20 January 2015 Battle "E" Winner, USS San Francisco, Departs Yokosuka The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka Jan. 16 after a brief visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. San Francisco was awarded the Battle "E" for excellence during the port visit to Yokosuka, where minor...
20 January 2015 Assistant Secretary of State Russel's Travel to Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs DanielRussel will travel to Manila, Philippines; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bangkok,Thailand; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 18-28, to discuss a range ofbilateral, regional, and global issues. Assistant Secretary Russel will be in...
20 January 2015 Futenma Marines Rehearse Arrested Landing Safety Procedures Marines executed arrested landing safety training Jan. 9 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.The Marines are expeditionary airfield systems technicians with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. In an arrested...
20 January 2015 U.S., Republic of Korea Armies to Establish Combined Division The 2nd Infantry "Warrior" Division is entering a significant phase in its 100-year history. For more than 60 years, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their South Korean allies on freedom's frontier keeping the peninsula secure against an aggressive and oppressive...
16 January 2015 USS Makin Island Arrives in Singapore for Port Visit The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Singapore Jan. 16 for a scheduled port visit.During the visit, Sailors and Marines will have an opportunity to experience the Singapore culture and take part in a variety of...
16 January 2015 Pentagon Salutes Dr. King’s Life, Legacy Defense Department members gathered today at the Pentagon’s annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, ahead of the federal holiday. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work called King a “true, remarkable American patriot and hero” and said he was honored to help pay tribute to the late...
16 January 2015 MCIPAC Commanders' Conference brings Leaders Together Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gathered installation commanders, senior enlisted advisors and principle staff aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the quarterly MCIPAC Camp Commanders’ Conference, Jan. 12-15, 2015. In this week’s...
16 January 2015 U.S. Navy Forward Deploys Guided-Missile Cruiser to Japan to Underscore Commitment to the Asia-Pacific Region The U.S. Navy announced today that the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) will join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Yokosuka, Japan.As part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Asia-Pacific, Chancellorsville will leave her...
16 January 2015 Combat Logistics Battalion Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team Responds to Disaster Scenario On March 11, 2011, the worst undersea earthquake to affect Japan struck at a magnitude of 9.0 off the coast of Honshu creating waves exceeding one-hundred feet in height. The waves swept inland, taking the lives of more than 15,000 people and injuring thousands more. The survivors were left with...
15 January 2015 China, US Disaster Management Exchange A team of U.S. military and civilian experts in the field of Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief were welcomed to China by People's Liberation Army (PLA) officials Jan. 12, 2015. Maj. Gen. Edward Dorman, commanding general, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), and...
20 January 2015 Battle "E" Winner, USS San Francisco, Departs Yokosuka The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka Jan. 16 after a brief visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. San Francisco was awarded the Battle "E" for excellence during the port visit to Yokosuka, where minor...
20 January 2015 Assistant Secretary of State Russel's Travel to Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs DanielRussel will travel to Manila, Philippines; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bangkok,Thailand; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 18-28, to discuss a range ofbilateral, regional, and global issues. Assistant Secretary Russel will be in...
20 January 2015 Futenma Marines Rehearse Arrested Landing Safety Procedures Marines executed arrested landing safety training Jan. 9 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.The Marines are expeditionary airfield systems technicians with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. In an arrested...
20 January 2015 U.S., Republic of Korea Armies to Establish Combined Division The 2nd Infantry "Warrior" Division is entering a significant phase in its 100-year history. For more than 60 years, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their South Korean allies on freedom's frontier keeping the peninsula secure against an aggressive and oppressive...
16 January 2015 USS Makin Island Arrives in Singapore for Port Visit The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), along with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in Singapore Jan. 16 for a scheduled port visit.During the visit, Sailors and Marines will have an opportunity to experience the Singapore culture and take part in a variety of...
16 January 2015 Pentagon Salutes Dr. King’s Life, Legacy Defense Department members gathered today at the Pentagon’s annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, ahead of the federal holiday. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work called King a “true, remarkable American patriot and hero” and said he was honored to help pay tribute to the late...
16 January 2015 MCIPAC Commanders' Conference brings Leaders Together Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gathered installation commanders, senior enlisted advisors and principle staff aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the quarterly MCIPAC Camp Commanders’ Conference, Jan. 12-15, 2015. In this week’s...
16 January 2015 U.S. Navy Forward Deploys Guided-Missile Cruiser to Japan to Underscore Commitment to the Asia-Pacific Region The U.S. Navy announced today that the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) will join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Yokosuka, Japan.As part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Asia-Pacific, Chancellorsville will leave her...
16 January 2015 Combat Logistics Battalion Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team Responds to Disaster Scenario On March 11, 2011, the worst undersea earthquake to affect Japan struck at a magnitude of 9.0 off the coast of Honshu creating waves exceeding one-hundred feet in height. The waves swept inland, taking the lives of more than 15,000 people and injuring thousands more. The survivors were left with...
15 January 2015 China, US Disaster Management Exchange A team of U.S. military and civilian experts in the field of Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief were welcomed to China by People's Liberation Army (PLA) officials Jan. 12, 2015. Maj. Gen. Edward Dorman, commanding general, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), and...