01 July 2014 Army Watercraft, Divers, Sustainment Troops to Participate in RIMPAC 2014 Hawaii-based Army watercraft assets, divers and sustainment troops are set to play major roles in surface/vertical lift, casualty evacuation, and Logistics over the Shore operations during the biennial Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise, June 26 through Aug. 1. The 8th Theater Sustainment Command...
01 July 2014 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Returns to Sea After Singapore Visit The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) departed Singapore after a four-day, goodwill port visit, June 30. GWCSG Sailors enjoyed well-deserved liberty, took advantage of various local tours hosted by the ships' Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR), and participated in 11 community...
01 July 2014 Cooperation Afloat Lifts Spirits in Philippines Staff Sergeant Donald Vaughn of the U.S. Marine Corps speaks with students at Santa Rita Elementary School in Subic Bay, Philippines, on June 27.The community relations event was held in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.In its 20th year, CARAT is an...
01 July 2014 Japan Air Self Defense Force Trains, Excels during RED FLAG-Alaska RED FLAG-Alaska is a melting pot of different units from around the world, all training to accomplish the same goal: Mission success among allied and coalition partners.The familiar faces of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force members are among those here at Eielson during RF-A 14-2, and the roar of...
01 July 2014 Secretary Kerry Travels to Beijing, China Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Beijing, China on July 8 – 10, 2014.In Beijing, Secretary Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will join their Chinese co-chairs, State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Vice Premier Wang Yang, for the sixth joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and...
01 July 2014 Statement by Adm. Harry Harris Jr., on opening of RIMPAC Aloha! Welcome everyone to the Rim of the Pacific exercise. It's a great day to look across Pearl Harbor and see so many international ships berthed here for RIMPAC 2014. I want to personally welcome every Sailor, Marine, Airman, Soldier and Coastguardsman from all 22 participating nations and from...
30 June 2014 South Korean Troops Participate in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Exercise Soldiers from the Republic of Korea Army participated in Exercise Atropian Phoenix at this Mojave Desert training facility this week.While U.S. and South Korean forces train on the Korean Peninsula year round, Atropian Phoenix brought them together at the U.S. Army's premier training range in...
30 June 2014 Rim of the Pacific to Kick Off in Hawaiian Islands The U.S. Pacific Command is holding a large-scale multinational maritime exercise from June 26 through Aug. 1, 2014 around the Hawaiian Islands. Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014 involves 22 nations, 48 surface ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 military personnel. The exercise...
30 June 2014 Republic of Korea Marines Train in Convoy Simulator A line of tactical vehicles cruised down a long road, with nothing but desert and an open sky surrounding them. Beneath the squawking of radio chatter, the low hum of the armored truck engines droned on. The convoy approached an urban area, and the speed of the vehicles slowed. Simulated gunfire...
30 June 2014 U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Renews Emphasis on Improving the Quality of Education in Cambodia U.S. Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires, a.i. Jeff Daigle visited students at Anuwat Primary and Lower Secondary School in Kampong Cham province. The school is one of the 292 schools participating in the Improved Basic Education in Cambodia (IBEC) Project, a $10 million initiative funded by the United...
01 July 2014 Army Watercraft, Divers, Sustainment Troops to Participate in RIMPAC 2014 Hawaii-based Army watercraft assets, divers and sustainment troops are set to play major roles in surface/vertical lift, casualty evacuation, and Logistics over the Shore operations during the biennial Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise, June 26 through Aug. 1. The 8th Theater Sustainment Command...
01 July 2014 George Washington Carrier Strike Group Returns to Sea After Singapore Visit The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) departed Singapore after a four-day, goodwill port visit, June 30. GWCSG Sailors enjoyed well-deserved liberty, took advantage of various local tours hosted by the ships' Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR), and participated in 11 community...
01 July 2014 Cooperation Afloat Lifts Spirits in Philippines Staff Sergeant Donald Vaughn of the U.S. Marine Corps speaks with students at Santa Rita Elementary School in Subic Bay, Philippines, on June 27.The community relations event was held in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.In its 20th year, CARAT is an...
01 July 2014 Japan Air Self Defense Force Trains, Excels during RED FLAG-Alaska RED FLAG-Alaska is a melting pot of different units from around the world, all training to accomplish the same goal: Mission success among allied and coalition partners.The familiar faces of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force members are among those here at Eielson during RF-A 14-2, and the roar of...
01 July 2014 Secretary Kerry Travels to Beijing, China Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Beijing, China on July 8 – 10, 2014.In Beijing, Secretary Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will join their Chinese co-chairs, State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Vice Premier Wang Yang, for the sixth joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and...
01 July 2014 Statement by Adm. Harry Harris Jr., on opening of RIMPAC Aloha! Welcome everyone to the Rim of the Pacific exercise. It's a great day to look across Pearl Harbor and see so many international ships berthed here for RIMPAC 2014. I want to personally welcome every Sailor, Marine, Airman, Soldier and Coastguardsman from all 22 participating nations and from...
30 June 2014 South Korean Troops Participate in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Exercise Soldiers from the Republic of Korea Army participated in Exercise Atropian Phoenix at this Mojave Desert training facility this week.While U.S. and South Korean forces train on the Korean Peninsula year round, Atropian Phoenix brought them together at the U.S. Army's premier training range in...
30 June 2014 Rim of the Pacific to Kick Off in Hawaiian Islands The U.S. Pacific Command is holding a large-scale multinational maritime exercise from June 26 through Aug. 1, 2014 around the Hawaiian Islands. Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014 involves 22 nations, 48 surface ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 military personnel. The exercise...
30 June 2014 Republic of Korea Marines Train in Convoy Simulator A line of tactical vehicles cruised down a long road, with nothing but desert and an open sky surrounding them. Beneath the squawking of radio chatter, the low hum of the armored truck engines droned on. The convoy approached an urban area, and the speed of the vehicles slowed. Simulated gunfire...
30 June 2014 U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Renews Emphasis on Improving the Quality of Education in Cambodia U.S. Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires, a.i. Jeff Daigle visited students at Anuwat Primary and Lower Secondary School in Kampong Cham province. The school is one of the 292 schools participating in the Improved Basic Education in Cambodia (IBEC) Project, a $10 million initiative funded by the United...