16 December 2015 George Washington Travels 52,000 Miles on a Seven-Month Return Trip to the U.S. ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed Japan May 18 and will complete a 52,064-mile, seven-month voyage to Naval Station Norfolk, VA, Dec. 17, after serving seven years as the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. Washington will...
06 November 2015 USS North Carolina Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrived at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Nov. 5 for a routine visit as a part of its 2015 deployment to the Western Pacific. With a crew of 135, North Carolina will conduct a multitude of...
21 September 2015 Pacific Air Forces to Host 2015 Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. military and its Pacific allies and partners will discuss international cooperation during the annual Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 21 through 24. The theme, “Sharing Airspace, Saving Lives…Multinational Response in HA/DR,”...
28 August 2015 Tailoring and Critical Thinking - Key Principles for Acquisition Success Based on recent Department of Defense (DoD)acquisition guidance, programs now have the opportunity to approach acquisitionprogram management in ways previously viewed as nontraditional. Unfortunately,many programs are hesitant to veer too far from accepted routines, thereby nottaking advantage of...
12 June 2015 Carter, Chinese Official Discuss Military Relationship Defense Secretary Ash Carter met at the Pentagon today with Gen. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, Defense Department officials reported. In a statement summarizing the meeting, officials said Carter stressed his commitment to developing a sustained and substantive...
26 May 2015 Hawaii Air Guard Unit Serves State, Asia-Pacific The Hawaii Air National Guard trains and mobilizes to execute operational, disaster response and humanitarian missions for the state and Pacific Air Forces under U.S. Pacific Command. The 154th Wing, the largest wing in the Air National Guard, has a dual mission to serve the state and provide...
22 April 2015 Multinational Team, Community Conduct Shoulder-to-shoulder Construction during Exercise Balikatan U.S. service members of the Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy team with the Australian Army, Philippine Air Force, and the local community as they continue construction efforts during exercise Balikatan 2015 at the Engineering Civil Action Project (ENCAP) 1, Santa Lourdes National High School, April...
08 April 2015 Marine Corps Gives Land Back to Gov't of Japan The Marine Corps marked its return of 124 acres of land to the Government of Japan during a ceremony April 4, in Ginowan City, Okinawa, Japan.The West Futenma Housing Area, formerly home to military families, has been vacant since 2008 and was officially turned over to the GoJ March 31.The turn-over...
05 March 2015 Navy Secretary Explains Significance of Sea Power WASHINGTON, March 4, 2015 – National security interests face heightened threats and demands as budget woes grow more challenging and complex, but the Navy and Marines Corps remain the best value to advance global security and presence, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus told a Senate panel today.The...
02 March 2015 Remarks on Northeast Asia Well, good morning to you all. And thanks especially to Bill Burns for that really lovely introduction. It’s nice to see that there really is life after the State Department. (Laughter.) For your information, Ambassador Burns, I spent much of the past week in Europe engaged in negotiations with Iran...