25 March 2015 Blue Ridge Departs Hong Kong, Solidifying Longstanding Friendship U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Victoria Harbor, March 24, following four days of cultural exchanges throughout Hong Kong.Seventh Fleet ships have conducted regular goodwill port visits to Hong Kong since the end of World War II, with Blue Ridge making port calls to Hong...
25 March 2015 Destroyer Squadron 15, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Flex Their Combat Capability during Multi-Sail 2015 Personnel and ships from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) from Japan led by Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 kicked off Multi-Sail 2015, March 22, in Guam. Multi-Sail is an annual DESRON 15 led exercise that is designed to assess combat...
25 March 2015 Sailors Strengthen Relationships with Regional Nations at LIMA ‘15 Sailors and aircraft from U.S. Navy 7th Fleet departed Langkawi, March 21, at the conclusion of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2015 with a deeper understanding of regional nations. LIMA, a biennial event held in Malaysia since 1991, has now become a premier...
25 March 2015 Kadena Emergency Response Airmen Train Together Airmen participated in an Integrated Base Emergency Response CapabilitiesTraining exercise March 16 through 20 to improve their ability to react tohazardous chemical threats on Kadena Air Base.Bioenvironmentalengineering, emergency management, emergency medical service and firefighterAirmen...
25 March 2015 Combat Arms Training Prepares Airmen for Contingencies While Icemen from a wide array of career fields specialize in unique jobs aroundthe base, they must all eventually set foot in one building to complete asegment of training required by all service members.Combat Arms Trainingand Maintenance instructors train Airmen to fire live weapons before...
24 March 2015 PACANGEL 15-3: U.S., Vietnam to Conduct Humanitarian Assistance Operations The United States and Vietnam will conduct humanitarian assistance operationsMarch 23 through 28 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 15-3.OperationPACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance operationled by Pacific Air Forces. PACANGEL 15-3 includes general health,...
24 March 2015 Secretary of the Navy Completes Partnership-Building Visit to Indonesia Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus completed a partnership-building visit to Indonesia on March 24.Mabus was in the area to meet with senior military and civilian officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral maritime security issues and efforts.Meetings were held with Indonesia's minister of...
24 March 2015 Seoul-based Service Members Remember Republic of Korea Navy Corvette Cheonan with Ceremony Seoul-based Sailors and Marines from the U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) participated in a remembrance service March 24 to honor the Korean Sailors lost during the sinking of the Republic of Korea Navy corvette ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) five years ago.The 1,200-ton ship broke into two from an...
24 March 2015 2015 Pacific Regional Medical Command Best Warrior Competition Non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers from Medical DepartmentActivity Korea (MEDDAC-K), Medical Department Activity Japan (MEDDAC-J), TriplerArmy Medical Center (TAMC) and United States Army Health Clinic - SchofieldBarracks (USAHC-SB) participated in the 2015 Pacific Regional...
23 March 2015 USS Chicago Visits Changi during Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) arrived in Changi, Singapore March 22 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 170 Sailors, Chicago has been conducting a multitude of missions to showcase the latest capabilities of the...
25 March 2015 Blue Ridge Departs Hong Kong, Solidifying Longstanding Friendship U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Victoria Harbor, March 24, following four days of cultural exchanges throughout Hong Kong.Seventh Fleet ships have conducted regular goodwill port visits to Hong Kong since the end of World War II, with Blue Ridge making port calls to Hong...
25 March 2015 Destroyer Squadron 15, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Flex Their Combat Capability during Multi-Sail 2015 Personnel and ships from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) from Japan led by Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 kicked off Multi-Sail 2015, March 22, in Guam. Multi-Sail is an annual DESRON 15 led exercise that is designed to assess combat...
25 March 2015 Sailors Strengthen Relationships with Regional Nations at LIMA ‘15 Sailors and aircraft from U.S. Navy 7th Fleet departed Langkawi, March 21, at the conclusion of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2015 with a deeper understanding of regional nations. LIMA, a biennial event held in Malaysia since 1991, has now become a premier...
25 March 2015 Kadena Emergency Response Airmen Train Together Airmen participated in an Integrated Base Emergency Response CapabilitiesTraining exercise March 16 through 20 to improve their ability to react tohazardous chemical threats on Kadena Air Base.Bioenvironmentalengineering, emergency management, emergency medical service and firefighterAirmen...
25 March 2015 Combat Arms Training Prepares Airmen for Contingencies While Icemen from a wide array of career fields specialize in unique jobs aroundthe base, they must all eventually set foot in one building to complete asegment of training required by all service members.Combat Arms Trainingand Maintenance instructors train Airmen to fire live weapons before...
24 March 2015 PACANGEL 15-3: U.S., Vietnam to Conduct Humanitarian Assistance Operations The United States and Vietnam will conduct humanitarian assistance operationsMarch 23 through 28 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 15-3.OperationPACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance operationled by Pacific Air Forces. PACANGEL 15-3 includes general health,...
24 March 2015 Secretary of the Navy Completes Partnership-Building Visit to Indonesia Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus completed a partnership-building visit to Indonesia on March 24.Mabus was in the area to meet with senior military and civilian officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral maritime security issues and efforts.Meetings were held with Indonesia's minister of...
24 March 2015 Seoul-based Service Members Remember Republic of Korea Navy Corvette Cheonan with Ceremony Seoul-based Sailors and Marines from the U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) participated in a remembrance service March 24 to honor the Korean Sailors lost during the sinking of the Republic of Korea Navy corvette ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) five years ago.The 1,200-ton ship broke into two from an...
24 March 2015 2015 Pacific Regional Medical Command Best Warrior Competition Non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted Soldiers from Medical DepartmentActivity Korea (MEDDAC-K), Medical Department Activity Japan (MEDDAC-J), TriplerArmy Medical Center (TAMC) and United States Army Health Clinic - SchofieldBarracks (USAHC-SB) participated in the 2015 Pacific Regional...
23 March 2015 USS Chicago Visits Changi during Western Pacific Deployment The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) arrived in Changi, Singapore March 22 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment. With a crew of approximately 170 Sailors, Chicago has been conducting a multitude of missions to showcase the latest capabilities of the...