28 October 2015 Camp Zama Hosts Health, Safety Fair with Local Fire Bureau and the Sagamihara Disaster Prevention CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Oct. 28, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward) and U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Safety Offices hosted the annual fall/winter safety and health fair Oct. 23 at the Camp Zama Community Activity Center. Several organizations and tenant units from the installation,...
28 October 2015 Runway Repair Exercise Builds Bilateral Relations KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force civil engineer Airmen worked together during a bilateral contingency training day held on Kadena Air Base Oct. 22, 2015, to strengthen relations and integrate combined runway repair capabilities.The 18th Civil Engineer...
28 October 2015 Alaska Reservist Presented Decoration for Nepal Relief Efforts JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- An Alaska Reservist was presented with a commendation medal for her work while supporting earthquake relief efforts in Nepal during a ceremony in the Courtyard of Heroes at the Pacific Air Force Headquarters Oct. 16."I deployed as the Joint Air Component...
28 October 2015 'Thunder Brigade' Conducts Leader Development Week CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Oct. 27, 2015) -- The ability of Army units to "Fight Tonight" is not just a casual phrase on the Korean Peninsula, it is a mental and physical state of readiness shared by Soldiers and officers alike. To enhance its already high readiness levels, the 210th Field Artillery...
27 October 2015 Readout of Secretary Carter's Meeting with Indonesian Minister of Defense Ryamizard Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter hosted Indonesian Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu this morning at the Pentagon to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral defense relationship between the two countries. They discussed the...
27 October 2015 Ronald Reagan's Deployed Resiliency Counselor WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA – Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) have access to a full-time professional counselor while the ship is at sea.Matthew Shannon, Ronald Reagan’s deployed resiliency counselor (DRC), is a licensed...
27 October 2015 Sea Services Team Participates in Maritime Security with Pacific Island Partners during KOA MOANA 15-3 PACIFIC OCEAN — Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) is currently operating off the coast of Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, as part of her continuing participation in Exercise KOA MOANA 15-3, Oct. 27.During KM 15-3, the potent combination of the...
27 October 2015 Coast Guard Assists in Coordination, Joint Rescue of 36 Fishermen in Pacific Ocean HONOLULU - The 36-member crew of the Papua New Guinea-flagged 229-foot commercial purse seiner Glory Pacific No. 8 are safe following a joint rescue 2,071 miles southwest of Hawaii, Saturday.All 36 survivors were rescued by good Samaritans aboard the 215-foot AMVER commercial fishing vessel Lomalo,...
27 October 2015 Provost Marshall's Office Hosts Local Law Enforcement in Camp Foster Okinawa CAMP FOSTER, Japan - The Provost Marshall’s Office hosted police officers and officials from the Okinawa Prefectural Police for a tour of PMO facilities Oct. 22 aboard Camp Foster. The visit was part of an effort by PMO and OPP to learn about one another’s operations and build upon an already...
26 October 2015 USS Ronald Reagan to Conduct Exercise with Republic of Korea Navy BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is scheduled to conduct a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Oct. 26-29, to strengthen maritime interoperability, tactics, techniques and procedures.The U.S. routinely conducts CSG operations in the...
28 October 2015 Camp Zama Hosts Health, Safety Fair with Local Fire Bureau and the Sagamihara Disaster Prevention CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Oct. 28, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Japan and I Corps (Forward) and U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Safety Offices hosted the annual fall/winter safety and health fair Oct. 23 at the Camp Zama Community Activity Center. Several organizations and tenant units from the installation,...
28 October 2015 Runway Repair Exercise Builds Bilateral Relations KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force civil engineer Airmen worked together during a bilateral contingency training day held on Kadena Air Base Oct. 22, 2015, to strengthen relations and integrate combined runway repair capabilities.The 18th Civil Engineer...
28 October 2015 Alaska Reservist Presented Decoration for Nepal Relief Efforts JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii -- An Alaska Reservist was presented with a commendation medal for her work while supporting earthquake relief efforts in Nepal during a ceremony in the Courtyard of Heroes at the Pacific Air Force Headquarters Oct. 16."I deployed as the Joint Air Component...
28 October 2015 'Thunder Brigade' Conducts Leader Development Week CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Oct. 27, 2015) -- The ability of Army units to "Fight Tonight" is not just a casual phrase on the Korean Peninsula, it is a mental and physical state of readiness shared by Soldiers and officers alike. To enhance its already high readiness levels, the 210th Field Artillery...
27 October 2015 Readout of Secretary Carter's Meeting with Indonesian Minister of Defense Ryamizard Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter hosted Indonesian Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu this morning at the Pentagon to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral defense relationship between the two countries. They discussed the...
27 October 2015 Ronald Reagan's Deployed Resiliency Counselor WATERS TO THE EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA – Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) have access to a full-time professional counselor while the ship is at sea.Matthew Shannon, Ronald Reagan’s deployed resiliency counselor (DRC), is a licensed...
27 October 2015 Sea Services Team Participates in Maritime Security with Pacific Island Partners during KOA MOANA 15-3 PACIFIC OCEAN — Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) is currently operating off the coast of Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, as part of her continuing participation in Exercise KOA MOANA 15-3, Oct. 27.During KM 15-3, the potent combination of the...
27 October 2015 Coast Guard Assists in Coordination, Joint Rescue of 36 Fishermen in Pacific Ocean HONOLULU - The 36-member crew of the Papua New Guinea-flagged 229-foot commercial purse seiner Glory Pacific No. 8 are safe following a joint rescue 2,071 miles southwest of Hawaii, Saturday.All 36 survivors were rescued by good Samaritans aboard the 215-foot AMVER commercial fishing vessel Lomalo,...
27 October 2015 Provost Marshall's Office Hosts Local Law Enforcement in Camp Foster Okinawa CAMP FOSTER, Japan - The Provost Marshall’s Office hosted police officers and officials from the Okinawa Prefectural Police for a tour of PMO facilities Oct. 22 aboard Camp Foster. The visit was part of an effort by PMO and OPP to learn about one another’s operations and build upon an already...
26 October 2015 USS Ronald Reagan to Conduct Exercise with Republic of Korea Navy BUSAN, Republic of Korea (NNS) -- The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is scheduled to conduct a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Oct. 26-29, to strengthen maritime interoperability, tactics, techniques and procedures.The U.S. routinely conducts CSG operations in the...