01 May 2015 U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Nepal Totals $12.5 Million The U.S. Government has committed $12.5 million in humanitarian funding toaid relief efforts in Nepal following the April 25 earthquake. U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID) funds totaling $12.5 million will reach urbanand rural communities in the hardest hit districts throughout...
01 May 2015 Runway Construction Headlines Team Osan's Key Tasks This is the second in a series of articles focusing on the 12 key tasks atOsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The way Team Osan focuses on the 51st FighterWing's command priorities and guards the freedom of 51 million people will beexplored this week through the first key task of runway construction...
01 May 2015 599th Transportation Brigade Stands Up Multiple Locations for Key Resolve The 599th Transportation Brigade, which is stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield,Hawaii, participated in Exercise Key Resolve 2015, an annual combined, commandpost exercise conducted in South Korea with U.S. Forces Korea and the Republicof Korea Armed Forces, from March 1-14. The 599th depends on its...
01 May 2015 Times and Faces May Change, but the Standards Don't According to the Air Force Basic Military Training website, approximately 35,000new enlisted Airmen come into the Air Force each year.They replace thosewho are retiring or separating, taking with them their skills and experience andleaving a void.The task of filling that void of professionalism...
30 April 2015 Blue Ridge Visits Singapore to Strengthen Multilateral Relationships The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked staff arrived in Singapore, April 30, to emphasize the U.S. Navy's commitment to building and strengthening relationships in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 crew members including embarked...
30 April 2015 U.S., South Korean Soldiers Perform Cold Load Operations In a tall reed field where Koreanroe deer hopped around, a group of young South Korean soldiers stood withcamouflage faces, fully-packed rucksacks on their backs and K-2 rifles in theirhands.The South Korean Soldiers watched and waited for their cue. Atonce, they all moved orderly and systematically...
30 April 2015 Statement by Secretary Kerry: $10 Million in Humanitarian Support to Nepal On behalf of the United States, let me begin by expressing my deepestcondolences to all those affected by the earthquake in Nepal, including thefamilies of those who died in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China. The imagesare gut-wrenching: Young children carried away in ambulances, entire...
30 April 2015 Palawan Communities Celebrate Completion of New School Facilities Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces joined barangay, meaning village in Filipino, communities including San Rafael, Santa Lourdes, and Sabang to turnover brand new school buildings to elementary and high schools during exercise Balikatan 2015’s ribbon cutting ceremonies, April 28-29.This year...
30 April 2015 US Ambassador Helps Open National Coast Watch Center to Enhance Philippine Maritime Domain Awareness Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, cut the ribbon inaugurating the National CoastWatch Center in an action that underscores the U.S. commitment to helping thePhilippines manage and secure its maritime domain.The U.S. has provided $20 million (880 million Philippine Pesos) to datefor the center that...
30 April 2015 Marines Rehearse Critical EOD, CBRN, Joint Training Sirens screech as two figures fully loaded with safety equipment breeze through the hazy, clouded air. With voices muffled behind gas masks, they shout instructions to each other as they entered the gas chamber, a simulated site of a leaking ordnance package. Marines performed leak, seal, package...
01 May 2015 U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Nepal Totals $12.5 Million The U.S. Government has committed $12.5 million in humanitarian funding toaid relief efforts in Nepal following the April 25 earthquake. U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID) funds totaling $12.5 million will reach urbanand rural communities in the hardest hit districts throughout...
01 May 2015 Runway Construction Headlines Team Osan's Key Tasks This is the second in a series of articles focusing on the 12 key tasks atOsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The way Team Osan focuses on the 51st FighterWing's command priorities and guards the freedom of 51 million people will beexplored this week through the first key task of runway construction...
01 May 2015 599th Transportation Brigade Stands Up Multiple Locations for Key Resolve The 599th Transportation Brigade, which is stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield,Hawaii, participated in Exercise Key Resolve 2015, an annual combined, commandpost exercise conducted in South Korea with U.S. Forces Korea and the Republicof Korea Armed Forces, from March 1-14. The 599th depends on its...
01 May 2015 Times and Faces May Change, but the Standards Don't According to the Air Force Basic Military Training website, approximately 35,000new enlisted Airmen come into the Air Force each year.They replace thosewho are retiring or separating, taking with them their skills and experience andleaving a void.The task of filling that void of professionalism...
30 April 2015 Blue Ridge Visits Singapore to Strengthen Multilateral Relationships The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked staff arrived in Singapore, April 30, to emphasize the U.S. Navy's commitment to building and strengthening relationships in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The Blue Ridge team consists of more than 900 crew members including embarked...
30 April 2015 U.S., South Korean Soldiers Perform Cold Load Operations In a tall reed field where Koreanroe deer hopped around, a group of young South Korean soldiers stood withcamouflage faces, fully-packed rucksacks on their backs and K-2 rifles in theirhands.The South Korean Soldiers watched and waited for their cue. Atonce, they all moved orderly and systematically...
30 April 2015 Statement by Secretary Kerry: $10 Million in Humanitarian Support to Nepal On behalf of the United States, let me begin by expressing my deepestcondolences to all those affected by the earthquake in Nepal, including thefamilies of those who died in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China. The imagesare gut-wrenching: Young children carried away in ambulances, entire...
30 April 2015 Palawan Communities Celebrate Completion of New School Facilities Philippine, U.S., and Australian forces joined barangay, meaning village in Filipino, communities including San Rafael, Santa Lourdes, and Sabang to turnover brand new school buildings to elementary and high schools during exercise Balikatan 2015’s ribbon cutting ceremonies, April 28-29.This year...
30 April 2015 US Ambassador Helps Open National Coast Watch Center to Enhance Philippine Maritime Domain Awareness Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, cut the ribbon inaugurating the National CoastWatch Center in an action that underscores the U.S. commitment to helping thePhilippines manage and secure its maritime domain.The U.S. has provided $20 million (880 million Philippine Pesos) to datefor the center that...
30 April 2015 Marines Rehearse Critical EOD, CBRN, Joint Training Sirens screech as two figures fully loaded with safety equipment breeze through the hazy, clouded air. With voices muffled behind gas masks, they shout instructions to each other as they entered the gas chamber, a simulated site of a leaking ordnance package. Marines performed leak, seal, package...