18 February 2015 American -Thai U.S. Marine builds community in Thailand during Cobra Gold 15 Exercise Cobra Gold has taken place in Thailand for the past 33 years. During its 34th iteration, Cobra Gold 2015 focuses on humanitarian civic action, community engagement and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations in the region. This year, the 24...
18 February 2015 COPE NORTH 15 kicks off at Andersen Exercise Cope North 15 kicked off Feb. 15 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and will run through Feb. 27.This year marks the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing, multinational event designed to increase interoperability and improve combat readiness and...
17 February 2015 Carter Takes Helm as 25th Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who was sworn in earlier today as the 25th secretary of defense, laid out his top priorities in a message to the DoD workforce. Carter’s message reads as follows: To all Department of Defense personnel: I am honored to become your Secretary of Defense. I am proud to lead men and women...
17 February 2015 USS Lassen Enhances Cooperation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) conducted bilateral operations with two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyers in support of region surface warfare operations, Feb. 11 and 13.Lassen executed helicopter cross-deck operations, surface warfare tactics,...
17 February 2015 U.S., Asian Military Medics collaborate on crises at Cobra Gold 2015 Approximately 125 military and civilian medical professionals from eight different nations attended an Exercise Cobra Gold 2015 sponsored medical symposium at the Lop Buri Inn Resort, Mueang Lop Buri District, Lop Buri Province, Thailand, from Feb. 16-17, 2015.Representatives from the different...
13 February 2015 Alaska Training Event Unites Nations, Hones Best Practices Some eight months of planning culminated in the international Cold Regions Military Mountaineering Collaborative Event held at the Northern Warfare Training Center in Black Rapids, Alaska, where 12 nations strengthened cooperation and improved capabilities in frigid and mountainous regions,...
13 February 2015 U.S., Thai, Korean Marines Get Schooled in Jungle Survival U.S., Thai and Korean Marines conducted jungle survival training Feb. 12, 2015, for exercise Cobra Gold 2015 at Camp Lotawin, Kingdom of Thailand.Thai military instructors showed the class various edible plants and alternate places to find water in the jungle. The Marines also learned how to make...
13 February 2015 Senate Confirms Carter as Defense Secretary The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved Ash Carter to become the country's 25th defense secretary.After a weeks-long delay while he recovered from back surgery, Carter's nomination sailed through the upper chamber with a final tally of 93-5. He testified for around five hours on Feb. 4...
13 February 2015 Andersen Teams with Saipan Firefighters for F-16 Familiarization Training Members of Team Andersen recently flew to the nearby island of Saipan in theCommonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Feb. 12, 2015, to familiarize andassist Saipan International Airport fire fighters on safety procedures andhazards when responding to emergencies involving F-16 Fighting...
13 February 2015 Ambassador Kennedy and First Lady of Japan Visit Olympia The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) welcomed First Lady Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a tour of the submarine Feb. 12. The tour was conducted to reinforce the strategic alliance that exists between the U.S. and Japan,...
18 February 2015 American -Thai U.S. Marine builds community in Thailand during Cobra Gold 15 Exercise Cobra Gold has taken place in Thailand for the past 33 years. During its 34th iteration, Cobra Gold 2015 focuses on humanitarian civic action, community engagement and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations in the region. This year, the 24...
18 February 2015 COPE NORTH 15 kicks off at Andersen Exercise Cope North 15 kicked off Feb. 15 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and will run through Feb. 27.This year marks the 86th iteration of the multilateral training exercise which is a long-standing, multinational event designed to increase interoperability and improve combat readiness and...
17 February 2015 Carter Takes Helm as 25th Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, who was sworn in earlier today as the 25th secretary of defense, laid out his top priorities in a message to the DoD workforce. Carter’s message reads as follows: To all Department of Defense personnel: I am honored to become your Secretary of Defense. I am proud to lead men and women...
17 February 2015 USS Lassen Enhances Cooperation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) conducted bilateral operations with two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyers in support of region surface warfare operations, Feb. 11 and 13.Lassen executed helicopter cross-deck operations, surface warfare tactics,...
17 February 2015 U.S., Asian Military Medics collaborate on crises at Cobra Gold 2015 Approximately 125 military and civilian medical professionals from eight different nations attended an Exercise Cobra Gold 2015 sponsored medical symposium at the Lop Buri Inn Resort, Mueang Lop Buri District, Lop Buri Province, Thailand, from Feb. 16-17, 2015.Representatives from the different...
13 February 2015 Alaska Training Event Unites Nations, Hones Best Practices Some eight months of planning culminated in the international Cold Regions Military Mountaineering Collaborative Event held at the Northern Warfare Training Center in Black Rapids, Alaska, where 12 nations strengthened cooperation and improved capabilities in frigid and mountainous regions,...
13 February 2015 U.S., Thai, Korean Marines Get Schooled in Jungle Survival U.S., Thai and Korean Marines conducted jungle survival training Feb. 12, 2015, for exercise Cobra Gold 2015 at Camp Lotawin, Kingdom of Thailand.Thai military instructors showed the class various edible plants and alternate places to find water in the jungle. The Marines also learned how to make...
13 February 2015 Senate Confirms Carter as Defense Secretary The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved Ash Carter to become the country's 25th defense secretary.After a weeks-long delay while he recovered from back surgery, Carter's nomination sailed through the upper chamber with a final tally of 93-5. He testified for around five hours on Feb. 4...
13 February 2015 Andersen Teams with Saipan Firefighters for F-16 Familiarization Training Members of Team Andersen recently flew to the nearby island of Saipan in theCommonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Feb. 12, 2015, to familiarize andassist Saipan International Airport fire fighters on safety procedures andhazards when responding to emergencies involving F-16 Fighting...
13 February 2015 Ambassador Kennedy and First Lady of Japan Visit Olympia The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) welcomed First Lady Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a tour of the submarine Feb. 12. The tour was conducted to reinforce the strategic alliance that exists between the U.S. and Japan,...