28 April 2015 Soldiers Are Diplomats in Camo: Army Secretary Secretary of the Army John McHugh met with Soldiers of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, here on Saturday, to discuss the important role Soldiers perform when partnering with our international allies. The meeting comes at the tail end of a three month, three country tour...
28 April 2015 2+2 Press Availability with Japan SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. It’s a great pleasure to welcome our Japanese colleagues, Foreign Minister Kishida and Defense Minister Nakatani, here to New York. And we are especially delighted to be here for this occasion, and obviously I’m very, very pleased to be joined by my...
28 April 2015 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 completes Fleet Synthetic Training - Joint Exercise (FST-J) Expeditionary Strike Group 7 (ESG-7) completed their annual Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint Exercise (FST-J) 15-72 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) April 20-24.FST-J brings together the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines into a computer-based synthetic training...
28 April 2015 Japan Honors America's Heroes His Excellency Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, laid a wreath at the Tomb ofthe Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery to honor America'sfallen.Abe was escorted during the Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath LayingCeremony by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force...
27 April 2015 DoD Sends Aircraft to Support Disaster-Assistance Operations in Nepal The United States has sent an Air Force aircraft to Nepal to deliver personnel and cargo in support of disaster-relief operations, according to Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the country yesterday, reportedly leaving almost 2,500 dead, about 6,000 injured...
27 April 2015 Hawaii Service Members Honor the ANZACS with Partner Nations Australian, New Zealand and U.S. service members from around Oahu gathered at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, April 25, 2015, to commemorate the Australian-New Zealand Army Corps forces that fought at the battle of Gallipoli in 1915 during World War I. This...
27 April 2015 Balikatan 15 Reinforces Urban Search and Rescue Techniques The Armed Forces of the Philippines trained shoulder-to-shoulder with U.S. Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers, practicing techniques to enter collapsed buildings effectively in case of a real world urban search and rescue scenario as part of exercise Balikatan, April 24.Fifty four Filipino...
27 April 2015 Kunsan Takes Flight at Max Thunder 15-1 Wolf Pack Airmen joined other members of U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps andRepublic of Korea Air Force units at Gwangju Air Base, ROK, for Exercise MaxThunder 15-1, April 10-24."This is the seventh year of Max Thunder, andits core principles remain much the same today as when it began," said Col.Brian...
27 April 2015 U.S., Japanese Officials Announce New Defense Guidelines The new U.S.-Japan defense guidelines will fundamentally change the way Japan and the United States cooperate on defense matters, a senior defense official said recently.The official spoke on background in advance of today’s release, calling the guidelines “a big deal” for both countries. The...
27 April 2015 Earthquake in Nepal There was a 7.8 Richter scale earthquake that occurred approximately 50 miles from Kathmandu at noon local time. There is significant property damage in Kathmandu. Secretary of State John Kerry conveyed deepest condolences to all those affected, including families in Nepal, India, China, and...
28 April 2015 Soldiers Are Diplomats in Camo: Army Secretary Secretary of the Army John McHugh met with Soldiers of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, here on Saturday, to discuss the important role Soldiers perform when partnering with our international allies. The meeting comes at the tail end of a three month, three country tour...
28 April 2015 2+2 Press Availability with Japan SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. It’s a great pleasure to welcome our Japanese colleagues, Foreign Minister Kishida and Defense Minister Nakatani, here to New York. And we are especially delighted to be here for this occasion, and obviously I’m very, very pleased to be joined by my...
28 April 2015 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 completes Fleet Synthetic Training - Joint Exercise (FST-J) Expeditionary Strike Group 7 (ESG-7) completed their annual Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint Exercise (FST-J) 15-72 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) April 20-24.FST-J brings together the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines into a computer-based synthetic training...
28 April 2015 Japan Honors America's Heroes His Excellency Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, laid a wreath at the Tomb ofthe Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery to honor America'sfallen.Abe was escorted during the Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath LayingCeremony by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force...
27 April 2015 DoD Sends Aircraft to Support Disaster-Assistance Operations in Nepal The United States has sent an Air Force aircraft to Nepal to deliver personnel and cargo in support of disaster-relief operations, according to Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the country yesterday, reportedly leaving almost 2,500 dead, about 6,000 injured...
27 April 2015 Hawaii Service Members Honor the ANZACS with Partner Nations Australian, New Zealand and U.S. service members from around Oahu gathered at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, April 25, 2015, to commemorate the Australian-New Zealand Army Corps forces that fought at the battle of Gallipoli in 1915 during World War I. This...
27 April 2015 Balikatan 15 Reinforces Urban Search and Rescue Techniques The Armed Forces of the Philippines trained shoulder-to-shoulder with U.S. Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers, practicing techniques to enter collapsed buildings effectively in case of a real world urban search and rescue scenario as part of exercise Balikatan, April 24.Fifty four Filipino...
27 April 2015 Kunsan Takes Flight at Max Thunder 15-1 Wolf Pack Airmen joined other members of U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps andRepublic of Korea Air Force units at Gwangju Air Base, ROK, for Exercise MaxThunder 15-1, April 10-24."This is the seventh year of Max Thunder, andits core principles remain much the same today as when it began," said Col.Brian...
27 April 2015 U.S., Japanese Officials Announce New Defense Guidelines The new U.S.-Japan defense guidelines will fundamentally change the way Japan and the United States cooperate on defense matters, a senior defense official said recently.The official spoke on background in advance of today’s release, calling the guidelines “a big deal” for both countries. The...
27 April 2015 Earthquake in Nepal There was a 7.8 Richter scale earthquake that occurred approximately 50 miles from Kathmandu at noon local time. There is significant property damage in Kathmandu. Secretary of State John Kerry conveyed deepest condolences to all those affected, including families in Nepal, India, China, and...