14 April 2016 Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Visits Post FORT BENNING, Ga., (April 13, 2016) -- Gen. Dalbir Singh, the chief of army staff of the Indian Army, visited Fort Benning April 8 to learn about the Maneuver Center of Excellence's mission and how the U.S. Army develops, trains and educates its Soldiers. While here, Singh visited the 75th Ranger...
14 April 2016 Marines Down Under: 1st Battalion 1st Marines Sets Footprint Kicking Off MRF-D 2016 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 13, 2016, at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Darwin, Australia, to begin the next evolution of Marine...
14 April 2016 U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander (Dolan) Pilots UH-1N, Gains Perspective YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force has a tradition of encouraging command leadership to take pilot courses on the aircraft that support their mission. Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, recently had the opportunity to take the key staff course and fly an...
14 April 2016 Air Force Reserve Celebrates 68th Birthday JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Active duty and Reserve Airmen came together to celebrate the Air Force Reserve's 68th birthday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 14, 2016. "Celebrating our birthday is a great opportunity to recognize our diverse citizen Airmen," said Air Force...
13 April 2016 Carter: U.S.-India Relationship Will Define 21st Century WASHINGTON, April 13, 2016 — The American-Indian relationship is one that will define the 21st century, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday in New Delhi. Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar also announced an agreement in principle to share logistics assets for humanitarian...
13 April 2016 South Vietnamese Navy Newport Officer Candidate School Alumni Visit Naval Station Newport NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- Sixty former South Vietnamese naval officers who graduated from the Newport Officer Candidate School Program from 1970-1971 and later returned to their homeland to serve in the joint American-South Vietnamese 'brown water navy' visited Naval Station Newport, April 11. All...
13 April 2016 Airmen, Marines in Okinawa Perform Joint Inspection KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron worked with U.S. Marines from the 4th Marine regiment, 3rd Marine division, for a joint inspection April 7. This joint inspection of cargo was in support of Marine forces in Australia as part of Marine Regiment...
13 April 2016 Building Relationships Through Sharing Knowledge MACTAN-BENITO EBUEN AIR BASE, Philippines -- Awkward silences and blank stares are usually attributed to teaching in a foreign land. However, this was not the case for members of the U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron as they passed down airlifting knowledge to Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130...
13 April 2016 Carter Attends Repatriation Ceremony for WWII Aviators Lost in India WASHINGTON, April 13, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter participated this morning in a repatriation ceremony in New Delhi, India, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement. The ceremony marked the return of possible remains of U.S service members lost in World War II, Cook said...
13 April 2016 Sailor Returns Home for the First Time in 17 Years CROW VALLEY, Philippines – U.S. Sailor, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose G. Esguerra left Malolos Bulacan, Philippines, at the age of 20. Esguerra came to the United States to join the Navy and become a dentist. “Ever since I joined back in 1998, I have been inspired to come back to my country and...
14 April 2016 Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Visits Post FORT BENNING, Ga., (April 13, 2016) -- Gen. Dalbir Singh, the chief of army staff of the Indian Army, visited Fort Benning April 8 to learn about the Maneuver Center of Excellence's mission and how the U.S. Army develops, trains and educates its Soldiers. While here, Singh visited the 75th Ranger...
14 April 2016 Marines Down Under: 1st Battalion 1st Marines Sets Footprint Kicking Off MRF-D 2016 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE DARWIN, Australia -- Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 13, 2016, at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Darwin, Australia, to begin the next evolution of Marine...
14 April 2016 U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander (Dolan) Pilots UH-1N, Gains Perspective YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force has a tradition of encouraging command leadership to take pilot courses on the aircraft that support their mission. Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, recently had the opportunity to take the key staff course and fly an...
14 April 2016 Air Force Reserve Celebrates 68th Birthday JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Active duty and Reserve Airmen came together to celebrate the Air Force Reserve's 68th birthday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 14, 2016. "Celebrating our birthday is a great opportunity to recognize our diverse citizen Airmen," said Air Force...
13 April 2016 Carter: U.S.-India Relationship Will Define 21st Century WASHINGTON, April 13, 2016 — The American-Indian relationship is one that will define the 21st century, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday in New Delhi. Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar also announced an agreement in principle to share logistics assets for humanitarian...
13 April 2016 South Vietnamese Navy Newport Officer Candidate School Alumni Visit Naval Station Newport NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- Sixty former South Vietnamese naval officers who graduated from the Newport Officer Candidate School Program from 1970-1971 and later returned to their homeland to serve in the joint American-South Vietnamese 'brown water navy' visited Naval Station Newport, April 11. All...
13 April 2016 Airmen, Marines in Okinawa Perform Joint Inspection KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron worked with U.S. Marines from the 4th Marine regiment, 3rd Marine division, for a joint inspection April 7. This joint inspection of cargo was in support of Marine forces in Australia as part of Marine Regiment...
13 April 2016 Building Relationships Through Sharing Knowledge MACTAN-BENITO EBUEN AIR BASE, Philippines -- Awkward silences and blank stares are usually attributed to teaching in a foreign land. However, this was not the case for members of the U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron as they passed down airlifting knowledge to Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130...
13 April 2016 Carter Attends Repatriation Ceremony for WWII Aviators Lost in India WASHINGTON, April 13, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter participated this morning in a repatriation ceremony in New Delhi, India, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement. The ceremony marked the return of possible remains of U.S service members lost in World War II, Cook said...
13 April 2016 Sailor Returns Home for the First Time in 17 Years CROW VALLEY, Philippines – U.S. Sailor, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose G. Esguerra left Malolos Bulacan, Philippines, at the age of 20. Esguerra came to the United States to join the Navy and become a dentist. “Ever since I joined back in 1998, I have been inspired to come back to my country and...