27 February 2015 U.S. Embassy Continues Demining Assistance in Sri Lanka Lieutenant Dave Chesson from the U.S. Embassy delivered donated equipment todayto assist with demining efforts in the former war-affected areas of Sri Lanka. This particular shipment is valued at nearly 300 million Sri Lankan rupees andjust a part of continuing U.S. assistance with demining efforts...
27 February 2015 Marines Rehearse Aircraft Fire Response A red-orange blaze erupts, illuminating the dark of night. Marines confront the dancing flames in the training pit with hoses jetting water to combat the fire. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, executed live-burn training Feb. 21 at Marine...
26 February 2015 U.S, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Mine Countermeasure Activities Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7, and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Commander (JMSDF), Mine Warfare Force concluded a three day mine warfare staff conference at CTF 76 headquarters February 25.This year’s conference highlighted an...
26 February 2015 Under Secretary Gottemoeller Travels to the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, will travel to Manila, Quang Tri province, Hanoi, Canberra, Sydney, and Wellington for meetings with counterparts from February 27–March 9.From February 27–March 1, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will visit the...
26 February 2015 Naval Air Facility Misawa and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Conduct Security Training Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted security training at Camp Hachinohe Feb. 24.JGSDF Soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors shared security techniques and honed their skills while dealing with many challenging security scenarios."This is the first time...
26 February 2015 State’s Kim on U.S. Engagement with Asia-Pacific Over the past 70 years, we have witnessed amazing developments in the Asia-Pacific region. With hundreds of millions of citizens lifted out of poverty, the region is home to some of the fastest growing economies on the planet, home to more than one-third of the world’s population, and of course...
26 February 2015 Navy Hangar Construction Continues on Kadena Air Base Construction is nearly halfway complete on a project to relocate U.S. Navyaircraft operations on Kadena Air Base.Operations conducted by the U.S.Navy will be relocated from the northern runway toward the center of the base,resulting in a reduced amount of noise leaving Kadena upon the...
26 February 2015 Ambulances Delivered to Support Philippine Armed Forces Twenty-three high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles, or Humvees, were delivered to the Philippine Armed Forces between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1 as part of a foreign military sales case facilitated by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command.A ceremony held at the General Headquarters and...
26 February 2015 USS Fort Worth Conducts Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea with Chinese Navy The littoral combat shipUSS Fort Worth (LCS 3) practiced the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea(CUES) with the People's Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] Jiangkai II frigateHengshui (FFG 572) Feb. 23 enhancing the professional maritime relationshipbetween U.S. 7th Fleet and the PLA(N).Fort Worth and...
25 February 2015 Rough Riders Take the Reins Aboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) LCS Crew 103 Rough Riders and the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) completed at-sea workups Feb. 24 following last week's crew swap, the first of three crew swaps during the ship's maiden 16-month deployment to the Asia-Pacific.Embarked with the surface warfare mission package for the...
27 February 2015 U.S. Embassy Continues Demining Assistance in Sri Lanka Lieutenant Dave Chesson from the U.S. Embassy delivered donated equipment todayto assist with demining efforts in the former war-affected areas of Sri Lanka. This particular shipment is valued at nearly 300 million Sri Lankan rupees andjust a part of continuing U.S. assistance with demining efforts...
27 February 2015 Marines Rehearse Aircraft Fire Response A red-orange blaze erupts, illuminating the dark of night. Marines confront the dancing flames in the training pit with hoses jetting water to combat the fire. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, executed live-burn training Feb. 21 at Marine...
26 February 2015 U.S, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Mine Countermeasure Activities Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7, and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Commander (JMSDF), Mine Warfare Force concluded a three day mine warfare staff conference at CTF 76 headquarters February 25.This year’s conference highlighted an...
26 February 2015 Under Secretary Gottemoeller Travels to the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, will travel to Manila, Quang Tri province, Hanoi, Canberra, Sydney, and Wellington for meetings with counterparts from February 27–March 9.From February 27–March 1, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will visit the...
26 February 2015 Naval Air Facility Misawa and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Conduct Security Training Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted security training at Camp Hachinohe Feb. 24.JGSDF Soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors shared security techniques and honed their skills while dealing with many challenging security scenarios."This is the first time...
26 February 2015 State’s Kim on U.S. Engagement with Asia-Pacific Over the past 70 years, we have witnessed amazing developments in the Asia-Pacific region. With hundreds of millions of citizens lifted out of poverty, the region is home to some of the fastest growing economies on the planet, home to more than one-third of the world’s population, and of course...
26 February 2015 Navy Hangar Construction Continues on Kadena Air Base Construction is nearly halfway complete on a project to relocate U.S. Navyaircraft operations on Kadena Air Base.Operations conducted by the U.S.Navy will be relocated from the northern runway toward the center of the base,resulting in a reduced amount of noise leaving Kadena upon the...
26 February 2015 Ambulances Delivered to Support Philippine Armed Forces Twenty-three high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles, or Humvees, were delivered to the Philippine Armed Forces between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1 as part of a foreign military sales case facilitated by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command.A ceremony held at the General Headquarters and...
26 February 2015 USS Fort Worth Conducts Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea with Chinese Navy The littoral combat shipUSS Fort Worth (LCS 3) practiced the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea(CUES) with the People's Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] Jiangkai II frigateHengshui (FFG 572) Feb. 23 enhancing the professional maritime relationshipbetween U.S. 7th Fleet and the PLA(N).Fort Worth and...
25 February 2015 Rough Riders Take the Reins Aboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) LCS Crew 103 Rough Riders and the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) completed at-sea workups Feb. 24 following last week's crew swap, the first of three crew swaps during the ship's maiden 16-month deployment to the Asia-Pacific.Embarked with the surface warfare mission package for the...