of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) looks over
Singapore’s new port facilities at Changi Naval Base
which now save the carrier from having to ferry supplies and
people while anchored offshore. |
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Singapore is strategically
located at the mouth of the Malacca Strait. On a strategic level, adding
this deep-draft capability expands Singapore’s ability to host the
largest U.S. warships, thus contributing to regional stability. On a practical
level, the ability of carriers and large deck amphibious ships to now
moor pier side, rather than anchoring well offshore, facilitates maintaining
and provisioning them.
The U.S. Navy has had a presence in Singapore since the mid-to-late 1960s.
Currently, it has two commands head-quartered in Singapore to serve U.S.
Navy ships transiting the area. The first, Commander, Logistics Group,
Western Pacific, plans the re-supply of U.S. Navy ships with food, fuel
and spare parts and ensures they get required maintenance. The second,
U.S. Naval Regional Contracting Center, procures supplies for ships and
aircraft in the region.
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