12 January 2015 Soldiers Overcome Environmental Challenges to Fitness in Alaska Polar bears thrive in Alaska, as do Arctic wolves -- particularly the Arctic Wolves of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.Thanks to the Performance Triad -- the Army surgeon general's prescription for building readiness and resilience...
09 January 2015 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conducts First Flight Training of 2015 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing 31 conducted their first flight training of the year aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015.According to JMSDF Cmdr. Kenzo Miyazaki, executive officer of air operations with Air Rescue Squadron 71, Japanese culture...
09 January 2015 CTF-75 Establishment Ceremony Celebrates Mission Ahead Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 was established in a ceremony at Camp Covington at Naval Base Guam Jan. 9. The event formalized CTF-75's command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as...
09 January 2015 Philippines to Purchase Two US C-130 Aircraft Yesterday, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led byMajor General Victor Bayani, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, conducted asecond inspection of two U.S. C-130 aircraft at the Joint Reserve Naval AirStation in Fort Worth Texas. Following this inspection, General...
09 January 2015 Pentagon to Request 20 Percent Less for War Funding, Officials say The Pentagon will request about $51 billion in war funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, a 20-percent reduction from the $64 billion Congress approved this year and the least since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials and congressional aides said. The Overseas Contingency Operations...
09 January 2015 U.S. Navy Divers Use Advanced Equipment in Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 An eight-member team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 onboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is supporting the ongoing Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501 with advanced Tow Fish side scan sonar systems capable of providing high-resolution images of the ocean floor.The Tow Fish...
08 January 2015 George Washington Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions Earns Large Afloat Chapter of the Year The USS George Washington (CVN 73) chapter of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) was selected as the Large Afloat Chapter of the Year (COY) for 2014 in an announcement by the chief of naval personnel Jan. 6. This is George Washington CSADD’s second afloat COY award in...
08 January 2015 25th Infantry Division Ready to Help Pacific Partners with Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team A tsunami hit one of the United States' Pacific partner nations. Communication is damaged or completely down. Water supplies have been interrupted. Power is out. The partner nation government expects many of its citizens will run out of food within a couple of days. They need help, and they reach...
08 January 2015 Secretary Kerry Travel to India Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ahmedabad, India, on Jan. 10 toattend the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit inaugurated by Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.The Secretary will join leading U.S. business executives and innovators atthe Summit to highlight the critical role that...
08 January 2015 Ambassador Osius's on U.S. - Vietnam Relations National identity is built, in part, upon myths, uponfolklore. These stories create powerful, deep, emotional, and culturallyrelevant connections to the lands in which we dwell. One of my favoriteVietnamese myths is the story about the Vietnamese people’s creation as thechildren of two winged...
12 January 2015 Soldiers Overcome Environmental Challenges to Fitness in Alaska Polar bears thrive in Alaska, as do Arctic wolves -- particularly the Arctic Wolves of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.Thanks to the Performance Triad -- the Army surgeon general's prescription for building readiness and resilience...
09 January 2015 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conducts First Flight Training of 2015 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing 31 conducted their first flight training of the year aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015.According to JMSDF Cmdr. Kenzo Miyazaki, executive officer of air operations with Air Rescue Squadron 71, Japanese culture...
09 January 2015 CTF-75 Establishment Ceremony Celebrates Mission Ahead Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 was established in a ceremony at Camp Covington at Naval Base Guam Jan. 9. The event formalized CTF-75's command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces within the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as...
09 January 2015 Philippines to Purchase Two US C-130 Aircraft Yesterday, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led byMajor General Victor Bayani, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics, conducted asecond inspection of two U.S. C-130 aircraft at the Joint Reserve Naval AirStation in Fort Worth Texas. Following this inspection, General...
09 January 2015 Pentagon to Request 20 Percent Less for War Funding, Officials say The Pentagon will request about $51 billion in war funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, a 20-percent reduction from the $64 billion Congress approved this year and the least since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials and congressional aides said. The Overseas Contingency Operations...
09 January 2015 U.S. Navy Divers Use Advanced Equipment in Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501 An eight-member team from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 onboard USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) is supporting the ongoing Indonesian-led search effort for AirAsia flight QZ8501 with advanced Tow Fish side scan sonar systems capable of providing high-resolution images of the ocean floor.The Tow Fish...
08 January 2015 George Washington Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions Earns Large Afloat Chapter of the Year The USS George Washington (CVN 73) chapter of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) was selected as the Large Afloat Chapter of the Year (COY) for 2014 in an announcement by the chief of naval personnel Jan. 6. This is George Washington CSADD’s second afloat COY award in...
08 January 2015 25th Infantry Division Ready to Help Pacific Partners with Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team A tsunami hit one of the United States' Pacific partner nations. Communication is damaged or completely down. Water supplies have been interrupted. Power is out. The partner nation government expects many of its citizens will run out of food within a couple of days. They need help, and they reach...
08 January 2015 Secretary Kerry Travel to India Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ahmedabad, India, on Jan. 10 toattend the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit inaugurated by Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.The Secretary will join leading U.S. business executives and innovators atthe Summit to highlight the critical role that...
08 January 2015 Ambassador Osius's on U.S. - Vietnam Relations National identity is built, in part, upon myths, uponfolklore. These stories create powerful, deep, emotional, and culturallyrelevant connections to the lands in which we dwell. One of my favoriteVietnamese myths is the story about the Vietnamese people’s creation as thechildren of two winged...