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Rear
Adm. Mark J. Edwards, the commander of the logistics command, observed,
“This access will help us accomplish our mission faster, safer
and more efficiently for a carrier in port in Singapore.“ “Right
now,” he continued, ”it can be logistically challenging when
our ships are anchored out. We have to ferry supplies and people to
them.”
The visiting USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group included the USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and USS Vincennes (CG 49). The battle group is based in Yokosuka, Japan, as the key power projection force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces in the region.
It is not only the U.S. Navy that is pleased by the improved servicing now available to its large ships. Singapore officials also noted the significance of this new step forward in military-to-military relations. Rear Adm. Lui stated, “The arrival of the USS Kitty Hawk and its escorts at Changi Naval Base is a significant milestone in the relationship between our two navies.”
This enhanced naval relationship between the two countries was further confirmed by the signing of a new naval technological cooperation agreement (see sidebar) on the day before the carrier arrived
The visiting USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group included the USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and USS Vincennes (CG 49). The battle group is based in Yokosuka, Japan, as the key power projection force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces in the region.
It is not only the U.S. Navy that is pleased by the improved servicing now available to its large ships. Singapore officials also noted the significance of this new step forward in military-to-military relations. Rear Adm. Lui stated, “The arrival of the USS Kitty Hawk and its escorts at Changi Naval Base is a significant milestone in the relationship between our two navies.”
This enhanced naval relationship between the two countries was further confirmed by the signing of a new naval technological cooperation agreement (see sidebar) on the day before the carrier arrived
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