22 December 2015 Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry on the Emperor of Japan's Birthday On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I would like to take the opportunity to send my warmest wishes to the Emperor of Japan on the occasion of his birthday, and to congratulate the people of Japan on this national day of celebration.For over a half-century, the United...
22 December 2015 Many U.S. Troops Serving Overseas During the Holidays WASHINGTON — Thousands of U.S. service members and Defense Department civilians are serving around the world during the holidays to protect America, its interests and its allies.Around 9,800 Americans are deployed to Afghanistan. And roughly 3,500 Americans are deployed to Iraq and Syria to assist...
21 December 2015 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Completes CERTEX PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) successfully completed a two-week Certification Exercise (CERTEX), Dec. 16, off the coast of southern California. CERTEX is the final integrated-training event for the Boxer ARG and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). "The Boxer ARG/13th MEU...
21 December 2015 ROK, U.S. Air Forces Train to Fight at Buddy Wing 15-8 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron and Republic of Korea Air Force's 237th Fighter Squadron performed combat operations during Buddy Wing 15-8, Dec. 15-18 here.Buddy Wing is an exercise that provides a forum for pilots, maintainers and support personnel of both...
21 December 2015 USS Topeka Gets Underway with Friends and Family SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) welcomed more than 30 friends and family members for two one-day tiger cruises, Dec. 16 and 17.Guests aboard Topeka toured the submarine with their respective Sailors and got hands-on education and experience...
21 December 2015 Underwater Construction Team 2 Completes Critical Maintenance Across the Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2's Construction Dive Detachment Charlie (CDD/C) completed five months of maintenance and repairs to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet Naval facilities, Dec. 12. In keeping with the UCT's mission of providing construction, inspection,...
21 December 2015 Marine Corps Honors Hawaii Heroes HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the office of the mayor of the city and county of Honolulu recognized military and civilian first responders during the First Responder Recognition Ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Dec. 18. 2015.The first responders aided...
21 December 2015 USCGC Escanaba Returns to Boston Following Eastern Pacific Patrol BOSTON, Massachusetts — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned to their homeport in Boston Saturday following a successful 52-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.During the patrol, Escanaba's crew steamed more than 11,200 miles, successfully transited the Panama Canal for the...
21 December 2015 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Soldiers Master the Command Post of the Future "The CPOF system is a command and control digital system that allows Soldier and leaders to dynamically track the battle space in near real-time," said Mr. Dean Brownell, CPOF Lead Trainer and retired Sgt. 1st Class.The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command's current mission is to deliver mission...
18 December 2015 USS Chafee Returns from Independent Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) returned home from an independent deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 4th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Dec. 17. Deployed since May, the crew of more than 350 Sailors conducted presence operations and goodwill...
22 December 2015 Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry on the Emperor of Japan's Birthday On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I would like to take the opportunity to send my warmest wishes to the Emperor of Japan on the occasion of his birthday, and to congratulate the people of Japan on this national day of celebration.For over a half-century, the United...
22 December 2015 Many U.S. Troops Serving Overseas During the Holidays WASHINGTON — Thousands of U.S. service members and Defense Department civilians are serving around the world during the holidays to protect America, its interests and its allies.Around 9,800 Americans are deployed to Afghanistan. And roughly 3,500 Americans are deployed to Iraq and Syria to assist...
21 December 2015 Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Completes CERTEX PACIFIC OCEAN -- The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) successfully completed a two-week Certification Exercise (CERTEX), Dec. 16, off the coast of southern California. CERTEX is the final integrated-training event for the Boxer ARG and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). "The Boxer ARG/13th MEU...
21 December 2015 ROK, U.S. Air Forces Train to Fight at Buddy Wing 15-8 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron and Republic of Korea Air Force's 237th Fighter Squadron performed combat operations during Buddy Wing 15-8, Dec. 15-18 here.Buddy Wing is an exercise that provides a forum for pilots, maintainers and support personnel of both...
21 December 2015 USS Topeka Gets Underway with Friends and Family SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) welcomed more than 30 friends and family members for two one-day tiger cruises, Dec. 16 and 17.Guests aboard Topeka toured the submarine with their respective Sailors and got hands-on education and experience...
21 December 2015 Underwater Construction Team 2 Completes Critical Maintenance Across the Pacific JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2's Construction Dive Detachment Charlie (CDD/C) completed five months of maintenance and repairs to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleet Naval facilities, Dec. 12. In keeping with the UCT's mission of providing construction, inspection,...
21 December 2015 Marine Corps Honors Hawaii Heroes HONOLULU, Hawaii -- U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the office of the mayor of the city and county of Honolulu recognized military and civilian first responders during the First Responder Recognition Ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Dec. 18. 2015.The first responders aided...
21 December 2015 USCGC Escanaba Returns to Boston Following Eastern Pacific Patrol BOSTON, Massachusetts — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned to their homeport in Boston Saturday following a successful 52-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.During the patrol, Escanaba's crew steamed more than 11,200 miles, successfully transited the Panama Canal for the...
21 December 2015 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Soldiers Master the Command Post of the Future "The CPOF system is a command and control digital system that allows Soldier and leaders to dynamically track the battle space in near real-time," said Mr. Dean Brownell, CPOF Lead Trainer and retired Sgt. 1st Class.The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command's current mission is to deliver mission...
18 December 2015 USS Chafee Returns from Independent Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) returned home from an independent deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 4th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Dec. 17. Deployed since May, the crew of more than 350 Sailors conducted presence operations and goodwill...